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Spring Outdoor Cabaret in South Park

April 24

Celebrate the sights and sounds of spring in South Park with this outdoor cabaret production. Pull up a picnic blanket, grab a camping chair, and come along on a musical journey growing out of the darkness and into the light. Enjoy selections from Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, 13, Fun Home, Mean Girls, and School of Rock.

PLAY12 presents Shakespeare in South Park April 29 Youth performance company Play12 will perform 10-minute abridged Shakespeare scenes and monologues from the bard’s most-loved plays. Join us for this event as we celebrate spring with theatre in South Park. All audience members must reserve a ticket in advance.

Lawrence Ballet Theatre’s Annual Spring Concert

May 15 | 7PM on the 940 New Hampshire Street Stage May 16 | 3PM Join the Lawrence Ballet Theatre for an outdoor concert in front of the Lawrence Arts Center. Celebrating its 10th season, the Lawrence Ballet Theatre’s annual spring concert will feature the beautiful waltz from Act I Swan Lake and the works of regional choreographers Jerel Hilding, Tristian Griffin, Paige Comparato and Cynthia Crews. Join us as we highlight more than 20 company dancers in contemporary and neo-classical works at this joyous outdoor dance festivity.

Theatre & Dance for the Very Young Splash! A Drive-In, Socially Distanced

May 22 | 10am, 1pm, 3pm Performance May 23 | 1pm, 3pm Welcome to Splash!, an outdoor, drive-in style performance for very young children and their families that explores the wacky world of water, soap, and bubbles! We invite families to pull their vehicles into a distanced parking spot. Check our website event page for all the fun details of this performance designed specifically for 0-6 year olds.

Performances will look a little different this summer. Maintaining health and safety is our highest priority as we create enjoyable experiences for our students, community, staff, and audiences.

• Masks are required for all staff, performers, students, and patrons. • Audience seating is socially distanced. • Production blocking, choreography, and creative decisions are made with student, performer, staff, and patron safety in mind. • All tickets must be purchased in advance.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Sullivan at elizabeth@lawrenceartscenter.org

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Summer Youth Theatre

Join us for Summer Youth Theatre in the Park! Taking place on a brand new stage at South Park, our rehearsal process and performances will occur outdoors, in masks, and socially distanced. Audiences will sit in groups with no more than six people to each pod.

Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Jr.

June 20

Performed by SYT’s Novice/Jr. 4th-8th graders. Directed by Elizabeth Sullivan, music direction by Rachel Cross, choreography by Justin Harbaugh. Music, lyrics, and book by Lynn Ahrens and Bob Dourough. A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage! Based on the 1970s cartoon, this fast-paced musical teaches lessons with clever, catchy tunes. The story follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is worried about his first day of teaching.

June: Create, Devise, LIVE! June 26 | 10am & 7pm June 27 Rain Date Performed by SYT’s Senior 8th-12th graders. Directed by Sadie Barbee. Student actors will work as an ensemble to devise their own characters and build a unique storyline. This fast-paced, creativity-driven process will result in the premiere of an original, devised play.

Little Shop of Horrors

July 24 | 10am & 7pm July 25 Rain Date

Performed by SYT’s Senior 8th-12th graders. Directed by Amanda Pintore, music direction by Rachel Naughtin, choreography by Justin Harbaugh. Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics and book by Howard Ashman. Floral assistant Seymour stumbles across a new species of plant, “Audrey II’,’ that has a taste for the unusual—blood! Seymour’s new carnivorous friend promises him fame and fortune, but will he see through it all and stop Audrey II’s plan for global domination?

July: Create, Devise, LIVE! July 31 | 10am & 7pm August 1 Rain Date Performed by SYT’s Novice/Jr. 4th-8th graders. Directed by Leah Towle. Student actors will work as an ensemble to devise their own characters and build a unique storyline. This fast-paced, creativity-driven process will result in the premiere of an original, devised play.