SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019: FREE FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL
Join the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art for an afternoon of free family programming at the Woodruff Arts Center. Featuring free storytelling workshops, performances and art-making, enjoy fun for the whole family.
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Alliance Theatre Programming January 13th:
Ever After Sneak Peek
3:00 p.m.
Location: Rich Theatre, 1st floor
La Tortuga and the Hare Theatre for the Very Young Performance
1:00 PM, 2:15 PM and 3:30 PM
Location: Selig Family Black Box Theater, 3rd floor; Check in at the 3rd floor Professional Learning Classroom
Tickets are first come, first served. See a House Manager no earlier than 30 minutes prior to each performance for admission.
Creative Movement Workshops
2:30 PM and 3:15 PM
Location Hamacher Studio, 3rd floor
Family Storytelling Workshops
1:15pm, 2pm and 2:45pm
Location: Blue Studio, 3rd floor
Hey Willy See the Pyramids Song Writing Workshop
1:45 PM and 2:45 PM
Location: Rehearsal Hall B, 3rd floor
Max Makes a Million Writers Workshop
2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Location: Rehearsal Hall A, 3rd floor
This program is made possible with support from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation.
Join the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art, Atlanta for a free family festival on Sunday, July 14, 2019 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Experience the High Museum of Art galleries, Alliance Theatre’s Max Makes a Million and Hey Willy, See the Pyramids, hands-on arts experiences and more for free!
Pre-registration is encouraged.
Full programming list:
Max Makes a Million**
1:30 & 4 p.m.
Hertz Stage
** Must have pre-registered online for this performance. All patrons must be seated by ten minutes prior to the performance or they are not guaranteed a seat. A virtual waitlist will be available for any remaining tickets starting 30 minutes prior to each performance. See the registration table for more information.
Hey Willy, See the Pyramids***
1, 2:15 & 3:30 p.m.
Selig Family Black Box Theatre , check in at the 3rd floor Professional Learning Classroom
Best for ages 0-5 years
*** Tickets are available in-person first come-first served at the event. Speak to a house manager at the Professional Learning Classroom on the 3rd floor no earlier than 30 minutes prior to the performance for admission. Space is limited.
Prop-Making: Spinning Umbrella Tops
1 – 4 p.m.
Azadi Galleria
Costume-Making: Writer’s Caps
1 – 4 p.m.
Azadi Galleria
Black Out Poetry Station
1 – 4 p.m.
North Alcove, 2nd floor
Tango Workshop
1 & 3:45 p.m.
Event Room, 2nd floor
Writer’s Workshop
1:45 & 3 pm.
Event Room, 2nd floor
Poetry Reading and Open Mic
2:30 p.m.
Event Room, 2nd floor
Little Engine That Could Sing! Pop-Up Musical Performance
1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.
Conference Room AB, 2nd floor
Move + Groove Workshop
1:00, 2:00, & 3:00 p.m.
Center Space, 1st floor
Dreamer Drama Workshop
1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.
Beauchamp C. Carr Room, 1st floor
Props for Pups Making Station
1 – 4 p.m.
Sifly Piazza
Full Radius Dance performances
1:30, 2:30pm
Robinson Atrium, Stent Family Wing
Art-making Workshops*
1-4pm
Greene Family Education Center, Lower Level, Stent Family Wing
Art-making Workshop: Community Tree*
1-4pm
Orkin Terrace, Wieland Pavillion
Storytimes
1:30, 2:30, 3:30pm
Skyway Level, Stent Family Wing
Family Tour
2-2:30pm
Meet in Taylor Lobby, Wieland Pavillion
smARTbox distribution*
12-4:30pm
Orkin Terrace, Wieland Pavillion
* while supplies last
Greene Family Learning Gallery: CREATE and EXPERIENCE
12-4pm
The Greene Family Learning Gallery is open on a first-come, first-served basis on Second Sundays. We limit the number of visitors to keep play safe and fun for everyone. Join the lines for the CREATE and EXPERIENCE rooms by 4pm.
Alliance Theatre Free Family Day with UNICEF, USA
September 8, 2019 – 1 – 4 PM
The Alliance Theatre joins forces with UNICEF USA to provide arts-based, interactive workshops designed to raise awareness and improve the lives of children across the globe. Using storytelling and theatre, families will work together to explore practical solutions to some of the world’s most vexing humanitarian problems. The event will culminate in a peaceful demonstration, “Get Up Stand Up”, to lift our voices against the injustices children face around the world.
Planned Activities:
Children on the Move Simulation – Migrant/Refugee Boat Journey
Families put themselves in the shoes of a refugee as they are walked through a simulation activity in which they make life changing decisions.
Trick-or-Treat with Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble
Join the Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble in an interactive performance to learn more about Trick or Treat for UNICEF.
International Dance Zone
Engage in African Dance with Mama Yeye and Baba Tony while wearing a UNICEF Kid Power Band. Earn points by being active with your kid power band and start helping children in need. Experience the power of getting active and saving lives.
Machines in Motion
In this creative movement workshop, families devise a solution to a global issue through improvisation and imagination.
Get Up, Stand Up
Through story and facilitated conversation among families, learn how to become an active citizen by participating in a peaceful demonstration on a topic related to kids’ well-being.
