Saturday, February 11, 2012 – 10:30AM

New Canadian Kid

Black Theatre Workshop

New Canadian Kid follows a young man named Nick who moves to Canada with his family from their native “Homeland”. He must learn to speak a new language – a clever “gibberish” spoken by his Canadian classmates. On Nick’s journey, he goes through many struggles – racism, trying to communicate, homesickness, being bullied, and just wanting to go back home. But through it all, Nick perseveres, making new friends, and realizing that Canada isn’t so bad after all!

About Black Theatre Workshop
For over 20 years, Black Theatre Workshop has celebrated Black History Month by touring its plays to schools, libraries and community centres in and around Montreal. Our goal is to bring far-reaching and powerful theatre experiences to young audiences. This is BTW’s 41st season.

Saturday, February 25, 2012 – 10:30AM

The Clown Prince

In Your Face Entertainment

From the company that brought you last year's Red Vs The Wolf! A prince and princess are to be married in order to save their respective kingdoms. So why, then, is Prince Damon dressed as a clown and not speaking a word? Well, imagine marrying someone you've never even met! To test the princess’ love, Prince Damon takes a vow of silence to be broken only when the princess admits he's the best clown in the world. Meanwhile, Princess Dana meets a Gypsy who helps her run away and hide as a test of the prince's love. Can a magician, a tutor, and a jester bring this royal couple together?

About In Your Face Entertainment
In Your Face Entertainment produced its first show, SING!, in May 2010 at the Segal Centre, playing to full houses with rave reviews. Our children's theatre production, RED VS. THE WOLF, sold out at Centaur Theatre and had a successful school run. Fall 2011 will see IYF producing two shows: the roaring 20s musical, THE WILD PARTY, at Mainline Theatre in November, followed by their second children's theatre production, THE CLOWN PRINCE, with two scheduled performances at Centaur Theatre. With a core team of highly experienced actors, singers, choreographers and directors, IYF entertainment is bringing some pizzazz to the Montreal theatre scene!

Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 10:30AM

Furry Tails with a Twist

3 Blind Mice Productions

Follow the adventures of Sam and Alex, two bumbling actors trying desperately to present a few of the world's most beloved fairy tales. Unfortunately, their script becomes seriously scrambled and they perform GoldiSOCKS and the Three WOLVES, the Three Billy TROLLS Gruff, and The Three Little BEARS, who end up battling the Big Bad BILLY GOAT to delay the decimation of their domiciles. In addition to entertaining with humor, slapstick, and charm, Sam and Alex also guide the audience through the creative world of story structure, writing vocabulary, and theatrical staging. It takes the whole audience to set the stories straight for Sam and Alex. In the end both the actors and the audience have learned creative tale-telling through these Furry Tails...er...Fairy Tales.

About 3 Blind Mice Productions
According to an old adage, laughter is the best medicine. With this in mind, our top priorities are to provide an innovative and professional experience for our audience, as well as put on plays that our cast, crew and audience members alike will find interesting, fun and creative. After our performances we offer a talk back session. We feel it is important to get kids excited about theatre; this provides them the perfect opportunity to ask any questions they may have about the play, actors, or theatre in general.

Saturday, March 17, 2012 – 10:30AM

Yorgo & the World

Panadream Theatre

Panadream Theatre presents their string marionette play, Yorgo & the World. Yorgo is a young boy who has never left his house. Fearful of the outside world, he is content staying inside and spending time with his adorable dog Buttons. But one day, Buttons goes missing! Fuelled by love and courage, Yorgo finally decides to overcome his fears and leave his house in order to find his dog. He sets off on a journey that brings him to extraordinary places.

About Panadream Theatre
Panadream Theatre is dedicated to creating quality theatre for young audiences, and aims to help cultivate children’s imagination and creativity. The company is committed to producing shows that are not only entertaining, but also educational and interactive, that compel their audience to laugh, think and feel. They specialize in traditional string marionettes, which they build themselves, but also explore other mediums of puppetry.

