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CHILDREN'S THEATRE

Ignite Your Students' Imagination with the CM Performing Arts Center!

Bring learning to life with the magic of live theatre! The CM Performing Arts Center invites you to experience our exciting Arts in Education Day Rep performances throughout the school year, designed to captivate students and connect classroom lessons to the stage.
 
Whether you bring your students to our theater for an unforgettable field trip or have us bring the show right to your school for an Assembly Performance, the CM Performing Arts Center guarantees an educational adventure that blends storytelling with essential learning.
 
Each of our productions aligns with New York State Learning Standards and is BOCES-approved, making it easy for you to secure funding and enrich your curriculum. Explore timeless tales, dynamic characters, and powerful themes that leap off the page and onto the stage, sparking creativity, critical thinking, and a love of learning in your students.
 
Listed in your BOCES catalog under “CM Performing Arts”. One Complimentary Chaperone Ticket is included with every 10 Tickets purchased. Fill out the Inquiry Form below to book your next educational experience today!
 
*PLEASE NOTE: Group Rates are available for ALL of our public scheduled performance dates of any show at CM in addition to the day time specific performances. If you are looking to book a group at one of our regular scheduled performances, contact our Group Sales Manager at BrianMiceli@cmpac.com or call 631-218-2810 x 1030

AVAILABLE TITLES FOR THE '26/'27 ACADEMIC YEAR

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Schedule: October/November (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

 

About The Show:

Spookley The Square Pumpkin: The Musical tells the story of a square pumpkin living in a round pumpkin patch on Holiday Hill Farm. Shunned by the other pumpkins, Spookley is befriended by Edgar, Allan and Poe, three hilarious spiders who convince him that, square or not, he has a right to be the Pick of the Patch. Encouraged by kindly Jack Scarecrow, Spookley tries his best, but he isn’t sure he has what it takes until a mighty storm threatens Holiday Hill Farm. Spookley realizes it is up to him and his square shape to save the day. As a result, all the pumpkins in the patch learn that the things that make you different make you special.

Schedule: November/December (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

 

 

About The Show:

Who can imagine Santa in any color other than red? You’ll see for yourself when Santa decides to expand his wardrobe. As he tries out a parade of suits that span the spectrum of the rainbow, it’s up to Mrs. Claus, a cast of revelers, and the audience to remind Santa that some things are best just the way they are.
Bright and colorful, full of mischief and fun, Sing-A-Long Santa makes the audience part of the show as they follow the bouncing ball on this humorous Holiday adventure.

Schedule: January/February (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

 

About The Show:

From Stiles and Drewe, the award-winning musical team behind Honk! and Broadway’s Mary Poppins, comes The Three Little Pigs, a “very curly musical tail” that is perfect for the whole family! This new version of the classic story is full of catchy songs, clever rhymes and silly charm, but also has some very smart things to say about home and family.
When the pigpen starts to look like a real sty, Mama says it’s time to leave and build something new. Help Cha, Siu and Bao watch for wolves while they use hay, sticks and bricks to make it in a big, bad world.

Schedule: February – April (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

About The Show:

For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth.

But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!

Schedule: May (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

About The Show:

Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved, award-winning, best-selling children’s books, that will leave audiences doing the “Flippy Floppy Floory” dance all night long! In Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for young audiences.

An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” (a word Gerald and Piggie made up that means “very best”) friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all. She’s even happier and more excited than usual. That’s because she and Gerald are invited to a party hosted by the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And so begins a day when anything is possible.

AVAILABLE TITLES FOR THE '27 SUMMER CAMP BOOKINGS

Schedule: July/August(See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

About The Show:

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! And now he’s ready to ride the wave to your theatre to entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, hilarious and brand-new musical.

PLEASE NOTE: IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE TITLES, FIELD TRIPS CAN ALSO BE BOOKED FOR ALL MAIN STAGE SHOWS.