What's Happening -- Pollyanna Theatre's Plus Meets Minus
My favorite Children's Theatre in Austin has a new show coming up and you know I will be there! I love, Love, LOVE Pollyanna Theatre Company and I am so excited to see their latest show, Plus Meets Minus.
Pollyanna Theatre Company presents
PLUS MEETS MINUS May 11-18, 2013
WHEN: May 11 at 2:00 and 4:00May 12 at 2:00 followed by “Pay What You Like Party”May 13 – No performancesMay 14 at 9:30 and 11:15May 15 at 11:00May 16 at 11:00May 17 at 9:30 and 11:15May 18 at 11:00, 2:00, and 4:00 followed by “Pay What You Like Party”WHERE: Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704TICKETS: Tickets are $7.75 for children under 12, $8.75 for students over 12-18, Seniors over 65 & Austin Creative Alliance members, $9.75 for adults. Group rates from $3.00 – $5.00 available.For Weekday tickets: Call 512.743.7966. For Weekend tickets: Call 512.474.LONG (5664) or visit: www.thelongcenter.orgAustin, TX – Central Texas’ most well-known children’s theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre in Strategic Alliance with the Long Center, presents PLUS MEETS MINUS by Katherine Gee Perrone at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 West Riverside, Austin, TX 78704.This delightful new play is best suited for children ages 4-7. It explores important themes and life lessons such as dealing with those who have opposite opinions and beliefs. Through engaging dialogue, visually captivating sets, costumes and professional actors, children will see characters discover the value of compromise, learning how to respect others and their feelings.Playwright Katherine Gee Perrone states, “Learning empathy and tolerance is one of the critical lessons of growing up. Intolerance is one of society’s great big character flaws. So imagine if children learned this important lesson by watching others, such as characters in a play, fumble through the same challenges they face in childhood. This is the magic of theatre.”In PLUS MEETS MINUS, children will follow the story of character Addy Plus, who loves to put things together into groups. The concept of ‘more’ for Addy, is always better. They will also meet ‘Minus Takeaway’ who loves nothing more than quiet, stillness, and empty space. In Minus' eyes, ‘zero’ is always best. Katherine Gee Perrone creates a world where these two very different characters collide. The action that naturally follows is an exploration of two very different ways of seeing the world and begs the question; how can these two very different people ever make peace? Ultimately, the play reveals much about math and human nature through the colorful world of counting.The play was originally commissioned by Pollyanna Theatre Company. “I believe that the best theatre tells a story of characters in conflict. In this respect, theatre reflects life,” said Matetzschk-Campbell. “PLUS MEETS MINUS comes from two very different interests of mine. The first is putting characters on stage that have strong desires and strong impulses. The other is my desire to use theatre as a way to support the public school curriculum. PLUS MEETS MINUS is the result of these two personal interests coming together in the commissioning of one play.”In addition to public performances, PLUS MEETS MINUS is also available for schools throughout Central Texas. As with allPollyanna productions, accompanying multi-disciplinary curricula and professional development tools are also available free of charge for teachers and parents.