Saturday, March 24, 2012 – 10:30AM

Confiture the Dragon who Loved Fruits

Théâtre de la Source

Dragon is fond of sweet things. One fine morning, he sets out to look for his breakfast when he discovers the Fruitland, a country inhabited by animal farmers. The hungry dragon devours the cultivated fruits. Soon the animals discover that their harvest has been eaten by the dragon who hastens to repair the damage and invites his new friends to discover his secret.
An interactive tale where children learn about the importance of respecting nature and each other, the dragon who loves fruits is a story inspired by Kathakali, a form of dance-theatre from India.

About Théâtre de la Source
Since its creation in 1985, the mission of Théâtre de la Source has been to tell the stories of yesterday to the children of today through plays, storytelling and workshops. Confiture the dragon who loved fruits is the company’s very first creation, and has delighted children across Quebec and beyond for over 25 years.

Saturday, April 14, 2012 – 10:30AM

The Silent Princess

The Montreal Children’s Theatre
By Geoff Bamber

The Royal Court is in crisis after an evil fairy casts a spell on the Princess that renders her totally speechless! With her voice gone, she cannot respond to Prince Arkalan’s marriage proposal, throwing the Kingdom into chaos. The brave Prime Minister is recruited to solve the problem and he leads a dangerous expedition through gremlin-infested mountains to the lair of Morgana the Sorceress. Can he persuade her to use her magical powers to help the Princess find her voice?

About The Montreal Children's Theatre
The Montreal Children's Theatre was founded in 1933. The Theatre has been helping children to discover their talent ever since. The Montreal Children's Theatre takes pride in getting to know every student, working with each individual to bring out their confidence, leadership, stage-craft, and self expression. It is amazing to see a child grow throughout a year at the school having uncovered talents and strengths they never knew they had. All of this can be learned in a fun and joyful environment, where positive reinforcement is used while teaching projection, diction, mime, posture, body movement and vocal skills, and of course the whole process of putting on a play builds individual and group pride enormously.

Saturday, April 21, 2012 – 10:30AM

Bed Bugs

Teen Tour Theatre
by Leah Genuario

Marie is a little girl who likes to jump on her bed, but to the bedbugs being squished underfoot, she is the wicked witch who causes earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The microscopic citizens living under her bed are up in arms (and legs!) over the rhyme her mother says to her every night before bed: Good night, sleep tight. Don¹t let the bedbugs bite. And if they do, you squeeze them tight, and then they won¹t bite tomorrow night.
Crawling with laughs (Think A Bug¹s Life) this play is perfect for young audiences. In a fun way, it reminds us there are always two sides to every story and that conflict is best resolved peacefully.

About Teen Tour Theatre
Teen Tour Theatre, located in NDG caters to students aged 7-24 that have a serious interest in acting. We offer classes, workshops, (taught by professionals currently working in the industry) and production experience. We have both junior and senior tour groups that tour locally to elementary schools, libraries and theatres.

Saturday, April 28, 2012 – 10:30AM

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Montreal Children’s Theatre

What do you get when you cross four confused lovers with a group of feisty fairies, add some magic potions, misunderstandings and a play-within a play? Shakespeare’s tale of mayhem and magic is adapted for young audiences. Set in an enchanted forest populated by a cast of colourful characters, this version of the classic comedy is sure to capture the imaginations of children ages 5 and up and their entire families.

About The Montreal Children's Theatre
The Montreal Children's Theatre was founded in 1933. The Theatre has been helping children to discover their talent ever since. The Montreal Children's Theatre takes pride in getting to know every student, working with each individual to bring out their confidence, leadership, stage-craft, and self expression. It is amazing to see a child grow throughout a year at the school having uncovered talents and strengths they never knew they had. All of this can be learned in a fun and joyful environment, where positive reinforcement is used while teaching projection, diction, mime, posture, body movement and vocal skills, and of course the whole process of putting on a play builds individual and group pride enormously.