Playhouse On Park To Produce Sensory-Friendly Performances In Season Ten Young Audience Series

The Miracle League of CT is will partner with Playhouse on Park in offering special sensory-friendly performances of Curious George and the Golden Meatball, and The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, which are both featured in the Playhouse's 2018-2019 Young Audience Series. All tickets will be specially priced at $5 for these performances only, all seats reserved. The Miracle League of CT offers opportunities for children with sensory issues and other special needs to enjoy educational and cultural activities. The Miracle League of CT is, additionally, the official and Primary Sponsor for Playhouse on Park's Season Ten Young Audience Series.

The Polkadots sensory friendly performance will be a welcoming and inclusive place for families to engage in live theater in the following ways: eliminating startling sounds when at all possible, keeping the lights at a low level throughout the show, providing a respite area in the lobby for those who may need a break, and giving the option of talking during the performance.

Based on the books by Margaret and H.A. Rey, everyone's favorite mischievous monkey and his friend in the yellow hat sing and dance up a storm in this adventure-filled musical. On Meatball Day, Curious George helped his friend, Chef Pisghetti, cook some delicious meatballs and serve them to the hungry crowd. This year, the crowd had vanished! Something was keeping people away, and that something was Phinneas T. Lightspeed and his speedy Meatballs-o-Matic machine. In despair, Chef Pisghetti vows to cook no more. Determined to help his friend, George goes on a mission to enter the Chef's meatballs in the world-famous Golden Meatball Contest in Rome. Sensory programs are scheduled for Sunday, December 9 at 10am and Friday, December 14 at 9:30am. Curious George and the Golden Meatball runs December 8-16.

Based on the Jeff Brown's best-selling book series, Stanley folds his way around the world with his flat-tastic hijinks in The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill, ten-year-old: normal mom and dad, normal little brother, normal life. But for Stanley, life is too normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, something no one's ever seen before. One night, the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed comes loose and falls - right on top of Stanley! The next morning, Stanley wakes up flat. In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley - the ultimate exchange student - scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. He's stamped, posted and cancelled from Hollywood and France to Honolulu and beyond. Sensory friendly performances are Friday, May 31, 2019 at 9:30am and Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 10am. The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley runs June 1-9, 2019.

School groups are welcome to come to the theater through our Literature Alive program. As part of the student's field trip to the theater for a matinee, the Playhouse also provides: a study guide to prepare students for the production, a professional from the Playhouse to lead a workshop for students, and a meet and greet with the cast after the show. Teachers and paraprofessionals attend the trip for free!

To purchase your discounted sensory-friendly performance tickets, or for more information, call the Playhouse on Park box office at 860-523-5900 x10, or visit www.playhouseonpark.org. For those who need wheelchair accessible seating, please call the box office directly.

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