Neverending Story

By Tammy Vinson on Friday, October 18, 2019
  • Brave hero Atreyu, played by Nathan Bilyieu, speaks with Professor Engywook, played by John D’Avignon, to figure out how to find the Southern Oracle to save the life of the Childlike Empress, ruler of Fantastica. Staff photos by Tammy Vinson
    Brave hero Atreyu, played by Nathan Bilyieu, speaks with Professor Engywook, played by John D’Avignon, to figure out how to find the Southern Oracle to save the life of the Childlike Empress, ruler of Fantastica. Staff photos by Tammy Vinson
  • Atreyu, a warrior of the Grassy Plains, takes a moment to collect himself after falling off his beloved horse, Artax (Cameron McGraw), while hunting purple buffalo as Bastien (Nathan Robertson) reads that scene in the book.
    Atreyu, a warrior of the Grassy Plains, takes a moment to collect himself after falling off his beloved horse, Artax (Cameron McGraw), while hunting purple buffalo as Bastien (Nathan Robertson) reads that scene in the book.
  • Atreyu and Artax speak with a village elder and Cairon, the Childlike Empress’s servant, who has come to tell Atreyu he’s been chosen by the Empress to embark on the Great Quest to save Fantastica, a land of stories.
    Atreyu and Artax speak with a village elder and Cairon, the Childlike Empress’s servant, who has come to tell Atreyu he’s been chosen by the Empress to embark on the Great Quest to save Fantastica, a land of stories.
  • Atreyu speaks with a bark troll as Bastien reads the scene in the book.
    Atreyu speaks with a bark troll as Bastien reads the scene in the book.
  • Falkor the Luckdragon, played by Chris Utt, prepares to meet the young hero Atreyu to assist him in completing the Great Quest.
    Falkor the Luckdragon, played by Chris Utt, prepares to meet the young hero Atreyu to assist him in completing the Great Quest.
  • Atreyu and Falkor the Luckdragon (Chris Utt), who are dying, are discovered by Professor Engywook (John D’Avignon) and his wife Urgl (April Palmer), who is a healer.
    Atreyu and Falkor the Luckdragon (Chris Utt), who are dying, are discovered by Professor Engywook (John D’Avignon) and his wife Urgl (April Palmer), who is a healer.
  • Atreyu pauses for a moment of reflection before he attempts to pass one of the gates between he and the Southern Oracle.
    Atreyu pauses for a moment of reflection before he attempts to pass one of the gates between he and the Southern Oracle.
  • Engywook and Urgl’s loving gesture is interrupted by Falkor the Luckdragon rejoicing in what he sees through the telescope.
    Engywook and Urgl’s loving gesture is interrupted by Falkor the Luckdragon rejoicing in what he sees through the telescope.
  • The four Wind Giants (from left: Grace Mansfield, Tasha Utt, Cadence Money and Riley Rawls) explain to Atreyu that Fantastica is a land with no borders.
    The four Wind Giants (from left: Grace Mansfield, Tasha Utt, Cadence Money and Riley Rawls) explain to Atreyu that Fantastica is a land with no borders.
  • Maya, princess of darkness (Jessica Vaculik) and her Horde prepare to face the Nothing, a terrifying entity that wants to destroy Fantastica.
    Maya, princess of darkness (Jessica Vaculik) and her Horde prepare to face the Nothing, a terrifying entity that wants to destroy Fantastica.
  • Atreyu and Gmork the werewolf (Garrett McGraw) face off for the final fight to the death.
    Atreyu and Gmork the werewolf (Garrett McGraw) face off for the final fight to the death.
  • The Neverending Story cast bows during the curtain call.
    The Neverending Story cast bows during the curtain call.

As any reader can attest, a good story can transport someone to another world.

Such is the case with the latest production at the Main Street Theater, “The Neverending Story,” which has opened for its six-performance run beginning Friday night.

The play, based on Michael Ende’s 1979 novel, is a story within a story. Bastien, a 10-year-old book lover, is grieving the death of his mother and enduring torment at the hands of school bullies. He finds himself caught up in the story of Atreyu, a young warrior attempting to save the world of Fantastica from complete destruction.

The show will run for two consecutive weekends, starting Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct.27 at the Main Street Theater in Sulphur Springs. Friday and Saturday show times are 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.

For reservations, please call (903) 885-0107 or buy tickets online at www.communityplayersinc.com, or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mainsttheatre/and click on the blue “Buy Tickets” button at the top right.

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