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Theater & Performing Arts

Go See A Year with Frog and Toad at Main Street Theater!

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A Year with Frog and Toad is at Main Street Theater for one more week!

This whimsical musical follows two best friends through four, fun-filled seasons. They plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding, eat cookies and learn life lessons along the way. A sweet tale of the power of friendship!

Weekend & Holiday Performances through October 26, 2019
MATCH, 3400 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do October 17, 2019

Give Away: Four Tickets to Goosebumps at Main Street Theater!

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Did you read Goosebumps as a kid??? Now you can take your kids to see it live at Main Street Theater!

And I have 4 tickets to give away for the 11:00am, Friday, April 19, 2019 (school holiday) show at MATCH in Midtown. (Kids must be 3 or older )

Register to win below (or HERE). And for a second chance to win (to the 2pm show), head to Instagram!

Update: Congratulations to Aarav P and Vanessa M!

Official Rules: https://www.jillbjarvis.com/official-contest-rules-210/
Contest Ends: Monday, April 15, 2019

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do April 12, 2019

Main Street Theater Spring Break Camp… Make a Play Each Day!

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This Spring Break, let the kids make their own original play, every single day at Main Street Theater!

Starting at 9:00am with their best brainstorming, students will create an original play (plus all their props and costumes) to share with their classmates before carpool.

Ages: 7 – 12
Days: March 11 – 15, 2019
Hours: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Location: MST – Rice Village
Daily Fee: $70/day

Sign up HERE!

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do March 5, 2019

Schoolhouse Rock Live at Main Street Theater… March 9, 11, 12, 2019!

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Do you remember School House Rock? This Spring Break, you can see the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series… live at Main Street Theater!

Journey down memory lane while the children will be engaged in learning with the witty and zany antics as we all learn that “knowledge is power!”.

Family Performances
Saturday, March 9, at 11am and 2pm (11am – ASL Shadow Interpreted Performance)
Monday, March 11, at 11am and 2pm (2pm – Audio Described Performance)
Tuesday, March 12, at 11am and 2pm (11am – Sensory-Friendly Performance)

MATCH
Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston
3400 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Get tickets HERE!

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do February 28, 2019

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, through March 30, 2019, at Main Street Theater!

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“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth, and now there’s gum in my hair, and when I got out of bed this morning, I tripped on the skateboard, and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running, and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” This wonderfully fun musical teaches children of all ages to share their feelings and reminds us all that bad days can happen to anyone!

During Spring Break, and all of March, go see Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Main Street Theater!

Weekend Family Performances
Sunday, March 3, at 12:30pm and 3:30pm
Saturdays, March 16 – 30, at 11am and 2pm

Spring Break Performances
Wednesday – Friday at 11am and 2pm
March 13– 15

The show is recommended for Kindergarten and up. Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.

Get tickets HERE!

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do February 28, 2019

Travel Back in Time with Jackie and Me… at Main Street Theater

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Young Joey Stoshack has the special power to travel through time, so when he’s given an assignment to write a paper about a famous African-American, he chooses Jackie Robinson and heads back to 1947 to meet the man himself.

Through his adventures, Joey experiences what it’s like to be African-American during a time of segregation and witnesses first-hand Jackie smashing the color barrier, even when people on his own team are against him. A powerful tale of bravery and integrity.

Next week would have been Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday. We can celebrate with 3 public performances at Main Street Theater.

Sunday, January 27 at 2:30pm
Sensory-Friendly Performance

Sunday, February 10 at 2:30pm
Audio Described Performance
ASL Interpreted Performance

Sunday, February 17 at 2:30pm

Main Street Theater does an amazing job with family performances… and this one is an especially powerful performance to be enjoyed by kids and adults.

Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do January 25, 2019

Give Away: Family Four Pack of Tickets to Pinkalicous The Musical at Main Street Theater!

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“Pink, Pink, Pink… Pinkalicious loves pink – especially pink cupcakes! Her parents warn her not to eat too many of them but she can’t help herself. A delightful musical based on the popular book by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann on being yourself and the importance of healthy eating!”

You can see Pinkalicious The Musical, by Main Street Theater, at MATCH, through July 29, 2018… AND I have 2 sets for family four packs to give away! Just register below!

Shows are:
Saturdays at 11am and 2pm: June 16, 23 & 30; and July 7, 14, 21, & 28;

Sundays at 12:30pm and 3:30pm: July 15, 22 & 29

Audio Described Performance – Saturday, June 23 at 11am
Sensory-Friendly Performance – Sunday, July 15 at 3:30pm

To win tickets, register below (or HERE)!

Update:  Congratulations to Judiann and Avina.

Winner Can Pick Between Shows on July 15 at 3:30pm and July 22 at 12:30pm.
Contest Ends: June 22, 2018
Official Rules:  https://goo.gl/Nc4jLm

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do June 14, 2018

Sideways Stories from Wayside School is at Main Street Theater through May 19, 2018

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Wayside School is sideways. That’s how the builder built it. Instead of making thirty classrooms side by side, he built them one on top of the other – which explains why all kinds of crazy things happen there. Join them for high adventure at this wonderful, wacky, mixed-up school!

Sideways Stories at Wayside School is at Main Street Theater through May 19, 2018 and includes performances that are sensory friendly, audio described and with ASL.

All the Main Street Theater Youth Shows are done by professional actors but meant for families.

Get all the details HERE!

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do April 12, 2018

Give Away: 4 Tickets to Sideways Stories from Wayside School at Main Street Theater

by Jill Jarvis Leave a Comment

Wayside School is sideways. That’s how the builder built it. Instead of making thirty classrooms side by side, he built them one on top of the other – which explains why all kinds of crazy things happen there. Join us for high adventure at this wonderful, wacky, mixed-up school!

Sideways Stories at Wayside School is at Main Street Theater through May 19, 2018… and we have tickets to give away!

You can win one of two family four packs of tickets,  good for opening day, this Sunday, April 15, 2018. Winners can choose between the 12:30 or 3:30pm show.

Register to win below (or HERE).

Update:  Congratulations to Melina S and Irene M!

Contest Ends: Friday, April 13, 2018
Official Rules:  https://goo.gl/LuyAr9

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do April 10, 2018

Create a Play Each Day at Main Street Theater’s Winter Break Camp!

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The kids will soon be out for winter break… for HoustonISD, the last day of school is December 21, 2017!

If you do not have the full 2 weeks off of work, or if your kids want to have some extra fun over the holiday, Main Street Theater has a Winter Break Camp for you… kids get to create a play in a day… so sign up for one day or all the days!

Ages: 6 – 11
Days: Dec. 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, Dec. 27, 28 & 29, Jan. 3, 4 & 5
Hours: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Location: MST – Rice Village
Daily Fee: $65/day

Get all the details HERE!

Filed Under: All, Theater & Performing Arts, Things to do December 3, 2017

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