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A young boy’s love and a little nursery magic help transform the Velveteen Rabbit from a favorite plaything into a real rabbit. The Boy and Velveteen embark on exciting imaginary adventures, from deep dark caves to the wide open sea, and together they learn the true meaning of friendship in this musical re-telling of one of America’s favorite storybooks.
This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2020 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; and the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust. www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages
A classic tale that has it all — music, laughter, danger, and defiance in a young boy’s magical moment of growing up. ‘Peter and The Wolf’ will tickle, intrigue, and delight young audiences while also offering a splendid introduction to theatre, classical music, and value clarification themes. When Peter visits his grandfather for the summer, creative solutions are needed to provide a happy ending to a riveting story. This extraordinary musical presents young and family audiences with a precious moment of theatre they will long remember.
***Two Performances: 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. Each performance runs about 50-55 minutes in length.***
A young boy’s love and a little nursery magic help transform the Velveteen Rabbit from a favorite plaything into a real rabbit. The Boy and Velveteen embark on exciting imaginary adventures, from deep dark caves to the wide open sea, and together they learn the true meaning of friendship in this musical re-telling of one of America’s favorite storybooks.
***Ten School Performances: April 27-May 1, 2020 — 10 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. / One Public Performance: May 2, 2020 — 2 p.m. Each performance runs about 50 minutes.***
TICKETS FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE ON 5/2/20 AVAILABLE STARTING THURSDAY, 8/15/19.
A young boy’s love and a little nursery magic help transform the Velveteen Rabbit from a favorite plaything into a real rabbit. The Boy and Velveteen embark on exciting imaginary adventures, from deep dark caves to the wide open sea, and together they learn the true meaning of friendship in this musical re-telling of one of America’s favorite storybooks.
***10 a.m. performance each day.***
MAY 8TH — SOLD OUT!
A classic tale that has it all — music, laughter, danger, and defiance in a young boy’s magical moment of growing up. ‘Peter and The Wolf’ will tickle, intrigue, and delight young audiences while also offering a splendid introduction to theatre, classical music, and value clarification themes. When Peter visits his grandfather for the summer, creative solutions are needed to provide a happy ending to a riveting story. This extraordinary musical presents young and family audiences with a precious moment of theatre they will long remember.
***FREE TICKETS: Please note that with each adult ticket purchase of $10, you receive 1 free child’s ticket. Additional children tickets are $5 each.***
This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2020 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; and the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust. www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages
A perfect introduction to the joy of theatre, and to the concept that reading is fun! This charming musical compilation of favorite stories from Africa, India, Eastern Europe, and the United States of America is filled with music, fantasy, and play, each tale introducing the spirit and customs of these unique cultures.
***Two Performances: 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. Each performance runs about 60 minutes in length.***
A musical that captivates the spirit, action, and causes of the United States founders as they formulated the Constitution. Presented in story form, brimming with song, dance, drama, and humor, “A More Perfect Union” personalizes the workings of history by following four representative characters who bring us to the center of many key episodes.
The story of begins in Boston, 1773 and ends at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, 1787. The musical covers the critical and tempestuous time in our nation’s history in which revolution, war, and a failed attempt at self-governing finally led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the birth of our country as we know it today.
This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2020 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; and the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust. www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages
“The Last, The Very Last . . . Butterfly” is a Holocaust remembrance piece designed for audiences age 9 to adult. Adapted for the stage and movingly underscored with music, sound and visual media, ” . . . Butterfly” is a collection of poems, narrative and drawings created by children who passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp between 1942 and 1944. The broad range of style and treatment of subject matter in both the poems and drawings illustrates the feelings, hopes and dreams of children growing up in a place with “little food, clothing or comfort, enclosed by barbed wire and Nazi soldiers standing guard.” While the presentation tells just a few of many stories of the Holocaust, it is an ideal introduction to or culmination of, Holocaust study, character development and prejudice reduction.