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The Snowy Day & Other Stories
Date: January 28, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Event Description
LaCrosse Children's Theatre touring show presents The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats, adapted by Jerome Hairston for the stage, including puppetry and music. CAL Center Presents is proud to be a part of this production traveling to area schools, bringing theater to young audiences throughout Southern Wisconsin.
The book The Snowy Day was written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, and first published by the Viking Press Company in 1962. The setting takes place in a big snowy city and begins in the main character, Peter's, bedroom, as he awakens to discover that snow has fallen during the night. He celebrates this day by putting on his red snow suit after breakfast and heads outside for an adventure. When he gets outside, he finds snow that is piled high. Peter makes a snowman, snow angels, and pretends to be a mountain climber. As Peter discovers these new ways to enjoy the snow he encounters issues and learns how to deal with the changing problems that confront children as they grow up. For instance, when Peter first makes his way out of the house, he comes across older kids having a snowball fight. Peter, about four years old, realizes he should not try to join in on this activity with bigger children when he is knocked down by a stray snowball. Before Peter makes his way back inside, he packs a snowball and puts it in his pocket. That night he has a dream that the sun came out and melted all the snow. But when he wakes up, he finds it has snowed again. He then makes his way back outside into the snow for another adventure.
This show sponsored by NUK.
The book The Snowy Day was written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, and first published by the Viking Press Company in 1962. The setting takes place in a big snowy city and begins in the main character, Peter's, bedroom, as he awakens to discover that snow has fallen during the night. He celebrates this day by putting on his red snow suit after breakfast and heads outside for an adventure. When he gets outside, he finds snow that is piled high. Peter makes a snowman, snow angels, and pretends to be a mountain climber. As Peter discovers these new ways to enjoy the snow he encounters issues and learns how to deal with the changing problems that confront children as they grow up. For instance, when Peter first makes his way out of the house, he comes across older kids having a snowball fight. Peter, about four years old, realizes he should not try to join in on this activity with bigger children when he is knocked down by a stray snowball. Before Peter makes his way back inside, he packs a snowball and puts it in his pocket. That night he has a dream that the sun came out and melted all the snow. But when he wakes up, he finds it has snowed again. He then makes his way back outside into the snow for another adventure.
This show sponsored by NUK.