Fall is right around the corner and we have two incredible adventures waiting for your group! Join us for Señorita Mariposa – Sept 19 – Oct 6, 2024 and The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane – Sept 27 – Oct 27, 2024.
It’s show time! Join us at Stages Theatre Company for one or more of our exciting productions and introduce your students to the magical world of theatre. Not only will your students be enthralled with the beautiful imagery and charming stories, but all the elements of theatre will be introduced: character, plot, language, sound and spectacle.
This fall, entertain and educate your groups with two beautifully crafted productions.
SEÑORITA MARIPOSA
September 19 – October 6, 2024 (All Ages)
A bilingual adventure across America!
Take flight and discover just how big Señorita Mariposa’s mundo maravilloso is as we follow the monarch butterfly’s journey from Canada to Mexico on this beautiful English and Spanish adventure across the continent. Each year the butterfly takes an epic adventure ‘over mountains capped with snow, to the deserts down below’ to settle in the forests of their ancestors, but it’s the people they meet on their way that make this journey so special. ¡A volar!
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/senorita-mariposa/
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
September 27 – October 27, 2024 (Ages 7+)
From the book by Kate DiCamillo
Where will your heart take you?
Based on the award-winning book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, this is an adventure that will capture your heart. When Edward Tulane, a china rabbit with a strong personality, falls into the ocean, he embarks on a remarkable journey of self-discovery. While flying through swirling winds, fumbling along train tracks and wrapped in the arms of children, Edward learns what it means to be truly loved and to love in return.’
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane/
Also ahead this season:
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL
November 22 – December 28, 2024 (All Ages)
Based on the animated television special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” adapted from the story by Robert L. May and the song by Johnny Marks, Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marks, Script Adaptation by Robert Penola, Originally produced, directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage, Arrangements by Timothy Splain, Orchestrations by William C. White.
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS ON TV!
The Stages Theatre Company classic is back to celebrate 60 years of the beloved animated movie! Join Rudolph as he navigates being a little different from the others on a mission to save Christmas. Based on the classic television special featuring all the characters and songs you love, this popular show is bound to bring all the festive feels this holiday season.
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-the-musical
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
January 24 – February 23, 2025 (All Ages)
Based on the book Don’t Let Pigeon Drive The Bus! by Mo Willems; Published by Hyperion Books for Children; Script by Mo Willems and Mr. Warburton; Lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma; Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz. The play was first commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2019 – 2020 season.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THAT BUS! • When Pigeon arrives at the bus stop he doesn’t realize he’s about to embark on one of his biggest quests; to drive the bus. With all the passengers and the bus driver against him, will he finally achieve his (brand new) dream? With a hilariously funny script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning “Pigeon” picture books, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is a silly, laugh-out-loud musical and even more fun than staying up late and having a hot dog party!
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-the-musical
WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER
March 14 – 30, 2025 (Ages 7+)
Based on the book by Tae Keller
In Collaboration with Theater Mu
What stories do you keep with you?
Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on an adventure to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling, Newbery Medal-winning novel, When You Trap a Tiger.
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/when-you-trap-a-tiger
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
April 11 – May 11, 2025 (Ages 9+)
Book by Joe Tracz
Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki
Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
ROCK OUT IN THIS MYTHICAL ADVENTURE!
When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he’s a demigod, he and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods. To succeed, Percy must do more than catch a thief, he must navigate friendship, family and a perilous journey into the underworld. Adapted from the best-selling book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan, and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief is an action-packed mythical adventure.
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/the-lightning-thief-the-percy-jackson-musical
MADAGASCAR – A MUSICAL ADVENTURE – TYA EDITION
June 20 – August 3, 2025 (All Ages)
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega & Joel Someillan
In collaboration with Threads Dance Project
“MOVE IT” INTO SUMMER WITH MADAGASCAR!
With outlandish characters, adventures galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar will leave you with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”. Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto our summer stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.
WEBSITE: https://www.stagestheatre.org/madagascar-a-musical-adventure
Stages Theatre Company’s
2024-2025 Theatre Season
A Mystical Season of Adventure
Señorita Mariposa – September 19 – October 6, 2024
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – September 27 – October 27, 2024
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical – November 22 – December 28, 2024
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! – The Musical! – January 24 – February 23, 2025
When You Trap a Tiger – March 14 – 30, 2025
The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical – April 11 – May 11, 2025
Madagascar – A Musical Adventure – June 20 – August 3, 2025
Tell Me Your Dreams – August 6 – 24, 2025
Due to the interactive structure of our Theatre for the Very Young performance, group tickets are NOT available for The Dandelion Seed and Tell Me Your Dreams.
STAGES THEATRE COMPANY | Señorita Mariposa & Edward Tulane
