THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
November 5, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Join us in this musical retelling of this timeless tale. Follow along with our "Boy" as he learns a life lesson of telling the truth and finding out that there are consequences of "Crying Wolf."

Grades K-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

THE SILENT BOY
November 12, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Based upon the critically-acclaimed book by two-time Newbery Award-Winning writer Lois Lowry, ArtsPower’s dramatic adaptation will challenge and satisfy audiences as it recounts the special relationship between a young girl and a boy with autism.

Grades 5-9
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
November 14, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
ArtsPower’s new musical, based on the classic book by Gene Zion with illustrations by Margaret Bloy Graham, captures both the whimsical humor and touching dedication to family found in Harry’s story.

Grades Pre K-2
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

RETUMBA
November 20, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
The all-women Afro-Caribbean troupe presents a high-energy uplifting performance that is sure to leave the audience breathless! Interweaving traditional rhythms, beautiful ancient melodies, and a whole lot of fun, ¡Retumba! emphasizes the strengths and sensitivities of diverse women working together in celebration, demonstrating the similarities of our shared cultures.

Grades 5-9
Visual & Performing Arts, Musical, Multicultural

AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON
December 4, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Told in a uniquely funny and forthright style, this story of a feisty young girl who refuses to let her problems get the better of her will touch and entertain audiences everywhere. You'll laugh and cry with Amber as she learns some valuable lessons about the virtues of patience and the meaning of friendship.

Grades 1-4
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical

GREG KENNEDY — KINETICS
December 12, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
In an effort to change preconceptions about juggling, Greg Kennedy fuses logic and creativity into new forms of manipulation. Trained as an engineer, Greg uses his outstanding juggling performance, original sculptures and video projection to illustrate and explain principles of motion, light, energy and gravity…. of course!

[ WATCH A VIDEO OF GREG KENNEDY ]

Grades 3-8
Visual & Performing Arts, Mathematics, Science

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
December 19, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45
A Christmas Carol captures Dickens’ original message that the holiday season should be a “kind, forgiving, charitable time.”

Grades 1-8
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical

‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS
December 22, 2008 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is sure to put a smile on your face, a snap in your fingers and a tear in your eye. This well-written show is a beautiful expression of a father’s love and the mysteries of Christmas.

Grades Pre K-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
January 16, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Roald Dahl’s classic characters, including young James Trotter, Old-Green Grasshopper, Centipede, Miss Spider and more leap from the page to the stage in James and the Giant Peach.

Grades 1-4
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical

FREEDOM TRAIN
January 22, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Freedom Train tells the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman in a fascinating series of highly theatrical scenes that use 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.

Grades 4-8
Visual & Performing Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts Literacy, Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Multicultural

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
January 23, 2009 — 10:00 AM
Based on the beloved book by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit tells the story of a plush toy bunny coming to life because of the transforming power of a boy’s love. The production offers surprises galore, including larger-than-life puppets and spectacular magic that will captivate audiences both young and old.

Grades Pre K-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
February 26, 2009 — 10:00 AM
When starry-eyed young lovers and zany would-be actors cross paths in a magical forest, the result is one of the world's most uproarious comedies. A Midsummer Night's Dream is the ideal “first Shakespeare” for middle school grades, and a riotous roller-coaster ride for  teens.

Grade 7-Adult
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Social Studies

SONGS FROM THE SOUL
March 3, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
This revue covers African-American music from slave songs to jazz to blues to rap. Songs from the Soul is toe-tapping entertainment and a vital history lesson that teaches pride, responsibility and respect. The songs that are included have a vital connection to the history of African Americans in this country.

Grade 3-Adult
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Social Studies

THUMBELINA
March 27, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Thumbelina is a story about love, hope and perseverance. Based on the immortal fairytale put into words by Hans Christian Andersen, Thumbelina is a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb. She is the unconventional daughter of a lonely woman and, together, the two form an unusual family bound together by love.

Grades K-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE
AND OTHER STORY BOOKS
April 2, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
A bossy pig’s demands frazzle a little girl in this hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect.

Grades Pre K-2
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills

SEUSSICAL
April 6, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss's best-loved stories collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper! Adapted from the Broadway version, this adaptation especially for young audiences features twelve actors and enhanced production values. Seussical is Theatreworks USA's biggest show ever!

Grades K-5
Literature Based, Music, Communications &
Language Arts, Relationships & Family

MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT
May 5, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Madeline and the Bad Hat captures the blithe yet touching spirit of Ludwig Bemelmans’s Madeline series. It traces the adventures of a young Parisian girl who, despite starting off on the wrong foot with a mischievous new neighbor, eventually learns that first impressions aren’t everything.

Grades Pre K-2
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy,
Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical

MACBETH
May 14, 2009 — 10:00 AM
To take the high road, or the low road? That is the question facing the celebrated warrior Macbeth. Unbridled ambition and moral impotence unleash destruction on an entire nation in this brilliant psychological and political thriller.

Grade 7-Adult
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy

THE LAST, THE VERY
LAST … BUTTERFLY
May 19, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
"The Last, The Very Last . . . Butterfly" is a collection of poems, narrative and drawings created by children who passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp between 1942 and 1944.

Grades 4-8
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy, Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Social Studies

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
May 20, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
60 minutes

Have you ever had a really rotten day? Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in the hilarious musical. Discover, along with Alexander, that sometimes, everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Grades Pre K – 3
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy, Consumer, Family & Life Skills

CHARLOTTE’S WEB
May 26, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
Theatreworks USA’s production of Charlotte’s Web, a play by Joseph Robinette with incidental music by Jeffrey Lunden, is based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte.

Grades 2-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy, Consumer, Family & Life Skills

NATE THE GREAT
June 1, 2009 — 10:00 & 11:45 AM
This pint-sized young detective has found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens, and even a lost goldfish. But when his  Neighbor Annie asks for help in locating her missing painting, it takes all of Nate’s derring-do to solve the toughest case of his career!

Grades 2-5
Visual & Performing Arts, Language Arts Literacy, Consumer, Family & Life Skills, Musical