The Magic Finger at Imagination Stage

The Magic Finger

Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda

Lucy is an influential 8-year old with a passion for righting wrongs and a "magic" index finger that doles out justice. When Lucy sees something she thinks is unfair, she points her magic finger at the problem and it causes all sorts of mischief! One day, when visiting her friend William Gregg, Lucy discovers the Gregg family enjoys hunting ducks. Horrified, she points her magic finger at the family and oh, boy that little finger makes things topsy turvey! The Gregg family is transformed into miniature people with duck wings while the members of the hunted duck family become human sized and sprout arms. The ducks are adjusting to TV, telephones, and even the bathtub while the Greggs must nest in a tree and learn to survive in the air. Can Lucy make things right?

Thru - May 19, 2013

Saturdays: 11am & 1:30pm & 4pm

Sundays: 1:30pm & 4pm

Price: $15-$25

Show Type: Childrens

Running Time: 1 hour 15 mins with no intermission

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The Magic Finger Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...The drollery provides a brief diversion from the play's thought-provoking themes. Adaptor Wood (also the dramatist for "James and the Giant Peach") has given the "Magic Finger" script a more nuanced attitude toward hunting than Dahl's book displayed: Characters in the play point out that humans have long been carnivores, and that farmers such as the Greggs need to ward critters away from crops. (A scene in the play features a wheelbarrow containing dead rabbits, but these have, prudently, been designed to look like plush props, rather than real deceased bunnies.)"

- Celia Wren

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...Children should enjoy the large amount of audience interaction in this production. They will also enjoy the comedy routines performed by the quacking family of live-size ducks, who waddle around the stage learning what their new arms can do. Wonderful physical comedy is delivered by Joe Brack as Mr. Duck, Lauren Du Pree as Mrs. Duck and Phillip Reid as Master Duck."

- April Forrer

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

The Magic Finger is an adaptation of a Roald Dahl story of the same title about a young girl named Lucy (Megan Graves) who is in possession of a mysterious gift (and like all gifts, it can sometimes be a curse).

- Sarah Ameigh

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Imagination Stage presents Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger, adapted for the stage by David Wood and directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer. Young Lucy has a magical finger that doles out justice when she gets angry...but when the magic goes too far, can Lucy save the situation?"

- Julia L. Exline