A plague of rats has infested the town of Hamelin, when a strange Piper
appears with an offer to dispose of the rats for a thousand guilders. The
Councilors agree, and the Piper does actually charm the rats with his pipe,
until they are drowned in the river Weser. But when the townspeople refuse to
pay him his fee, the Piper charms their children with his pipe, and leads them
to a nearby mountainside, where the walls of rock close around them. Dirk, a
little lame boy who was unable to keep up with the children entering the
mountain, tries to recapture the Piper's tune on his own pipe, but finds himself
unable to remember it until each of the townspeople has surrendered the
possession he loves most, and Dirk even gives up his own crutch.
Director: Melody Fetske
For additional information or directions call (703) 481-5930 Box #3.
A production of The ESP Theatre for Young
Audiences, presented in cooperation with the Town of Herndon Parks & Recreation
Department.
Audition Dates: Sept. 21st, 1:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Production Dates: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 2002
Produced by special arrangement with
Anchorage
Press Plays..
ESP Productions are partially supported by a grant from the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
