Tall Stories' THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD Comes to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 3/14

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents The Gruffalo's Child, in conjunction with Tall Stories, on Saturday, March 14 at 1:30PM. The Gruffalo's Child is part of BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's 2014-2015 Family Theater Season, featuring plays, musicals, puppetry, concerts and dance for all ages.

One wild and windy night, The Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the snow. En route she meets the same fox, owl and snake that her father met some years before. Each points her in a different direction, so by the time the little Gruffalo gets to the heart of the wood, she is beginning to have serious doubts about the scary mouse that her dad has told her about. Just about to give up and go home, she sees a little mouse and decides to stop for a mousey snack. But Mouse is not in the mood to be eaten and comes up with an ingenious plan to scare the little Gruffalo away. Standing on a twig as the moon shines, Mouse casts a big bad mousey shadow on the ground -- and this is enough to send the Gruffalo's Child running home. Songs, laughs and scary fun for ages 4 and up! Adapted from the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and presented by Tall Stories.

Tall Stories is a not-for-profit theatre company presenting old, new and timeless stories in fresh and exciting ways, always acknowledging the presence of the audience. We aim to create a lively theatrical experience, accessible to all. We tell stories in a physical, visual style and our performances link original music with movement and a lot of laughs. The company was founded in 1996 by directors Olivia Jacobs and Toby Mitchell. For more information, visit www.tallstories.org.uk.

Tickets are $25. To purchase tickets or a 10Club Membership, call Ticketing Services at (212) 220-1460. Single tickets can also be purchased by visiting our website at http://tribecapac.org/family/ or by visiting the Box Office at 199 Chambers Street, Tues-Sat from 12PM - 6PM.

BMCC Tribeca PAC is Downtown Manhattan's premier presenter of the arts, reaching audiences from the college community, downtown residential and business communities, local schools, families, and audiences of all ages. BMCC Tribeca PAC strives to present a broad global perspective through the presentation of high-quality artistic work in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. BMCC Tribeca PAC is located on the Borough of Manhattan Community College campus, 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich Avenue & West Street) and is convenient to the 2/3, A/C/E and R/W subway lines and the New Jersey Path Train. For more information please visit our website, www.tribecapac.org.

Photo courtesy of Tall Stories.