First Performances of ‘Amahl’ Begin This Week

“Amahl and the Night Visitors”, a beautiful story of a miracle unfolds in drama and song in six performances throughout the island. The first performance was held at the Lihue Shopping Center Tuesday evening.

The second performance will be held at Kalaheo School December 5, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. On December 12 the show will be at the Kapaa Armory at 7 p. m.; December 14 at Hanamaulu School at 7 p.m.; December 18 at Kekaha School cafetorium at 7 p.m.; and December 19 at Kilauea School gymnasium at 7 p.m.

“Amahl and the Night Visitors” is being presented by talented Kauai community singers who, according to lucky previewers, perform with sincerity and talent the story of the crippled shepherd boy and his miracle.

The crippled shepherd boy, Amahl, tells some pretty unbelievable stories. His unbelieving, widowed mother is awakended one night to find visitors at her front door. Three Kings, rich beyond Amahl’s dreams, ask to spend the night in their poor hut. They are on a trip to take gold and other riches to a Child King that is being proclaimed by a very unusual star in the sky.

Down to earth poverty drives Amahl’s mother to plot to steal some of the gold to buy food for her crippled child as the Kings sleep. She gets caught in the act of taking a handful of the gold coins that could keep them alive.

Why all the riches for some unknown child when her own boy is so poor? The Kings let her off explaining that the newly born King doesn’t need the gold because his kingdom will not be built on man’s toil.

Then Amahl receives a gift as he offers his crutch as a humble present to the Child. A miracle takes place as he steps toward the Kings to hand over the rough crutch he has made for himself; Amahl is no longer crippled, he can walk!

This is the story of “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, being presented by our own talented community singers.