January 29 – March 8, 2024
Recommended for Kindergarten – 4th Grade
Each visit includes:
Each visit is 45 minutes long and includes the character sharing their adventures from the story in a mini-interactive performance, a “question and answer” period, and a photo with the students. (Maximum capacity: 150 students)
April 15 – May 17, 2024
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
Each visit includes:
Each visit is 45 minutes long and includes the character sharing their adventures from the story in a mini-interactive performance, a “question and answer” period, and a photo with the students. (Maximum capacity: 150 students)
Based on the book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
Used with the permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.
Adapted by James E. Grote and George Howe
Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type! And when they start using the typewriter to make demands and stand up for their rights, he has his hands full. Join the Duck and the cows in the barnyard with this hilarious musical about cooperation!
Recommended for Pre-K and older.
Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios
From the book by Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Feliz Cumpleaños! It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to tag along with her big brother as he runs the family errands. Passing by the bodega and the lavanderia, Carmela picks a dandelion and makes a very important wish… Carmela Full of Wishes illuminates the beauty of working class neighborhoods and the power of community and family. Told through the lens of a heartfelt sibling story, this endearing play explores what hope looks like in a migrant community steeped in Mexican culture.
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older.
The performance is performed in English and Spanish with translation.
A Note from the Director
Carmela Full of Wishes is such a special piece of art. It explores a very modern subject of immigration and a family separated. It also explores the importance of finding joy and hope through everyday struggles and loss.
Our path as a collaborative team was to honor these characters through exploring personal experience, knowledge, and culture. We used this same approach with the bilingual translation of the script. With the understanding that Spanish has nuances based on region and familiarity, we worked as a group to determine the level and comfortability of Spanish with each character: Mami is comfortable in her own skin and uses spanish fluidly, Papi weaves between the two languages as a way of survival and practice, Big Brother distances himself from Spanish because he’s seen what has happened to Papi, and Carmela honors the person she speaks with by speaking in their language of choice. We rooted the translations in both Central American (Mexican, Guatemalan, Salvadorian) and Tejano Spanish because that’s where the cast is from and what we know.
We hope you enjoy this offering,
Laura Moreno
Grandparents’ Day at Main Street Theater!
We appreciate all you do, Grandparents! Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm at the MATCH, join us for a FREE event for grandparents and their grandchildren! We’ll make Carmela dolls and dandelion crafts, have story-time, taking photos with grandparents, enjoying paletas!
RSVP by Sept. 18 aarnold@mainstreettheater.com with the number of adults and children in your party. Does NOT include tickets to the play.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $18 – $28
SUNDAYS: September 24 & October 1, 2023 at 12:30pm & 3:30pm
SATURDAYS: October 7, 14 & 21 at 10:30am & 1:30pm
School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discount for Title I schools)
Mondays – Fridays:
September 20 – October 27, 2023
Performances are at 9:30am & 11:30am
October 1 at 12:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance
October 1 at 3:30pm
Audio-described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
October 21, 2023 at 1:30pm
ASL Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes including a 20 minute intermission.
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
The full production of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast will be performed for the public.
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast Jr. will be performed for schools.
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
The tale of Belle, an adventurous young girl, who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Trapped under a spell, the Beast must earn the love of Belle in order to be set free. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, Belle learns to look past his exterior, discovering the kind heart of a prince. An enchanted and heartwarming story for the holidays!
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $22 – $35
SUNDAYS: November 12 & 19, 2023 at 12:30pm & 3:30pm
SATURDAYS:
November 25, December 2 & 9, 2023 at 10:00am & 1:30pm
December 16 & 23, 2023 at 1:30pm & 7:00pm
THANKSGIVING WEEK: November 20 – 22 & 24, 2023 at 1:30pm
ADDITIONAL WEDNESDAY & THURSDAYS:
December 20, 2023 at 1:30pm
December 21, 2023 at 1:30pm & 7:00pm
ADDITIONAL FRIDAYS:
December 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
December 23, 2023 at 1:30pm & 7:00pm
School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discount for Title I schools)
Mondays – Fridays:
November 13 – December 15, 2023
Performances are at 9:30am & 11:30am
(No performances November 20 – 24, 27 or December 11)
November 20 at 1:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance
November 21 at 1:30pm
Audio-described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
December 9, 2023 at 1:30pm
ASL Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: TBD
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
Dramatized by Joseph Robinette
From the story by C.S. Lewis
Four inquisitive British siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, find a wardrobe that mysteriously leads to a fantasy world of Narnia – a land frozen in eternal winter and bound to the powers of the White Witch. A story of bravery, friendship, and hope!
Recommended for Fifth Grade and older.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $18 – $30
SUNDAYS: January 28, February 4, 11 & 18, 2024 at 2:30pm
School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discount for Title I schools)
Mondays – Fridays:
January 25 – February 16, 2024
Performances are at 9:30am & 11:45am
January 28 at 2:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance
February 4 at 2:30pm
Audio-described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
February 18, 2024 at 2:30pm
ASL Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: TBD
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
Based on the book by E.B. White
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
The endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family. All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original come to life on stage with the marvelous maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse who is trying to survive in the great, big world.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $18 – $24
SUNDAYS: March 3 & 10, 2024 at 12:30pm & 3:30pm
SATURDAYS: March 23 & April 6, 2024 at 10:30am & 1:30pm
FRIDAY: March 29, 2024 at 10:30am & 1:30pm
School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discount for Title I schools)
Mondays – Fridays:
February 28 – April 5, 2024
Performances are at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
(No performances March 11 – 15, 2024)
March 23 at 1:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance
March 23 at 10:30am
Audio-described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
April 6, 2024 at 1:30pm
ASL Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: TBD
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
Based on the book by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Betsy Lewin
Adapted by James E. Grote and George Howe
Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type! And when they start using the typewriter to make demands and stand up for their rights, he has his hands full. Join the Duck and the cows in the barnyard with this hilarious musical about cooperation!
Recommended for Pre-K and older.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend & Holiday Performances:
Ticket Prices: $18 – $28
Tuesday – Friday, March 12 – 15, 2024
at 1:30pm
Saturday, March 16, 2024
at 10:30am & 1:30pm
Open to the Public
At the MATCH for Schools:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discounts for Title I schools)
Tuesday – Friday, March 12 – 15, 2024
at 10:30am
On Tour for Schools:
(separate pricing)
January 16 – May 24, 2024
March 12 at 1:30pm
Sensory-Friendly/Relaxed Performance
March 13 at 1:30pm
Audio Described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
March 16 at 1:30pm
ASL Shadow-interpreted Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Running Time: 1 hour with no intermission.
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show.
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
Based on the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Book, Music & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman
The game’s afoot as the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend, Doctor Watson, are given a case by Queen Victoria herself to solve a mystery that could affect the very future of the British Empire! This original musical, based on the popular stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, leads you on a merry goose chase from 221B Baker Street all the way to the Tower of London.
Recommended for First Grade and older.
LOCATION
MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $18 – $28
SUNDAYS: April 21 & 28, 2024 at 12:30pm & 3:30pm
SATURDAYS: May 4 & 11, 2024 at 10:30am & 1:30pm
School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $8.00 each (discount for Title I schools)
Mondays – Fridays:
April 17 – May 17, 2024
Performances are at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
May 4 at 1:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance
April 28 at 12:30pm
Audio-described Performance
Advance Reservations Required (7 days minimum). Click here to reserve.
May 4, 2024 at 10:30am
ASL Performance
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: TBD
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.
Recommended for Kindergarten and older.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.