Chopticon High School’s Bravehouse Productions will present a thought provoking performance of The Giver Thursday, December 12; Friday, December 13; and Saturday, December 14; in the Chopticon High School Auditorium. All shows will begin at 6:00 pm with doors opening at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 with a student ID.
The Giver is a serious statement on the effects of society based on the novel by Lois Lowry and adapted to the stage by Eric Coble. 11 year old Jonas lives in what is known as The Community, where everything is regulated and “safe.” In a world where no individual has the ability to choose, each person is assigned a role in the society. At Jonas’s “Ceremony of Twelve,” it is revealed that he has been selected to be the next Receiver of Memories. Through his special training with The Giver, Jonas discovers the disturbing reality of his dystopian society. This abstract and thought provoking production throws “safety” into the wind and dives right into the horrible reality of “sameness.”
Chopticon High School’s Theatre premiered as Bravehouse Productions in 2009 with the fall play Twelve Angry Jurors. Since, Bravehouse Productions has produced several shows including Pippin, Romeo and Juliet, The Music Man, The Mousetrap, CSI: Neverland, Arsenic & Old Lace, and most recently, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. For more information about Bravehouse Productions, please contact Chopticon’s Theatre Director, Mrs. Tracie Young, at 301.475.0215 x38157.
