Tag: Children's theater festival

Emotional Intelligence Through Theater: How Watching Plays Enhances Kids’ Empathy

Emotional Intelligence Through Theater: How Watching Plays Enhances Kids’ Empathy Emotional-Intelligence-Through-Theater-How-Watching-Plays-Enhances-Kids-Empathy

Emotional intelligence is a vital skill for navigating relationships and understanding oneself. At Austin Scottish Rite Theater, we recognize that theater is not only a form of entertainment but also a powerful tool for developing emotional intelligence in children. By exposing young audiences to diverse emotional experiences, our performances help children better understand and manage […]

Alicia

Alicia

Alicia by Elaine Romero A bilingual adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in Spanish and English.  When Alicia is sent to her room for misbehaving, she’s convinced that her parents have no idea who she really is. She confides in her beloved hamster Alfredito, who suddenly escapes through a hole in the wall, and miraculously, […]

Jungle Book: Jangal Ki Kahani

Jungle Book: Jangal Ki Kahani

Jungle Book: Jangal Ki Kahani Presenting a fresh Bollywood-styled take on Rudyard Kipling’s beloved classic! Adapted for the stage by Susan Gayle Todd. This original tale features Mowgli in new adventures learning life lessons from his jungle family. Featuring original music by the show will please kids and grownups alike with live action, dance, and […]

ROSITA Y CONCHITA: a Día de los Muertos Play in English and Spanish

ROSITA Y CONCHITA: a Día de los Muertos Play in English and Spanish

Back by popular demand! Two sisters try to reunite on the Day of the Dead. Along the way Rosita follows familar sights, sounds and smells in her quest to find Conchita. Kids of all ages will love the rhyming bilingual dialogue, music, puppetry, and images. Based on the award-winning children’s book Rosita y Conchita by […]

Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt – 2022

Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt – 2022

A funny, adventurous play for young audiences based on the Judy Moody books by Megan McDonald. Directed By: Deanna BelardinelliWritten By: Allison GregoryMusic By: Karen MalPhotography: Steve Rogers When the Moody family takes a weekend trip to “Artichoke” Island, third-grader Judy and her little brother Stink don’t know what to expect. But what they find […]

Sunflower: The Musical – 2022

Sunflower: The Musical – 2022

The story of Amalie and Vincent van Gogh Starring Guy Forsyth as Vincent! July 22 – August 14, 2022 Friday & Saturday at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm! Book and Lyrics by Laura GuliMusic and Orchestration by Premila MistryDirected by Deanna Belardinelli Sunflower is an original musical that tells the story of Amalie, a shy […]

Feels Like a Maternity, 2021

Feels Like a Maternity, 2021

Feels Like a MaternityA workshopped reading of a new play by Gricelda Silva Now streaming Playwright Gricelda Silva wrote the script on her phone, one-handed, in the wee hours of many nights of breastfeeding her infant. Interwoven in the tales of three women are the fear, loneliness, disappointment, and sometimes despair in new motherhood that […]

The Beasts of Warren, 2020

The Beasts of Warren, 2020

The Beasts of Warren Thursday, May 28, 2020 8:00 PM CDT Austin Scottish Rite Theater’s Rite Out Loud Series presents THE BEASTS OF WARREN in a virtual, live staged reading. Oppression, discrimination, and sinister politics subvert science and medicine in this pandemic-based tale of surprising adventure, love, and heroism. THE BEASTS OF WARREN by Azure […]

SaulPaul’s Alien Adventure, 2020

SaulPaul’s Alien Adventure, 2020

SaulPaul’s Alien Adventure February 8 to March 1, 2020 Buy tickets An alien comes to earth and makes an unexpected friend. What happens next? Come see this inspiring production featuring sights, sounds and dance moves as the two unexpected friends learn about life while they journey on an adventure. Music by SaulPaul. Story by SaulPaul […]