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December 15—29 at the Hotel del Coronado Lamb’s
Players Theatre Teams Up with Hotel Del to Present Acclaimed Turn-of-the-Century
Feast and Celebration; Many
Performances Already Sold Out
An
American Christmas
is a remarkable three-hour event that takes place in the hotel’s beautiful
Grand Ballroom. The year is 1902,
and as you enter the ballroom, 24
versatile performers take you back to the turn of the century for a festive
family celebration. It’s an
unforgettable evening filled with story, song, dance, and laughter – all woven
around a five-course gourmet meal. Many patrons who return from year to year perhaps
think of the unique evening as their own “best-kept-secret,” but the secret
is getting out. San Diego Magazine calls the evening “a perfect melding of food,
ambience and showmanship.” The Los
Angeles Times says “The Lamb’s Players succeed in transforming the
ballroom into a home and the audience into guests.”
And Westways Magazine notes
that as the evening ends, “hearts as well as stomachs are full, and the guests
leave with all of their yuletide yearnings satisfied.” Tickets to An
American Christmas are $96 — $130 for adults and $64 — $94 for children
aged 5—12. The all-inclusive
ticket also includes champagne toast, parking, tax, and gratuity.
The doors to the Grand Ballroom open each night at 6:30 p.m.
(There is no performance Christmas Day.)
Seating is at round tables of eight.
The attire is festive, with jackets suggested for men. From the lavishly decorated Christmas tree at the
Hotel del Coronado to the festive shops along Orange Avenue, Coronado is a feast
for the eyes during the holidays. Lamb’s
Players Theatre is proud to be a cherished part of this very special
community’s celebration. *
* * For two days only, December 21 and 22, Lamb’s
Players will present matinee performances of Aunt Agatha’s Christmas Tea
at 1:00 p.m. Aunt Agatha’s Christmas Tea is a shorter version of An
American Christmas featuring a three-course luncheon hosted by the
irrepressible Aunt Agatha. Enjoyed
by the entire family, Aunt Agatha’s
Christmas Tea has a special focus for children.
Tickets for Aunt Agatha’s
Christmas Tea are $74 for adults and $42 for children aged 5-12.
All performances will be held in the Hotel del Coronado’s Grand
Ballroom. *
* * For tickets to An
American Christmas or Aunt Agatha’s
Christmas Tea, call the Lamb’s Players Box Office at (619) 437-0600 or
visit the Lamb’s Players Theatre website at www.lambsplayers.org.
For hotel rooms, call Hotel del Coronado reservations at (800) HOTEL-DEL. *
* * Finishing up Lamb’s Players’ year on its resident
stage is the annual Lamb’s Players Festival of Christmas, which plays December
3—29. Thousands of Southern
California families have made Festival of
Christmas an annual tradition since it began in 1978.
This year we present a brand-new script by
playwright Kerry Meads. A poet, a preacher, an entrepreneur, and a
wayfaring stranger unwittingly become neighbors in the midst of a downtown
redevelopment. Although the
holidays are approaching, there is not peace on the block. A delightful story of romance and reconciliation, filled with
music of the season. *
* * Lamb’s
Players Theatre is one of Southern California’s leading performing arts
organizations and one of only a handful of artist-directed Ensemble theatres in
the nation. San Diego’s third largest theatre company, Lamb’s
Players Theatre is located in the heart of Coronado, just a short drive over the
Bay Bridge from downtown San Diego. The
theatre is within walking distance of numerous shops and restaurants, the
Coronado beach, and the historic Hotel del Coronado.
Lamb’s Players Theatre is a founding member of the San Diego Performing Arts League, a founding Partner of San Diego Art + Sol, and a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the not-for-profit American theatre.
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Preparations are currently under way for Lamb’s
Players’ annual production of