Category Archives: Children & Teen

Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 17

Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 17

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Art Reach presents a drama with music about the life of the woman behind Dr. Martin Luther King. Born in Alabama, Coretta Scott King overcame childhood racism and adversity in the segregated South. A talented singer, she graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. As Dr. King’s wife, the “First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement” often used her singing voice to inspire people to act. After Dr. King’s 1968 assassination, she took on a major leadership role in the movement. An author, public speaker, singer, and activist, she inspired the nation and the world.
Curriculum Connections: American history, social studies, civics and politics, music, language arts and self-esteem
Recommended for grades 3-8 Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 13

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 13

Aloniz Improvisation

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7pm in the ERHS auditorium.

ALONIZ! is Roosevelt’s theater improv team. Improv is like acting but without a script. The team makes up scenes as they go along!

A Box Marked Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 10-11

A Box Marked Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 10-11

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon

One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom

Henry “Box” Brown was an African American born into slavery in 1816 Virginia. As a child, his family was torn apart. The same thing happened again years later, when Brown’s wife and children were wrenched away. That devastation was his breaking point, spurring him on to devise an ingenious plan to escape the fierce oppression of slavery. Sealed in a wooden box, he shipped himself to friends and freedom in Philadelphia. This engrossing drama by Mike Wiley Productions of North Carolina epitomizes the courage, creativity, and resourcefulness people can find within themselves. Curriculum Connections: American history, social studies, language arts, theatre arts
Recommended for grades 3 and up Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more
Artwork illustrated and donated by Kent Barton

How a Town Fought Hate at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 3

How a Town Fought Hate at the Publick Playhouse, February 3, 2015

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 10:15 & 12 noon
How a Town Fought Hate

Catskill Puppet Theatre and Young Audiences of New Jersey team up to tell the true story of an American town overcoming hate groups. Based on the award-winning children’s book “The Christmas Menorahs”, and underscored by original music, beautiful large puppets depict the struggle of Billings, Montana during the 1993 holiday season, when the community defeated the local bullies threatening their minority neighbors.

Curriculum Connections: anti-bullying, history, social studies, literature, character building, theatre arts
Recommended for grades K-5. Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

Bowie High’s Got Talent at The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Jan 30

Bowie High’s Got Talent at The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, January 30, 2015

Bowie High School’s annual talent show.

Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7pm.

Presented by: Bowie High School
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

This highly competitive talent show will be exciting and fun. These Bowie High students and staff will put on an amazing show. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased on the day of the show at the door after 6pm (cash only). For more information, email tiffany.cheek@pgcps.org