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For audiences K-6 and their grown up friends! Gretna Theatre's Kids Series introduces live theatre to kids, some for the very first time. Our shows are often based on popular books to encourage literacy. Transform your Saturday with music, drama, dancing, and lots of laughs. We’re sure these 1 hour shows will beat staying home and watching the same old Saturday morning cartoons!
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Performances are 11AM and subscriptions are $30
See 4 shows for the price of 3!
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Kids Series is sensory-friendly. That means typical “rules of attendance” have been relaxed to accommodate individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and the families who support them. Since shows are in the daytime, the theatre never goes dark or blackout and there aren't any startling or strobing lighting effects. Seating is also completely open and not sold out, so if you need to move in the middle of the show that is ok! You can get up and exit to walk around and break, or even stand in the back with parental supervision without any judgement or worry.
Elephant & Piggie's "We Are In A Play"
Back by Popular Demand!
Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
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Saturday June 7th at 11am
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Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long! In Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!", Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for the whole family.
Pete the Cat
Script and Lyrics by Sara Hammond
Music by Will Aronson
Based on the Pete The Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean
Saturday July 12th & 19th at 11am
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For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!
Lovebug
Special Evening Performance
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Written and directed by Lauren Tait
Performed by FRWRD Dance Co
Sponsored by the Mim Enck Charitable Foundation
July 25th, 2025 at 7pm
LOVEBUG merges intricate movement, playful original poetry, and elaborate costumes and props to create visually compelling dance theatre. Experience a hungry bullfrog’s fly-filled bog, a bustling beehive, the chrysalis of the contemplative caterpillar, and the web of the bella tarantella, in a piece that will spark wonder and discovery in audiences young and old.
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This presentation is a collaboration with Gretna Music.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Back by Popular Demand!
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Based on the book Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Script by Mo Willems and Mr. Warburton
Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz
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Saturday August 2, 2025 at 11am
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It's not easy being the Pigeon - you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Mo Willems brings his best-selling children's book to life with a mix of innovative songs, hilarious mishaps and lots of feathers. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical is sure to get the whole family's wings flapping.
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