Emperor Abu Abdullah Abdul, ruler of our Glorious Land, Zanadum Zanadu Zan, spends all his time and country's gold on clothes. When the treasury is almost empty, Lord Babah, Prime Minister in charge of the Emperor's Wardrobe, is forced to put a tax on peanut butter, the National Favorite Food. The Emperor's 129 year old Granny does all the palace laundry. His wife, Empress Fatimah, hasn't had a new dress in a very long time. Emperor Abu possesses hundreds of fashionable tunics, trousers, vests, slippers and turbans. Nevertheless, Abu decides he has "nothing to wear," and needs new clothes for the Great State Occasion in three days time.

A Pompous Proclamation lures two swindlers, who call themselves the Ali Brothers, claiming descent from a long line of royal clothing makers. They brag that the clothes they create will possess a "mysterious, peculiar quality:" they will be INVISIBLE to the "dull and foolish" and to those "unfit for their positions." Abu, delighted, immediately sends a reluctant Babah to fetch bags of gold and jewels, which the over-joyed swindlers proceed to pack into their bags. By chance, however, Fatimah overhears the two plotting, and realizes they are thieves. She tells Granny, who suggests they not tell Abu, but let him find out for himself. Maybe all this will teach him a good lesson. The three days pass, and all assemble to see the Emperor don his new clothes, even though no one can see them. Abu "puts them on" and goes off in the Procession. When the people laugh at him, he realizes he's made a foot of himself, finally admitting he was swindled.

* For more information about our weekday performances in January, visit the Reservation Information Page.

* For more information about the playwright, visit the Classics On Stage! web page.

* To see photos from our August production, visit the Emperor's New Clothes Cast web page.

* Call 708-210-5741 or email the theatre manager for more information.

Performance Date	Show Times	Ticket Prices
Saturday, January 12	11AM & 2 PM	$4 Per Person
Tuesday, January 15	10 AM ONLY	See Group Rates Page
Wednesday, January 16	10 AM ONLY	See Group Rates Page
Thursday, January 17	10 AM ONLY	See Group Rates Page
Friday, January 18	9:30 AM & 11:30 AM	See Group Rates Page
Saturday, January 19	11AM & 2 PM	$4 Per Person
Saturday, January 26	11AM & 2 PM	$4 Per Person

You are visitor number: FastCounter by bcentral
page last update: September 9, 2001 at 11:50pm CDT