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Children’s Theater Festival of Berks County
February 11 - February 13
The Yocum Institute for Arts Education has served Berks County for nearly a century, pivoting programming to meet the needs of our community. The impact of Covid-19 was met with another pivot. The Yocum Institute, took on additional expenses to mitigate risk, keep teaching artists and performers employed while providing unique arts opportunities for small groups as well as performances (live and streaming.) Live Theater’s ability to foster connectivity between the performers, the audience and the community can not be understated. For February 2021 we are bring to our community a celebration of stories of Friendship, Laughter, Dance and Music!
A Celebration of Stories and What Brings us Together…
Friendship… Laughter… Dance … Music…
PrimaryStages Productions presents Elephant and Piggie’s, We Are In a Play!
Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Book and lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
February 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
February 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM
School Day Shows offered February 9-11, 2022
February 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM PJ Party Night
February 12, 2022 at 10:30 AM Pre-show Party Hat Craft
February 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM with Post show Piggie Dance Party (SOLD OUT)
February 13, 2021 11:00 AM
February 13, 2021 1:00 PM SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE
Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved, award-winning, best-selling children’s books, that will leave audiences doing the “Flippy Floppy Floory” dance all night long! In Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for young audiences.
An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” (a word Gerald and Piggie made up that means “very best”) friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all. She’s even happier and more excited than usual. That’s because she and Gerald are invited to a party hosted by the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And so begins a day when anything is possible.
Filled with beloved characters and lively songs, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” is a perfect way to introduce young people to theatre.
Tickets: Adults $15.00 / Students 3+ $10.00
Ticket link: Elephant and Piggie’s We are in a Play! Tickets in West Lawn, PA, United States (ticketleap.com)
Improv Night: Laughter Guaranteed
February 11, 2022 at 8:30 PM
Featuring members of the Talent Scholarship Teen Theater Ensemble, selections from the Berks 24 hour Play Festival and other Special Guests for an evening of laughter and spontaneity.
Tickets: Pay What You Will, suggested $10
Ticket link: Improv Night: Laughter Guaranteed Tickets in West Lawn, PA, United States (ticketleap.com)
Garba-Raas Folk Dance & Art Workshop
Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Participants will have the opportunity to paint and decorate their sticks that they will use in the Garba-Raas. Garba is a dance based on circular pattern with hand movements. Raas is a line dance with sticks. Garba-Raas is a folk dance from India’s state of Gujarat that is popularly performed during the Hindu holiday of Navratri and other special occasion such as weddings.
Tickets: Pay What You Will, suggested $10
Ticket link: Garba-Raas Folk Dance & Art Workshop Tickets in West Lawn, PA, United States (ticketleap.com)
Barrio Alegría Presents: … But We’re Still Here!
February 12, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Tickets: Pay What You Will, suggested $10
Ticket Link: Barrio Alegría Presents: Storytelling Through Dance Tickets in West Lawn, PA, United States (ticketleap.com)
Something Beautiful with Corinna Sowers Adler
February 12, 2022 at 8:00 PM
February 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Considered, “One of the most gorgeous voices in New York,” Corinna Sowers Adler, returns to Berks County with Something Beautiful, which debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room. Filled with magical songs, this splendid event incorporates both well-known and lesser known songs spanning genres from country to pop to Broadway. Corinna Sowers Adler will mesmerize and delight while packing an emotional punch with the songs of Something Beautiful.
Corinna, a Tony Award nominee for Excellence in Theatre Education, includes a chorus of Teen singers in Something Beautiful. Local young adults from across Berks County will join the artist onstage to share their voices to uplift and remind and encourage us all to bring and to be “something beautiful” in this world.
“Look for future performance dates by her to be announced, and if those dates include Something Beautiful, run, don’t walk to see it. It will touch your heart, uplift your soul and make you want to dance.” – The Huffington Post
Featuring:
Piano: Stephen Murphy
Bass: Wilhelmus Sapanaro
Drums: Michael Advensky
Youth Singers:
Maggie Angstadt
Hailey Firek
Oliver Houck
Jacinda Motley
Kailey Reinboth
Maggie Smedley
Tickets: Adults $20.00 / Students 3+ $15.00
Ticket link: Something Beautiful, Cabaret with Corinna Sowers Adler Tickets in West Lawn, PA, United States (ticketleap.com)