Photo Station
Water Filtration Station
Many children and families risk getting sick when they drink unsafe water. Learn how to build a portable filtration system which can be used in times when access to water is affected by natural disasters.
Virtual Reality Video
Experience the life of a child on the move through their eyes in a virtual reality video.
Send a welcome letter to refugee family
Learn about what it means to be a refugee and what UNICEF is doing to support children on the run. Color a picture or write a welcome letter to a refugee family who’s recently made a home in Atlanta.
Lahza Exhibit
Experience the lives of children through their own eyes by viewing an art display created by children in the Zatari refugee camp in Jordan.
The Woodruff Arts Center presents: Free Family Fun Festival from 1 PM – 4 PM. Brought to you by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. Includes performances of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience and an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert broadcast.
Schedule:
- 1:15 PM – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert Broadcast
- 1:30 PM – Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
- 2:45 PM – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert Broadcast
- 4 PM – Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
In Partnership with: 
A family-oriented event featuring a reading of the best-selling kids book Hands Up!, a Q&A with author Breanna J. McDaniel, and interactive anti-bias and allyship activities for families.
Recommended for ages 4-10 and their grown-ups.
Featuring:
Breanna McDaniel, Author of best-selling kids book Hands Up!
Naima Carter Russell, Actress and book advocate @DramaMamaReads
and Maya Lawrence, Alliance Theatre’s Allyship Program Director
Sunday, October 25th at 3pm EST
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Breanna J. McDaniel is the author of the picture book Hands Up!, a book reviewer, education consultant and researcher. She holds an MA in Children’s Literature from Simmons University and is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge with research focused on representations of black children in contemporary picture books. She’s the co-founder of Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature (REIYL) and though she’s originally from Atlanta,GA she now splits her time between the US and UK. |
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Naima Carter Russell is a proud Atlanta actress and a FSU Alumnus with a BA in English and a minor in black studies. She is a Suzi Bass Award winner for her role as Felicia Farrell in Memphis (Aurora Theatre /Theatrical Outfit). She was last seen on the Alliance theatre stage in Pearl Cleage’s The Nacirema Society…and Christmas Carol. Naima is a passionate advocate for diverse books and believes in the power of normalizing Black joy to change a generation. She shares her book recommendations and the drama of mothering 2 girls @DramaMamaReads on Instagram. Also check out her brand new blog at www.itsthedramamama.com |
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Maya Lawrence is a NYC born- Atlanta based multidisciplinary artist, specializing in theater, performance, and poetry. As an actor, teaching artist, and facilitator with an audience range from newborns to as long as one can be alive, she uses her superpowers of creativity, curiosity, and compassion to facilitate theatre-based experiences rooted in Anti-Bias work for youth, families, corporations, and organizations in pursuit of becoming the most authentic and empathetic versions of themselves. She is a proud Spelman College alumna, the Inaugural Spelman Leadership Fellow, and now Artist-in-residence/ Allyship Program Director at the Alliance Theatre. Maya is on a mission to liberate the world through art using radical Love to light the path. |
See additional conversations and events taking place as part of the HANDS UP ATLANTA: Art & Activism series.
Christmas Carol Family Days at Alliance Theatre
December 4, 5, 11, and 12 before the 2:30 p.m. performances
Families are invited to enjoy a fun lobby activity before the 2:30 performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL on December 4, 5, 11, or 12. There will be a craft-making activity, and a photographer that will take your family’s souvenir photo against a set backdrop from the show (souvenir photo is an additional fee).
Upgrade your experience
If you would like to upgrade your experience, the Family Experience Package is also available to purchase and will include a pre-paid family photo with express access to the photographer; the craft-making activity; and A Christmas Carol tote-bag including Alliance Theatre swag. To access the Family Experience Package, enter promo code FAMILY when purchasing your tickets for any of the above performances, and then select your seats. Your $50 package cost will be applied at checkout.
Christmas Carol Family Days at Alliance Theatre
December 4, 5, 11, and 12 before the 2:30 p.m. performances
Families are invited to enjoy a fun lobby activity before the 2:30 performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL on December 4, 5, 11, or 12. There will be a craft-making activity, and a photographer that will take your family’s souvenir photo against a set backdrop from the show (souvenir photo is an additional fee).
Upgrade your experience
If you would like to upgrade your experience, the Family Experience Package is also available to purchase and will include a pre-paid family photo with express access to the photographer; the craft-making activity; and A Christmas Carol tote-bag including Alliance Theatre swag. To access the Family Experience Package, enter promo code FAMILY when purchasing your tickets for any of the above performances, and then select your seats. Your $50 package cost will be applied at checkout.
Christmas Carol Family Days at Alliance Theatre
December 4, 5, 11, and 12 before the 2:30 p.m. performances
Families are invited to enjoy a fun lobby activity before the 2:30 performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL on December 4, 5, 11, or 12. There will be a craft-making activity, and a photographer that will take your family’s souvenir photo against a set backdrop from the show (souvenir photo is an additional fee).
Upgrade your experience
If you would like to upgrade your experience, the Family Experience Package is also available to purchase and will include a pre-paid family photo with express access to the photographer; the craft-making activity; and A Christmas Carol tote-bag including Alliance Theatre swag. To access the Family Experience Package, enter promo code FAMILY when purchasing your tickets for any of the above performances, and then select your seats. Your $50 package cost will be applied at checkout.