RS Vacations – Big Bear Lake, CA

Steve Cassling as “The Fool” in Robin Hood-The Panto

My husband and I had some friends up from Moreno Valley last weekend. We wanted to do something fun and unique one night, so we decided to take them to see “Robin Hood-The Panto” at the Discovery Center Amphitheater. I had no idea what to expect other than a retelling of the Robin Hood story performed by two actors. It was HILARIOUS! We all truly enjoyed the performance and were amazed by the talent of the two local actors – Brian Adams and Steve Cassling.

Robin Hood-The Panto has four more performances for you to see and I highly recommend it! It plays August 2, 3, 9 & 10 at the Big Bear Discovery Center Amphitheater and tickets are only $5 for adults, $3 for teens and kids 12 and under are FREE! All shows begin at 7:00 PM and last 1 hour. Tickets are sold at the door. You wont be disappointed!!

Check out the Poster at the bottom of this post.

Here is a brief description of “Panto” for those who have never heard of it:

Pantomime (informally, panto) – not to be confused with the theatrical medium of mime – is a form of musical comedy stage production, designed for families, developed in the United Kingdom and mostly performed during the Christmas and New Year season. Modern pantomime includes songs, slapstick comedy and dancing, employs gender-crossing actors, and combines topical humour with a story loosely based on a well-known fairy tale. It is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers.

Pantomime has a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to classical theatre, and it developed partly from the 16th-century commedia dell’arte tradition of Italy, as well as other European and British stage traditions, such as 17th-century masques.

From Wikipedia