Children's Theater Announces New Season!

Executive Director's Message

BUDDY tells the quintessentially American story of a young artist who refuses to compromise his vision in exchange for a quick buck and thereby changes the trajectory of popular music.  WHITE CHRISTMAS, with its veneer of dazzling entertainment, explores the complexities of staying true to oneself in both matters of romance and friendship. 

The splintered family at the heart of DIVIDING THE ESTATE learns the hard-fought lesson that unity is infinitely more powerful than self-interest.  AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS deploys hilarity as a means of charting one man’s steadfast journey through the rough waters of intrigue and duplicity.  And RAGTIME illuminates nothing less than the birth of the American Century and the collective sensibilities that define what it means to be an American.

Adding to the excitement of this season is our return to historic Thalian Hall following its extraordinary, loving renovation.  The luxurious new seats and state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems will greatly enhance your theatergoing experience.  And it really is all about you.  The director Peter Brook famously opined that all you need to create theater and tell your story is an empty space.  With all due respect to this major innovator, it’s also nice to have someone to tell your story to.  Theater is the most collaborative of art forms and the audience is our most vital collaborator.  I am confident that the stories we have to tell will touch your minds and hearts, perhaps even altering the way you look at yourself and the world around you, as all dynamic theater does.

So on with the shows!

Road sign photos courtesy of Gil Burnett.