2007-2008 Educational Series

Salem Justice   
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 • 10am 
Grades: 4-8
Running Time: 55 minutes

When Elizabeth Parris and her cousin Abigail are caught in a dangerous lie, their lives change forever. Set in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, this historical and gripping drama tells the extraordinary story of how fear and gossip turn a town against its own.

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A Christmas Carol
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 • 11:30am - SOLD OUT!
Grades: 4-12
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Weidner Center Presents, Inc. is pleased to once again present this classic Dickens tale as only The Nebraska Theatre Caravan can tell it. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his unforgettable magical journey and his discovery of the true meaning of Christmas in a stage show that has become one of the most treasured family gifts of the season. This outstanding production is always a sell-out, so register early.

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A Year With Frog and Toad
Thursday, December 13, 2007 • 10am & 12:30pm
Grades: PreK-4
Running Time: 60 minutes

A hit on Broadway, A Year With Frog and Toad was nominated for 3 Tony Awards® - including Best Musical.  Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in this engaging musical. The musical remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons.  Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

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Freedom Train
First show is sold out.   Second show added!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm
Grades: 3-9
Running Time: 60 minutes

Freedom Train tells the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people, in a fascinating series of highly theatrical scenes that use dance, dialogue, and music of the period. Songs include "Follow the Drinking Gourd," "Steal Away," "Wade in the Water," "Good News, the Chariot's A-comin'," and many others still sung today. Freedom Train is the story of self-sacrifice, dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit -- a universal story for all.

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Junie B. Jones
Monday, February 4, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm
Grades: K-5
Running Time: 60 minutes

Hurray, Hurray! Junie B. Jones is finally graduating from kindergarten and is ready for first grade, at last! But getting used to the whole new group of friends, a new teacher, and new glasses is challenging, even for irrepressible Junie B. Follow her adventures as she writes everything down in her "top-secret personal beeswax" journal. A new musical based on the books by Barbara Park.

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Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond's
If You Give a Pig a Party 
Thursday, February 7, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm
Grades: PreK-3
Running Time: 60 minutes

The Mouse, the Moose, the Pig - together at last!  Join all three for the biggest party of the year. Fans will squeal with delight when this little Piggy decides to throw a party.  Because if you give a pig a party, she’s going to ask for some balloons, and then she’s going to decorate the house, and then she’ll put on her favorite party dress, and then . . .  Dallas Children’s Theater On Tour invites you to experience this World Premiere musical celebration.

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
& Other Story Books
Thursday, March 6, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm                       Limited seating for the 10am show.
Grades: K-4
Running Time: 60 minutes

Eight delightful stories come to life in the musical revue If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books. Performed by a multi-racial cast, the stories represent various issues, themes and ideas relevant to a broad and diverse audience of children. This sparkling revue is comprised of several mini-musicals based on popular children's books, including Amazing Grace, Owen, Martha Speaks, Borreguita and the Coyote, Master Man, Math Curse, and Imogene's Antlers.

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Old Yeller
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm
Grades: 3-6
Running Time: 60 minutes

This story of courage, loyalty and one boy’s coming-of-age has touched the hearts of children and adults alike for more than 50 years. Fourteen-year-old Travis is left with his mother and younger brother in the late 1860’s to care for the family ranch in Texas. Old Yeller, a mangy one-eared mutt shows up, and Travis wants nothing to do with him until the dog helps save his family, earning Travis’ love and respect. The bond that results from their many adventures changes Travis’ life forever, especially when Old Yeller gets sick and Travis must face the most difficult decision of his young life.

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The Mystery of King Tut  Second show just added!
Thursday, April 24, 2008 • 10am & 12:30pm
(limited seating for 10am showing)
Grades: 4-9
Running Time: 60 minutes

This exciting musical tells the stories of Tutankhamen, the "boy king" who ruled Egypt in the 14th century B.C., and Howard Carter, the archeologist who made him famous by discovering his tomb in 1922. Our authors began with the grain of fact about Tut's life that has survived thousands of years, but had to do a bit of storytelling in order to fill in the historical gaps (including his cause of his death, which continues to be debated among scholars). The result is a compelling tale of two men looking to leave their marks on history in two very different worlds.

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