Southern Voices
American Place Theatre
Literature to Life
Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 12 noon
Grades: 9 & up Length: 90 minutes
In our first multi-book presentation, actors will portray: William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; and Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird.

(post-performance evaluation)

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Friday, Oct. 21 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK-2 Length: 60 minutes
Mermaid Theatre adds to its acclaimed repertory of outstanding children’s productions with an innovative double-bill adaptation of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd’s beloved bedtime classics, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.

(post-performance evaluation)

Danny, King of the Basement
Roseneath Theatre
Friday, Oct. 28 at 11AM
Grades: 3-8 Length: 55 minutes
Danny and his mom are constantly on the move, struggling to evade homelessness and overcome poverty. Despite the adversity he faces, Danny inspires all he meets with his positivity, generosity, and humor.

(post-performance evaluation)

Henry & Mudge
TheatreworksUSA
Monday, Nov. 7 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK-3 Length: 60 minutes
Moving can be tough. Just ask Henry, who can't find a playmate in his new neighborhood! Luckily, he's got Mudge, a canine buddy, with whom he can share all kinds of adventures! 

(post-performance evaluation)

The Princess and the Pea
Matthias Kuchta
Monday, Nov. 14 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK-2 Length: 50 minutes
This thought provoking tale is transmitted to another generation of children by an expert puppeteer whose performance will give adults another vision of what they've always considered a tale for children.

(post-performance evaluation)

County of Kings: The Beautiful Struggle
American Place Theatre - Lemon Andersen
Literature to Life
Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 12 noon
Grades: 10 & up Length: 120 minutes
In this poetic solo-play, Brooklyn based hip-hop artist Lemon spins his version of the coming-of-age memoir with this jarring and poignant performance.

(post-performance evaluation)

The Shape of a Girl
Green Thumb Theatre
Friday, Dec. 2 at 11AM
Grades: 6 & up Length: 50 minutes plus Q&A
Braidie has seen some shocking behavior from her peers. For years her best friend has inflicted cruel and painful harassment on another classmate. If Braidie stands by and lets it happen, is she guilty too?

(post-performance evaluation)

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
The Kennedy Center
Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK-2 Length: 60 minutes
Knuffle Bunny tells a tale of firsts: a stuffed animal's first trip in the laundry, a little girl's first words, and a Daddy's first time dealing with his child going "boneless."

(post-performance evaluation)

Dave Leonhardt Trio
Friday, Dec. 16 at 12 noon
Grades: 7 & up Length: 60 minutes
Jazz pianist David Leonhardt has appeared internationally with some of the biggest names in jazz. Join us as we open a new series with a little Christmas from Dave’s trio.

(post-performance evaluation)

The Night Before Christmas Carol
David zum Brunnen
Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 12 noon
Grades: 8 & up Length: 90 minutes
This historically accurate and highly humorous production takes place on the 1843 night that Charles Dickens dreams up his idea for a ghostly little Christmas book that becomes world famous.

(post-performance evaluation)

Shake it Up!
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Friday, Jan. 27 at 12 noon
Grades: 7 & up  Length: 60 minutes
Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play yet to be written) The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates an off-the-cuff comedy show using the language and themes of Shakespeare.

(post performance evaluation)

Freedom Bound
Mad River Theatre Works
Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: 3 & up Length: 50 minutes plus Q&A
Freedom Bound revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad: the story of an escaped slave, and his rescue by the citizens of the town of Mechanicsburg, Ohio.

(post performance evaluation)

PROJECT Trio
Friday, Feb. 17 at 12noon
Grades: 7 & up Length: 60 minutes
PROJECT Trio, a passionate, high energy chamber music ensemble comprised of three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn, NY. The PROJECT Trio musical experience is defining a new level of entertainment!

(post performance evaluation)

Peking Acrobats
Friday, Feb. 24 at 12 noon
Grades: 3 & up Length: 60 minutes
Having been carefully selected from the finest acrobat schools in China, these gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists, contortionists and tumblers transform 2000-year-old athletic disciplines into an all-ages kaleidoscope of entertainment and wonder.  

(post performance evaluation)

Twinkle Twonkle
Tall Stories
Friday, Mar. 2 at 10 & 12:30PM
Grades: preK–3 Length: 50 minutes
From one of England’s most prized children's theater companies comes a sparkling new show inspired by Mother Goose's most beloved nursery rhymes and the science of our solar system.

(post performance evaluation)

Skippyjon Jones
TheatreworksUSA
Tuesday, Mar. 6 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK–3 Length: 60 minutes
Skippyjon is a kitten with big ears and even bigger dreams! Sometimes he pretends he’s a bird, sometimes a llama, and sometimes he’s a whale… Anything but a Siamese cat!

(post performance evaluation)

Guy Davis
Friday, Mar. 16 at 12 noon
Grades: 7 & up Length: 60 minutes
Whether Guy Davis is appearing on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” or “A Prairie Home Companion”, he feels the instinctive desire to give each listener his ‘all’. His ‘all’ is the Blues.

(post performance evaluation)

Ilene Beckerman, author of
Love, Loss and What I Wore
Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 12 noon
Grades: 10 & up Length: 90 minutes
In 1995, Algonquin published what Publishers Weekly called a, “captivating little pictorial autobiography for adults, a life told through clothes.” Sixteen years and three books later, Ilene Beckerman has never stopped looking back.

(post performance evaluation)

Charlotte’s Web
TheatreworksUSA
Wednesday, Mar. 28 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: K–5 Length: 60 minutes
Based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig and a little gray spider, this treasured tale explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.

(post performance evaluation)

Step Afrika!
Friday, Mar. 30 at 12 noon
Grades: 8 & up Length: 50 minutes
Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a unique dance tradition created by African American college students which uses the body as an instrument.  

(post performance evaluation)

Zorro
Visible Fictions
Friday, Apr. 20, at 11AM
Grades: 3–8 Length: 50 minutes
A mysterious figure has come to town. A flurry of cape, a glint of sword and a flash of mask; who is this baffling character? Exciting friend or formidable foe?

(post performance evaluation)

Tom Chapin
Friday, May 4 at 12 noon
Grades: 7 & up Length: 60 minutes

Tom Chapin is our favorite singer, guitar player, TV personality, concert performer, actor, composer, and recording artist.

One of the great personalities in contemporary folk music. THE NEW YORK TIMES

(post performance evaluation)

The Kite Runner
American Place Theatre
Literature to Life
Tuesday, May 15 at 12 noon
Grades: 9 & up Length: 90 minutes
From the first contemporary Afghan novel written in English, this performance portrays the relationship of two boys — a privileged Pashtun and a Hazara servant — against the turbulent backdrop of 1970's Afghanistan.

(post performance evaluation)

Mur-Mur (The Wall)
DynamO Theatre
Friday, May 18 at 11AM
Grades: 3 & up Length: 65 minutes
Mur-Mur speaks of friendship among two teenage couples and a pesky, incorrigible younger brother. With humor and innocence, these five characters are swept up in an air-bound acrobatic ballet. 

(post performance evaluation)

Fancy Nancy & Other Story Books
TheatreworksUSA
Wednesday, May 23 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK–3 Length: 60 minutes
A revue featuring mini-musicals based on children's best-sellers (stories subject to change): Duck For President, Babymouse: The Musical, I Have To Go!, Leonardo, The Terrible Monster and Pirates Don't Change Diapers.

(post performance evaluation)