Helium
Event Details
A Warm and Moving Comedy About Losing Your Mind and Finding Your Heart
By Julian Wiles
Direction by Julian Wiles
Associate Sponsors:
Hewitt Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC
Dr. Del and Linda Schutte
"Helium" is the moving and uplifting story of Mrs. Kingsley, a brilliant, humorous and beloved former chemistry teacher who braves the trials of frailty and aging, all the while keeping her imagination, charm and dignity intact. No longer bound by space and time, Mrs. Kingsley's mind has begun to wander. With the help of colorful bunches of helium-filled balloons, she takes flight and visits the seashore of her youth, her old high-school classroom and even drops in on an old episode of Star Trek. Back in the present, Mrs. Kingsley's daughter Alice struggles to keep her headstrong mother's feet firmly on the ground and her aging mind solidly anchored in reality. It is a losing battle. As sparks fly between mother and daughter, Mrs. Kingsley's grandsons watch in wonder and amazement as their mischievous grandmother's wit and imagination continues to charm even as her mind slips into amazing and often humorous flights of fancy.
"This is my favorite play of all I have written," says Charleston Stage Founder Julian Wiles, "and I'm excited it will return for our 40th Season."
Performance Dates:
Feb. 7 Wed 7:30pm *Pay-As-You-Please
Feb. 9 Fri 7:30pm **Opening Night
Feb. 10 Sat 7:30pm
Feb. 11 Sun 3:00pm
Feb. 15 Thu 7:30pm
Feb. 16 Fri 7:30pm
Feb. 17 Sat 7:30pm
Feb. 18 Sun 3:00pm
Feb. 22 Thu 7:30pm
Feb. 23 Fri 7:30pm
Feb. 24 Sat 7:30pm
Feb. 25 Sun 3:00pm
Prices: Adults $31.00 - $64.00, Seniors (60+) $29.00 - $64.00, Students (Ages 3-25) and Active Military $26.00 - $64.00
Age Suitability: Ages 13 and up
Dates
February 7, 2018
February 9, 2018
February 10, 2018
February 11, 2018
February 15, 2018
February 16, 2018
February 17, 2018
February 18, 2018
February 22, 2018
February 23, 2018
February 24, 2018
February 25, 2018
Location
Dock Street Theatre
135 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
, SC