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One-Man Nutcracker
back for it’s 4th year the Drake!
written & performed by Chris Davis
directed by MK Tuomanen
choreography by Campbell Tosney
sound design by Adriano Shaplin
lighting design by Krista Smith
narrated by Severin Blake
You know the Nutcracker the ballet, but what if the ballet was performed by only one man? If the daughter Marie, little boy Fritz, creepy uncle Drosselmeyer, the mice, the Sugar Plum fairy, were all channeled through one actor. Chris Davis is proud to bring you One-Man Nutcracker, a re-telling of the original E.T.A. Hoffmann Nutcracker Story and the Ballet.
Recommended for ages 7+ and family-friendly! Audiences of all ages have come and enjoyed the show.
"...a witty and irreverent take on the classic holiday ballet." - WHYY
"This is 60 minutes of pure joy. Chris Davis has given us a true holiday gift."
- Judy Cohen, Stage Reviews
“Should be a yearly tradition in Philadelphia!” – Row Home Magazine
"It's smart. It's funny. In the words of the show itself, it's better than CGI."
- Broad Street Review
“Imagine the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, a two-hour ballet masterpiece, condensed into just one hour. Then, imagine that instead of a company of over 100 ballerinas…there's just ONE.”
– 6ABC Action News
“Chris Davis has turned his holiday comedy into a personal ballet journey.”
- Peter Crimmins, WHYY
"Condenses the two-hour classic into a ballet power hour." - Thinking Dance
"A strikingly original writer & performer." - The Scotsman
"...a refreshing splash to the face, laced with warm wit and humanity."- Broad St. Review
"Chris Davis erzählen, befeuert vom „Magic, magic, magic“ des Publikumschors."
- Kieler Nachritchen (Germany)
VENUE
Proscenium Theatre at The Drake*
302 S. Hicks St. (near 15th & Spruce)
Philadelphia, PA 19102
* ADA accessible
Age appropriate for 7+
Dec 9 - Jan 10 (varied times)
Dec 9 - Wed - 7pm
Dec 10 - Thur - 7pm
Dec 11 - Fri - 7pm
Dec 12 - Sat - 5pm
Dec 13 - Sun - Noon
Dec 14 - Mon - NO SHOW
Dec 15 - Tue - NO SHOW
Dec 16 - Wed - 7pm
Dec 17 - Thur - 7pm
Dec 18 - Fri - 7pm
Dec 19 - Sat - Noon
Dec 20 - Sun - Noon
Dec 21 - Mon - NO SHOW
Dec 22 - Tue - Noon
Dec 23 - Wed - Noon
Dec 24 - Thur - Noon (Christmas Eve)
Dec 25 - Fri - NO SHOW (Christmas)
Dec 26 - Sat - 5pm
Dec 27 - Sun - Noon
Dec 28 - Mon - NO SHOW
Dec 29 - Tue - Noon
Dec 30 - Wed - Noon
Dec 31 - Thur - NO SHOW (New Year’s Eve)
Jan 1 - Fri - NO SHOW (New Year's Day)
Jan 2 - Sat - 5pm
Jan 3 - Sun - Noon
Jan 4 - Mon - NO SHOW
Jan 5 - Tue - NO SHOW
Jan 6 - Wed - 7pm
Jan 7 - Thur - 7pm
Jan 8 - Fri - 7pm
Jan 9 - Sat - 5pm
Jan 10 - Sun - Noon
