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Childsplay Theater Release the 2022-2023 Season for Families

Tickets on Sale August 22/www.childsplayaz.org

By Amanda Faber September 8, 2022

 









Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Returns for the Holidays; 2 Shows Feature All Latinx Casts, “Selena Maria Sings” and “Tomás and the Library Lady”

Childsplay launches its 46th season with a diverse four-show lineup leading off with Selena Maria Sings followed by the 2021-2022 smash hit Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Tomás and the Library Lady and a new work premiering in 2023, The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen. Selena Maria Sings and Tomás and the Library Lady, based on the true story of well-known Chicano author, poet and educator, Tomás Rivera, feature all Latinx casts.

Flex Ticket packages are now available starting at $18. Ticket holders can choose seats and performances at any time throughout the season. Backstage tours also are included. Packages can be purchased online at www.childsplayaz.org/save. Single tickets will go on sale later this summer.

All performances are on Stage West at the Herberger Theater Center, 333 E. Monroe in downtown Phoenix.





SELENA MARIA SINGS

10/22/2022 - 11/5/2022

Selena Maria Sings tells a story of music, family, immense love, and the strength it takes to be yourself.






RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

11/19/2022 - 12/24/2022

The holiday classic soars off the screen in this musical adaptation of the beloved television special. A perfect way to celebrate the season!






TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY

2/4/2023 - 3/12/2023

Based on the true story of Tomás Rivera and the book by Pat Mora, this play is a celebration of reading, imagination and creativity.






THE HULA-HOOPIN' QUEEN

4/29/2023 - 5/21/2023

Kameeka is confident that she will finally beat her rival, Jamara, and become the Hula-Hoopin' Queen of 139th Street. Can she still win AND celebrate Miz Adeline's birthday?



For more information about Childsplay, visit www.childsplayaz.org.

ABOUT CHILDSPLAY: Childsplay was founded in 1977 by David Saar, who recognized during his MFA studies that children could reap great benefits from experiences with professional theatre. To that end, we believe that young people deserve challenging, thought-provoking theatre of the highest artistic quality. Equally, because we understand the challenges facing Arizona’s classroom teachers, we offer arts education resources that have educated and inspired more than six million young people and families statewide during our four-plus decades. Our mission is to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, the hallmarks of childhood which are keys to the future. For more information, visit https://www.childsplayaz.org.