Touring Shows
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Access to the arts is at your fingertips with award-winning touring shows.You provide the audience, and we handle the rest.
Pull up a seat or criss-cross applesauce as stories full of wonder and empathy come to life for PreK to middle schoolers. What’s the best part? Booking is easy. You choose the show and date. Our Resident Touring Company takes care of everything else.
2024-25 Touring Shows
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric | Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush | Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
There are three sides to every story. Theirs. His. And the truth.You know the story. Three pigs build houses, the one who builds with bricks avoids the Big Bad Wolf and lives to tell the tale. But is that what really happened, or just porcine propaganda? In this brilliant parody of the famous fairy tale, we follow the Big Bad Wolf as he stands trial for his purported deeds. He has his own version of the story – and the audience becomes the jury, helping decide his fate: guilty or not guilty! Based on John Scieszka’s wildly popular book, this courtroom-farce-meets-musical is sure to please…it would be a crime to miss it!
Differing viewpoints, Jumping to conclusions
Tour available: Sept 30, 2024 - May 9, 2025
Recommended for K-5th Grade
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The Odyssey Experience
By Christopher Parks
Come on a wild adventure with the famed warrior Odysseus, king of Ithaca, in this completely interactive production! Adapted from the Greek poet Homer’s The Odyssey, this innovative experience welcomes you to be a part of the play as you are transported back to the time of the Trojan War. This participatory style of theatrical storytelling, experiential theater, will take you on a journey unlike any you’ve ever traveled before.Themes: Courage, loyalty, adventure, Western culture
Tour available: Sept 30, 2024 - May 9, 2025
Recommended for 3rd-6th Grade
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Hare & Tortoise
Adapted from Aesop's fable by Brendan Murray | Produced by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences
Winner of the 2012 Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Play for Children and Young PeopleMeet two competing friends in this fantastic adaptation of Aesop’s fable. Hare and Tortoise is a story about racing, opposites, time and friendship. From sun-shining spring to snow-falling winter, this much loved story is brimming with ideas, characters, live music and wonderful physicality. Join Hare and Tortoise in the greatest race on earth with a nail biting, seconds ticking, medal winning end...
Themes: Patience, Understanding
Tour available: Mar 3 - Apr 11, 2025
Recommended for PreK
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2025-26 Touring Shows
Topsy-Turvy Cinderella
Written by Christopher Parks
The boisterous British Panto tradition bursts onto the stage with all the fervor and clownish comic silliness you can handle. Ostentatious costumes, magical medieval effects, and spirited songs put a preposterous spin on the classic Cinderella story. Get ready to "hiss" at the wicked stepmother, "howl" at her naughty, haughty daughters, and "ooh" and "coo" as our hopeful heroine undergoes a magical transformation. We're all guaranteed to have a ball! After all, how else will our Cinderella meet her prince?Did You Know? Pantomime has its roots in 'commedia dell'arte', a 16th-century Italian entertainment which used dance, music, tumbling, acrobatics and featured a cast of mischievous stock characters.
Themes: finding hope, magical whimsy, slapstick comedy
Tour available: Sept 29, 2025 - May 8, 2026
Recommended for K-2nd
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New Kid
Written by Dennis Foon
Nick and his family are leaving their native country of Homeland and moving to America. But upon arrival in the “land of opportunity,” they discover a wildly different culture and are struck by challenges they didn’t expect. In Dennis Foon’s clever play, Nick and his Homelander family speak English while the Americans speak a gibberish language, allowing the audience to experience what it is like to be an outsider overwhelmed by a new place.Themes: belonging, confidence, communication.
