Free Summer Theatre
FREE SUMMER THEATRE 2006
July 16 - August 18 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City
- Summer camps, youth programs and social service organizations can make reservations for groups of ten or more by calling 212-627-7373.
- Each day, a limited number of free tickets will be made available to individuals at the theatre on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Distribution will begin one hour prior to each performance, with a limit of four tickets per person.
- Because we accept reservations from many summer camps, public distribution tickets are extremely limited for the weekday daytime performances. Availability is usually better for evening and weekend performances.
- Once all public tickets are distributed, any remaining patrons will be admitted at curtain time on a space-available basis.
- ABSOLUTELY NO BABIES IN ARMS OR CHILDREN IN STROLLERS WILL BE ADMITTED.
TheatreworksUSA presents a sparkling musical revue based on popular children's books, including:
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (by Laura Joffe Numeroff) When a boy shares his snack with a hungry, demanding mouse, he learns a hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect.
- Amazing Grace (by Mary Hoffman) Follow young Grace as she attempts to break stereotypes in an effort to play the title character in her school's production of Peter Pan.
- Borreguita and the Coyote (by Verna Aardema) The classic Mexican tale of a little lamb, or borreguita, who uses her wits to escape a hungry coyote.
- Imogene's Antlers (by David Small) Young Imogene is delighted to wake up with "cool" antlers, but soon discovers that her parents and school principals do not share her enthusiasm.
- Martha Speaks (by Susan Meddaugh) The adventurous tale of a family dog who literally becomes outspoken after dining on alphabet soup.
- Master Man (by Aaron Shepard) A man whose muscles are as big as his ego earns his comeuppance when he claims to be the strongest man in the world in this Nigerian tale.
- Math Curse (by Jon Scieszka) This story playfully addresses the phobia some kids have when tackling seemingly impossible math problems.
- Owen (by Kevin Henkes) Owen just can't bear to part with his beloved blanket, Fuzzy - a problem, since he is about to start kindergarten. Owen's understanding mother provides a clever solution.
Source: http://www.theatreworksusa.org/free_summer.cfm
