Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Freddie Long, Intern
Office of Special Events, 301-228-2845
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 07, 2005

The Popcorn Hat Players children’s theatre group will combine a traditional story with their contemporary humor in a production of Rapunzel on Saturday, July 16th in Baker Park. Celebrate Frederick Inc. will present the group as part of this year’s Summerfest Family Theatre Series. The performance will begin at 7 p.m.

The Popcorn Hat Players theater group was created in 1991 by the husband and wife team of Clark and Melissa Nicholson. Since then, the group has presented over 1,000 performances of over 100 different productions. With an emphasis on humor and audience participation, The Popcorn Hat Players Theatre is central Pennsylvania’s only professional resident theater designed specifically for children. In their unique production of Rapunzel, children from the audience use their own creative input to tell the story and ensure a happy ending!

This year’s theatre series would not be possible without the generous support of the following corporate sponsors. The Gold Sponsors are Bechtel Foundation, Cellular One, Chase Credit Card Services, Drees Homes, Sandy Spring Bank and Weis Markets. The Silver Sponsors are Adelphia, COMSTAR Federal Credit Union, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, The Frederick News-Post, and Spectrum Federal Credit Union. The Bronze Sponsors are BB&T, CitiMortgage, and Frederick Arts Council.

In lieu of admission, the Summerfest Family Theatre committee asks that you bring a canned food item to support the Frederick Community Action Agency Food Bank. To volunteer, or for more information, call 301-600-CITY (2489) or visit www.Celebrate Frederick.com <http://www.Celebrate Frederick.com>.