Emerald City Theatre Presents MOTHER GOOSE'S GARDEN World Premiere

Emerald City Theatre (ECT) Artistic Director Jacqueline Stone announced casting today for the world premiere of Mother Goose's Garden, by ECT Director of Educational Programming Kate Leslie.

Mother Goose's Garden is directed by Jacqueline Stone, with performances beginning April 22, at Emerald City's Little Theatre - the nation's first facility dedicated to Theatre for the Very Young - in Lakeview.

The cast of Mother Goose's Garden features teaching artists Austin Ryan Hunt and Michele Stine as nursery rhyme mainstays, Jack and Jill. "We are very excited about the decision to cast teaching artists in the show, as it allows us to adapt each performance to the day's audience," says Stone.

Performances start April 22, 2017 At Emerald City's Little Theatre in Lakeview 2933 N Southport Ave, Chicago. By Emerald City Theatre Director of Educational Programming Kate Leslie. Directed by Emerald City Theatre Artistic Director Jacqueline Stone. For Ages 0 - 5.

One, two, buckle your shoe, and take a gander at Mother Goose's magical community garden at ECT's Little Theatre! Join Jack and Jill as they search for Mother Goose and help out a gaggle of your favorite characters along the way. Sing along to live music with Little Boy Blue, Miss Muffet, and others as you experience the fun in teamwork through hand-puppetry and interactive play.

Tickets start at $14 for kids and adults and $8 for babies under one and are available at EmeraldCityTheatre.com or by calling 773.529.2690.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary season, ECT is one of Chicago's most-attended nonprofit theater companies reaching children 0 - 13-years-old through its three pillars of work: artistic, education, and outreach. Serving over 80,000 children and their grown-ups annually, the company has created 100 productions at the Apollo Theater in Lincoln Park, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, and its very own Little Theatre - the nation's first facility dedicated to Theatre for the Very Young - in Lakeview. ECT also builds skills in children through its yearly camps, classes, and residencies - the largest theater arts education program in Chicago, serving over 62,000 students to date and 200 schools annually. The company's outreach initiatives make ECT programs available to any child of any household income level by providing free plays and companion books to children in under-served neighborhoods. To date, over 53,000 students have been served, including, in March of 2016, all 30,000 CPS second grade students in a ground-breaking partnership with author Mary Pope Osborne, Random House Children's Books Publishing and KPMG - Family for Literacy. ECT's lead funders include iHeartMedia Chicago, The Land of Nod, KPMG, National Endowment for the Arts, and AMITA Health. For more information, visit EmeraldCityTheatre.com.