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Wheaton Family Theatre Series
Season 8: 2022—2023
The Wheaton Family Theatre Series is a FREE public performing arts series for kids and families. In season 7, we embraced the challenge to be creative and found a whole new way to celebrate theatre for kids and families in Wheaton. For fall 2021 through spring 2022 the Wheaton Family Theatre Series enjoyed both an in-person return to Wheaton but also celebrated our virtual performance opportunities for our communities. Season 8, 2022-2023, of InterAct Story Theatre's Wheaton Family Theatre Series returned to all in-person performances presenting a series of interactive family events, for the Wheaton community, in theatre, dance, storytelling and world music completely FREE to the public! We'll return with season 9 this October!
Thanks to the partnership support of Highland Elementary School and support from a plethora of community members; and funding from Maryland State Arts Council, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Nora Roberts Foundation, and individual and corporate donors. Support also provided by a grant from the Greater Washington Community Foundation.
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KidStory Theatre Festival
A theatrical celebration of stories written by kids for kids
May 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. and May 21, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
All year long, InterAct Story Theatre artists create stories with kids, and invite them to share their epic stories with us. This May, we’re choosing some of our favorite stories written by kids over the years, as we present a series of short plays and stories performed by our InterActors. We can’t wait to see what kids dream up each year! Best for ages 4 and up.
Past Events:
More Than True:
Folk and Fairy Tales with Character!
Led by Sarah Brady of Story Tapestries
April 15, 2023 at 11 a.m. and April 16, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl—or a little boy—or a dog, or a dragon, or a fairy, or a giant. And that person, or animal, or mythical creature had an adventure, and the adventure brought choices, and the choices ushered in change. In this program, audience members have the chance to choose their own adventures, and even swap the outcomes of the tales, as they travel through stories to discover a world of character built with imagination! Best for ages 4 and up.
Baba Bomani:
The ABC’s of Rap
March 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. and March 12, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
Baba Bomani, founder of the Frederick Douglass Writing Club, a literacy and history club for students, joins InterAct Story Theatre with a kid-friendly performance that explains the reading, writing, and arithmetic of Hip-Hop performance. From learning to recognize syllabic sounds, to understanding the rhythm patterns that turn those syllables into raps over a beat, students will be engulfed in dance and song through this highly interactive program. Best for ages 4 and up.
Dancing Our Way Through Books
led by Kelly King
February 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. and February 12, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
Join Kelly King, InterAct Story Theatre teaching artist and founder of Contradiction Dance Theatre and The Movement Movement as we'll explore a kid-friendly folk tale through creative movement and dance. Kids get to practice reading skills while moving, dancing, and sharing stories with our families and friends. No prior dance training needed...just bring your body and get ready to move. What a fun way to dance away the winter blues! Best for ages 3 and up.
A Family Literacy Fiesta with
InterAct's Ali Oliver-Krueger
Books Alive
January 21, 2023 at 11 a.m. and January 22, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
This January, celebrate the start of the New Year as InterAct Story Theatre’s Artistic Director, Ali Oliver-Krueger leads kids and adults in exploring a favorite folk tale together through movement, drama, and song. Everyone’s a part of the story in this Family Arts Workshop! Best for ages 3 and up.
Grupo Rompe Cajón
November 12, 2022 at 11 a.m. and November 13, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
Grupo Rompe Cajón is a youth group specializing in Afro-Peruvian music. The group's mission is to bring the rich folkloric traditions of Peru's coast to the DC community. It showcases a variety of genres, including Festejo, Landó, and Zamacueca, and brings to life songs about celebration as well as the struggle for Afro-Peruvian freedom before slavery and equality since. Come join Rompe Cajón for a participatory performance - the audience will sing, clap, and dance, learning new rhythms and songs! Best for ages 4 and up.
InterAct Story Theatre Presents
The Hero of EVERYTHING
October 8, 2022 at 11 a.m. and October 9, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Event held at Highland Elementary School - 3100 Medway Street, Wheaton, MD 20902 FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed.
Calling all superheroes! InterAct Story Theatre presents an action packed, interactive superhero play about cooperation, teamwork, and learning that it's okay to ask for help—even if you think you need to go it alone. Captain Everything loves saving the day and doesn’t need anyone’s help to do it. Sure, she has an Amazing Alliance of Superheroes, but no one minds if she just handles everything herself. Or do they? What happens when everyone else gets tired of being left out of everything and quits? And what happens when Captain Everything faces something she can’t do? Can she face her fears and work with her team to save Citytown City? Or will it be too late? The touring version of our interactive theatrical experience for kids and families is performed by three actors on stage and a whole team of superheroes in the audience…including YOU! Best for ages 5 & up.