CHARLESTOWN, N.H. – River Theater Company is getting ready for our Victorian tea and play event, featuring the short play “Effie’s Christmas Dream” by “Little Women” author Louisa May Alcott. Join us on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. or 5 p.m.; or Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m., on the second floor of the Charlestown Town Hall, 29 Summer Street, for tea, hot cocoa, delicious treats, and festive decor while enjoying a wonderful little play about Christmas.
Admission includes play and refreshments. Credit cards are accepted, with an additional processing fee. Children 5 and under enter for free. We will sell tickets at the door beginning a half hour prior to show time, but reservations are encouraged. To make a reservation, email rivertheater@yahoo.com with your name, show date and time, number of attendees, and phone number. We will email a confirmation, and you can pay at the door.
“I’m so tired of Christmas I wish there never would be another one!” exclaimed a discontented-looking little girl, as she sat idly watching her mother arrange a pile of gifts two days before they were to be given. So says Effie in this touching story. Falling asleep, she experiences a strange dream that helps her understand what Christmas is and should be – and was it a dream after all? Father Christmas, spirits, and children help Effie on her journey to reawaken her Christmas joy. Enjoy watching it in our beautiful Christmas “tea room” that we will transform with Christmas lights and candles, trees, wreaths, sleds, and cozy tables to watch the short play from and enjoy your desserts. After the performance, the audience will have the opportunity to take photos of loved ones on the set or around the space.