Upcoming: Rapunzel's Bad Hair Day, Polyanna Theatre Company at Rollins Theatre, Long Center, July 18 - 22

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RAPUNZEL’S BAD HAIR DAY

by Lou Clark

July 18 - 22

LONG CENTER’S ROLLINS STUDIO THEATRE

Public Ticket Prices for Weekend Performances
$7.50 for children under 12;  $8.50 for students 12-18, seniors, & Austin Creative Alliance members; $9.50 for adults

Group Rates for School Audiences - Tickets between $3.00 – $5.00

For Reservations and information: 512-743-7966 or at judy@pollytheatre.org

Sampson believes his hair gave him strength. Rapunzel believes that her hair might just be holding her back. But both have dreams that take their imaginations into the stars. See what happens when two very unlikely friends join forces to make their dreams come true.

July 18 @ 11 am
July 19 @ 9:15, 11 am & 1 pm
July 20 @ 9:15, 11 am & 1 pm
July 21 @ 11 am, 2 & 4 pm
July 22 @ 2 pm (followed by a “PAY WHAT YOU LIKE” party in the AT&T Education Room)

Upcoming: Pattern Nation: Waves by Andrew Perry, Polyanna Theatre Company at Rollins Theatre, Long Center, May 10 - 15

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PATTERN NATION: WAVES

by Andrew Perry

May 10 - 15

Rollins Theatre, Long Center, Riverside Drive at South First (click for map)

Based on the very popular series of plays produced by Pollyanna written by Emily Cicchini, this new play is based on the popular concepts and characters that were first seen on Pollyanna’s stage five years ago. Designed to support important pre-literacy skills needed for learning success among pre-school children, PATTERN NATION: WAVES will explore the colorful world of waves. Great for elementary school children of all ages, PATTERN NATION: WAVES will be most enjoyed by students in pre-K, Kinder, and grades 1 & 2.

May 10 @ 11 am
May 11 @ 9:30, 11:30 am & 1 pm
May 12 @ 11 am, 2 & 4 pm
May 13 @ 2 pm (followed by a “PAY WHAT YOU LIKE” party in the AT&T Education Room)
May 14 NO PERFORMANCES
May 15 @ 9:30 & 11:30 am

For Reservations and information: 512-743-7966 or at judy@pollytheatre.org

Group Rates for School Audiences
Tickets between $3.00 – $5.00

Public Ticket Prices for Weekend Performances
$7.25 for children under 12
$8.25 for students 12-18, seniors, & Austin Creative Alliance members
$9.25 for adults

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Opportunity: Pollyanna Theatre Company Book Sale, May 7

Received directly from

Charity Used Book Sale
to benefit Pollyanna Theatre Company,
Central Texas’ fastest growing program oftheatre for young audiences

on the front lawn of Austin Groups for the Elderly (the A.G.E. Building)
3710 Cedar St. at W. 38th Street (click for map)
Saturday, May 7, 8 a.m. - noon

On Saturday, May 7, Pollyanna Theatre Company will be hosting a large, used book sale. A large selection of both fiction and non-fiction for all ages. Pick up some summer reading material and support Pollyanna’s outreach efforts in local schools.

Each school year, Pollyanna Theatre Company serves over 22,000 children in the Austin area through a combination of in-house performances and school touring programs. It is the policy of the company that no child is turned away from a Pollyanna production because of an inability to pay for their ticket. With current public and private funding cuts, Pollyanna is holding this book sale to raise funds needed to continue to serve at-risk children in our community.

Items available for sale include hard cover books, paperbacks, children’s books, comics, magazines, music cds, movies, and board games.

For Information call 512/743-7966

Upcoming: Greeks Alive!, Polyanna Theatre Company at the Rollins Theatre, Long Center, January 14 - 17

Found on-line:






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Greeks Alive!

A new play for young audiences, Greeks Alive! is a collection of Greek myths for young audiences ages 8 - 12. Humans have always used stories to understand the world around them and to explain human nature. All of the myths included in Pollyanna's Greeks Alive! do exactly that.

The collection includes the story of King Midas as well as the story of Psyche. This production is wonderful for upper elementary school students who are studying mythology. Greeks Alive! is presented at The Long Center’s Rollins Studio Theatre.

Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15 at 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.
Saturday, January 16 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 17 at 2 p.m.

Group rates for school audiences range between $2.75- and $5.00 per student based upon the size of your group and your campus’ need for financial aid. We will work with you to make this an affordable learning experience for your students. Financial Aid is available based on financial need.

