Play Me a Story

Play Me a Story & Workshop

Experience the fun and magic of theater on Saturday mornings with Play Me a Story! Ages 4 – 10 enjoy a performance of children’s stories followed by an interactive acting workshop with Portland Stage’s Education Artists for $15. Sign up for the month and save or pick individual days that work for you. Build literacy, encourage creativity and spark dramatic dreams!

All books featured in Play Me a Story are presented with permission from the publishers and/or authors.

In-Person Safety Protocols

In-person programming will follow protocols based on the latest CDC guidelines and is subject to change. Portland Stage utilizes a Bipolar Ionization iWave HVAC system throughout our facilities. Our current policy states that if Cumberland County community level is designated as “low” by the CDC, masks will be optional. If the designation is “medium” or “high” masks will be required. 

 

Education For All

Portland Stage Education strives to welcome and celebrate all people regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, national origin, religion, gender identity, neurological, or physical ability.

Financial Aid

Portland Stage Education offers need-based financial aid for all of our programs. Please fill out our form to apply.

Play Me a Story 2023-2024

Play Me a Story takes place in person at Portland Stage’s Theater for Kids on Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Doors open at 10:00, 10:30 performance, followed by an interactive workshop from 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM, with everything wrapped up by 12:00 PM.

All books featured in Play Me a Story are performed with permission from the publishers and/or authors.

October 14 2023 - March 30 2024

Sign up for the month and save or pick individual dates that work for you. Titles for the 2023-2024 season will be posted as we get closer to the start of the season.

Video Archives

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The Best Worst Poet Ever & Dragons Love Tacos

Performed Live on Facebook April 24, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Unicorns are the WORST & How to Code a Sandcastle

Performed Live on Facebook April 17, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Penguin Problems & Hammer and Nails

Performed Live on Facebook April 10, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Leave Me Alone & It's Okay to Be a Unicorn

Performed Live on Facebook April 3, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Panda Problem & How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow

Performed Live on Facebook March 20, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Boxitects & It Came In the Mail

Performed Live on Facebook March 13, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Kevin the Unicorn: It's Not All Rainbows & I Am Not A Fish!

Performed Live on Facebook March 6, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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The Littlest Yak & Diary of a Worm

Performed Live on Facebook February 27, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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The Happy Book & Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type

Performed Live on Facebook February 13, 2021.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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BE QUIET! & Henry Houlton Takes the Ice

Performed Live on Facebook February 6, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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A Hat for Mrs. Goldman & Schmoopreme Leader 202020

Performed Live on Facebook November 21, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Nugget & Fang & We Will Rock Our Classmates

Performed Live on Facebook November 14, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Pluto Gets the Call & Geraldine

Performed Live on Facebook November 7, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Big Bad Bubble & Bone Soup

Performed Live on Facebook October 31, 2020

Expires June 30, 2023.

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The Cool Bean & Clark The Shark

Performed Live on Facebook October 24, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Bob and Otto

Performed Live on Facebook June 27, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Those Darn Squirrels

Performed Live on Facebook May 23, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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Potato Pants

Performed Live on Facebook May 16, 2020.

Expires June 30, 2023.

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