Magical Theatre presents The Neverending StoryTimeless Movie Comes to the Magical Stage Imagination, family, and friendship arecelebrated in Magical Theatre Company’s holiday production, The Neverending Story. The play is basedon the 1979 children’s novel that explores the waning of youthful imaginationin our modern world. “The holidays are a magical and nostalgic time of year,and The Neverending Story is the perfect way to celebrate with family andfriends,” said director Holly Barkdoll. A 1984 movie of the same name hasbecome a multi-generational favorite; the movie’s hit theme song was recentlyfeatured in the popular Netflix show StrangerThings. Magical Theatre’sproduction captures the wonderment of childhood by utilizing the toweringcreations of master puppet maker Mark Jenks of Cleveland. His works of art havepreviously been seen in many past Magical productions including Prancer, Narnia: The Lion, the Witch &the Wardrobe, The BFG, Beowulf, The Odyssey, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, among others. For this production, Jenkshas created Falkor the flying luck dragon, Morla the giant talking tortoise, theheroic horse Artax, and many other fantastical creatures. The CreativeTeamThe creative team is Holly Barkdoll(director & sound), Inda Blatch-Geib (costumes), Frankie Castrovillari(lights), Jeremiah Isley (sound), Mark Jenks (creatures), Deb Lemire (props), BenNeedham (set), Stephen & Nancy Vasse-Hansell (set & painting). The cast includes Noah Casino, AdamHoffman, Kendall Ackerman, and Craig Raymaley from Cuyahoga Falls; MadisonKohler and Noah Villers from Barberton; Bailey Best, Leah Greczanik, andAnnabelle Neumann from Wadsworth; Amanda Kidd from Kent; Mark Ross from Akron;Sherrie Tolliver from Cleveland, Hayden Mickel from Copley; and DennisO’Connell from Canton. Public PerformanceInformation:Friday,December 6 7:30 p.m. Saturday,December 7 2:00 p.m. & 7:30p.m. Sunday,December 8 2:00 p.m. & 4:30p.m. Friday,December 13 7:30 p.m. Saturday,December 14 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Sunday,December 15 2:00 p.m. & 4:30p.m. Ticketsare $15 and $17 per seat. Opening night tickets are $17 and $19 per seat andinclude a post-performance reception. Ticketsare available online at www.magicaltheatre.org or by calling 330.848.3708.Mostenjoyed by families with children ages 7 and up Allperformances are held at the beautifully restored Park Theatre 565 W.Tuscarawas Ave. Barberton, OH 44203 About MagicalTheatre Company: Magical Theatre Company is NortheastOhio's leading professional resident and touring Theatre for Young Audiences.Dedicated to bringing the finest quality theatre to the young and young atheart, Magical Theatre Company has brought theatre magic to thousands offamilies for more than 40 years. Mediacontact Craig Raymaley, Magical Theatre Company 330.848.3708craigraymaley@gmail.com www.magicaltheatre.org ________________________________________________________________________