2008-2009 Season

Our 2008-09 Spectacular Season includes Miss Nelson is Missing!, Getting Near to Baby, The Velveteen Rabbit, Busytown, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Ferdinand the Bull, The NeverEnding Story and Peter and the Wolf.

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School Field Trips
We are now taking reservations for Childsplay’s 2008-2009 Season for Schools. School field trip performances allow schools to enrich the student experience by bringing students to the theatre. Available for this season are Miss Nelson is Missing!, Getting Near to Baby, The Velveteen Rabbit, Busytown, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Ferdinand the Bull, The NeverEnding Story and Peter and the Wolf.

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School Touring Shows
Bring Childsplay's professional performances directly to your school. This season's touring shows are A Little Bit of Water, Ferdinand the Bull, and Rock, Paper, Scissors.

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Backstage Pass Program For those who want an enhanced theatre experience while supporting the programs we offer. The perfect gift. Learn more

Make a tax deductible contribution Support our school programs.  Learn more

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Academy

Session II begins October 4, please register early so you're not left out. Childsplay's great curriculum, experienced teachers, and brand new campus (including four beautiful, state-of-the-art classrooms, rehearsal rooms and a black box theater) have made Childsplay Academy the premiere choice for theatre classes in the valley. In addition to Saturday classes, this Fall we have weekday evening and daytime classes ... and classes for everyone from 18 months to 18 years.

Class schedule and registration

Location and phone number change! Our office and Childsplay Academy have moved.  Address and map.

Enter to win 10 tickets to the show of your choice.  Contest

Nominate your teacher Grand Prize, A field trip for the entire class to see any Childsplay show this season. Entry Form

Parade Puzzle: Characters from the Childsplay brochure. Answers

Teaching residencies - Contact us for information about residencies and funding sources. Learn more

Feedback Convenient form for comments or questions?

Workshops in theatre and puppetry - Workshops are ideal for youth groups and working toward scout badges.  Learn more

Mission - Childsplay's mission is "to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, those hallmarks of childhood which are the keys to the future."

Childsplay, Arizona's Professional Theater for Young Audiences and Families.  Childsplay is an award-winning professional theatre company for young audiences and families. Based in Tempe, Arizona, since 1977, Childsplay has achieved a national reputation in the field