

GALACTIC WONDERS:
A SPACE ADVENTURE
August 2-20, 2023
A Theatre For The Very Young Production
For AGES 0-5
Directed by Melanie Salmon-Peterson
Blast-off into the wonders of space!
Suit up for an interactive galactic adventure! Discover comets, planets, shooting stars, and other celestial surprises in this immersive, multi-sensory production created for our youngest patrons.

August 2-20, 2023

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PAY WHAT YOU CAN PERFORMANCE (PWYC): SUN, 8/6/2023 4PM
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The Cast
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The Creative Team
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Sandy Boren-Barrett DIRECTOR - Melanie Salmon-Peterson STAGE MANAGER - Caroline van Vliet ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - Kendra Gilsdorf LIGHTING DESIGNER - Sarah Brandner SET DESIGNER & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Jim Hibbeler WARDROBE SUPERVISOR - Christa Ludwig COSTUMING ASSISTANT - Kayla Mielke COMPOSER & MUSICIAN - Matt Ouren COSTUME & MAKE UP DESIGNER - Stacey Palmer
CREATIVE TEAM BIOS
MELANIE SALMON-PETERSON (Director)
AT STC: Recent credits include: Raymie Nigthingale, What Do You Do With An Idea?, Leo Lionni’s Inch by Inch, The Most Magnificent Thing, Stone Soup, Swimmy, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Bear Snores On, and at FAIR School Crystal James & the Giant Peach Jr & Lion King Jr.” Favorite Play or Musical at STC: Favorite I cannot pick, but several are special to me for a variety of reasons – Stone Soup for its dedication to community service and the wonderful opportunity to perform a the Ivey Awards. Swimmy-stunning design work and a wonderful ensemble with which to create, Dandelion Seed as our first TFVY, working with Jim & Nate & Abbee to create it; Zen Shorts for its zen-like process, so peaceful and beautiful to work on; Edward Tulane for its visual beauty; How I Became a Pirate – both here and on the tour to Bath, England; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, beautiful, entertaining and so much talent. Wow, I better stop now. I could go on.
MATT OUREN (Composer & Musician)
Matt is a Stages Theatre Company Creative Play Academy and Conservatory teacher and appears regularly on our mainstage. He's been in Spookley the Square Pumpkins THREE times and he's appeared in and composed the music for our Theatre for the Very Young Production of Leo Lionni’s Inch by Inch. Other credits include: Tuck Everlasting, TYA, Fish in a Tree, The Nightingale, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Shrek The Musical, and many more.
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Our 40th Anniversary Season

This season celebrates some of our favorite titles from past seasons and introduces audiences to regional and world premieres.
Through it all we continue to celebrate the collaborations with our amazing artistic partners - some new, some old - all working to center young people in what we do and how we do it.