Alexander, Who's Not, Not, Not, Not, Not, Not Going to Move Welcome back Alexander who, in this lively musical play, is having yet another terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad experience! This time his dad gets a job in a new city so Alexander must leave his best friend, his soccer team and his great babysitter behind, but his family finds a way to make the move easier and help him understand that home is "where you're with the people who love you best of all." Recommended for grades K-5 |
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Beauty and the Beast Wonder at the retelling of this original French fairy tale in which the kind and courageous Beauty teaches the Beast to be gentle and good and thus releases him from his beastly form. Recommended for grades K-5 |
Cinderella Rediscover one of the most popular fairy tales of all time, as Cinderella struggles to escape her wicked stepmother and ugly stepsisters for an evening to attend the Royal Ball and there finds her Prince Charming. Recommended for grades K-5. |
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Dear Mr. Henshawi Become acquainted with Leigh Botts in the Newberry Award-winning story by Beverly Cleary, set in Pacific Grove, California. Author Mr. Henshaw encourages Leigh, his number one fan, to write a journal to help him come to terms with the challenges of growing up, with his parents' recent divorce and with being the new kid in school. Recommended for grades 3 and up. |
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Emperor's New Clothes Revel in this delightful comedy about a great Emperor who is so vain that two fake weavers convince him that they can create cloth so fine that the foolish cannot see it. The charade is revealed when a small child observes that the Emperor has no clothes!! Recommended for grades K-5. |
Jack and the Beanstalk Follow the lively adventures of young Jack as he acquires the magic beans in trade for his beloved cow and encounters the evil giant and his wife at the top of the beanstalk. Using his wits and ingenuity, Jack retrieves not only the townspeople's gold but also the precious goose which lays the golden eggs! Recommended for grades K-5. |
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Return to an early era of Americana in this greatest of Halloween stories. Thrill to Ichabod Crane's encounter with the "Headless Horseman" in this musical play which captures the language and spirit of the original story. Recommended for grades 3 and up. |
The Life and Times of Ben Franklin Marvel at the remarkable achievements of Benjamin Franklin as CTC takes you through the life of the most famous American scientest and inventor ever. So important and many were his discoveries that some say he even invented the United States of America itself! History and biography have never been more fascinating. Recommended for grades 3 and up. |
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The Little Mermaid Be moved by this enchanting Hans Christian Andersen story in which the little mermaid whose desire to walk on land and love a prince forces her to make a difficult choice between staying in her watery home and joining the human world for a life on land. Recommended for grades K-5. |
Madeline's Christmas Meet the ever-spunky, resourceful Madeline in a musical play adapted from one of Ludwig Bemelman's captivating books. It's the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed with the flu except brave Madeline, who feels just fine and must take care of the eleven other little girls and Miss Clavel "in the old house in Paris all covered with vines." Recommended for grades K-5. |
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Peter Rabbit and Friends Delight in Beatrix Potter's world of the English countryside, of fresh and tempting vegetable gardens, and of the adventures of Peter, Benjamin, the Tailor of Gloucester and a host of other charming characters. Recommended for grades pre K-4. |
The Ransom of Red Chief Recall O. Henry's humorous American classic about two down-on-their-luck drifters who figure out a plan to make some quick, easy money but soon discover that their feisty victim is actually enjoying the adventure! Finally, the tables turn - to be rid of their small tormentor, they must pay the family for the priviledge of returning the rambunctious, unruly child! Recommended for grades 3 and up. |
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Study Guides
Because CTC has, since its inception, been focused on educating and expanding the creative outlets of youth, we provide custom, in-depth study guides for some of our productions to help parents, teachers, and students connect their theatre experience with their studies in reading, language arts, science, history, geography, and even math for all of our touring plays. Use these educational tools to show your students (and administrators) how the performance children see relates to their studies! Click here for more Teacher Information.