Stages Theatre Company (STC) is thrilled to announce the return of The Dandelion Seed, a Theatre for the Very Young production. STC has earned a national reputation for creating this participatory, multi-sensory theatre experience for young children and their caregivers, where audiences become an integral and active part of telling the story. The Dandelion Seed is the final production in STC’s 40th Anniversary year - A Season to Celebrate.
Bring your young ones to explore this theatrical adventure created just for them! Theatre for the Very Young began its life at Stages Theatre 10 years ago with The Dandelion Seed and STC is celebrating how far they’ve come by bringing it back. One tiny dandelion seed is happy in its cozy home until a wind carries it away. It worries that it won’t be able to find its place in such a big, scary world but the seed finds that everything is more beautiful than it could have imagined. Perhaps change isn’t so bad after all.
STC is also proud to announce their award of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to aid in the creation and tour of this production to local schools and libraries ensuring that more young people and their families have access to this unique theatre experience.
Meet the cast of The Dandelion Seed: Lola Alowonle, Milan Alowonle, Coy Drontle, Spencer Ferguson, Eva Gilbertson, Indigo Houltberg, Airon Manson, Matt Ouren (Musician), Zola Renfroe (Understudy), Mimi Stelljes, Reese Sweeney, Chance Vang.
The Dandelion Seed is recommended for our youngest audiences under the age of 6 with their trusted adult and will be presented in the Jaycees Studio Theatre at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in downtown Hopkins. This production is part of Stages Theatre Company’s 40th Anniversary Season, “A Season to Celebrate”.
Meet the artistic team of The Dandelion Seed: Sandy Boren-Barrett (Artistic Director, Director), Melanie Salmon-Peterson (Director), Megan Collins (Assistant Director), Sarah Brandner (Lighting Designer), Jim Hibbeler (Set Designer, Technical Director, Playwright), Clare Judge (Stage Manager), Christa Ludwig (Wardrobe Supervisor), Haley Nielsen (Technical Intern), Alanna Nyberg (First Job in the Arts: Directing Intern), Matt Ouren (Composer & Musician), Stacey Palmer (Costume & Make-Up Designer), Yvonne Ring (Props Designer).
Performances of The Dandelion Seed: run from August 7 - 25, 2024. Ticket pricing is as follows: Adult $18, Senior $16, Child $16. Subject to fees. Group tickets not available for Theatre for the Very Young productions. Tickets can be purchased online at stagestheatre.org, over the phone at (952) 979 - 1111, or in person at the STC box office at 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins MN 55343 Tuesday-Saturday 12n - 5PM.
Accessible performances are as follows. For more information visit stagestheatre.org/tickets/#accessibility or call (952) 979 - 1111.
- Pay What You Can (PWYC): Sun 6/23/2024 4:00PM
- Sensory Friendly (SF): All performances
Based on the book by Joseph P. Anthony and Cris Arbo. Written by Jim Hibbeler. Original Music by Nate Rowan. New music by Matt Ouren. This play produced with permission of the author.
Stages Theatre Company's 2023-2024 Season to Celebrate is Sponsored by United HealthCare
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Stages Theatre Company was founded in 1984 and since then has grown to become one of the largest
professional theatres for young audiences in the country. We engage young artists with themes relevant
to their lives and involve them in creating magical works featuring young people in meaningful roles.
Through on-stage production, education programs, and other outreach opportunities, Stages Theatre
Company annually serves more than 150,000 young people and their families. For more information visit
www.stagestheatre.org
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