Part of the Family Series at the Center for the Arts, Enchantment Theater Company’s The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon on Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. delivers an exciting and wonder-filled performance great for children ages five and up. Based on the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson, resourceful and brave Harold creates the world he wants to explore, using nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky’s-the-limit imagination. Combining life-size puppets, pantomime, dance, magic, and original music, The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon invites its audiences to join Harold in a whirlwind adventure.
The 4 p.m. performance taking place at the Center for the Arts will be sensory-friendly, designed to create a welcoming and comfortable arts experience for people with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other social, learning or cognitive disabilities. As part of an initiative to make performances more accessible and to help audience members engage in their own unique way, the Center for the Arts will be offering a limited number of sensory kits to personalize performance experiences; some of the items included are pillowcases to drape over the seat for a softer seat texture; over-the-ear headphones to mute loud noises; a pen and notepad to take notes or draw with; as well as a wide variety of fidget toys such as stress balls, fidget spinners, and pop-its. If all the sensory kits are checked out, there are a limited number of sensory toys available to individually borrow during the performance.
Adult and child-safe sensory kits can be checked out from the Concert Hall courtesy desk (on the left-hand side of the main lobby) prior to the performance and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Sensory fidget items including the stress ball, fidget spinner, pop-it, and pen & notepad may be taken home, compliments of the Center for the Arts. All additional items are sanitized between use and are requested to be returned to the Ticket Office following the performance.
Tickets for The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon on March 26 are only $15 each and can be purchased through our website, by calling the Center for the Arts ticket office at (703)-993-2787, or by visiting the Ticket Office in-person.
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The whimsical, family-friendly play The Night Knights, created by Assistant Professor of Mason’s School of Theater Mimsi Janis and devised by The Mason Players from favorite fairy tales and bedtime stories, also features a sensory friendly performance on March 4 at 11 a.m, as part of its world premiere run March 3–4 in the deLaski Performing Arts Building’s TheatreSpace (A105).