touring performances that come to you!
The Shadow Box Theatre presents professional children’s theatre productions that travel to classrooms, cafeterias, auditoriums and day care centers. Using live music, dance, actors, and delightful puppets, these performances are designed to engage children ages 3 through 12 with stories that cultivate self-worth and encourage understanding and compassion for others.
Areas served: All five boroughs of New York City: Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan. Nassau County, Yonkers/Lower Westchester; and Jersey City/Hoboken.
LITTLE IS BIG/PEQUEÑO ES GRANDE
We are pleased to announce our latest production: a bilingual version of a Shadow Box Theatre favorite: Little Is Big/Pequeño Es Grande. This production brings joy and bilingual learning through music, movement and puppets to your classroom.
Pequeño Es Grande es una adventura muy divertida para todos. Los niños pueden acompañar al peceito Spinny mientras aprende sobre la amistad.
In this underwater adventure, the little fish Spinny and his many friends find courage and the true meaning of friendship. Together all the endearing creatures of this story, portrayed by puppets and voices of gifted musical artists, learn how little can be big, and how to create a more peaceful world. The three performers use live music, song and colorful fish puppets to spark children's imagination of an enchanted landscape deep beneath the sea.
This adventure, with narration and lyrics in both English and Spanish, includes thrilling and energetic storytelling as well as moments of learning to be calm.
Recomended for 3-K through 1st grade.
ANANSE AND THE POT OF STORIES
ANANSE the Spider has heard that NYAME THE SKY GOD has a pot of stories which contain all the wisdom in the world, and would like to have it, so that he can be truly wise! Nyame will give it to him if he can accomplish 3 challenging tasks....
Based on the Ananse Stories of West Africa and the Caribbean, this puppets and people musical written by Emelia Asiedu with music by Greg Alexander, teaches decision making skills and critical thinking, and the concept of storytelling as a way of sharing experience as a form of wisdom.
Recommended for K-4th grade. Available as an in-person Storybook Theatre.
HOW THE TURTLE GOT ITS SHELL
How the Turtle Got Its Shell is an African folktale. Drumming, rhythm, movement, and chanting all help set the scene for this witty and wise traditional tale of the little turtle who outwits the fierce leopard and is rewarded with a shell. In the opening of the show, the drummer introduces the African instruments and various words from African languages. The energy and spirit of our drummer is clearly contagious, and the entire audience is soon singing and clapping along. Renowned African percussionist Chief Neil Clarke tells the story with his drums. (There are no puppets in this production.)
Recommended for Pre-K-5th grade. Available as an in-person Storybook Theatre or virtually.
LITTLE IS BIG
In this underwater adventure, the little fish Spinny and his many friends find courage and the true meaning of friendship, as they learn how little can be big, and how to create a more peaceful world. The performers use colorful fish puppets to spark children's imagination of an enchanted landscape deep beneath the sea.
Recommended for 3-K-1st grade. Available as an in-person Storybook Theatre or virtually.
HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES
LITTLE IS BIG/PEQUEÑO ES GRANDE
HOLIDAY EDITION
In this underwater adventure, the little fish Spinny and his many friends find courage and the true meaning of friendship as they learn how little can be big and how to create a more peaceful world. The performers use colorful fish puppets to spark children's imagination of an enchanted landscape deep beneath the sea. Recommended Pre-K - 1st Grade. Bilingual (Spanish-English) edition of the show to engage ESL students and help language students with their studies!
A special Winter Holiday edition of this show is available in December.
LUMPY BUMPY PUMPKIN
An original tale similar to the story of the ugly duckling.
It is a story about someone different who finds acceptance. With comedy, compassion, and plenty of pumpkins, this Halloween story will soon have everyone singing along and rooting for Lumpy Bumpy Pumpkin. Along with Lumpy Bumpy, we learn that everyone has a special talent -- you just have to find it! The spirit and energy of our storyteller and guitarist help bring Farmer Joe's pumpkin patch to life.
Recommended for Pre-K-2nd grade. Available as an in-person Storybook Theatre or virtually.
TOBIAS TURKEY
Tobias Turkey is the most determined baby turkey on Farmer Joe’s farm. In this humorous tale Tobias becomes both the fattest, slowest turkey and the skinniest, fastest turkey on Farmer Joe’s farm. The children at your site will laugh, sing and clap along with the storyteller and the guitarist as they experience this delightful Thanksgiving tale.
Recommended for Pre-K-2nd grade. Available as an in-person Storybook Theatre or virtually.
PARTNER PERFORMANCE: TESSA TAKES A TURM
The Magic Forest Theatre presents a musical about Tessa, and how her brothers, her mother, her teacher and other characters help her to learn the value, satisfaction and fun of taking turns! Recommended Pre-K to First Grade.
A special Winter Holiday edition of this show is available in December. An English/Spanish bilingual version of the show is available.
