CALLING ALL TEACHERS AND HOMESCHOOLERS!
The arts are an essential part of the learning process. They enhance creativity, teach lessons in nontraditional ways, and give youth new avenues of expression. Our School Show Series provides a way for students to get out of the classroom and visit this community resource for a shared experience. For some students, it’s their first time in a theater! Shows are presented by local groups, relate to a range of topics, and may include curriculum guides.
- Tickets are available for schools and homeschool groups. These shows are not for public sale
- Cost: $12 each (Please note: teachers and chaperones must purchase a seat)
- All shows require a non-refundable 40% deposit at the time of booking
- Shows available for pre-school – high school. Please consult the individual show for age guidelines
- All shows are weekday performances. Most are at two times: 9:30am & 11:30am
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- Transportation Grants Available! The Firehouse Center for the Arts is thrilled to provide $300.00 transportation grants to help schools meet the costs of educational field trips to the Firehouse Center for the Arts’ School Show Series.
- For Transportation Grant Program Guidelines and to request an application, contact Megan Blouin-Little directly at [email protected]
- To Register: Contact Megan Blouin-Little directly at: [email protected]
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Spookley the Square Pumpkin
Wednesday-Friday October 22-24
9:30am and 11:30am
Length of show: ~45 minutes
Based on on the wildly popular books and animated special, Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical combines the spectacle and joy of Halloween with delightful songs that people of all ages will love! Airing every year on Disney, the animated television special, adapted form the bestselling Spookley book series, has been a long time Halloween tradition for families all across the country. A Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) musical with a big heart, Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical is no tricks and nothing but treat for all ages!
Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical tells the story of a square pumpkin living in a round pumpkin patch on Holiday Hill Farm. Shunned by the other pumpkins, Spookley is befriended by Edgar, Allan, and Poe, three hilarious spiders who convince him that, square or not, he has a right to be the Pick of the Patch. Encouraged by kindly Jack Scarecrow, Spookley tries his best, but he isn’t sure he as what it takes until a mighty storm threatens Holiday Hill Farm. Spookley realizes it is up to him and his square shape to save the day. As a result, all the pumpkins in the patch learn that the things that make you different make you special.
Make Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical the “Pick of the Patch” this Halloween season!
Grade Leve: Pre-K through 2nd grade
Theater In the Open – Holiday Panto
Wednesday, December 17 & Thursday December 18
Length of show: ~75 minutes
Theater in the Open is happy to be back at the Firehouse for our production of A Nutcracker Panto, written by Edward F. Speck and adapted from the classic holiday ballet. Presented in the traditional British panto style, this holiday send-up is a family friendly romp through Clara’s adventure with the Nutcracker, the battle with the Rat King, and more than likely a Tik Tok dance trend. Holiday Pantos with Theater in the Open are a tradition in Newburyport, and we are excited to bring them back! Join us!
Performed by: Theater in the Open
Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School
Wednesday-Friday February 11-13
9:30am and 11:30am
Length of show: ~60 minutes
Junie B. Jones is back! Based on the bestselling books, the saga of the wisecracking first-grader continues in Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School As she deals with writer’s block and constantly getting into trouble, Junie B. quickly realizes that she still has a lot to learn.
Featuring new, upbeat songs from Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich (Junie B. Jones, the Musical, Dear Edwina), Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School is a hilarious, whole-hearted show about owning up to your mistakes and how nobody is ever done learning.
Grade level: K-4
Krazy Klues
Wednesday, April 8th at 9:30 and 11:30 AM
Grade Level: K-6
Length of show: 45 minutes
“Krazy Clues” is a fast paced show that helps students understand what it takes to develop habits to be the STRONG student, leader, and friend that is within all of us.
During the interactive show, students follow the antics of “Krazy Keith” and “Sensible Sarah” as they search for clues to better understand characteristics of being a good leader, what it means to be proactive, how to think win-win, and discover how we choose to interact with others can make a big difference in school.
“Krazy Clues” is a show that combines many entertaining elements. Magic, storytelling, comedy, and amazing feats of skill are all blended to create a performance that motivates AND entertains.
Grade Level: K-6