Field Trips 2011-2012 season
You bring your students to the theater.
Childsplay's mainstage season is available to school groups on Tuesday through Friday mornings at the deeply discounted price of $8 per person. Enjoy the full theatre experience for a fraction of the box office price. Performances are held at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe 85281. For performance dates and times and to make reservations contact Beth Olson at 480-921-5757 or email bolson@childsplayaz.org
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
September 13-October 14, 2011
Preschool-Grade 4
Lilly is a spunky little mouse who loves cheese snacks, her new red cowboy boots, her new teacher Mr. Slinger, and ESPECIALLY her brand new purse that plays music whenever it's opened. In fact, she loves her new purse so much that it gets her into trouble at school where she learns that making mistakes is all a part of growing up.
The Sun Serpent
October 24-November 11, 2011
Grades 3-8
Old and new worlds collide in this visually-stunning story about the conquest of Mexico. Is Cortés the Sun Serpent of Aztec legend rising from the sea to bring peace and harmony? Young Anahuac and his older brother believe so but Anahuac soon realizes all is not what it seems. He sets out to warn his brother who’s marching with the conquistadors and discovers much about Aztec culture on his journey. A Childsplay premiere!
Lyle the Crocodile
November 15-December 16, 2011
Preschool-Grade 6
Imagine the Primm family’s surprise when they find Lyle asleep in their new apartment’s bathtub! Lovable Lyle soon wins them over with his saxophone-playing, juggling, dancing ways. Even the neighbors, Ms. Nitpicker and Mr. Grumps, soon learn to love Lyle. A music-filled, tap-dancing treat.
With Two Wings
January 24-February 3, 2012
Grades 1-6
Lyf’s overprotective parents have kept him safe in their nest and not allowed him to learn to fly. One day, a hilarious pair of fast-talking twins who have skipped “flock” school burst into their lives challenging everything Lyf thought he knew. Will his parents secret reason for protecting him be enough to keep him from the skies? Join these new friends as they figure out what it really means to take flight. A Childsplay world premiere!
Rock the Presidents
February 14-March 9, 2012
Grades 2-12
You can be president! A fast-paced, multimedia-filled musical revue spanning 222 years and 44 US presidents - from George Washington to Barack Obama. See and hear the stories of the men who rose to the highest office in the land as told through rock, pop and folk songs. A Childsplay world premiere with national tour to follow.
Tomás and the Library Lady
April 5-13, 2012
Kindergarten-Grade 6
Tomás loves stories! Grandfather tells them every night during the summer when the family leaves Texas to pick crops in Iowa. But soon Tomas knows all the stories by heart and that’s when Papa Grande tells him about the library. When Tomas meets the library lady nothing is ever the same again.
The Color of Stars
April 24-May 25, 2012
Grades 3-12
When Eddie is sent to live with his grandparents while his father is at war, he feels like he’s far away from everything that matters. But when a mysterious stranger with a foreign name arrives, everyone is suspicious and Eddie soon finds himself in the middle of a town crisis that only he can fix. A powerful story about family, life in on the home front during WWII, and the importance of telling the truth. A Childsplay world premiere!