ACTING, SINGING FILL OUT THE BILL.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - Waving swords, youngsters dressed as pirates escorted reporters into the press conference to announce the 2000-01 season at the Palmdale Playhouse. Inside the theater, decorated for the play ``Treasure Island Treasure Island search for buried treasure ignited by discovery of ancient map. [Br. Lit.: Treasure Island] See : Treasure ,'' Mayor Jim Ledford appeared in eye patch, tricorn hat and black knee-length coat, with a fake parrot on his shoulder. Cultural Arts/Theatre manager Dea McAllister, in knee breeches and vest, wielded her sword as a pointer. ``This new season is full of fun, high-energy shows that give audiences a sense of adventure,'' said Ledford, whose parrot failed to stay upright on his shoulder as he talked. ``We wanted to present that energy and attitude today.'' Performances will include a seasonal presentation of Charles Dickens' ``A Christmas Carol'' with an English dinner for the audience, the comedy troupe Houseful of Honkeys with ``Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' regular Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso[1] Brady (born June 2, 1972 in Orlando, Florida) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, singer and television personality, best known for his role on the ABC television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his daytime talk show, , and Celtic group Golden Bough. New for the 2000-01 season are subscriber series. Patrons get savings on ticket prices, priority seating and ticket exchange privileges by purchasing any of seven series: Comedy, Children and Family, Harvest Moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. Festival, Musical Drama, Musical Celebrations, Shakespeare Festival and Travelogue. Patrons may also purchase their tickets using the FlexPlan, which provides four vouchers for use at any performances. FlexPlan price is $40 for general admission; $32 for seniors, students and military personnel; and $12 for children age 12 and younger. The playhouse kicks off its sixth season Wednesday with Houseful of Honkeys, part of the Comedy Series that also includes ``An Evening of Comedy and Magic'' on Sept. 30 and jugglers The Gizmo Slang for any hardware device. See gadget. Guys on Jan. 26. The Harvest Moon Festival, a three-day celebration of autumn, will feature African, ballet and modern dance from the Lula Washington Dance Theatre on Oct. 27. Robert Mirabal Robert Mirabal (b. 1966) is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. His flutes are world renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. will mix Native American music Native American music. The music of Native North Americans is primarily a vocal art, usually choral, although some nations favor solo singing. Native American music is entirely melodic; there is no harmony or polyphony, although there is occasional antiphonal singing with rock and folk on Oct. 28. On Oct. 29, children's theater troupe We Tell Stories returns with ``In the Village of Liver and Onions Liver and onions is a dish that is currently more common to the southern United States than northern or coastal states. The meal, which once enjoyed a more widespread popularity, could usually be found at family diners and American home-style restaurants. ,'' based on Carl Sandburg's ``The Rootabaga Stories.'' On Oct. 8, the Antelope Valley Cultural Foundation honors former Palmdale Councilman Joe Davis during a revue of music and dance from the 1900s to the 1990s. Proceeds will benefit the Playhouse. On Nov. 18, the Playhouse will offer ``A Victorian Holiday,'' which will benefit South Antelope Valley Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' and the Playhouse's youth and community programs. Theater troupe Will & Company will perform ``The Christmas Carol - An Evening with Dickens'' and the Playhouse staff will serve an English dinner with dessert at intermission. The Palmdale City Players will present ``The Christmas Schooner'' Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10, a musical about a Michigan man in the 1890s who brings Christmas trees to homesick German-American families. The City Players will present the musical ``1776'' March 16-18 and 23-25. The fifth annual Shakespeare Festival April 19-22 will include performances of ``A Midsummer's Night Dream'' and a matinee adaptation of ``Much Ado About Nothing'' by Will & Company. Will & Company also will perform ``Not Without Right,'' an account of Shakespeare's life. Madrigal madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent. singers, jugglers and sonnet readers will be on hand to entertain audiences throughout the festival. The Playhouse's Musical Celebrations series will present the Gospel Hummingbirds on Jan. 15 in connection with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Local salsa and jazz group Boulevard Knights will perform on Feb. 3. Continuing the Playhouse's tradition of jazz music for St. Valentine's Day St. Valentine’s Day (February 14) day of celebration of love. [Western Folklore: Leach, 1153] See : Love , with The York Trio, featuring KTLA-TV (Channel 5) Skycam diva Jennifer York, will perform Feb. 14. Just before St. Patrick's Day the Playhouse will host Golden Bough, a Celtic band that mixes traditional Irish and Scottish music. Golden Bough will perform on March 10. On May 13, the Side Street Strutters will present a concert of jazz and swing in time for Mother's Day. The Children and Family series includes the return of Nels Lund and his Peanut Butter Cookies Band in ``Time for Christmas with Nels'' on Dec. 4. Glenn Yarborough yar·bor·ough n. Games A bridge or whist hand containing no honor cards. [After Charles Anderson Worsley, Second Earl of Yarborough will sing ``The Forgotten Carols'' on Dec. 11. Summer Theatre Camp company members will present C.S. Lewis' classic story ``The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' July 27-29. Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. Craig Dance Studio will partner with the Palmdale Visual Arts Group to present the annual Children's Festival on April 7 and 8. Finally, the Travelogue Series films include ``Jerusalem'' Oct. 22, ``The Real World of the South Pacific'' Nov. 19, ``The Great Trans-American Train Ride'' Feb. 11, ``Charming Holland'' March 11 and ``In Search of the Holy Grail'' April 1. Call the box office for tickets at (661) 267-5685. Box office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and two hours prior to ticketed events. The box office accepts both MasterCard and Visa for ticket purchases. Senior citizen ticket prices are for patrons ages 55 and older and for all Palmdale Playhouse-produced shows. With identification, members of the military and students receive a $2 discount off general admission. Children 12 and younger receive the child's rate. The Palmdale Playhouse is located at 38334 10th St. E. For general information, please call (661) 267-5684 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For 24-hour recorded information, please call our Artsline at (661) 267-ARTS or visit us on the Web at www.cityofpalmdale.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Dressed in ``Treasure Island'' pirate garb to enliven en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. the occasion, theater manager Dea McAllister and Mayor Jim Ledford announce the coming Palmdale Playhouse season.
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