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Popular Demand
on the Mainstage
This Summer 

 

Heroes

Illustration by Jamie Hogan  


June 1 - July 1

 

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About Our Program

Theater for Kids at Portland Stage strives to give children in our community access to experiences that teach theater and literacy, encourage creativity and spontaneity, and engage in active participation and collaboration. Our Play Me a Story Program and Summer & Vacation Week Theater Camps inspire children to approach literature and theater from a new perspective through watching performances, investigating text, participating in workshops and learning new roles – all while having fun!

Workshop

Our staff at the theater works closely with literacy experts and children’s book professionals in developing our reading lists. All readings are done with the author’s and / or publisher’s permission. Theater for Kids instructors are all professional, equity actors with experience teaching acting and leading workshops with children.

Literacy advisors include Vicky Smith, Children’s Book Editor of Kirkus Reviews; Mary Pervada, Head Children’s Librarian at Portland Public Library; Beverly Corsey, Principal of Nathan Clifford School; Cynthia Loring, Principal of Presumpscot Elementary School and Kirsten Cappy of Curious City.

Theater for Kids is made possible by the generous support and vision of Susie Konkel. As a former educator and a lover of the arts, her funding enables Portland Stage to bring the magic of theater to the children of Southern Maine.

Theater for Kids has received funding from the Maine Humanities Council, The Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation and The Catalyst Fund to continue our work in bringing children, books and theater together.

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2011-2012 SEASON

Last Gas
by Willy Holtzman
SEP 27 - OCT 23, 2011



by Yasmina Reza
Translated by
Christopher Hampton 
NOV 1 - NOV 20, 2011 


Santaland Diaries
by David Sedaris
NOV 25 - DEC 18, 2011
In the Studio Theater


A Christmas Carol
by Hans Christian Andersen
DEC 2- DEC 24, 2011


Trouble Is My Business
from the short stories of Raymond Chandler
adapted by James Glossman
JAN 24 - FEB 19, 2012



by Tennessee Williams
FEB 28 - MAR 18, 2012


by Gerald Sibleyras
adapted by Tom Stoppard
MAR 27 - APR 22, 2012


by Joel Gross
MAY 1 - MAY 20, 2012


BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!


by Ted Dykstra &
Richard Greenblatt
JUNE 1 - JULY 1, 2012