Sleigh: A Silent Comedy Full of Holiday Heart and Hijinks

About this event

SLEIGH

A Silent Comedy Full of Holiday Heart and Hijinks

For Ages 5 to 105

Presented at the Z. Alexander Looby Theater 2301 Rosa L. Parks Blvd

December 10—December 20 Opening Thursday, December 10 at 7pm Fridays at 7pm Sat & Sun Matinees at 2pm

Originally created by PB&J Theatre Factory

Welcome to Sugar Falls, where it’s the most wonderful time of the year… mostly.

Newlyweds on their first Christmas together are trying to figure out how to celebrate—one wants an extra-special holiday spectacle, while the other just wants a quiet night on the couch. Down the block, the bell shop and the whistle shop are feuding again, and this time it’s about leaves. Meanwhile, three postal carriers are struggling through winter weather and an unusually vengeful bird to deliver the season’s very last letter. And through it all, a street musician plays along, hoping someone might finally stop and listen.

SLEIGH is told through physical comedy and live music, in the tradition of silent films by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. There’s no dialogue to follow or translate, so everybody in the audience laughs along to the same story at the same moment. This truly intergenerational piece reaches across language differences, disability, and attention spans—SLEIGH is for anyone ages 5 to 105.

SLEIGH runs about 100 minutes, including an intermission. Every Little Blue production is sensory-friendly. Audience members are welcome to move, vocalize, and experience the show in whatever way feels comfortable.

Tickets are $23 for grown folk (18+) and $18 for small folk. Under 5 is free. (We always set aside tickets for families who need financial assistance, so cost doesn’t keep anyone home this holiday season. Email info@littlebluetheatre.org to ask for them.)

This project is funded in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

For tickets and more information, visit littlebluetheatre.org or call (615) 601-1871.