James Madison University, School of Theatre and Dance Is an Accredited
Member of the National Association of
Schools of Theatre and the National
Association of Schools of Dance

 

James Madison University
 School of Theatre and Dance
 147 Warsaw Avenue, MSC 5601
 Harrisonburg, VA 22807

 540.568.6342
 theatredance@jmu.edu.


Tickets to Theatre and Dance performances at the Forbes Center are available 24/7 online at www.jmu.edu/JMUArts where you can select and print your tickets at home, by phone @ 540-568-7000 (Monday – Friday from 10:00am to 5:30 pm)
or in person at the Forbes Center box office
(147 Warsaw Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA).
 


Children’s Playshop

Since its inception in 1994, the JMU Children’s Playshop has been entertaining families from across the Shenandoah Valley with quality family theatre. It became a summer tradition for families to see young professional actors perform fairy tales, sing family friendly musicals, and bring contemporary children’s literature magically come to life. That tradition has now carried over to the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, where student performers and audiences have the opportunity to come together in the highly flexible Studio Theatre.

The JMU Children’s Playshop is an annual project of the School of Theatre and Dance. Students spend half of their days building scenery, hanging lights and creating costumes. They then rehearse the plays, learn the music and work with the choreographer. Their mornings building and decorating the sets and their afternoons rehearsing their performances. Playshop Directors William Buck and Pam Johnson have maintained a commitment to quality in all aspects of production. The sets, lights and costumes receive the highest level of care and creativity. Audiences respond by coming back summer after summer.

The goal of Children’s Playshop is to serve as many children and families as possible-regardless of socioeconomic background-while maintaining a level of excellence Playshop audiences have come to expect. Company members understand the importance of wonder and inspiration in a child’s life and are dedicated to keeping professional, high-quality children’s theatre in the Shenandoah Valley affordable and accessible.


Summer Playshop Season

PINKALICIOUS
the Musical

Book by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann
Music by John Gregor
Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann, & Victoria Kann
Based on the book “Pinkalicious” by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann

Thursday-Friday,
June 14-15, 21-22 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 16, 23
@ 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 17, 24 @ 4 p.m.
Studio Theatre

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The Velveteen Rabbit

 

Adapted by William Buck from the book by Margery Williams

Thursday-Friday, July 19-20, 26-27
@ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 21,28
@ 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 22,29 @ 4 p.m.
Studio Theatre

 


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Ticket prices:$8.50–$9.50.General Admission Seating Advance tickets can be purchased online, by phone or in person at the box office (Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and 1˝ hours prior to performance). Major credit cards, cash, checks and JACards accepted.

Mailing Tickets/Will Call — Tickets that are ordered more than two weeks in advance of a performance will be mailed to the address on file. Ticket orders received less than two weeks prior to a performance will be held for pickup at the Will Call window.

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