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.

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 2024-2025

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 19 2024 – March 29 2025

Sign up for the month and save or pick individual dates that work for you.

October 19 2024

October 26 2024

Halloween Event!
Costumes are encouraged

November 2 2024

Author Event!
Julie Falatko will be there to celebrate and sign books on sale through Longfellow Books

November 9 2024
November 16 2024

Author Event!
Erica Perl and David Covell will be there to celebrate and sign books on sale through Longfellow Books
Erica Perl will sign copies of her books The Three Little Guinea Pigs and Goatilocks and the Three Bears which she created with Amy Young. David Covell will sign copies of his book Gather Round.

November 23 2024

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