Tour available: Sept 29, 2025 - May 8, 2026
Recommended for 3rd & up
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Tiny & Large: BIG Friends
Written by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge | Created by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge and Tom Burch
A chance meeting during a storm leads to an unlikely friendship between Tiny and Large, inhabitants of a hidden forest far, far away. While trying to find Tiny’s family, they stumble upon lots of things that look almost-but-not-quite the same, and form a bond that proves that in all the ways that matter, we are more alike than different. This sweet story is a poignant reminder that when we put kindness first, joyous and unexpected connections abound.Tour available: Feb 2 - Mar 13, 2026
Recommended for PreK
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BENEFITS TO YOU
- High-quality productions of classics, musicals, and new works performed by professional actors
- Competitive pricing structure with savings available on multiple bookings
- Convenient set up including load-in, assembly, and breakdown by the actors
- Flexible at performing in various venues (gyms, multi-purpose rooms, and other “non-stage” spaces)
- Comprehensive Resource Guide for teachers with pre-show and post-show activities
PRICING
Prices range from $1,295 to $2,625 dependent on location and number of performances booked. Special savings available for multiple bookings. Prices for Tiny & Large: BIG Friends, our PreK tour, range from $550 - $650.BOOKINGS INQUIRIES
Contact Margot ParrottTouring Performance Coordinator
704-973-2808 or margotp@ctcharlotte.org
Talk of the Tour
“Cast was super talented, professional, gracious, and self-sufficient. This show had great appeal for K-5th grade! - The Raleigh School
"The cast, an absolutely fabulous quartet. Immensely talented and professional. A joy to work with. - Cabarrus County Arts Council
The entire experience ran like a well oiled machine. - Riverview Elementary
"This has been our most well-received production since I started working here. The professionalism of the CTC touring company was unrivaled. - Georgia Southern University
"From beginning to end, everything exceeded my expectations. - Anderson Creek Elementary
Amazing singing and acting... WOW! enjoyable and not too long for 5-6 yr olds. - Providence Spring Elementary
Meet the 2024-25 Touring Season Cast
Meet the actors appearing in The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and The Odyssey Experience
Jamaas Britton
Jamaas Britton (He/Him/His) is excited to be a part Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s production of TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS as a Resident Touring Actor. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater from Limestone College and Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Recently graduated, Jamaas is in the beginning stage of his career but has been blessed to have done a multitude of commercial work, short films, and musicals for projects in the Carolinas. This includes Franz (ROCK OF AGES) at Actors Theatre of Charlotte, Rocky (ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW) at Actors Theatre of Charlotte, TJ (SISTER ACT) at Matthew’s Playhouse, Ben (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), and Telly (GODSPELL) in the Musical Theatre showcase the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He is very excited to expand his horizons and hopes to continue to hone his craft as a theatre practitioner! He is working towards helping others experience what makes theater magical and thanks God, his family, and friends for all their support so far. |
Kayla Ferguson
Kayla Simone Ferguson is excited to be a part of RTC for the first time. Previous CTC credits include Grace in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Marcenia in Catching the Moon, and Allie in Allie Kazan and the Magic Mansion. This is a tour to remember! |
Anna Goldstein
Anna Goldstein graduated from Winthrop University in 2021 with a BA in Theatre Performance and a Minor in K-12 Education. Since graduating, she has enjoyed a variety of performance opportunities at Carowinds, Sigmon Theatrical, Disneyland, and Children's Theatre of Charlotte. She has spent several seasons teaching drama, dance, and music to young students at both the Levine Jewish Community Center and Children's Theatre of Charlotte. As a strong advocate for affordable, accessible theatre she is elated to be returning to the resident touring company of CTC for her second season. |
Rollins Mosley
Rollins Mosley is a performer and recent graduate of Winthrop University’s Theatre program. He most recently performed professionally as a Featured Singer in TEXAS OUTDOOR MUSICAL and as Puck in A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM at the Pioneer Amphitheater in the Palo Duro Canyon. Rollins made his Off-Broadway Debut as a swing in SCOUTS last year at The Players Theatre and has performed professionally at the Carowinds Amusement Park. He has also been in productions at Winthrop University including RENT (Roger), PIPPIN (Lewis, Pippin u/s), and SPRING AWAKENING (Melchior). Rollins would like to thank his parents for supporting him and his friends for always encouraging him. Finally, he is grateful to be a part of the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and is looking forward to his time in the touring company. |
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Photos: Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Pigs Is Pigs (PreK tour)
