The Catskill Chronicle

HIGHLAND LAKE, NY (July 19, 2012) – NACL Theatre, an award-winning theatre ensemble based in Highland Lake, NY, performs its family performance, “The Little Farm Show,” an all-ages musical extravaganza about farming, food, and the environment at the Barryville Framers’ Market July 28 and the Callicoon Farmers’ Market on July 29. 

Both shows will start at noon and admission is free thanks to local business sponsorship from: Farmhearts, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Catskill Farms, Silver Heights Nursery, CopyWatch, The River Reporter, Café Devine, Jeff McMahon, Jesse G’s Nursery, River Market, Delaware Home, River Road Arts & Antiques, Jeff Bank, Catskill Harvest Market, Catskill Regional Medical Center,  and Joe & Elise Freda of Freda Real Estate.

Created and performed by Tannis Kowalchuk and Brett Keyser, the vaudeville-inspired performance kicks up some dirt with live original music, and high-spirited performances. The play plows through agriculture’s history from 10,000 BCE, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming. Steeped in history, philosophy, and a wheel barrowful of information, the show not only entertains young and old, but asks us to consider our food choices and the effect those decisions have on our bodies, the environment, and society. From the inception of the solar system, to sunset on Millicent’s farm, the Magnificent MacDonald Twins explore the question, “where does your food come from?” giving audiences a whirlwind tour of “The Greatest Show on Dirt!”

Local performances coming up in the near future include the Center for Discovery and the Bethel Woods Harvest Festival.

For more information about NACL or “The Little Farm Show,” call 845-557-0694.