A quaint bookshop. A lovely owner. Some unruly jewelry smugglers. A group of famous literary faces – will they be able to band together to save the day? Read on to meet a few of our heroes and consider their odds of success.
Dorothy Gale
This plucky heroine is fearless in the face of adversity, keeping her new friends by her side to face down the odds. Come see how A Likely Story bookshop stacks up against the fields of Kansas or the magic of Oz.
Sherlock Holmes
The brilliance of this renowned detective is well-known – did you catch his escapades last season? Will his wit be the key to rescuing the bookshop from disaster?
Robin Hood
A popular figure this season, this beloved rouge loves a bit of well-deserved justice. Will the curtain’s fall bring about a merry end?
Heidi
The mischief of jewelry smugglers is certainly a change from this classic character’s quiet life in the Swiss Alps; how will she handle such drama?
Tom Sawyer
This notorious trickster has been on the wrong side of the law himself, but now his bookshop home is under threat. What is there to be done?
The Queen of Hearts
This strong-willed monarch has been turning heads for years here at Encore, in productions of Alice in Wonderland and A Fairytale Christmas Carol. Will she let an assault against the bookshop stand?
Long John Silver
Hardened by years as a pirate at sea, could Silver be one of the bookshop’s best defenders?
So what do you think? Does a group of wily jewelry thieves stand a chance against our band of literary heroes? Guess you’ll have to join us at the theatre this Friday, when The Enchanted Bookshop opens to find out!
Performance Dates and Showtimes:
Fridays, January 11 & 18, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Saturdays, January 12 & 19, 2019 at 11 am and 3 pm
Sundays, January 13 & 20, 2019 at 3 pm
Photos by Mary Anne Penning, Larry McClemons, and Aileen Pangan Christian. Blog contribution by Shannon McCarthy.