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Tom McCabe, Artistic Director

New Century Theatre is proud to welcome PaintBox Theatre back for an eighth 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) 585-3220.

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.

Paintbox Theatre's Summer 2013 Season



Calendar of Performances

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

 

 




1




2

Little Red
Riding Hood
10:30 am

Jul 3

Little Red
Riding Hood
10:30 am

Jul 4

Little Red
Riding Hood
10:30 am

Jul 5

Little Red
Riding Hood
10:30 am

Jul 6

 

7

 

8

 

9

 

10

 

11

 

12

 

13






14






15






16

Once Upon A
Cool
Motorcycle Dude
10:30 am

Jul 17

Once Upon A
Cool
Motorcycle Dude
10:30 am

Jul 18

Once Upon A
Cool
Motorcycle Dude
10:30 am

Jul 19

Once Upon A
Cool
Motorcycle Dude
10:30 am

Jul 20

 

21

 

22

 

23

 

24

 

25

 

26

 

27



28



29



30

King Kong, Jr.
10:30 am

Jul 31

King Kong, Jr.
10:30 am

Aug 1

King Kong, Jr.
10:30 am

Aug 2

King Kong, Jr.
10:30 am

Aug 3

All shows begin promptly at 10:30 am in Theatre 14



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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