Improvisation for Family Audiences
Tom McCabe, Artistic Director
New Century Theatre is proud to welcome PaintBox Theatre back for a fourth spectacular season. Most shows sold-out last year so get your season tickets or single tickets early this time. Founder and Artistic Director Tom McCabe has adapted and directed three more classic tales—presenting them in a way that’s unique to PaintBox Theatre. High energy and lots of audience participation are hallmarks each PaintBox show. Audiences of all ages will have a great time. For information and reservations call (413) 587-3933.
Showtimes: 10:30 a.m.
Ticket Prices: $7.00
Season Pass: $18.00
Groups of 14 or more: $5.00 each
All shows are presented in Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center
for the Performing Arts, Green Street, on the Smith College
Campus in Northampton.
Box Office: (413) 587-3933
Email: paintboxtheatre@newcenturytheatre.org
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With just a couple of days left in rehearsal for PaintBox Theatre's first show of the season, The Princess and the Pea, tension is high and tempers are fraught.
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Summer 2008 Season
Princess and the Pea
July 9-12
Shhhhhhh! She’s trying to sleep. We thought about calling this show "Ouch." An old time tale receives a PaintBox twist—featuring Kelsey Flynn as a modern, hip, politically savvy princess who just happens to be a little too sensitive.
To order tickets online, click a link below or call the box office at (413) 585-3220.
The Great Race of the Tortoise and the Hare
July 23-26
Let's get physical! Tommy the Tortoise and High Ballin' Hercules Hare stage "The Race of the Century." Along the way, we'll learn lots about fitness, hard work and sticking to a dream. And the winner is ?
To order tickets online, click a link below or call the box office at (413) 585-3220.
Aladdin
August 6-9
Climb aboard PaintBox Theatre's magic carpet. Journey with Aladdin to faraway lands where we'll discover a lamp, meet a mysterious genie, and make the wish of a lifetime come true.
To order tickets online, click a link below or call the box office at (413) 585-3220.
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PAINTBOX THEATRE RECIPE FOR FUN Our goal is to teach children a love of classic tales and to show children and parents how to play. To achieve these ends, we have developed a most intriguing recipe: |
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| 5. Fill the play with lots of improvisation and games. Of course, to tell the story, we need lots of help, so some children join us on stage. |
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For more information on the PaintBox Theatre summer season, showtimes, or group sales, email paintboxtheatre@newcenturytheatre.org or call 587-3933.
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