Impressions Theatre

06/17/2020

Someone asked us why we included a particularly controversial historical character in our current show. Here is our official response:

Our shows are designed to spark an interest in reading about various subjects in children. Some of our shows touch on scientific principles, literary works, and our current one is historical. Sort of. We take many artistic liberties and freely admit our portrayal is far from accurate. At the end of every show, we encourage the kids to go read about the topics we introduce to find out what we got wrong.

We chose the historical figures we did because they are aligned with the current Standards of Learning across different grade levels. As a teacher of history, and specifically what we call "hard history" I am extremely aware of how controversial certain historical figures are. Every one that you've ever learned about in school has a far deeper and often darker story than most people realize. The format of our programs does not allow us to go into such detail, nor would it be appropriate for us to do so. Our audiences are of all ages, and we strive to design developmentally appropriate content. However, I encourage parents to have those conversations with their children.

Libraries are the perfect place to begin these conversations because they house volumes of information beyond the scope of our half-hour long play. You know your children better than we do. If you believe they are ready to dive deeper and learn more, have them check out the appropriate books. That's the whole point.

We love to get feedback from our audiences and use it to improve our programs. Under normal circumstances, we have been known to rewrite scenes on the fly to improve them before the next performance. Unfortunately, because we are not doing live performances this summer and instead audiences are watching a prerecorded show, we cannot change anything at this point.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to read this statement. We appreciate your support.

Please contact us directly with any further questions or comments.

05/17/2020

Coming Soon! Clue's Energy Adventure will be available to purchase for digital download and streaming video.

05/07/2020

Covid-19 has interrupted our regularly scheduled programming for the summer. However, we are developing a virtual program for libraries. Want to know what this contraption on my head is about? Ask your local library to contact us for more info.

08/11/2018

We finished up our summer season yesterday at Samuels Public Library. It was a great show and a great audience.

Check out what we're offering to schools this fall at www.impressionstheatre.com

07/16/2018

Check it out.

Looking for ways to beat the heat this week? Join Einstein's Monkey for an upbeat show with Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc at the Central Library, see Impressions Theatre perform "The New Adventures of Tom Sawyer" at the Crozet Library, enjoy stories from the Australian Dreamtime with Barefoot Puppet Theatre at the Scottsville Library and more! https://charlottesvillefamily.com/events_thisweek.htm

06/30/2018

https://youtu.be/GtBqTakS6b4

On the road week 2- Join us this week as we discuss more of our favorite road trip activities and share what we are reading this summer.

06/29/2018

06/22/2018

Check out our new video: On the Road with Impressions Theatre. The first in a series.

Take a behind the scenes look at how a traveling theatre company makes the magic happen.

06/21/2018

And sometimes you find a giant chicken.

06/16/2018

Promo pictures from Tom Sawyer.

Visit our website for a complete calendar of events this summer!

www.impressionstheatre.com

06/16/2018

Our summer season kicks off next week in Fairfax, VA at Kings Park Public Library then to Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Scottsville and Greene County.