Tickets on sale April 1, 2015. Visit alliancetheatre.org/toddlertakeover
Adult Day Pass: $30
Big Kid Day Pass (for children 6-17 years old): $5
Very Young Day Pass (0-5 years old): FREE!
This one-of-a-kind experience for children ages 0-5 years old will feature six original
productions from Alliance Theatre for the Very Young, the return of the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra’s Music for the Very Young, stroller tours and art-making
activities at the High Museum of Art.
The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High
Museum of Art present the second annual TODDLER TAKEOVER
on May 29–31, 2015 at the Woodruff Arts Center.
During this three day festival, the Woodruff Arts Center will open its doors to the youngest
members of our community and inspire the next generation through world class artistic
programming.
The Alliance Theatre presents Knuffle
Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, based
on the beloved children’s book by Mo
Willems. Knuffle Bunny comes to life
in this funny, heart-warming, one-act
production, opening May 29 for Toddler
Takeover and running through June 21.
The High Museum of Art will feature
the exhibition “Seriously Silly! The
Art & Whimsy of Mo Willems” (May
23, 2015–January 10, 2016), a
retrospective of illustrations by the bestselling artist and author.
Photo by Greg Mooney.
May 29–31, 2015
Activities
Stroller
Gallery Tour
Pre-registered only.
Check in at the Memorial Arts Building Lobby.
Friday & Saturday
9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Sunday
11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Join High Museum teaching
artists for an engaging
30-minute museum tour
just for caregivers and their
toddlers. This tour will include
conversation, touchable objects,
and incredible works of art.
Instrument
Petting Zoo
Friday–Sunday
11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Lil Yogi’s
Friday–Sunday
8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.,
10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
Led by certified yoga instructors
Matt Baum and Lucy Curtis.
These 30-minute yoga sessions
will put toddlers front and
center with their caregivers.
Drama Tots Workshop
Friday–Sunday
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
11:15 a.m., and 12:45 a.m.
Baby ArtsPlay
Workshop
Friday–Sunday
10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m.,
1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Mo Movies
Friday–Sunday
12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a selection of
animated films with all of
your favorite Seriously Silly
characters! Running time 30
minutes.
12:00 p.m.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Don’t Let the Pideon Drive the Bus!
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
2:00 p.m.
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of
Mistaken Identity
The Pideon Finds a Hot Dog
Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Ever wanted to try an
instrument on for size? In this
hands-on station, children are
encouraged to touch and play
the instruments featured in the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
A Wolf Trap Early Learning
Through the Arts session
for child and caregiver to
explore themes and literacy
components from Alliance
Theatre for the Very Young
productions through singing and
dancing side-by-side.
In this 30-minute class session,
students will explore moments
from Alliance Theatre for the
Very Young productions through
creative play and sensory
activities.
Photo by Greg Mooney.
Photo by Daniel Parvis.
Art-Making
Workshops
Arts-Inspired
Play Space
Friday & Saturday
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Greene Family Education Center
Friday–Sunday
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Pigeons, and piggies, and
ducks, oh my! Make a Mo
Willems-inspired bookmark in
our workshops to save your
place in your favorite story. Be
sure to check out the Museum
Shop where a range of popular
Mo Willems titles will be on
sale.
An artistic retreat from the
structure of performances
and workshops, this room
offers a space for children
and families to interact with
multiple art forms. There will
be opportunities for artful
construction through the use
of found objects, making art
while listening to different
kinds of music, using visual art
to inspire physical movement
and cozy corners to read
storybooks.
Performances
Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra Music for
the Very Young
Pre-registered only.
Friday–Sunday
12:00 p.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Our youngest learners and
their accompanying adults are
invited to a music experience
that puts them up-close and
personal with live instrumental
music. The Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra’s Music for the Very
Young, an engaging program
featuring a small ensemble of
live musicians who fill the room
with music and stories and
laughter.
Photo by Daniel Parvis.
Alliance Theatre
for the Very Young
performance: Waiting
for Balloon
Pre-registered only.
