Tickets Now Available For Children’s Performing Arts Series In Abilene

Season tickets are now on sale for the Children's Performing Arts Series presentations in Abilene. The series of shows begins in October of this year, and continues into 2012 with three shows scheduled at our historic Paramount Theater. The shows will be 'Charlotte's Web', 'Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co.', and 'Alice In Wonderland'. Tickets are available online at abilenecac.org/cparts or by phone at 677-1161. Tickets may also be purchased in person by visiting the CPAS office in the T&P Depot at 1101 North First, Monday -Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm. The full press release is below:

CHILDREN’S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Abilene, TEXAS—Season tickets are now on sale for the upcoming season of the Children’s Performing Arts Series.

Three shows will comprise this year’s season: “Charlotte’s Web,” scheduled for Oct. 9, 2011, “Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co.” to be performed on Feb. 12, 2012, and “Alice in Wonderland” scheduled for April 15, 2012.

All shows will be performed at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoons at the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene.

2011-2012 Season tickets are $25 and $40 for all three shows.

The $25 Patron level will include admission to all three shows with assigned priority seats that remain the same for all three shows.

The $40 Party level also includes assigned priority seating, plus admission to “Charlottes’ Web” and “Alice in Wonderland” after parties, where children and their families can enjoy refreshments and craft activities. Alice in Wonderland party attendees will also have the opportunity to meet and take photos with the Alice in Wonderland cast.

Single tickets to individual show are always $8.00 each.

“Charlotte's Web,” a production of TheatreworksUSA, is based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. This treasured tale, featuring mad-cap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.

TheatreworksUSA is America's largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit theatre for young and family audiences. Every year, TheatreworksUSA tours approximately 16 shows from an ever-growing repertoire of 117 plays and musicals.

With appearances on David Letterman’s Late Show, at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway, “Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co.” stars pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and Brazilian ballerina Daielma Santos. This exquisite duo has performed around the world, transcending barriers of age and language in a seamless program that includes physical comedy, dance, juggling, and most importantly, their own creative inventions that INFLATE!

Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. has won the praise and affection of audiences around the globe. In addition to the aforementioned appearances on David Letterman’s Late Show, the Kennedy Center, and two sold-out runs at the New Victory Theater on Broadway, the duo has appeared on international television and Playhouse Square in Cleveland, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and the Hong Kong International Arts Carnival (just to mention a few).

For the final show of the season, the Children’s Performing Arts Series is pleased to present a live musical production of “Alice in Wonderland.”

This exciting full scale production from American Family Theater bursts with excitement, fantasy, and song. Audience members will follow Alice on her adventures through the looking glass and into Wonderland, where she meets the White Rabbit, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and the Mad Hatter, among other iconic characters.

Audiences will share in the spirit and joy of this AFT Broadway for Kids production featuring colorful sets, inventive costumes, and creative staging.

Leslie Bennett of the N. Y. Times says this about American Family Theater productions:

“Their shows burst with energy, song, and special effects. Again and again, American Family Theater proves how strong it is in creating original contemporary theater. Their engaging productions wonderfully command the attention of young audiences and their sprit is contagious.”