Paint Box Theatre A Theatre of Imagination and
Improvisation for Family Audiences
 

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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) 587-3220.

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.


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Box Office: (413) 585-3220
Email: paintboxtheatre@newcenturytheatre.org
Summer 2010 Season

  The Tales of Peter Rabbit

PaintBox is basing the first production of our seventh season on Beatrix Potter’s classic collection of 5 children’s tales. Get the book out of the library and read it through. We’ll do our best to stay true to every detail. Along with Peter, we’ll meet Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Bunny, Two Bad Mice, the Flopsy Bunnies, and that nasty but loveable Farmer McGregor. We’ll have songs to sing and lots of audience participation.

  The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Tom is going to place a very special spin on this classic. His take - a tale about bullying. The twist? The troll is the one who is bullied, teased and, at the beginning of the story, alone. With the help of the audience and lots of suggestions from fairy tale characters crossing the bridge overhead, the troll will make friends and work things out.

  The Three Muskateers

The title tells it all. There’s enough adventure for even the heartiest swashbuckler. You don’t have to bring your sword; our imaginations will provide all that we need. Our capes will be flying as we deal with the bad guys and save the day.


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:
INGREDIENTS:

1. Start with a children's classic:
Princess and the Pea
The Great Race of the Tortoise and the Hare


Aladdin
2. Add three actors
Three Witches from Snow White

OR

The actors from The Three Bears

OR

The Hairy Eyeball
3. Add a theatre...

The audience awaits the start of The Three Bears.
...the Paint Box Playhouse...

Robin Hood actors in the Paintbox Playhouse

...and a screen.

The Paintbox Theatre stage and screen
4. Include lots of children's art:
On the screen on stage, we project pictures children have created for every character and locale. For each production more than 20 children create works.
Witch, Grandma in Bed, and a map of Sherwood Forest
The House was blown away, Robin Hood, and Snow White
Three Little Pigs and Robin Hood and his Merry Folk
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.
Audience members joint in to tell the story of the Three Bears
We get the entire audience involved!
The audience gets into the action of Robin Hood.

Bring all those ingredients together, mix well, and you've got...
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— and a very happy ending!
Happily Ever After!


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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