FLORENCE– The Gingerbread Players continues their season with Monster in the Closet, directed by Emily Borden, on-stage in the Shoals Community Theatre October 22nd – 25th.
Emily has a big problem: Not only is she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level
of her new video game, but there’s a monster in her closet! Her friend Stephanie saw it, too. What the girls don’t realize is that Murray, the closet monster, doesn’t mean any harm—he only wants to play Emily’s new video game. He’s too scared of kids to even think about trying to frighten them. Murray’s boss, the Dream King, has put Murray on probation because every monster knows that when a child is born, a monster is assigned to watch over her, not to play with her toys and certainly not to be seen! What will happen when Emily has all her friends over for a sleepover to try to capture Murray? With other wonderful characters like Sandy the Sandman, dream weavers, Emily’s pesky brother, and Toady, the solution to Murray’s problem brings humor and a bit of magic to this delightful show.
Emily Borden
“I am thrilled to invite the community in to this magical world of friendly monsters and fun that we have been able to create with children who are mastering their love for the performing arts. They are biting at the bits to be in front of an audience to show Florence their talent, and I am so proud to have the opportunity to see them learn more and more about acting. ”said Director Emily Borden.
The creative team includes Robb Girnus (set design), Wendy Girnus (costume design), Chad Farley (sound design), Matt Chesley and Jim Lake (lighting design).
Performance Schedule
Thursday, October 22nd 7:00pm
Friday, October 23rd 7:00pm
Saturday, October 24th 7:00pm 
Sunday, October 25th 2:00pm
Box Office and Tickets
256-740-1700 or steve@shoalstheatre.org
Children’s tickets for ages 12 and younger are $7.00 in advance and $9.00 regular
Students: $9.00 in advance and $11.00 regular
Adults: $14.00 in advance and $17.00 regular
Advance sales end at 5:00 pm before the Thursday show. This is online and at the box office.
The price includes a $2 processing fee for all tickets!
MEDIA RELEASE/SHOALS THEATRE/Christina Hernandez
