(Mostly) Theatre in 2009-10

Planning schedules? how about organizing a trip? Committing to a trip now? These theatre schedules are already online:

• Shakespeare Theatre (Madison)
• Community Theatre (Morristown; Mathemagic, CSI Live, etc.)
• NJ Theatre Alliance(around the state)
  
• State Theatre (New Brunswick; 2009-10 season includes: Mayhem Poets, The Nutcracker, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Grapes of Wrath, Room on the Broom, African Children’s Choir™, and Tom Chapin & Friends and many others. )

NJPAC (Newark, FamilyTime & SchoolTime performances) schedule is out - but not yet online.

Morris Museum (town) & Papermill Theatre (town), traditionally have "on school time" shows but I have not seen their schedules yet. And you may want to mark your calendar now to look for the March "theatre week" that has all kinds of special shows & pricing. Some of those fill up very fast.

Last year State Theatre's "Mayhem Poets" & Mayo's "Mathemagic" & "CSI live" and everything at Shakespeare Thretre got the best reviews. "Everyone" is also impressed by the Holocaust survivor discussions at Morris Museum in the spring. I also recommend visiting a sculpture garden - Storm King has some free days. For longer programs I highly recommend "Big Dog's" Archaeology Digs, many local Nature Center programs & the "Lost Arts Camp" in New ENgland, and Colonial Williamsburgh's Homeschool Week.

Here are some more ideas: (should also be on the "field trip" list):

• Rennaissance Fairs - in PA & NY (Tuxedo Junction, NY. Weekends only through September. They no longer offer their "school days" in May.)
  
  
• Poe Evermore
  
  
• in NYC:
  
• Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC. Happy Concerts for Young People.
• New Victory Theatre (although the adult: child ratio may make it harder for homeschoolers to attend?)