Saturday
9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Written by TMarq
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
Two childlike hobo-clown
characters are waiting near the
railroad tracks for “balloon”.
The problem is that neither
of them knows exactly what
“balloon” is. Through delightful
trial and error, exploration and
interaction with the audience,
the two piece together what
makes a balloon a balloon and
celebrate all that is discovered
while we wait! This is a joyous
introduction to gentle clowning
and the joy of creating puppets
from found objects, (designed
by Michael Haverty).
Alliance Theatre
for the Very Young
performance: Little
Raindrop Songs
Pre-registered only.
Friday
9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
& 12:30 p.m.
Written and Directed by
Michael Haverty
A whimsically theatrical and
imaginative journey through
an anything-but-normal
day. Combining unexpected
puppetry, a vibrantly
colorful and transformative
two-dimensional set
design, whimsically comic
performances, and the catchy
pajama-pop of Lullatone, this
fully interactive theatrical
performance will connect with
the very young and invite them
in to the wonder of the artistic
experience.
Alliance Theatre
for the Very Young
performance: The
Lizard & El Sol
Pre-registered only.
Friday & Saturday 10:30 a.m.,
12:00 p.m., & 1:30 p.m.
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
An interactive adventure based
on a famous Mexican folktale
about a time when El Sol, (the
Sun), disappeared from the sky.
Young ones and their caregivers
will help the tenacious Lizard
find sleepy El Sol and finally
coax him out of his hiding
place. Colorful puppets and
bright Mexican-inspired music
and dance will lead everyone
along in this tropical tale that
promises to culminate in a
grand festival to celebrate
sunshine and friendship and all
the joy that life can bring!
Alliance Theatre
for the Very Young
performance:
Roob and Noob
Pre-registered only.
Sunday
9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
& 12:30 p.m.
Written and Directed by
Andy Gaukel
Meet Roob and Noob: two
overly curious scientists
who love nothing more than
discovering something new.
Join them on an interactive
adventure, as they build
machines from simple objects
and explore the wonder and
sensations of each of the
four seasons. Inspired by
the magical Rube Goldberg
The Alliance Theatre for the Very Young’s 2014/15 production of The Lizard and El Sol. Photo by Greg Mooney.
Performances
machines, this unique theatrical
performance combines science
and the arts, proving that
sometimes the most profound
discoveries are achieved by
simply playing.
Alliance Theatre for
Youth and Families:
Knuffle Bunny: A
Cautionary Musical
Pre-registered only.
Friday
11:00 a.m.
Saturday–Sunday
1:00 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
Written by Mo Willems
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
This play is a unique love
story— depicting the
attachment a tiny toddler can
have for a very special stuffed
toy and the unconditional
love and hysterical quest for
communication between a
father and that same tiny
toddler. The musical is based
on Mo Willems’s enormously
popular book, Knuffle Bunny: A
Cautionary Tale.
Alliance Theatre
for the Very Young
performance:
Blub, Blub
Pre-registered only.
Performances Friday–Sunday
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
& 1:00 p.m.
Installation open
8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Directed and Curated by
Park Cofield
An “underwater” playscape
designed for children ages 0–2
years old. Join us as you and
your baby meet some friendly
sea creatures, explore the
textures of the coral reef, and
discover the fun and adventure
that awaits you under the sea.
Interact with original music,
join a playful school of fish,
and come splash with us this
summer. This safe, interactive,
and creative environment will
engage all of the senses and
introduce babies to the joy of
theatre and the wonder of the
ocean.
Interactive
Performances with
Julie Austin and
Mama Koku
Saturday & Sunday
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Beloved children’s musician
Julie Austin will present two
interactive performances in the
Arts-Inspired Play Space on
Saturday morning. Cherished
Atlanta storyteller Mama Koku
will retell classic children’s
stories in the Arts-Inspired
Play Space with the help of the
audience on Sunday morning.
Scott Warren and Andrea Washington in the Alliance Theatre for the Very Young’s 2012/13 production of Waiting for Balloon. Photo by Greg Mooney.
