Based on the book Petite Rouge by Mike Artell, illustrated by Jim Harris Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood updates the classic tale, sending the plucky heroine—now a red-robed little duck—and her ‘fraidy cat friend Te Jean on a perilous journey through the bayou. Along the way the pair tangle with a Big Bad Gator. Petite is no sitting duck, though, and leads her nemesis on a merry Mardi Gras chase through New Orleans. A chorus of swamp dwellers sings backup to the Zydeco-driven score in this foot-stomping musical. ASL-Interpreted performance: Saturday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m. Sensory-Friendly performance: Sunday, December 22 at 10:00 a.m.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joan Cushing
Directed by Nathaniel Claridad
Mother Goose (3/1/25-4/13/25)
Dory Fatasmagory (6/18/25-8/3/25)
Imagination Stage is at 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD.
Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood (12/14/24-2/8/25)
Winnie the Pooh (9/21/24-10/27/24)
Miss Nelson is Missing! (6/20/24-8/10/24)
Imagination Stage was founded as BAPA (Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts) in 1979 in response to the urgent need for arts education for young people. The company was renamed Imagination Stage in 2001 in anticipation of its move to its downtown Bethesda theatre arts center in 2003. Imagination Stage has grown from a handful of children in a single classroom to a full-spectrum theatre arts organization, with theatre productions by professional actors and artists. Unlike most children’s theatre companies, Imagination Stage commissions new works for children every year. These productions have been recognized with awards and productions by other companies around the world.
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Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) | ||
Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) | ||
Out of Character
Theater J (1/8 - 1/26) | ||
Sketch Night feat. The Chris and Paul Show
Bad Medicine Comedy (1/11 - 1/11) COMEDY
PHOTOS
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Ain't Too Proud
National Theatre (6/17 - 6/22) | ||
Untitled Tarell Alvin McCraney Play
Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage (5/16 - 6/15) | ||
Guac
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (1/25 - 2/16) | ||
The Love Birds
Folger Theatre (2/14 - 2/16) | ||
PARADE
Opera House at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (8/19 - 9/7) | ||
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