Theatreworks
The Theatreworks program provides the best national and international professional touring children’s theatre to the school-age children and summer campers of the First Coast region. Founded in 1979, Theatreworks was an independent organization until it merged with the Florida Theatre in 2019.
How to Reserve as an Individual: Call the box office at (904) 355-2787 or reserve online by clicking the show title below and then click the “BUY NOW” button on the individual event page.
How to Reserve as a School: Place your reservation here. For more information about attending or booking a Theatreworks production, contact Theatreworks Program Manager Jamie Kent by calling (904) 353-3500 or emailing jamie@floridatheatre.com.
2025 FREE SUMMER THEATRE
Presented by Citi Bank
THEATREWORKS 2025 - 2026 SEASON AT THE FLORIDA THEATRE
THEATREWORKS 2024 - 2025 IN SCHOOL SHOWS THAT COME TO YOU
The Three Little Circus Pigs (K-5)
Available Dates: September 2024-August 2025 Price: $875
Step right up to the big top in this interactive adaptation of THE 3 LITTLE PIGS where the Big Bad Wolf might just turn out to be the hero of the story.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, Character Education, Audience Participation, and Music.
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (K-5)
Available Dates: September 2024-August 2025 Price: $875
The history of the California Gold Rush is brought to life through music, folk-art puppetry, and the comic characters from Mark Twain's short story.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, Character Education, and Music.
The Gingerbread Man (K-5)
Available Dates: November 2024-August 2025 Price: $875
Run, run, run as fast as you can to catch this jolly holiday musical filled with original songs, puppetry, audience interaction, and a heartwarming tale of family traditions.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, Character Education, and Music.
Winnie The Pooh (K-5)
Available Dates: September 2024-August 2025 Price: $875
Meet Pooh-Bear, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga & Roo in this charming new adaptation of A.A. Milne's original 1926 book filled with music, audience interaction, and stories of friendship.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, Character Education, and Music.
Alice Rocks Wonderland (K-5
Available Dates: September 2024-October 2024 Price: $875
Venture down the rabbit hole in this exciting rock musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece emphasizing the joy of reading. Rock along with lively characters from the book including Alice, The White Rabbit, The Caterpillar, The Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, & The Prince Of Hearts.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, Character Education, Music, and Audience Participation.
Florida Treasures (K-5)
Available Dates: Always on tour! Price: $875
When two tourists discover a treasure chest full of historical artifacts, they are magically transported back in time in a fun-filled journey through Florida history. The audience will laugh and learn about Ponce De Leon, the settlement of Pensacola (Florida's "Almost Oldest" city), the founding of St. Augustine, and the "Original" Pocahontas story.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, History, Audience Participation, Character Education, and Music.
Curriculum Themes: Literature, Theatre, History, Audience Participation, Character Education, and Music.
The Great Pirate Race (PK-6)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
This show combines all of our favorite things – board gaming, racing, music, magic and animation! The board game and animation parts of the show are projected on to a large screen. The audience is divided into two teams. The teams are in a race to get to the treasure. Each team will have to complete on stage challenges that include solving math problems, solving puzzles, helping with magic tricks and team comedy challenges all held on stage with a live Pirate.
Curriculum Themes: STEAM Math (Math problems adjusted for grade level)
“Super Me” Anti Bullying Show (PK-5)
Various Dates Available Price: $1000
“Super Me” is a fast paced theatrical adventure that combines high-energy hip-hop dance, intense video gaming, astounding magic, interactive animation and a live actor. Audience members are taken on a virtual journey into a comic book world to help a young boy escape from bullies. The audience must help the animated boy overcome obstacles and solve puzzles using super powers onstage. Kids not only see real life examples of bullying, but are given clear step by step actions to help stop bullying.
Curriculum Themes: Character Education, Communication, Theatre
Circus King (PK-5)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
A young boy is lost at sea and found by a baboon on a far away island. He is raised by a circus of misfits. The audience and cast of characters help the boy overcome personal challenges and discover his destiny. With a little magic, characters come right out of the screen as puppets! The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments The students test out on grammar, reading comprehension and spelling.
Curriculum Themes: Character Education, Theatre, Music, Language arts
Aliens Alive (PK-5)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
While reporting live, The Story Ship’s science reporter, Sarah, is kidnapped by aliens and trapped on a space ship bound for the outer regions of our solar system! Audience volunteers must quickly form a Rescue Team and use magic, dance and music to get her back. The audience helps to unravel a celestial musical message. This show is highly interactive with audience participation every minute to two minutes with kids helping with magic tricks, singing, dancing, and navigating the rescue rocket through an interactive game.
Curriculum Themes: Science, Music Math
Diggery Digger's Dino Adventure (PK-4)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
While Paleontologist Diggery Diggers is showing his dinosaur fossils to a live audience, he discovers a “top secret” box the museum accidentally packed. Curious, Diggery opens the box and unleashes the DinoSauroScope 3000 or DINA taking the audience back into time to interact with dinosaurs. All is well until they use DINA on a large dinosaur egg. The egg hatches and a terrible thing happens. The dinosaurs in museums around the world start to come alive!
Curriculum Themes: Science, S.T.E.A.M.
Pirate Goodie & The Magic Chest (PK-3)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his parrot, Pete, on an amazing undersea adventure. Goodie can't remember how to open his magic chest full of treasure. So he calls upon the audience and his animated friends to help. The show includes a giant video screen with colorful animations and charming puppets. Plenty of magic, music and comedy make this show unforgettable.
Curriculum Themes: Character Education and Theatre Arts
The Fairy Godfather and the Wand of Dreams (PK-3)
Various Dates Avalable Price: $900
The land of “Happily Ever After” is in big trouble. The Wand Of Dreams has been stolen and everything is falling apart! Fairy Godmother or Godfather and the audience have to round up the usual suspects to solve the mystery. Each suspect offers an interesting mathematical problem to solve as the mystery unfolds. You’ll meet a Magic Mirror with a messy cold, a Dirty Rat with some pretty shady friends, a Troll that has traffic backed up for hours, a narcoleptic Sheriff that can’t stay awake long enough to figure anything out, Five Little Piggies with some really big problems, and a Dragon that loves bacon! The show combines hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music with tremendous audience interaction. The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments.
Curriculum Themes: Mathematics, Measurements, Science, S.T.E.A.M.
Holiday Hullabaloo (PK & UP)
Various Dates Available Price: $900
We are going back to our roots! It's an old-time storytelling show with comedy, magic and music. Everything is falling apart back at the North Pole! Frosty the Snowman is melting. Igor the elf is checking the list twice to see who has been naughty and nice. The Elves are way behind on toy production. Mr. and Mrs. Clause have caught a cold. But with a little magic and music, and the kids help, I am sure we can get Christmas back on track! This show is perfect holiday celebrations at schools, libraries, festivals, and company parties.
Contact Theatreworks
For more information about attending or booking a Theatreworks production, contact Theatreworks Program Manager Jamie Kent by calling (904) 353-3500 or emailing jamie@floridatheatre.com.
Sponsored By
SPONSORED BY
- Community First Credit Union
- Citibank
- Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
- Culture Builds Florida
- City of Jacksonville, Florida
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Dubow Family Foundation
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Edna Sproull Williams Foundation
- Publix Super Market Charities
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Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Foundation
- W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
How to To Reserve For Schools
Place your reservation here and we will send a confirmation, or call us at (904) 353-3500. All tickets are $8.50.
Please note our reservation forms option is down. We are working to correct this. For more information about attending or booking a Theatreworks production, contact Theatreworks Program Manager Jamie Kent by calling (904) 353-3500 or emailing jamie@floridatheatre.com.
How To Reserve For An Individual
Call the box office at (904) 355-2787 or reserve online by clicking the show title above, and then click the “BUY NOW” button on the individual event page.
Note: All tickets contain a $4.50 restoration fee, and online orders contain a $10.00 per ticket convenience fee. To avoid the convenience fee, call the Florida Theatre box office to purchase.