Thalian Hall: The Nutcracker for Young Audiences
Holiday season in the U.S. inevitably brings with it performances of The Nutcracker, with its...
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Category: Children’s Theatre
Appalachian Echoes: A Way of Life that Will Never Be Lived Again”
Appalachian Echoes is a children’s play produced by Appalachian Young People’s Theatre, adapted by Teresa Lee from the book Dobie ‘n’ Me in Hoot Owl Holler by Doris Smith Bliss. The interactive play tells...
Read MoreJunie B. Jones Is Not a Crook but She’ll Steal Your Heart at RLT
Parents and children may already be familiar with the spunky and loveable children’s book character Junie B. Jones, from the series by Barbara Park. If you aren’t familiar though, there’s no better introduction...
Read MorePure Life Theatre’s She Persisted: The Musical is Humble and Inspiring
With March kicking off Women’s History Month, Pure Life Theatre Company’s current production of She Persisted: The Musical, music by Deborah Wicks La Puma and script and lyrics by Adam Tobin, is a perfect pick for...
Read MoreBundle Up for Frozen JR., a Night of Magic and Mystery
The Green Room Community Theatre has done it again and by no means did they disappoint! From November’s production of Willy Wonka to this month’s Frozen JR., childhood classics are a hit for this community....
Read MoreTropical Secrets at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Tells Little-Known Story with Childlike Curiosity and Kindness
The Holocaust, taught to children in schools across America, is a part of history known to most children over a certain age. But the translation of history into a tangible, real event can be difficult for children to grasp....
Read MoreMy Wonderful Birthday Suit a Rainbow-Bright Celebration of Diversity with Impressive Depth
Racism and xenophobia: pretty heavy subjects for a children’s play aimed at ages four-and-up, you might say. Yet if you recall “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,” the racist’s confession from South...
Read MoreChildren’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Tropical Secrets Presents a Bittersweet Wartime Escape from Genocide
Havana has never been the homeland of the Jewish people. Yet, as we quickly learn in Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba, now streaming from Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, it was often more hospitable to Jewish...
Read MoreChildren’s Theatre Continues Virtual Season with My Wonderful Birthday Suit!
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte debuted My Wonderful Birthday Suit! on February 22, the third play of its 2020-21 virtual season of on-demand shows accessible through its website. With a cast of three actors and a...
Read MoreWhat Appears to be Only a Small Coffeeshop Is Actually Pittsboro’s Center for the Arts
Tucked into a row of shops on East Salisbury Street in Pittsboro is pretty much a small wonder. It looks like a coffeeshop; there’s a glass display of goodies, topped by a register and sampling many a tasty morsel. Indeed,...
Read MoreChildren’s Theatre Makes Fairy Tales Funky with GRIMMZ Fairy Tales
The beat drops. Strobe lights flash and five performers dance onto stage. In front, two men bounce side by side, rapping into their mics and introducing the evening. They are Jay and Will Grimmz – the Grimmz Brothers, that...
Read MoreConfidence, More than Kindness, Is Main Theme in CTC’s The Invisible Boy
On November 1, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte opened the energetic musical The Invisible Boy at the Wells Fargo Playhouse at ImaginOn. CTC commissioned this piece as part of their Kindness Project, a series that features...
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