Performance Riverside opens its 2006/07 Family Series on December 10, 2006, with the California Theatre Center-produced The Elves and the Shoemaker.   Based on the Grimm’s fairy tale, this charming holiday treat has been delighting children throughout the United States for over 15 years.

Based in Sunnyvale, the California Theatre Center is recognized on the national and international theatre scene and was twice named by the American Theatre Association as the top professional theatre in the United States for young audiences.

“Our patrons, both from the general public and the schools, were so delighted with this production in 2005, we had to have it back for our 2006-7 Family Series season,” says Performance Riverside’s Chuck Abernathy.  “The Elves and the Shoemaker is a perfect play for our youngest patrons to enjoy, and it’s a lot of fun for the grown-ups too!  Its energy and simple sense of fun make it unique from all the other holiday presentations out there, and it makes for a great family outing.”

The Performance Riverside Family Series brings our youngest audience members three events; during the 2006-7 season; CTC’s The Elves and the Shoemaker, Letters from Harriet Tubman from the Orange County Performing Arts Center Arts Reach Program on February 24th, 2007, and Charlotte’s Web, from the Laguna Playhouse’s Theatreach Program, on May 5th, 2007.  All three programs also have weekday morning performances available for school groups.

The Elves and the Shoemaker will be performed on December 10, 2006 at 2pm. The Landis Performing Arts Center is located on Riverside City College at 4800 Magnolia Avenue. General admission tickets are $10, and can be purchased through the Landis Box Office, 951-222-8100. Children’s Series season tickets that include all three events start at $24.  Special rates for school groups are available on December 11 and 12 at 9:30 and 11am.  More information about Performance Riverside is available at www.performanceriverside.org.