Children’s Theatre to offer American history, ‘Nutcracker’

You must know John Chapman.

Sure you do. He was “Johnny Appleseed,” the early American naturalist who traversed the newly expanding nation planting apple seeds wherever he went.

Traveling Lantern Theatre Co. will present its take on Chapman’s travels at 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Waisman Center Children’s Theatre. On Sunday, Dec. 3, again at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the theater will usher in the holidays with Dance Wisconsin’s “Nutcracker Fantasy,” a new version of an old favorite.

Tickets at the door for both productions are $1 and $2. For addition information, call 263-5837 or e-mail palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu.