ONCE UPON A THEATRE, a non-profit New Mexico corporation, is a touring theatre company dedicated to improving the education of the children in our area.  ONCE UPON A THEATRE’S program brings into schools the joy, excitement and developmental and academic stimulus of quality live theatre and assists teachers in maximizing the experience through effective teaching tools before and after performances.  Since our inception, we have taken our educational theatre program to over 98,000 children and adults in more than 110 venues in Albuquerque and surrounding communities.

 

ONCE UPON A THEATRE presents age-appropriate productions that expose students to a way of looking at the world through the eyes of live performance.  Our productions include experienced, paid, adult actors; full costuming; original music; and detailed sets that are fully portable so they may be taken to schools.  However, the portability does not sacrifice the quality of the beauty of the presentations.  By performing in schools we eliminate the coordination and significant expense of arranging transportation for off-site productions, and less time away from the classroom is required. 

 

ONCE UPON A THEATRE designs two separate productions each school year.  Fall productions for kindergarten through elementary age children are original versions of classic fairy tales.  These unique adaptations, written partially in rhyme, deliver positive messages about diversity, friendship, caring and the power of acceptance.  During Fall 2008, ONCE UPON A THEATRE will present “Little Red Riding Hood”.  Spring productions for fourth through eighth grade students are original presentations or adaptations of exceptional literary works.  In Spring 2009, ONCE UPON A THEATRE will present a lively version of “Aesop’s Fables”.