Widener’s FreshBaked Theatre Company to Present The Sapphire Comb

Children’s Theater to Benefit Chester Food Pantry

Chester, Pa. (Oct. 13, 2011) — Widener University’s FreshBaked Theatre Company will present The Sapphire Comb for young audiences on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium on Widener’s Main Campus in Chester, Pa., and on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Darlington Arts Center in Boothwyn, Pa. The play is for ages 6 and up and has a running time of 50 minutes.

The FreshBaked Theatre Company will also hold special performances of The Sapphire Comb on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. and Friday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. in Widener’s Alumni Auditorium for local schools and homeschooling groups only. Reservations for these performances are required and can be made by e-mailing ljcocchiarale@mail.widener.edu.

Admission to all shows is by free will cash donation, with all funds benefiting the Bernardine Center Food Pantry. Suggested donation is $1 per person.

The Sapphire Comb is an original tale by Moses Goldberg, a master playwright for young audiences. Through this play, Goldberg voices the continuing struggle for balance and survival between humankind and the earth’s natural forces. Creative movement, puppets and music bring the tale to life.

The Sapphire Comb features Widener University students Christina Delva of Chester; Brett Hudson of Glen Mills, Pa.; Kristen Kendall of Munster, Ind.; Chara Kramer of Mount Laurel, N.J.; and Viraga Perera of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Also featured is Ruby Knipe of Wilmington, Del. It is directed by Lisa Eckley Cocchiarale with technical direction by Daniel Castagna.