Based on the book Petite Rouge by Mike Artell, illustrated by Jim Harris Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood updates the classic tale, sending the plucky heroine—now a red-robed little duck—and her ‘fraidy cat friend Te Jean on a perilous journey through the bayou. Along the way the pair tangle with a Big Bad Gator. Petite is no sitting duck, though, and leads her nemesis on a merry Mardi Gras chase through New Orleans. A chorus of swamp dwellers sings backup to the Zydeco-driven score in this foot-stomping musical. ASL-Interpreted performance: Saturday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m. Sensory-Friendly performance: Sunday, December 22 at 10:00 a.m.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joan Cushing
Directed by Nathaniel Claridad
Balloonacy (1/10/26-2/15/26)
Havana Hop (2/14/26-3/7/26)
Good Morning, Good Night (3/21/26-4/19/26)
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical (6/17/26-7/26/26)
Imagination Stage is at 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD.
The Snowman and The Snowdog (11/22/25-1/4/26)
The Snowman™ and the Snowdog (11/22/25-1/4/26)
Educational Theatre Program (10/1/25-10/1/28)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (9/17/25-10/12/25)
Dory Fantasmagory (6/18/25-8/3/25)
The Last Martyr (4/1/25-4/30/25)
Mother Goose (3/1/25-4/13/25)
Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood (12/14/24-2/8/25)
Winnie the Pooh (9/21/24-10/27/24)
Imagination Stage was founded as BAPA (Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts) in 1979 in response to the urgent need for arts education for young people. The company was renamed Imagination Stage in 2001 in anticipation of its move to its downtown Bethesda theatre arts center in 2003. Imagination Stage has grown from a handful of children in a single classroom to a full-spectrum theatre arts organization, with theatre productions by professional actors and artists. Unlike most children’s theatre companies, Imagination Stage commissions new works for children every year. These productions have been recognized with awards and productions by other companies around the world.
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Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
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ho ho ho ha ha ha ha
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (11/13 - 12/21) | |
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The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
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Chanukah in the Dark
Theater J (12/6 - 12/21) | |
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Imagination Stage (6/17 - 7/26) | |
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Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
Washington Stage Guild (1/29 - 2/22) | |
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Good Morning, Good Night
Imagination Stage (3/21 - 4/19) | |
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The Mad Ones
Three Notch Theatre (3/6 - 3/15) | |
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An Irish Carol
Keegan Theatre (12/11 - 12/28) | |
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