Upcoming Events at Mary Jane Teall Theatre
Sat Dec 10, 7:30 PM - Sun Dec 11, 2:00 PM
Mary Jane Teall Theatre
225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202
Community: Wichita
Description
Need a relaxing way to celebrate Christmas in Wichita, KS? Come invite your friends to experience a classic Christmas with C.S. Lewis at Mary Jane Teall Theatre.
Event Details
Christmas with C.S. Lewis is coming to Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center on December 10 and 11. Tickets are $60 and are on sale now. Tickets will be available online at selectaseat.com, by phone at 855-755-SEAT (7328) or in-person at the Century II Box Office.
In the early years of his young adult life C.S. Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That all changed after a particular encounter with his great friend and fellow author, J R R Tolkien. Although both men loved mythology in general, Tolkien was convinced that the Jesus myth was the one true myth. That was the start of Lewis’ journey from Atheism to Christianity.
From that point on Christmas, for Lewis, took on an entirely different meaning. Here we find him at his home near Oxford on Christmas Eve hosting a group of Americans who are Christmassing in England. They are about to experience an unforgettable assortment of Yuletide recollections which stimulates a whole range of emotions – curiosity, laughter, gladness and even some tears. Above all, they will discover how that encounter with Tolkien forever changed his Christmas celebrations.
In the early years of his young adult life C.S. Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That all changed after a particular encounter with his great friend and fellow author, J R R Tolkien. Although both men loved mythology in general, Tolkien was convinced that the Jesus myth was the one true myth. That was the start of Lewis’ journey from Atheism to Christianity.
From that point on Christmas, for Lewis, took on an entirely different meaning. Here we find him at his home near Oxford on Christmas Eve hosting a group of Americans who are Christmassing in England. They are about to experience an unforgettable assortment of Yuletide recollections which stimulates a whole range of emotions – curiosity, laughter, gladness and even some tears. Above all, they will discover how that encounter with Tolkien forever changed his Christmas celebrations.
