NEW ALBANY —
The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany will host “Down by the River,” a traveling theater performance courtesy of The Rivers Institute at Hanover College.
The production features history, folklore and science, as well as musical performances and audience participation. Audiences will learn about the first steamboat trip down the Ohio in 1811, the beginning of Stephen Foster’s musical career and “Ollie,” the Ohio River monster that time forgot. The show will be family friendly and appropriate for kids through middle school age and their parents. The Traveling Show company is comprised of Hanover College students.
The performance of “Down by the River” will be at the Carnegie Center, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany, from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday and is free and open to the public. The Carnegie Center hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The writer and director of “Down by the River,” Christopher Thomasson, is a native of nearby Osgood. He currently serves as associate artistic director of the Boomerang Theatre Company in New York City. Thomasson’s recent directing credits include “Endless Summer Nights” by Tim Errickson, “Native Speech” by Eric Overmyer and “Red Light Winter” by Adam Rapp.
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The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany will host “Down by the River,” courtesy of The Rivers Institute at Hanover College. Submitted photo
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