Theater for Young Audiences: 2010-2011 Season

Past Events

• Rumplestiltskin

  Oct. 9 - 10, 2010
  German Master Puppeteer Matthias Kuchta presents the classic fairy tale Rumplestiltskin with life-sized, hand-made puppets as they tell the story of a sad girl and a greedy little man who offers her a strange bargain. Age 5+

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Tunes 'n' Tales

  Sat., Oct. 23, 2010
  Join two NSO principal musicians--violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier--as they show how different sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life. Ages 3–5.

• Locomotion

  Oct. 23 - 31, 2010
  The Kennedy Center–commissioned adaptation of Jacqueline Woodson's children's book follows the inspiring journey of an 11-year-old boy as he moves from tragedy to hope and from losing one family to gaining a new one. Age 9+

• NSO Family Concert: Spooky Sounds and Scary Tales

  Sun., Oct. 31, 2010
  Start your Halloween celebration with the NSO and come dressed in your spookiest get-up for the "spirited" Spooky Sounds and Scary Tales concert, including a chance to trick-or-treat. Age 5+

• One Small Step

  Nov. 6 - 7, 2010
  Two actors take you on an action-packed trip to the moon as they bring dozens of characters (41 to be exact) to life in One Small Step, a brilliantly inventive exploration of the space race. Part of ON THE FRINGE: Eye on Edinburgh. Age 7+

• Harold and the Purple Crayon

  Sat., Nov. 13, 2010, 3:30 PM
  For young Harold, the only boundary to his world is his drawing ability. Crockett Johnson's beloved Harold and the Purple Crayon is adapted by Hubbard Street 2 into a dance-filled adventure with a kid and his crayon as choreographer. Age 4+
  

• Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)

  Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010
  A world premiere Kennedy Center commission by Marcy Heisler with music by Zina Goldrich, Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred) re-imagines the Brothers Grimm tale as a musical comedy about two ill-behaved students who learn about teamwork. Age 9+

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Fancy That!

  Sat., Jan. 8, 2011
  In Fancy That!, NSO violinist Marissa Regni plays a one-woman show about how to decorate music in the form of ornamentation and variations. This concert is perfect for even the youngest music lovers in your family. Ages 3–5.

• NSO Ensemble Concert: Connections: MORE Science and Music

  Sun., Jan. 9, 2011
  Endangered species, synapses, neurons, condensation, and precipitation--are these terms from a science course or a music class? Learn the answer in MORE Science and Music, a fast-paced, multimedia performance by NSO musicians. Age 9+

• NSO Kinderkonzert: Making Music with Friends

  Sat., Jan. 15, 2011
  The Kennedy String Quartet brings back Making Music with Friends, its popular interactive program that explores the connections between the way we feel and the way music is made. Age 4+

• American Scrapbook: A Celebration of Verse

  Jan. 29 - Feb. 6, 2011
  Based on poetry written and compiled by Caroline Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, this world premiere Kennedy Center commission uses spoken word and music to explore the touchstones of the life of one of America's most heralded families. Age 9+

• 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes

  Feb. 18 - 20, 2011
  Wherever Circa has taken its breathtaking, heart-stopping show, audiences have flocked to see the impossible. Acrobats bend, fly, juggle and balance to battle the clock. 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes is fast, furious, and fun for everyone. Age 5+

• Ishara Puppet Theatre: Simple Dreams

  Mar. 19 - 20, 2011
  See ordinary objects come to life in a charming and playful show that combines the essences of puppetry and imagination to create a visual poem on nature and the cycle of life.

• NSO Family Concert: The Trumpet of the Swan: A Novel Symphony

  Sun., Mar. 27, 2011
  Starring John Lithgow, the Kennedy Center commission based on E.B. White's classic, The Trumpet of the Swan, returns. Though Louis is a trumpeter swan, he was born without a voice. Will a brass trumpet bring freedom, fame, fortune, and love? Age 7+

• Doktor Kaboom!

  Apr. 1 - 10, 2011
  Doktor Kaboom! takes audiences on an amazing educational tour of modern scientific methods, using comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences. Age 7+

• The Cat Who Went to Heaven

  Apr. 30 - May 1, 2011
  Culture Project brings to the stage the acclaimed children's jazz puppet show The Cat Who Went to Heaven, based on the 1931 Newbery Award–winning children's book by Elizabeth Coatsworth. A perfect introduction to jazz for children age 5 and up.

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Bears, Bears Everywhere

  May 7 - 8, 2011
  Back by popular demand! NSO musicians Elisabeth Adkins, Paula Akbar, Lewis Lipnick, and Joe Connell with storyteller Lynn-Jane Foreman take a peek at adorable bears and the sounds of their homelands--music that is as unique as they are. Ages 3–5.

• NSO Family Concert: Beethoven Lives Upstairs

  Sun., May 15, 2011
  Classical Kids Live brings Beethoven Lives Upstairs, its award-winning story of a young boy whose life is turned upside down when the composer Ludwig van Beethoven moves into his family's boarding house. Age 5+

• NSO Kinderkonzert: Got Rhythm?

  Sun., May 22, 2011
  Rhythm is everywhere: it flavors our lives and lives within music. Join Glenn Donnellan, Richard Barber, Edward Cabarga, Adel Sanchez, and guest percussionist Joe Connell, for vivid selections by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Rossini, and more. Age 4+

All programs are subject to change.