2 Plays in the Village

Saturday we went with Giacomo's classmate Matthew to see 2 childrens plays in the city.

The first play was called Wiseacre Farm, and was about all these farm animals, and the pig was having a birthday but the fox was always stealing the cakes. The kids loved it! They had audience participation but Giacomo and Matthew didn't want to. It was perfect for their age, recommended for ages 3 and up. At the end they got to meet the actors, it was very nice. The theater was so tiny and intimite, like a jewel. And there were only about 5 families in the audience. It was right in the Village, called The 13th Street Repertory Company.

The second play was Rumplestiltskin. That one was a little more advanced, recommended for ages 5 and up. In the story the king and queen meet a peasant girl and want her to spin straw into gold, but a stranger she meets in the forest named Rumplestiltskin actually spins the straw in to gold....basically. The kids were really not familiar with these words or concepts, but they still liked it - even though they really had not a very good idea what was going on.

But they were both fabulous plays and I want Giacomo to gain a real appreciation for the theater. Next its Sesame Street Live or bust! And in a few weeks the Velveteen Rabbit!