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The Children's Theatre

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The Children's Theatre is Utah's premiere theatre for young audiences. The mission of the organization is "Inspiring children to cultivate creativity through the theatrical arts." Founded by the Parker family in 1986, The Children's Theatre enters it's 25th season of productions in downtown Salt Lake City. The Children's Theatre has three main programs. One, performances for the public with actors who are age appropriate to the characters that are portrayed. Second, a drama school with acting classes, summer camps and Youth Stage a performance based class. Last, the theatre performs shows at its location during the weekdays for the elementary age student from schools around the state.

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    The Children's Theatre

    237 South State Street
    Salt Lake City, UT 84111

    Phone: (801) 532-6000   |   Official Website

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    05/04/12- 05/26/12

    Cinderella The Children's Theatre Cinderella Presented by The Children's Theatre at The Children's Theatre May 4-May 26, 2012 Once upon a time, there was a widower who married a proud and haughty woman as his second wife. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his first wife, he'd had a beautiful, young daughter, who was a girl of unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. The Stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework. When the girl had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but she dared not...

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  • Current Events

    05/04/12- 05/26/12

    Cinderella The Children's Theatre Cinderella Presented by The Children's Theatre at The Children's Theatre May 4-May 26, 2012 Once upon a time, there was a widower who married a proud and haughty woman as his second wife. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his first wife, he'd had a beautiful, young daughter, who was a girl of unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. The Stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework. When the girl had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but she dared not...

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    03/02/12- 03/24/12	Flash Gordon Conquers The Evil Planet The Children's Theatre
    01/13/12- 02/04/12	The Journey of Johnny Appleseed The Children's Theatre
    12/09/11- 12/24/11	Toyland, Dee and Dum vs. Silas Barnaby The Children's Theatre
    08/12/11- 08/20/11	Taming of the Shrew The Children's Theatre
    04/29/11- 05/21/11	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Children's Theatre
    03/25/11- 04/09/11	Cats The Children's Theatre
    03/11/11- 03/19/11	Little Women The Children's Theatre
    02/11/11- 03/05/11	The Tall Tales of Pecos Bill The Children's Theatre
    01/14/11- 02/05/11	Emperor's New Clothes The Children's Theatre
    12/10/10- 12/24/10	Babes in Toyland The Children's Theatre
    11/05/10- 11/27/10	The Frog Prince The Children's Theatre
    10/22/10- 10/30/10	Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles The Children's Theatre
    10/08/10- 10/09/10	Ferdinand the Bull The Children's Theatre
    08/20/10- 08/28/10	Romeo and Juliet The Children's Theatre
    07/09/10- 07/17/10	Dream Child The Children's Theatre
    05/07/10- 05/29/10	Busytown a Musical The Children's Theatre
    03/19/10- 04/10/10	The Secret Garden The Children's Theatre
    01/22/10- 02/13/10	Jack and the Beanstalk The Children's Theatre
    12/04/09- 12/24/09	Babes in Toyland The Children's Theatre
    11/06/09- 11/28/09	Sleeping Beauty The Children's Theatre
    08/21/09- 08/29/09	A Midsummer Night's Dream The Children's Theatre
    05/01/09- 05/30/09	Jungle Book The Children's Theatre
    03/06/09- 03/28/09	Princess and the Pea The Children's Theatre
    01/16/09- 02/07/09	Roald Dahl's The Twits The Children's Theatre
    12/05/08- 12/24/08	Babes in Toyland The Children's Theatre
    11/07/08- 11/29/08	Alice in Wonderland The Children's Theatre
    10/24/08- 11/01/08	Phantom of the Opera The Children's Theatre
    09/12/08- 09/27/08	Puss in Boots The Children's Theatre

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    • Event Name: Sleeping Beauty
      "Sunday Matinees"
      Comment posted by: Executive Director of The Children's Theatre from Salt Lake City, UT, Feb 01, 2010
      

      It is difficult to run shows for families in Utah as a large majority of the population does not engage in activities outside the home Sundays for religious reasons. It would also be difficult for... Expand

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      It is difficult to run shows for families in Utah as a large majority of the population does not engage in activities outside the home Sundays for religious reasons. It would also be difficult for some actors and staff for the same reasons. While not everyone involved including audience has reasons not to attend theatre on Sundays, it is enough to prevent our organization from scheduling them. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Sleeping Beauty
      "Sunday, November 15th"
      Comment posted by: Mairjp from Monterey, CA, Nov 08, 2009
      

      Surprised there isn't a matinee for Sunday. Is there a reason why?

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      Surprised there isn't a matinee for Sunday. Is there a reason why?

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