(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will present Cahoots NI's production of The Vanishing Elephant, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 10:00am. The 70-minute show is part of the Theatre at RVCC's School-Time series, which offers educational field trips opportunities for school groups and homeschoolers. The production is recommended for audiences members in grades 3-8.
This incredible tale of resilience and friendship, inspired by true events, comes to life through large-scale puppetry, illusion, and magic. The Vanishing Elephant depicts the story of Jenny, a young elephant born in Bengal, India in the 1900s who is curious about the world around her. One day, her life changes dramatically when she is captured and separated from her family. In order to survive she must learn the ways of humans, which can be cruel and hard. Fortunately, her friendship with a young boy named Opu carries her through this time.
When Jenny is sold to a circus in America, she is forced to make the strange journey across the sea to a new world filled with many adventures. But she never stops thinking of home. Jenny eventually meets the great illusionist Harry Houdini, who plans to make her disappear from the stage of New York’s Hippodrome Theatre. Meanwhile, far away in India, her friend Opu, now an old man, recognizes Jenny in a newspaper story. Despite ill health, he makes the same difficult journey to New York that Jenny once made. There on the stage, they meet again one last time, and together they are part of an amazing and moving magical vanishing.
Tickets for School-Time performances cost $8 per person, with one free chaperone ticket provided for every 15 tickets bought. To purchase tickets or for additional information about any of the productions in RVCCArts’ current season, contact the Box Office, 908-725-3420, or order online at www.rvccArts.org. Senior citizen, student, and group discounts are also available for most performances.
Raritan Valley Community Center (RVCC) is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, New Jersey.
