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The Diary of Anne Frank
Barter Theatre
Fri., Oct. 8 at 11AM
Grades: 7 & up
● All
Tickets: $10
Relive the incredible life of
Anne Frank as she shares with you her hopes, aspirations
and observations on family, love and life. Caught in a
world of hate she couldn't comprehend, this young Jewish
girl has become an icon of light for all who dare to
dream. |
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Three Cups of Tea
American Place Theatre
Tue., Oct. 19 at 12PM
Grades: 8 & up
● All
Tickets: $10
The true story of an
American
mountaineer wandering emaciated and lost through
Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in
and nursed back to health by the people of an
impoverished Pakistani village, Greg Mortenson promised
to return one day and build them a school. And, he did. |
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Virtually
Me
Matt Murphy Productions
Mon., Oct. 25 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: 4 - 9 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
Cyber-bullying and technology abuse have become two of
the biggest issues facing students today. Virtually
Me! tackles these issues head-on in this fun, rockin’
new musical! |
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The Giver
American Place Theatre
Tue., Nov. 16 at 12PM
Grades: 5 & up
● All Tickets: $10
Young Jonas performs well in the impressively
ordered society that the Elders have developed. When he
turns 12, Jonas is singled out for special training from
The Giver—to become the new Receiver. What Jonas
receives is the truth that underlies his world. |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
– A Guided Tour
Aquila
Theatre
Mon., Nov. 22 at
11AM
Grades:
6 & up
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Group
Tickets: $7
A Midsummer
Night's Dream –
A Guided Tour is not a condensed version of the play,
but rather a “guided tour.” An actor hosts the tour by
introducing the main characters and providing a
narrative link between scenes. These scenes are acted
out with full costume, set and props. Guided tours are
one hour in length, including a Q&A session.
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This tour of Aquila Theatre Company is made
possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation with support from the National
Endowment for the Arts. |
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If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie & Other Stories
TheatreworksUSA
Tue., Dec. 7 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: K - 4
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Group Tickets: $6 & $7
TheatreworksUSA presents a sparkling musical revue based
on popular children's books, including: If You
Give a Mouse a Cookie, Amazing Grace, Borreguita and the
Coyote, Imogene's Antlers, Master Man, Math Curse
and Owen. |
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Junie B. Jones
TheatreworksUSA
Mon., Jan. 10 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: K - 5 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
Junie B.
Jones is finally graduating from kindergarten and is
ready for first grade, at last! But getting used to a
whole new group of friends, a new teacher, and new
glasses is challenging, even for the irrepressible Junie
B.
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The Glass Castle
American Place Theatre
Tue., Jan. 18 at 12PM
Grades: 8 & up
● All
Tickets: $10
From the very first
emotionally raw moments of the show when our
protagonist, Jeannette Walls, on her way to a toney New
York party, sees her mother rooting through a dumpster,
we are launched into the controversial and complex world
of the Walls family. |
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Golden Dragon
Acrobats
Fri., Jan. 28 at 11AM
Grades: 3 & up ● Group Tickets: $7
Golden Dragon Acrobats
combine award-winning acrobatics and traditional dance
with ancient and contemporary music to present a show of
breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty that
represents the best of a time honored tradition. |
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Seussical
TheatreworksUSA
Tue., Feb. 15 at 10AM & 12:15PM
Grades: K - 4 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss's
best-loved characters and stories collide in an
unforgettable musical caper in which the power of
imagination and the most miraculous "think" ever save
the day! |
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PROJECT Trio
Fri., Mar. 4 at 11AM
Grades: 4 & up ● Group Tickets: $7
Project Trio is a dynamic ensemble whose sound is a
fusion of jazz, world music, elements of hip-hop and
popular music, balanced by a sincere allegiance to their
classical roots. March is Music in Our Schools Month. |
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
American Place Theatre
Tue., Mar. 15 at 12PM
Grades: 10 & up ● All Tickets: $10
Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but
disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd.
From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his
old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of
becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of
all, of finding love. |
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Click, Clack, Moo
TheatreworksUSA
Mon., Mar. 28 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK - 4 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
All day long Farmer Brown hears “click clack moo,
clickety clackety moo…” The cows are typing and
protesting their working conditions! "Cows that type?
Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!" Farmer
Brown cries. |
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We the People
TheatreworksUSA
Tue., May 3 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: 4 - 8 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
We the People is an all-new musical revue that brings
American Civics lessons to life. Students will have a
blast learning about the three branches of government,
the First Amendment, presidential elections, democracy,
the judicial process, and more. |
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Freedom Train
TheatreworksUSA
Fri., May. 6 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: 3 - 9
● Group Tickets:
$6 & $7
Harriet Tubman, the intrepid conductor of the
Underground Railroad, comes to life in an extraordinary
production with dance, dialogue, and music of the
period. Freedom Train is the story of self-sacrifice,
dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense
of humor that celebrates the human spirit — a universal
story for all. |
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Pero or the
Mysteries of the Night
Speeltheater Holland
Thu., May 12 at 12:30PM
Fri., May 13 at 10AM
Grades: 1 & up ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
Shy Pero,
a baker, closes his shop and stops making bread. Why?
Because he has a broken heart. His childhood sweetheart
has run away with a flashy housepainter. Puppets,
performers, singers and musicians tell this charming,
merry and mischievous tale.
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This production is supported, in part, by public
funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. |
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Clean Machine
Tom Chapin & Friends
Mon., May 16 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Grades: preK - 4 ● Group Tickets: $6 & $7
Come along with Tom
Chapin and discover the treasures of his Grammy
nominated recording, This Pretty Planet. Tom uses his
trademark wit to express how each of us can do our part
to ensure a clean and green future. |
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The Secret Life of Bees
American Place Theatre
Tue., May 17 at 12PM
Grades: 8 & up ● All Tickets: $10
In this New York Times
bestseller set during the Civil Rights Movement, a young
girl's search for the truth about her mother leads her
to three beekeeping sisters
and
the discovery of inner strength and the real meaning of
family. |
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