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CLUB PROGRAMS 206.464.3060 • clubprograms@wac.net Inspecting Carol at Seattle Repertory Theatre Wednesday, December 19 Elf—The Musical November 30–December 31 Based on the 2003 hit movie, Elf is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Buddy is raised by elves, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and dis- cover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and his stepbrother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remem- ber the true meaning of Christmas. This modern-day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their tion of A Christmas Carol. Tiny Tim is no longer tiny, Scrooge wants to do the play in Spanish, and Death keeps getting his chains tangled in the scenery. Even worse, the players learn their National Endowment for the Arts grant and their future is on the line. An NEA inspector is expected any minute to determine if they will receive desperately needed government funding. When everything that could go wrong does, hilarity piles upon hilarity and results in the funniest and most disastrous pro- duction of A Christmas Carol ever. An audience favorite, this quirky Seattle Rep classic comes home for the holidays, and Almost broke, the pathetic Soapbox Theatre Company is having a "Dickens" of a time struggling to mount their annu- al cash cow produc- the WAC has the best seats. To make your evening even merrier, we're including a cocktail, glass of wine, champagne or nonalcoholic beverage in the theater lobby before the show or during intermission. 7:30 pm; $35–$60 with cocktail, $28–$55 with nonalcoholic beverage, based on seating location; noncancelable/nonrefundable La Boheme at Seattle Opera Friday, March 1 Set in 1830 in the Latin Quarter of Paris, this opera centers on a community of struggling artists. It opens on Christmas Eve with two of them, poet Rodolfo and his friend the painter, doing their best to stay warm by burning pages from Rodolfo's latest drama. Joined by two more friends, one of whom brings food and wine, they are soon laughing and eating heartily. Their landlord comes to collect rent and they ply him with wine. When yet another knock on the door is heard, we meet Mimi, a neighbor who is cold and has come to ask for a match for inner elf. Friday, November 30; 8 pm Thursday, December 20; 8 pm Saturday, December 22; 1:30 pm or 7 pm Sunday, December 23; 1:30 pm or 7 pm Monday, December 24; 1:30 pm $85–$108, based on seating location and day of the week; other performances may be available upon request; noncancelable/nonrefundable Dickens' classic story of the true meaning of Christmas comes alive once again. Scrooge's character remains beloved as we watch him go from miserable miser to generous gentleman. This old-fashioned tale is never far from our hearts. 6pm; $32; noncancelable/nonrefundable NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2012 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 39