This week we visited Mesner Puppets for a show, Snowy Day, based on the books by Ezra Jack Keats. A long-time local favorite, Mesner Puppets put on a great show featuring the Peter character from the books, his dog, Willie,…
We kicked off the Christmas season by watching a performance of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by KC Rep. We were excited to see world-class acting in a local setting. This year’s production brought in more special effects, changed to more…
On Wednesday we went to the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College to watch a live performance of “My Father’s Dragon” based on the book of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett. A classic of children’s literature, the…
This week we visited Theatre for Young America at Union Station to watch a live performance of “Click Clack Boo,” the Halloween book from the beloved series by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Farmer Brown is afraid of Halloween, so…
On Wednesday, we headed to the Kauffman Center for the KC Symphony‘s fall performance titled “Out of This World!” The program was focused on music that represented space, stars, planets, and clouds. The performance began with Also Sprach Zarathrusta, better…
This week we attended the live performance of “We Shall Not Be Moved” at Coterie Theatre in Crown Center. This show is about the student sit-ins in 1960 at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. This moving and…
On Friday we attended a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Theatre for Young America. The cast was a combination of professional actors seen in other shows at TYA and students who attended the TYA summer camp. The…
On June 30 we attended a show of “The Wizard of Oz” performed by Mesner Puppets at the Musical Heritage Theater in Crown Center. This adaptation of the story was a fresh retelling that entertained kids and parents alike. The…
On April 26th we attended the live performance of “The Velveteen Rabbit” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. This adaptation takes the beloved classic into the library for a feature on rabbits, and includes a magician who helps…
On Monday we went to the Folly Theater for a showing of “Teacher from the Black Lagoon and Other Stories” performed by Theatreworks USA. This musical story time contained seven different books – “Teacher from the Black Lagoon” by Thaler;…
