Rapunzel

Like Willow Smith, Rapunzel (Felicia Curry) loves her hair. And why shouldn’t she? It is her crowning glory, her plaything, a transportation system, and until Prince Brian (Jonathan Atkinson) comes along, her only friend. [Read more...]

Imagination Stage invites children to a ball

Imagination Stage has seized on the idea of a ball for the 4-12 set to be held in its Bethesda location. Titled “Just Imagine…The Inaugural Children’s Ball”, the event takes place Saturday May 5th, starting at 3:30 and ends at 7pm, as weary ball goers are whisked off for home in their carriages, or other conveyances. [Read more...]

Imagination Stage publishes P. Nokio as an eBook

With their announcement today, Imagination Stage has taken a creative leap from the stage to the page.  P. Nokio, the popular hip-hop musical playing at Imagination Stage, is now available in eBook form for Amazon’s Kindle for $2.99 and, coming soon, for Barnes & Noble’s Nook. [Read more...]

Paige Hernandez on P. Nokio at Imagination Stage

Brimming with energy, Paige Hernandez brings a joyful creativity wherever she goes. As a teaching artist, actor, dancer and choreographer, and a self-professed hip-hop advocate, Hernandez has worked with artists of all ages from the classroom to the theatre and beyond. [Read more...]

P. Nokio

P. Nokio, written and directed by hip hop performing artist Psalmayene 24, hits a fun and groovy downbeat.  Playing the main character, Psalmayene 24 takes on the stiff mannerisms of an artificial image plucked from an electronic game and given a body by the graffiti fairy, the irresistible Paige Hernandez, who makes dreams come true.  [Read more...]

Dr. Dolittle

Imagination Stage’s new musical production of Dr. Dolittle combines two stories, the traditional Dr. Dolittle tale and the story of its origins in letters written home by Hugh Lofting while away at war.  While the approach may initially puzzle the youngest children, the two stories cleverly blend to support common themes about the importance of communication and the value of cooperation over fighting.  This Dr. Dolittle is both entertaining and deeply meaningful, a cut above many children’s offerings. [Read more...]

Aladdin’s Luck

Overlooked by the powerful, and eager for a chance to prove himself, Aladdin hungers for some sign of magic to pick him up out of life’s daily routine. The same can be said of the target audience for Aladdin’s Luck: children, ages four and up, some of whom are seeing live theatre for the first time. So the show kicks off Imagination Stage’s new season on the right foot, with a spirited hero from a rich canon of stories. [Read more...]

The Wind in the Willows

Roll the clock back to Britain’s glorious Gilded Age of 1908 when Kenneth Grahame dreamed up this rambling adventure for his little son about animals with human traits and the importance of friendship. After seven motorcars wrecks, three hospitalizations and a sentencing to 20-years in prison for speeding and car theft, wacky Mr. Toad, who is mad about motorcars, discovers who his real friends are. Sounds like a Grimm’s Fairy Tale.

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The Day John Henry Came to School

Even in this age of iPads, mobile apps and handheld computer games, show-and-tell still holds an irresistible allure for grade-schoolers. The Day John Henry Came to School, a world-premiere play by Eric Pfeffinger debuting at Imagination Stage, affirms the triumph of man over machine. [Read more...]

Perseus Bayou

Perseus Bayou is making a welcome return to the DC area after an eight year absence.  Now an entirely new generation of children can enjoy the charms of this creative family musical playing at Imagination Stage. [Read more...]