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‘Tis the Season for Holiday Theatre!

ByElizabeth Starborn

At this time of year, there is so much to choose from if you’re looking for a theatre performance that a) involves kids and/or b) kids will love. I’ve selected just three to showcase the sorts of things that are happening this year. Check out what’s happening in YOUR area — and enjoy! (I’ve listed…

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Diversity in TV, Theatre, and Books — Thinking about Autism

ByElizabeth Starborn

When people think of diversity and of diverse characters in books, television, or movies, they often only think in terms of skin color or religious views. But there are many aspects to diversity. Ensuring that there are characters, both kids and adults, who deal with physical, mental, or emotional challenges is an important part of…

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Julie’s Greenroom

ByElizabeth Starborn

What happens when you put Julie Andrews, Giullian Yao Gioiello, five kids (really Henson puppets), a dog, and a duck (more puppets) into a room? You get Julie’s Greenroom, a new series debuting on Netflix this Friday, March 17th. The series is the brainchild of Ms. Andrews, her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton and others, and…

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Puppets — an Intriguing Way to Do Theatre

ByElizabeth Starborn

You may have seen a play that was based on a book. You may even have seen a play that was based on a children’s book. But have you ever seen a play based on a children’s book, done entirely by puppets? There is a very cool-sounding theatre in south Minneapolis called In the Heart…

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The Arts and Books on Vacation, Part Four — THEATRE

ByElizabeth Starborn

It seems fitting that the curtain call — the final post — in this series on the Arts and Books on Vacation should be about THEATRE. Many theatres, colleges and universities offer drama camps for kids. I could write for days and not cover them all, so I’ve chosen two of the most tempting to…