Welcome to the Arts In Education Series!
We are thrilled to welcome students to our historic theater for the 2026-27 Aspirus Health Arts In Education series. It is a joy to share in the excitement of students seeing some of their favorite stories brought to life on stage, and we can't wait to experience this season together.
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2026-27 PERFORMANCES
Clifford The Big Red Dog
Monday, January 25 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for Grades Pre K-2
Everyone’s favorite Big Red Dog, CLIFFORD– bounds onto the stage in a brand-new musical comedy adventure that celebrates friendship, imagination and the magic of unconditional love!
Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Musical is full of extra large laughs, joy and love - the paw-fect show for Clifford’s growing young fans – and nostalgic parents who remember him too.
Study guide coming Summer 2026.
Bill Blagg's Magic in Motion
Friday, January 29 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for Grades 3-6
Bill Blagg's Magic in Motion melds the fascination of magic with the wonders of physical science to create an unbelievable educational experience!
In this highly visual, interactive show, students will be on the edge of their seats as they explore how science creates magic right before their very eyes! Their jaws will drop in amazement as ordinary objects come to life, while others defy gravity with a simple clap of the hands, and so much more!
Catapult
Monday, February 8 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for all ages!
As America's Got Talent finalists from Season 8, Catapult features incredible dancers who work behind a screen to create magical shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. Be amazed as you watch their bodies transform into a mountain, an elephant, a dragon, even a helicopter! You'll be surprised and delighted again and again. Packed with hundreds of shape transformations, the show is full of humor, emotion, and engaging stories.
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Ocean Blue
Monday, February 22 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for Grades Pre K-2
Ocean Blue is a breathtaking theatrical journey through the wonders of our planet's oceans. When Charlie, a young crab longing for a different life, is suddenly swept into danger, he tumbles into the mysterious depths of "The Gully," a deep-sea trench in the Atlantic Ocean. His unexpected plunge launches an unforgettable adventure across the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, where he travels alongside migrating whales and sea turtles and encounters extraordinary marine life.
Study Guide coming Fall 2026
The Magic School Bus
Wednesday, March 10 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for Grades 1-5
When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system.
Hop on the Magic School Bus for a ride in this new musical adaptation based on the original book series published by Scholastic.
Cirque Kalabanté
Friday, March 19 | 10:00 AM
SOLD OUT!
Recommended for all ages!
An unexpected stage experience where art becomes dialogue and movement a universal language, Cirque Kalabanté’s WOW_World of Words is an immersive show exploring the transmission of knowledge, the meeting of cultures, and the magic of shared respect. Between ancestral rituals and aerial innovations, WOW erases boundaries and builds bridges between tradition and modernity.
The Snowy Day
Monday, April 19 | 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Recommended for Grades Pre K-2
The Snowy Day celebrates the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snowfall! follow Peter and his friends as they romp and play, starting snow ball fights and making snow angels in this imaginative musical play about the childhood joys and challenges of growing up. Using innovative shadow puppetry, Keats' treasured characters comes to life in this humorous and fun adaptation of Whistle For Willie, Googles!, A Letter to Amy, and The Snowy Day.
Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston, based on book by Ezra Jack Keats.
