Saturday Morning Matinees

Performances geared for young audiences.

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Spring Has Sprung

with actor Jimmy Hoxie

March 22, 2008 at Playhouse on the Square

Join Jimmy, performing actor and improv artist extraordinaire, as he celebrates SPRING! No telling what's up Jimmy's sleeve, under his hat, behind the chair, and inside the box. All will be revealed in this delightful performance. The audience will participate in the fun as well by creating their own "fractured" tales. Jimmy is a professional actor and singer who has worked for many years with Playhouse on the Square's Theatre for Youth Program and with the former Ewing Children's Theatre. When not directing the youth performing troupe, M. Y. Theatre, Jimmy stays busy working as a teaching artist, a culinary chef, and at Seize The Clay.

Mississippi River Life

with storyteller Annie McDaniel

March 29, 2008 at Playhouse on the Square

Annie McDaniel was raised on a riverboat that traveled up and down the mighty Mississippi, docking on the islands and sandbars. This thoroughly captivating storyteller shares true tales and wisdom from her life in the early 1900s. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to hear Annie speak about the river people – how they lived and how they survived.

Trickster & Tall Tales

with storyteller Luna Dara Kelondra

April 5, 2008 at Playhouse on the Square

A teller of folktales from around the world, Luna Dara Kelondra, loves to share fun tales of animals, tricksters, and adventurers from all quarters of the world. From Anansi in Africa to Brer Rabbit in America, from Coyote of Native American tradition to Hodja in the Middle East, there's laughter in every country and tale. Luna also brings her puppets into many stories to add variety and fun to her tales. Ms. Kelondra is President of the Yarnspinners of Memphis and on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Storytelling Organization.

Charlotte's Web

book by E. B. White, adaptation by Joseph Robinette

April 19, 2008 at The Circuit Playhouse

The best-selling children's paperback of all time comes to glorious life in this theatrical production. Children of all ages will cherish this terrific and touching story of friendship and salvation. Filled with endearing drama and good-natured barnyard fun, a heroic and valiant spider spins a cleaver plan to rescue her imperiled friend, a humble runt of a pig named Wilbur. Charlotte, the spider, hopes to convince the people on the farm that Wilbur is "Some Pig" and that he should live a long and happy life with his friends in the barnyard. Don't miss Playhouse's professional touring company present this one-time-only public performance.