Tag Archives: Family Fun Series

Tigers, Dragons and other Wise Tails at the Publick Playhouse, May 11

Tigers, Dragons and other Wise Tails at the Publick Playhouse, May 11

Family Fun Series
Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 2:00 pm

Tigers, Dragons and other Wise Tails

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Four fantastical tales from ancient Asia capture us in this DT favorite. The sumptuous and mythic creation story The Four Dragon Rivers of China features beautiful flying puppets. The natural innocence of childhood outwits the villain in the Vietnamese story The Boy and the Fly. The Tiger, the Thief, and the Dried Persimmon from Korea features a trickster tiger whose antics recall the teachings of Anansi. In the Japanese tale The Wise Mole, true love takes charge, complete with cellphones and iPods. From the ancient to modern, these tales share the culture of the Asian countrysides.

Recommended for grades 3-8. Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Folk Tales, World Languages, Social Studies

Tickets: $5/person

Into the Great Unknown at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 9

Into the Great Unknown at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 9

Family Fun Series
Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 2:00 pm

Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater on Tour:
Into the Great Unknown

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Leadership, courage, and adventure take center stage in this inspiring Discovery Theater original. Meet Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole, and Barbara Hillary, the first African American women to reach that summit nearly 100 years later. Thrill to the frontier exploits of the hard-riding mail carrier “Stagecoach Mary” Fields and Nate Love, the former slave who became the legendary cowboy nicknamed Deadwood Dick. Journey with modern mountaineer Sophia Danenberg to the summit of Mount Everest. And learn how astronauts and aerospace pioneers Guion Bluford and Mae Jemison are charting a whole new frontier today. From the Pole to the prairies to outer space, the histories and heroism of these African American women and men attest that true grit and personal power can push us toward greatness.

Tickets: $5/person

Don Flemons: The American Songster at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 12

Don Flemons: The American Songster at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 12

Family Fun Series
Saturday, January 12, 2019, at 2:00 pm

Don Flemons: The American Songster

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: GRAMMY winner Dom Flemons shares the music of the early American Songsters, covering nearly a century of folklore and styles, including ragtime, blues, country western, bluegrass, and string band music. Flemons–a singersongwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music scholar–illuminates the history and influence of African American musicians through spirited performances on banjo, fife, guitar, harmonica, quills, and rhythm bones.

Tickets: $5/person

Stone Soup and Other Heartwarming Tales at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 1

Stone Soup and Other Heartwarming Tales at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 1

Family Fun Series
Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 2:00 pm

Stone Soup and Other Heartwarming Tales

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: “Stone Soup and Other Heartwarming Tales” is a Bright Star Theatre holiday show focusing on the true meaning of the season–giving. Three classic tales help all ages learn about what it means to give a gift with an open heart.

Tickets: $5/person