S*T*A*R SERIES PERFORMANCES FROM SEPTEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 22
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For more information about our ticketing and busing/parking procedures, please visit the Ticketing and Transportation page. You will receive a link to your complimentary parking pass around 48 hours prior to the performance time.
WITH A GOBBLE, A L’CHAIM, AND A HO, HO, HO!
STORYMAKERS
PERSSON HALL
November 9-13 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-2
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Social Studies, Theater
Turkeys. Dreidels. Stockings. The holiday season is filled with traditions that would seem weird if they weren’t so familiar. Decorating trees? Nine branches on a menorah to celebrate an eight-day event? Oh, and that bearded elf with a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer? You gotta admit that’s strange. Come celebrate the season as you and StoryMakers figure out how all this happened in the first place.
LA CHORCHA DE LAS CALACAS
LA TITERÍA
RINKER PLAYHOUSE
November 16-18 · Monday through Wednesday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: 50 minutes
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Suggested Curricula: World Languages, Social Studies
To save this year’s Day of the Dead celebration, La Catrina races against time with help from Calaquita, who is still learning the customs of the dead. Together, they set the festivities in motion on a lively musical journey through the history and traditions of Mexico.
A GIFT FOR ANDRÉS / UN REGALO PARA ANDRÉS
123ANDRÉS
PERSSON HALL
December 7-10 · Monday through Thursday at 10am to 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-3
Suggested Curricula: World Languages, Music, Social Studies
GRAMMY and Latin-Grammy award-winning 123 Andrés present a concert in Spanish and English, with trademark Latin rhythms, an interactive style, and some holiday cheer. 123 Andrés sings their crowd favorites, plus “El Burrito Sabanero” and more holiday classics, while we find un regalo para Andrés, a gift that will make Andrés smile!
THE SNOWY DAY AND OTHER STORIES
CHILDSPLAY
PERSSON HALL
November 2, 4-6 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-3
Suggested Curricula: Art, Language Arts, Science, SLL
The Snowy Day celebrates the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snowfall! Follow Peter and his friends as they romp and play, starting snowball fights and making snow angels in this imaginative musical play about the childhood joys and challenges of growing up. Using innovative shadow puppetry, Keats’ treasured characters come to life in this humorous and fun adaptation of Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy, and The Snowy Day.
BIA FERREIRA
RINKER PLAYHOUSE
November 20 · Friday at 10:30am
Performance Length: 50 minutes
Recommended Grade Levels: 6-12
Suggested Curricula: World Languages, Social Studies
Bia Ferreira is a powerhouse Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who blends soul, jazz, and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira). She coins her genre “MMP—Música de Mulher Preta” (Black Woman Music). This special performance, tailored to Florida high school students, is an electrifying lesson in global culture, social justice, and “love technology”.
VELVETEEN, A NEW MUSICAL
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
PERSSON HALL
November 30- December 4 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-4
Suggested Curricula: Music, Language Arts, SLL
Inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, Velveteen, A New Musical introduces us to Lulu, her gran, her beloved toys, and a nest of legendary rabbits. Gran gives her a velveteen rabbit –just like the one her mom had. Velveteen and Lulu form a special bond, making some of the other toys jealous and leaving Velveteen wishing he could live outside with the “real” rabbits he meets through the window. Velveteen – at times thoughtful, playful at others – is an uplifting story about the importance of being your authentic self.
PIGFOOT MARY’S HARLEM RENAISSANCE
FIRST WOMAN
PERSSON HALL
January 11, 13-15 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 4-12
Suggested Curricula: Music, Language Arts, History, SLL
Pigfoot Mary, secretly wealthy from her popular food stand, dreams of California’s skies and awaits news on a property sale that could mark her departure from Harlem. But leaving isn’t easy— her world includes Hot Fingers the Piano Player, The Garveyite, Zora Neale Hurston, and the famous Langston Hughes. Is her legacy in the food and friendships she’s built or in following a new dream?
TALES OF THE SUN AND MOON
HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH
PERSSON HALL
January 19-22 · Tuesday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-3
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, SLL
No matter where or when you live, all people look at the same sun and the same moon and every culture has their own tale about the heavens. This world premiere show features celestial myths and legends from cultures around the world, including Hawai‘i, China, Korea, and more. Told through language, movement and music these are stories to connect us all.
MORE ON SALE DECEMBER 5 AT 11AM
For a step-by-step guide to our ticketing and busing/parking procedures, please visit the Ticketing and Transportation page.
You will receive an email with a link to your complimentary parking pass three days prior to the performance.
THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
TUTTI FRUTTI
PERSSON HALL
January 25-29 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Suggested Curricula: Theater, Language Arts, SLL
This beautiful warming wintery tale brings the story of a bother of a boy, a mithered mother and a grand old brass band of a granddad. All set in the village of knitters with fingers flicking, needles clicking, and where every new Christmas jumper tells a tale!
THE GRUFFALO
TALL STORIES
PERSSON HALL
February 1-5 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-3
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Music, Theater, SLL
Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler.
Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party made Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for those hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?
THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN, LIVE!
CAHOOTS NI
PERSSON HALL
February 8-12 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 2-6
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Science, Fine Arts
This swashbuckling musical follows four very different creatures: a Hen, Mule, Bobcat and Coyote, each on their way to a new life. The four musicians first struggle with their differences but emerge glorious as they discover how to work together and become a famous band! An epic journey from dusty crossroads to the bright lights of the big city, this show is a celebration of chasing big dreams.
Sponsored by Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank Foundation
THE BARD IN BARS
DARIUS V. DAUGHTRY
PERSSON HALL
February 19 · Friday at 10:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 9-12
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Theater, Social Studies
This swashbuckling musical follows four very different creatures: a Hen, Mule, Bobcat and Coyote, each on their way to a new life. The four musicians first struggle with their differences but emerge glorious as they discover how to work together and become a famous band! An epic journey from dusty crossroads to the bright lights of the big city, this show is a celebration of chasing big dreams.
Sponsored by Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank Foundation
EMELINE MICHEL
RINKER PLAYHOUSE
March 12 · Friday at 10:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 6-12
Suggested Curricula: Music, Social Studies, World Languages
Haitian songstress and Red Cross Ambassador EMELINE MICHEL is internationally acclaimed for fusing pop, jazz, blues, and traditional Haitian rhythms into deeply moving, joyful music delivered with a charismatic live show. Her music captures the reverence and gratitude for the present moment, showcasing Michel’s virtuoso vocals singing in Creole, French and English.
THE STRING QUEENS
RINKER PLAYHOUSE
March 18 · Thursday at 10:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 6-12
Suggested Curricula: Music, Social Studies
Praised for their authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, THE STRING QUEENS (TSQ), Kendall Isadore (violin), Élise Sharp (cello) and Dawn Johnson (viola), are a dynamic trio known for creating captivating musical experiences that inspire audiences to love, hope, feel and imagine. Their versatile repertoire spans from the Baroque era and Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100, taking audiences on an exhilarating journey through time and genres.
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL
THEATERWORKSUSA
PERSSON HALL
May 3-5 · Monday through Wednesday at 10am and 11:30am
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 1-5
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Music, Theater
Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out!
