Family Fare
Professional theatre for family audiences.
Storybook Theatre presents
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Friday, October 5, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Discover the wondrous world that exists beyond the wardrobe! Watch the Pevensie children come of age as they encounter a rich fantasyland filled with mythical creatures (Mr. Tumnus, the Beavers, the evil queen and many more), humorous moments, and suspenseful situations. Welcome your students into an alternate universe, one with a timeline very different from our own, where the most precious lessons of human life—courage, honesty, kindness, reconciliation, forgiveness, and friendship—are taught.
The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour presents
Teddy Roosevelt & the Treasure of Ursa Major
A co-commission with the White House Historical Association
Written by Tom Isbell, songs by Mark Russell, directed by Gregg Henry
Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Ever wonder what life was like for kids who lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? In the summer of 1904, President Roosevelt just wants his three rambunctious children to be quiet and stay out of mischief. When he gives young Ethel, Kermit, and Archie a copy of Treasure Island, out falls a real-life treasure map! Following clue after clue, the threesome has to work as a team, solve the riddles, and face their fears as they learn White House history that leads them from the Red Room, to the President’s Office, to the Lincoln Bedroom. But will their father’s loyal valet or the new English governess foil their quest? Who is Jura Roams? What is the White House treasure? Where will the clues lead? And who is the ghost talking to Archie?
The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour is represented by The Brad Simon Organization, Inc.
The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour presents
Katie Couric’s The Brand New Kid
Adapted for the stage by Melanie Marnich, music by Michael Friedman
Lyrics by Marnich and Friedman, directed by Nick Olcott
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
It’s the first day of second grade! Ricky, Peter, Ellie, and Carrie are all excited to start the school year in the city of Delasky, but Lazlo S. Gasky isn’t sure about being the new kid at Brookhaven School. His new classmates aren’t so sure about him either. Lazlo is a typical seven-year old boy, but with an un-Delaskian accent, un-Delaskian hair, and un-Delaskian manners; his classmates think that a new kid in Delasky is just too weird in a place that’s all the same. When Ellie decides that she’s going to spend an afternoon with Lazlo, she discovers that not only is he a neat kid, with his noodles and strudels and a poodle named Doodle, but that he isn’t so different from her and her friends after all. But actually, all the kids are different from each other, and if they realize that, they might also learn that their uniqueness is what makes Delasky a happier place—can Ellie make her friends see that? An uplifting musical!
Storybook Theatre presents
All Aboard America!
Written and directed by Patch Clark
Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Professor Pontificator and his young friends present exciting stories, heroes, legends and music from across the land! Climb aboard and travel the mountains, plains and seashore in search of all-American tales. This collection of heartwarming American stories illustrates our rich multicultural heritage. Join Paul Bunyan, cowboys and cowgirls, and a host of engaging characters as they lead a foot-stomping sing-along romp to original music. See a quilt of geographical Americana emerge as our heroes take a trip through time. All Aboard America!
Note! Pitt and Beaufort County students (public, private schools and home schooled) can participate in the All Aboard America! Writing Contest. Details...
