Stoughton Village Players to perform ‘Elf, the Musical’

The Stoughton Village Players theater group has announced it will be performing “Elf, the Musical.”

According to information released by the community theater group, performances will be held  Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 10-12 and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 17-19, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. 

Performance are held at the Stoughton Village Players Theater, 255 E. Main St, Stoughton. 

Tickets for performances held on Thursdays and Sunday cost $16. Tickets for performances held Fridays and Saturdays cost $18.

Tickets are available at: StoughtonVillagePlayers.com. 

As noted in a news release, the musical’s plot follows that of the Christmas movie, “Elf,” and tells the story of “Buddy,” a human mistakenly raised by elves at the “North Pole.” 

“Buddy learns about his father who lives in New York and is not happy to learn that he has a son who thinks he’s an elf. Buddy is an innocent in the big city as he encounters commercialism, big city craziness and an inexplicable — in his eyes — lack of Christmas spirit,” according to the release. 

The musical was performed on Broadway, in New York, in its current format, between 2010 and 2013 and has been touring ever since, the release stated.

The Stoughton Village Players performance is directed by Patt Dischler and Buddy is played by Allen Ebert. A full list of cast members is here: http://www.stoughtonvillageplayers.org/home—elf-cast.html. 

About the Stoughton Village Players

According to the groups website, the Stoughton Village Players organized in 1972 with a goal of forming an adult community theater group to provide an opportunity for Stoughton people to produce plays. The nonprofit group has since drawn on the talents of some “professional theater specialists from the university” and counts among its members teachers, business people, and state workers, among others.  A full history is here: http://www.stoughtonvillageplayers.org/history.html.