Summer Performers

SUMMER PERFORMERS

DREAMTIME: TALES FROM DOWN UNDER

Emus, crocodiles, and frogs... oh my! Experience the magic of stories from the Australian Dreamtime with the Barefoot Puppet Theatre. Learn how the emu became a flightless bird, why the platypus looks so strange, and meet a giant, ocean-swallowing frog.

Central: July 10 at 10:30am

Crozet: August 1 at 10am

Gordon: August 1 at 2pm

Greene: July 19 at 2pm

Louisa: June 26 at 2pm

Nelson: July 10 at 2pm

Northside: July 12 at 4pm

Scottsville: July 19 at 10am

CHARLOTTE’S WEB

Get tangled up in this captivating tale of friendship and loyalty as the Roanoke Children’s Theatre performs this feel-good, heartwarming classic that is perfect for the whole family.

Central: June 26 at 10:30am

Crozet: June 27 at 10am

Gordon: June 27 at 2pm

Nelson: June 26 at 2pm

Northside: June 28 at 4pm

Scottsville: June 28 at 10am

AFRICAN FOLKTALES

Meet a variety of characters in stories from folktale traditions across Africa. Bright Star Theatre uses African music to help set the stage for energetic stories including Anansi, porquoi, and trickster tales.

Crozet: July 11 at 10am

Gordon: July 11 at 2pm

Greene: July 12 at 2pm

Louisa: July 24 at 2pm

Scottsville: July 12 at 10am

ROCKSTAR MAGIC OF CHRIS & NEAL

Carolina’s most popular magicians are back by popular demand. Their stunning illusions and passion for the dramatic will astonish the audience. This highenergy show is fun for the whole family.

Crozet: June 13 at 10am

Gordon: June 13 at 2pm

Greene: June 14 at 2:30pm

Louisa: June 12 at 2pm

Nelson: June 5 at 2pm

Northside: June 21 at 4pm

Scottsville: June 14 at 10am

REPTILES ALIVE

Learn snake secrets. Laugh at lizard stories and turtle tales. Meet and learn about reptiles from all over the world.

Central: June 19 at 10:30am

Greene: June 28 at 2pm

Louisa: June 19 at 2pm

Northside: July 26 at 4pm

Scottsville: July 26 at 10am

THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN PIANO

Grab your spurs and journey to the Wild West with Sciencetellers, where a legendary bank-robbing outlaw is back in town, about to strike again. When the Sheriff vanishes, two kids must foil the heist. This wild adventure story also explores the science behind chemical reactions, acids and bases, combustion, air pressure, and more.

Central: June 12 at 10:30am

Crozet: June 20 at 10am

Gordon: June 20 at 2pm

Greene: July 5 at 2pm

Louisa: July 3 at 2pm

Nelson: June 21 at 2pm

Northside: June 14 at 4pm

Scottsville: July 5 at 10am

TAG ALONG, SING ALONG (YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA)

Join Einstein’s Monkey in an upbeat show full of dancing, clapping, and singing along to songs that celebrate joy and life through upbeat rock music.

Central: July 17 at 10:30am

Nelson: July 17 at 2pm

MUSIC, MOVEMENT, & ME (YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA)

Explore music and dance with West African rhythm. Atumpan uses traditional African instruments to explore community and culture while encouraging the audience to join in with rhythm, dance, and call and response.

Crozet: July 25 at 10am

Gordon: July 25 at 2pm

Greene: July 26 at 2pm

HOMEMADE MUSIC (YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA)

Remember a time when music was celebrated on the front porch with friends, neighbors, and the whole family? Join Bob Zentz to experience toetapping, sing-along homemade music fun with guitars, tambourines, kazoos, and harmonicas.

Greene: August 2 at 2pm

Louisa: July 31 at 2pm

Scottsville: August 2 at 10am

THE MULTICULTURAL ROOTS OF ROCK & RAP (YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA)

Did you know that the American banjo come from Mali? The guitar from Spain? Many percussion rhythms from Cuba and South America? Curtis Blues will bring history to life by playing instruments from all over the world and exploring how that history still influences the music we listen to today.

Northside: August 2 at 4pm

CHICKEN LITTLE: THE SKY IS FALLING

Bright Star Theatre gives this classic story a modern twist. When Chicken Little gets bonked on the head by an unknown object, confusion reigns in the barnyard as the animals try to figure out the problem.

Central: July 3 at 10:30am

Nelson: July 3 at 2pm

Northside: July 5 at 4pm

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

Join Impressions Theatre as Tom and Huck set out on a grand adventure. They team up to build a monument so they will be remembered forever. To do so, they travel the globe to steal pieces from the greatest examples of architecture in the world.

Central: July 31 at 10:30am

Crozet: July 18 at 10am

Gordon: July 18 at 2pm

Greene: June 21 at 2pm

Louisa: July 17 at 2pm

Nelson: July 31 at 2pm

Northside: July 19 at 4pm

Scottsville: June 21 at 10am

BEAUTY & THE BEAST

Join Bright Star Theatre as they bring this classic fairy tale to life. See why this story has been enchanting audiences since 1740.

Louisa: July 10 at 2pm

Nelson: July 26 at 2pm