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Busytown“So simple, yet so brilliant.” says Huckle the cat when the postal service is explained to him. But he might just as well be describing this wonderfully enchanting production [Read more...]
Harold and the Purple CrayonAdam W. Roberts has taken the purple and white book about Harold and his purple crayon, added a few characters, peppered his play with lots of songs, and turned it over to Adventure Theatre for its world premiere. Judging from the squeals of delight and hoots of laughter from the tiny tot audience, [Read more...]
Story TheatreWatching Open Circle Theatre’s performance of Story Theatre reminded me of the importance of play selection. This adaptation of several of Grimm’s fairy tales and Aesop’s fables accentuates the strengths of the company and delivers a satisfying evening of family entertainment. [Read more...]
Only a human child can save the land of Fantastica. Such stuff as dreams are made on-or at least children’s fantasy. The Neverending Story is such a fantasy, brought to life by Imagination Stage. [Read more...]
I thought I was wandering into a theatre to find a general admission seat for an evening performance, only to find that I had actually crossed a threshold into a Great Green Room. Oh, my! [Read more...]
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Looking for Roberto ClementeDo You Remember Where You Were…?
When you heard about 9/11? When space shuttle Columbia crashed? When JFK was assassinated? Most people remember where they were when pivotal events in history occurred. And like any other Pittsburgher, I remember when I learned in 1972 of the passing of our local hero, Roberto Clemente. [Read more...]
The Bremen MusiciansI was very excited to see the world premiere of the musical The Bremen Musicians at Classika Theater. I was familiar with the popular folktal, the story of a Donkey whose only goal in life is to be a musician so he decides to travel to the city of Bremen to become a musician. On his way to Bremen, he encounters a worn out hunting dog, a scared cat, and a cocky rooster who join him on his journey to Bremen to become musicians as well. The production was fantastic. [Read more...]
Lost & FoundlingThe dark woods are so overdone as a scary-story setting that the forest has lost its fright. And kids these days don’t really wander around in the forest. So why not set a fairy tale in a more familiar place-like, say, a buy-in-bulk mega-store? That’s where we meet the heroine of Lost & Foundling, Pryce. [Read more...]
Go, Dog. Go!Seeing a show at Adventure Theater is such a treat! Just walking around the grounds of Glen Echo Park where the theater is located brings back great memories of all the shows I have seen there. I have been seeing productions at Adventure Theatre since I was seven or eight years old and I am very happy to see that the theatre is still going strong.
Unlike many of the children at the theater, I had never read or heard the story of “Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. Eastman.
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