The Young People’s Theatre is live theater performed by national touring companies geared for specific age groups, open to school children and home-schooled students. Each year this series has provided opportunities for thousands of school age children to attend outstanding performances of an enriching and educational nature.
Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Email ypt@southflorida.edu for a reservation form or call the SFSC Box Office at 863-784-7178. Tickets are $5.00 per student and groups receive 1 complimentary chaperone/educator ticket for every ten seats purchased.
Teachers, shows fill up quickly.
Reserve your seats early by contacting us at ypt@southflorida.edu.
Pinkalicious the Musical
October 8 at 9:30 a.m. and October 9 at 9:30 a.m.
Produced by Stages Productions
Pinkalicious loves pink and wants everything in her life to be pink. Her dream is to radiate pink. After over indulging in pink cupcakes, she wakes up pink. She is thrilled to be pink and have her dream come true. Her parents take her to the doctor, and she is diagnosed with pinkititis. On the way home, Pinkalicious plays at the playground but is attacked by birds and bees when she is mistaken for a pink flower. Her best friend doesn’t even recognize her as she is camouflaged in the garden. At home, she eats another cupcake, and the next morning she wakes up red and develops pink eye pinkititis whereby she can only see the color pink. Now she must do something to fix her predicament. She bravely follows the doctor’s order to eat green food. Due to her new resolve, Pinkalicious is transformed back to normal. Pinkalicious has learned self-control and to be careful for what you wish for. Her brother, on the other hand, has eaten the last cupcake, turns pink, and shouts with glee: Pink-A-Boo!*
Download the study guide here: pinkalicious-lesson-plan.doc
Mr. C Live: Air is Everywhere
Oct. 13 at 9:30 a.m.
Are you ready for some hair-raising science, toe-tapping music and mind-blowing media? Join Mister C for an amazing day of learning in the lab as he explores all things air!
Mister C is a 7 time Bronze Telly Award winner for DIY Science Time, regional Emmy Award winning producer for his show Speakers & Beakers, and three time regional Emmy nominated producer and host of Full STEAM Ahead. His on-air programming reaches over 100 million viewers across the USA. He is also the creator of the YouTube channel LearningScienceisFun. Through all of his platforms, millions of learners have had the opportunity to enjoy learning to a different beat with silly songs, exciting experiments and dazzling demonstrations.
Visit his website here: Theatre | Learning Science is Fun
The Emperor’s New Clothes
March 12 at 9:30 a.m. Stages Productions
Nothing pleased the pompous Emperor more than a suit of new clothes. So when he heard of a magic material that had the remarkable quality of being invisible to anyone who was not good at their job or who was intolerably stupid, he called for the tailors at once. Join the crafty swindlers, the bumbling Emperor and his entire court as they learn the cost of conceit in the original “fashion faux pas”. This endearing musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic is sure to weave its way into your heart.
*CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Vanity, Peer Pressure, Humility, First Impressions.
Download the study guide here:
Holiday Traditions Around the World
Monday Dec. 1 Stages Productions
One show only at 9:30 AM at the Hardee County Agri-Civic Center in Wauchula
This fast-paced musical take s a joyous tour around the world of the dances, songs and stories about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and many more. Students will sing and clap as they learn new traditions and folklore of the magic of the season. This jubilee celebrates the true spirit of cultural diversity. Recommended for grades K – 3.
