Adventure Theater’s If You Give a Cat a Cupcake performance takes a classic tale by Laura J. Numeroff and brings it to life thanks to a lively performance in a small venue that’s fun for adults and kids alike.
The 45 minute performance follows the story to the letter and takes theater-goers to the beach, the gym for workout, boat ride, spin on a merry-go-round, Hall of Apes exhibit at a museum, and all the way home. There are hilarious antics by Cat and Emily who use the entire stage and even the aisles during the performance that will have young audience members laughing.
Adventure Theater is the perfect venue for familiarizing children with live theater performances. The length of performance ensures that even the wiggliest of kids will not lose interest in the on-stage action but it is still important to establish good theater behavior ahead of time.If You Give a Cat a Cupcake runs until April 25. Tickets are $15 and available online, by phone (301-634-2270), or from the box office for all performances. Kids under 1 year are admitted free.
Tips on attending a performance at Adventure Theater:
- If you haven’t ever been before, the Adventure Theater site has helpful directions. Parking is free at Glen Echo. The parking lot is a little walk from the theater. Kids will love going across the bridge and looking at the water below but know that it is a slight uphill walk on the way there.
- Will call tickets aren’t actually tickets- they’re stickers! Upon providing your name at the box office, each member in your party will receive a sticker.
- If you arrive early, visit the playground, take a spin on the historic Dentzel Carousel (runs May-September, $1.25 per ride), or run in the open space to get the wiggles out. You can wait in the lobby but doors open about 5 minutes before the show and the lobby can be crowded and hot.
- Adventure Theater has open seating on bench style seats. No seat is a bad seat and all put kids close enough to the action. The first four rows in the center are reserved for birthday parties.
- Feel free to bring snacks to enjoy outside the theater. Tables in the shade the grounds of Glen Echo and a grassy area by the playground lend themselves to picnics during warm weather months. In case of impromptu playing, the Ballroom Café is open from March – October and offers sandwiches, fruit, baked goods, snacks, and drinks. Adventure Theater has also compiled a list of local restaurants.
Adventure Theater provided my family with tickets to help facilitate this review. No compensation was received and all opinions are my own. We personally purchased our copy of If You Give a Cat a Cookie. Amazon affiliate links included in this post.
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We had Michael’s b-day party there and everyone from 2-10 loved it! Even the adults.
I haven’t been to Adventure Theater, but I’d like to go there sometime, Thanks for sharing.