The Dallas Children’s Theater is located at the Rosewood Center for the Family Arts.
Ready to become “real?” A production of The Velveteen Rabbit will be showing at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts in May.
In case you’re somehow unfamiliar with the 1922 children’s story by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit is like the predecessor to Toy Story in terms of imagining the perspective of children’s toys. A child gets a stuffed rabbit for Christmas and loves it until he gets sick with scarlet fever. The rabbit, thought to be laden with germs, is ordered to be destroyed and is replaced with a newer version. But before it can be burned, a fairy turns the velveteen rabbit real.
This story will be reimagined by the award-winning vocal arts organization Verdigris Ensemble at Rosewood Center for Family Arts. The semi-staged production will add warm harmonies, gentle movement and evocative projections to bring The Velveteen Rabbit to life for children and adults, according to a press release. This is a concept from Verdigris’ founding artistic director Sam Brukhman, who is also conducting, and will be directed by Emily Ernst.
“These productions embody our season to reimagine classic stories,” Brukhman said in the press release, which also included details about A Western & To The West at AT&T Performing Arts Center. “From exploring the myths of the West to revisiting a timeless tale of love and transformation, we invite audiences to see and hear stories in ways they’ve never imagined.”
You can see The Velveteen Rabbit with your family (children ages 5 and older) at Rosewood Center for Family Arts (aka Dallas Children’s Theater at Skillman Street and Northwest Highway) at 7:30 p.m. May 15-17. Tickets start around $25 and can be bought here.