Public ticket prices for weekend performances: $6.50 for children under 12, $7.50 for students 12 and older, seniors, and ACOT/GACA members, $8.50 for adults.

Call for Reservations and Information: 743-7966
The Long Center's Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre
701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin Full map and directions

Upcoming: The Tempest for Young Audiences, Polyanna Theatre at Dougherty Arts Center, August 7 - 11

Found at the Polyanna website:

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Adapted for young audiences by Judy Matetzschk-Campbell
August 7-11th
Presented at The Dougherty Arts Center

If you and your children enjoyed Pollyanna's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, you will not want to miss our young people's version of The Tempest. This 50-minute version of the classic tale of mistaken identities, shipwrecks, and deserted islands make a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare's language, characters, and stories.

Best for children ages 6-11.
Friday, August 7 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, August 8 at 11:00 and 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Monday, August 10 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, August 11 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Theatre Tickets at $6.25 for children under 12, $7.25 for student age 12 and older, ACOT members and Seniors, and $8.25 for adults
GROUP RATES FOR SCHOOLS GROUPS ranging from $3.00-$5.00 are available depending on the total number of tickets reserved.
Financial Aid is available based on financial need. Call for Reservations and Information: 743-7966

Upcoming: Pattern Nation, Polyanna Theatre Company, Rollins Theatre at Long Center, June 19 - 27

UPDATE: Pre-production article by Hannah Kenah in the Austin Chronicle, June 18

Pattern Nation
by Emily Cicchini

Pattern Nation is Pollyanna's third installment of the adventures of Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow, some unlikely friends who explore patterns found in music, nature and visual art, as well as patterns in human behavior. Pollyanna's youngest patrons loved Patterns and then More Patterns, making these returning characters some of the most popular characters Cicchini has ever created. This play is a fast-paced theatrical exploration that gives children in the audience an opportunity to recognize as well as make many different patterns, the building blocks of pre-literacy.

Will be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, even Pollyanna's youngest patrons who are ages 4-7.

June 19-27*
Friday, June 19 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
and
Sunday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, June 24 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Thursday, June 25 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Friday, June 26 at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

*No performances held Monday, June 22

Presented at The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Rollins Studio Theatre
Tickets at $6.25 for children under 12, $7.25 for student age 12 and older, ACOT members and Seniors, and $8.25 for adults
GROUP RATES FOR SCHOOLS GROUPS ranging from $3.00-$5.00 are available depending on the total number of tickets reserved.
Financial Aid is available based on financial need.

Call for Reservations and Information: 743-7966

Upcoming: Wonderdog, Polyanna Theatre Company at the Rollins Theatre, January 15 - 20

UPDATE: from Interview with Polyanna Theatre Company member published on January 14 on LiveMom.com:
Tell us about Pollyanna Theatre Company:
Pollyanna has been around since late 2000 and has grown quickly. As a company that specializes in the creation and presentation of new plays for young audiences, we started out with an original play by our
Resident Playwright, Emily Cicchini and continue to produce at least
two new plays each season. We are a company of adult, professional
theatre artists that perform for child and family audiences. So the
children are our audience, not on our stage. Our goal is to create
exciting, imaginative productions that ignite the sense of wonder
found in each child who sees our work. We are now serving approx.
24,000 children each season.

Found via Long Center e-mail and on-line:

Pollyanna Theatre Company

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Wonderdog, a new play for children and families by Lou Clark

When you are the new girl in town, you are the new girl in school. Things are not easy when you are the new girl in your class. And it sure isn’t easy when you and your Mom are living in a new house for the first time without your Dad. It sure is a good thing that stray pug showed up and has now come to the rescue! Lou Clark’s new play, Wonderdog, will have everyone wondering if dogs really might have the power of super friendship if you rub their tummies. You just never know who might come to help you when you need them most! Best for children in grades K – 3.

Tickets are $6.25 for children under 12, $7.25 for students age 12 and older, ACOT members, and Seniors, and $8.25 for adults.

Group rates for school groups ranging from $3.00 - $5.00 are available depending upon the total number of tickets reserved.

Financial Aid is available based upon financial need.

Call 743-7966 for reservations and information.

Rollins Studio Theatre
January 15-20
Performance Times: Weekday mornings at 9:15am and 10:45am, Saturday the 17th at 11am & 2pm, Sunday the 18th at 2pm.

No performances on January 19.