November 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st
All performances begin at 7 p.m.
A rollicking tale by one of America’s best loved storytellers.
Take a trip back to the days of the Wild West where two bumbling desperados, seeking a shortcut to fortune, kidnap the nephew of Ebenezer Dorset, the richest man in town, and hold him for ransom.
Back at the hideout, however, the tables quickly get turned. Red-headed Johnny thinks he is on a camping adventure, and wants play his favorite game: Red Chief and the Palefaces.
The pint-sized warrior proceeds to terrorize the two men, who are already having enough trouble coming up with a ransom plot. Finally, rather than losing their scalps, they decide they can just return the little brat. Or can they???
Founded in 2000, the mission of Celebration Theater is to mount first-rate theatrical productions that challenge and entertain a diverse audience, both from Lansdowne and from a broad range of communities in and around Philadelphia.
Our past performances include A Christmas Carol (2001), The Woman in Black (2002), Ghost Train (2003), It’s a Wonderful Life (2004), Play On (2005) The Secret Garden (2005), Proposals (2006), Play It Again, Sam (2007), Fools (2007), The Laramie Project (2008), Lend Me a Tenor (2009), and Bunnicula (2009).
Performances are held in Lansdowne’s Twentieth Century Club, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is located at 84 South Lansdowne Avenue, just south of the SEPTA Regional Rail station.
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