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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Children's Theatre
Marionette Theatre in Central Park



Does your family like to attend children's theatre or puppet shows?

If you haven't been to a play or puppet show staged especially for children, you really should go! We're not talking about arena-sized mega-productions featuring television or movie characters. The sort of shows we're talking about have small audiences. The actors are speaking from the stage, not from loudspeakers (and they are much easier to understand!) The shows are usually very interactive, and they engage your children a way that mega-productions never can.

We wish we could point you to a website with a national database of children's theatres, but there doesn't appear to be one. Fortunately, they are not hard to find; most cities and towns, no matter how small, have children's theatre through the city parks and rec departments, city arts programs or community theatres. Your childrens' school will have information about them.

Please share your experiences with children's theatre!