Tag: theatre for kids by kids

7 Encore Students Receive Awards for Excellence and Achievement

After participating in at least six Encore Stage and Studio productions: two onstage, two backstage on tech crew, and two more in either capacity, six Encore Stage & Studio students joined an elect group of Star Award honorees… Read More

Meet the Arts Management Intern: Rosemarie O’Connor

Why, hello there Front Row readers! Seeing as I will be here at Encore for the summer, it’s just polite to let you all know a little bit about me. I am a rising senior at Marymount University… Read More

Nov. 6-15, 2015

Hansel and Gretel From the classic story by The Brothers Grimm Adapted by Vera Morris Deep in a German forest awaits the Gingerbread Witch and her hobgoblin henchmen ready to transform children into tasty treats. Siblings Hansel, Gretel… Read More

Jan. 8-17, 2016

Snow White is a beautiful young princess who lives with her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Queen discovers that Snow White is truly “the fairest of them all,” she devises a plan to continue her reign permanently…. Read More

Feb. 26-Mar. 6, 2016

Treasure Island What starts as a mystery turns into an adventure in a brand new Encore adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel. Young Jemma Hawkins escapes a dull life to search for where “X” marks the spot… Read More

Apr. 22-24, 2016

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Six young spellers come together at a local school to use their talents to decide who will represent Putnam County in the national bee. Their zany personalities shine as they take… Read More

May 13-22, 2016

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night During a fierce storm and devastating surfboard accident, twins Viola and Sebastian are separated. Viola surfaces on a beach, and, believing her brother disappeared, finds acceptance by disguising herself as a man named Cesario. In… Read More

June 3-12, 2016

Cul de Sac Play by Amy Thompson Adapted from the Comic Strip, Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson Four-year-old Alice Otterloop and her older brother, Petey, learn about friendship and the importance of being yourself in this world… Read More

Jul. 15-24, 2016

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New Songs and… Read More

Curiouser and Curiouser–Find out our 2015/2016 Season at Encore’s Alice in Wonderland!

This year, we added our new Bard in the Box program presenting Much Ado About Nothing, giving a chance for our students to perform Shakespeare in the black box theatre at Theatre On The Run. In addition, we… Read More