City Theatre Presents SHORTS 4 KIDS at Main Library Today
City Theatre invites kids of all ages to come see SHORTS 4 KIDS at the Main Library in Ft. Lauderdale, today, July 17 &18, 2013. Performances are free and open to the public and will take place today, July 17 at 1pm and 5pm and Thursday July 18 at 11am and 1pm at 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale.
SHORTS 4 KIDS is a selection of 4 ten-minute short plays which are part of City Theatre's educational outreach programming. Aimed at bringing relevant short plays that appeal to young audiences in bite-size portions, this season's SHORTS 4 KIDS targets elementary and middle school students and will deal with issues of acceptance, differences and overcoming bullying. Following each performance, the City Theatre Acting Company consisting of talented young artists will take part in lively post-performance talk back with the children. The plays and talk back periods act as spring boards for further discussion of relevant issues effecting our youth today. SHORTS 4 KIDS just finished a successful tour in the Miami Dade County School system and will now be presented in Broward County with the support of the Carnival Foundation and The Broward County Board of County Commissioners.
SHORTS 4 KIDS 2013 is directed by Mcley Lafrance and includes: A Bunch of Clowns by Sandra Fenichel Asher, February 14: A Mockumentary and Wrigley's both by Mary Sansone, Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair by Marco Ramirez. SHORTS4KIDS Acting Company features Mary Sansone, Christian Vandepas, Jovon Jacobs, Smyrna Ferguson.
The SHORTS 4 KIDS tour is made possible with the support of The Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward County Cultural Council: Regional Investment Program Grant, Funding Arts Broward, Citizens Interested in Arts, Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., The Alan Fein and Susan Westfall Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Illick (EPIK Foundation), Wille Family Foundation.
For more information about SHORTS4KIDS at The Main Library, Broward or to place your group reservation of 10 or more please call 305-755-9401 ext 12 ask for Melody or visit http://citytheatre.com/.
Love Theater in Miami? Join The Community!
Whether you've got past experience writing about theater or just starting, the BroadwayWorld Community offers a unique opportunity to become a champion for your local arts community, helping raise awareness of local offerings and adding another local voice to the conversation at a time arts coverage is shrinking in the press across the continent. Join us and become a pivotal part of the movement that celebrates and promotes the arts in the digital age.
Learn More
|
Birth of Hip Hop Joseph Caleb Auditorium (8/15-8/15) |
|
Nemo Kids: : A Summer Theater Camp Production Amaturo Theater at Broward Center (7/28-8/10) |
|
A Christmas Story – The Musical! Athens Theatre (11/20-12/13) |
|
Gutenberg: The Musical Pompano Beach Cultural Center (11/06-11/15) |
|
Tito Puente Jr. & His Orchestra: The Music of Tito Puente Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center (9/12-9/12) |
|
DIRTY DANCING: THE MUSICAL Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (10/28-11/01) |
|
Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Daytona Playhouse (9/04-9/20) |
|
Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Sunrise Theatre (10/30-10/30) |
|
The Mighty Van Halen Sound Returns to New Port Richey Richey Suncoast Theatre (8/28-8/28) |
|
FAME: The Musical Manatee Performing Arts Center (9/06-9/16) |