Rip Van Winkle
Flexible dates: Rip Van Winkle, presented by The CENTER’s Touring Company
Suggested grades: 2-6
Length: Approximately 45 minutes, including Q & A session.
An interactive production where students and teachers become part of the show!
“Rip Van Winkle” is an American masterpiece of the short story. Washington Irving reportedly wrote it one night in England, in June, 1818, after having spent the whole day talking with relatives about the happy times spent in Sleepy Hollow.
Rip lives in a village by the Catskill Mountains. Beloved by the village, Rip is an easygoing man whose one cross to bear is a wife who nags him day and night.
One day he wanders into the mountains to go hunting and meets and drinks with English explorer Henry Hudson’s legendary crew, and falls into a deep sleep. He awakens twenty years later and returns to his village to discover that everything has changed. The disturbing news of the dislocation is offset by the discovery that his wife is dead. In time, Rip’s daughter, son, and several villagers identify him, and he is accepted by the others.
Assembly option: We will travel to you! Fees start at $975 per performance at your location; discounts for second show, same day at your location.
Schools are welcome to book a field trip to our theatre! Prices vary based on group size.
Email fieldtrips@centerforperformingarts.org or call the Education Department at (845) 876-3088 for reservation information.
BOCES funding is welcome.
