What's Happening -- Pollyanna Theatre Announce 2014-15 Season
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Pollyanna Theatre is excited about it's 2014-2015 season. Come and join us!
Pollyanna has commissioned a new play by Austin Playwright Gregory Perrin that is a theatrical exploration of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Set in a history museum, the play's characters (a group of 4th grade students) experience key elements of this important part of our national history when iconic images from that period come to life and begin to move and speak. Pollyanna is partnering with the LBJ Library on the creation of educational and dramaturgical materials for this production. This play is scheduled for production in the Rollins Studio Theatre October 10-19, 2014. Resources for parents and teachers that explore the issue surrounding the Civil Rights Movement and how to help children through this very difficult topic will be created in conjunction with the LBJ Library in an effort to facilitate constructive and empowering family conversations. Best for students grades 3-6 and their families.
Performance Times:
Sat., Oct. 11 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., Oct. 12 - 2:00 p.m. followed by a "Meet the Cast" PartySat., Oct. 18 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., Oct. 19 - 2:00 p.m. followed by a "Meet the Cast" Party
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This play is based upon the life of Frances Slocum, a young girl who is taken in the early 1800s to live among Native Americans in the Mid-Western U.S. The play follows her personal journey through two different cultures and looks at each through the eyes of a young child. Pollyanna is thrilled to be working with award-winning playwright Lou Clark again to bring her newest play for young audiences to life. YOUNG BEAR is sure to have young audiences thinking deeply about the definitions of family and belonging. The story of YOUNG BEAR, while based in a true story, is designed to take children on an imaginative journey through a different time and place.
Performance Times:
Sat., Jan. 17 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., Jan. 18 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. (The4:00 p.m. show is followed by a "Meet the Cast" Party)Sat., Jan. 24 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. (The4:00 p.m. show is followed by a "Meet the Cast" Party)
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This production will be written and designed specifically to appeal to the developmental and educational needs of very young children ages 3-7. The play explores the concept of cause and effect as well as basic pre-math concepts through the story of a little boy named Jimmy. Jimmy discovers what can happen when a seemingly unimportant but very big bolt is taken out of its intended place.
Performance Times:
Sat., May 9 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., May 10 - 2:00 p.m. followed by a "Meet the Cast" PartySat., May 16 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., May 17 - 2:00 followed by "Meet the Cast" Party
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Perfect for Pollyanna's summer production, this play will be enjoyed by children as young as 4 and as old as 400. The production is the story of a young girl named Sarah who is tired of no one listening to her. But when her pre-school teacher tells her that she can "become anything she puts her mind to," Sarah decides that the best way to get attention is to become a dinosaur and ROAR! Sarah soon learns that all attention is not positive when stomping and roaring turns the heads of everyone she encounters. Ultimately, Sarah finds her voice and the adults in her world learn to think twice before speaking.
Performance Times:
Sat., July 11 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., July 12 - 2:00 p.m. followed by a "Meet the Cast" PartySat., July 18 - 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.Sun., July 19 - 2:00 p.m. followed by a "Meet the Cast" Party