Performance (Pre-registered only)
Workshop
Open Activity
Friday, May 29
Event
Outdoors
Woodruff Arts Center
Hertz Stage
Black Box
Theatre
8:30 a.m.
Bankoff
Gallery
Blub, Blub
Open
9:00 a.m.
Little Raindrop
Songs
10:00 a.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
Studio One
Studio Two
Studio Three
South Alcove
Front Lawn
HMA Atrium
Greene Family
Learning Gallery
Gallery
Hill
Auditorium
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Drama Tots
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Lil Yogi’s
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Drama Tots:
Read Aloud
Lil Yogi’s
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautinary
Musical
Baby ArtsPlay
The Lizard and
El Sol
Read Aloud
Little Raindrop
Songs
Drama Tots
Blub, Blub
Open
Lil Yogi’s
Read Aloud
Baby ArtsPlay
12:00 p.m.
Music for the
Very Young
Quiet Room
Little Raindrop
Songs
Music for the
Very Young
Blub Blub
The Lizard and
El Sol
Arts-Inspired
Play Space
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Center Space
Lil Yogi’s
Blub, Blub
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Rehearsal
Hall #1
Blub, Blub
9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Circle Room
High Museum of Art
Toddler
Art-Making
Instrument
Petting Zoo
Drama Tots
Mo Movies
Baby ArtsPlay
Family Tour
12:00 p.m. &
2:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
The Lizard and
El Sol
2:00 p.m.
Mo Movies
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Baby ArtsPlay
Blub, Blub
Open
Performance (Pre-registered only)
Workshop
Open Activity
Saturday, May 30
Event
Hertz Stage
Black Box
Theatre
8:30 a.m.
Bankoff
Gallery
Blub, Blub
Open
9:00 a.m.
Rehearsal
Hall #1
Rehearsal
Hall #2
Waiting for
Balloon
10:00 a.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
Studio Two
Studio Three
Center Space
South Alcove
Front Lawn
Workshop
Greene Family
Learning Gallery
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Lil Yogi’s
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Drama Tots
Workshop
Read Aloud
Baby ArtsPlay
Lil Yogi’s
The Lizard and
El Sol
11:00 a.m.
Read Aloud
Waiting for
Balloon
11:30 a.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
Drama Tots
Workshop
Lil Yogi’s
Baby ArtsPlay
12:00 p.m.
Music for the
Very Young
Quiet Room
Music for the
Very Young
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical
Blub, Blub
Drama Tots
Workshop
Read Aloud
Arts-Inspired
Play Space
Julie Austin
performances
9:30 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Hill
Auditorium
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Drama Tots
Workshop
Blub, Blub
10:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
Gallery
Lil Yogi’s
Blub, Blub
9:30 a.m.
Studio One
High Museum of Art
Outdoors
Woodruff Arts Center
The Lizard and
El Sol
Instrument
Petting Zoo
Mo Movies
Toddler
Art-Making
Baby ArtsPlay
Family Tour
12:00 p.m. &
2:00 p.m.
The Lizard and
El Sol
2:00 p.m.
Mo Movies
2:30 p.m.
Baby ArtsPlay:
Steady Beat
Blub Blub
Open
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical
Performance (Pre-registered only)
Workshop
Open Activity
Sunday, May 31
Event
High Museum of Art
Woodruff Arts Center
Hertz Stage
Black Box
Theatre
8:30 a.m.
Bankoff Gallery
Blub, Blub
Open
9:00 a.m.
Rehearsal
Hall #1
Rehearsal
Hall #2
Roob and Noob
10:00 a.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
Studio Three
Center Space
South Alcove
HMA Atrium
Hill Auditorium
Drama Tots
Workshop
Lil Yogi’s
Baby ArtsPlay
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Roob and Noob
11:30 a.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Drama Tots
Workshop
Stroller Gallery
Tour
Lil Yogi’s
Baby ArtsPlay:
12:00 p.m.
Music for the
Very Young
Quiet Room
Roob and Noob
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical
Music for the
Very Young
Drama Tots
Workshop
(Meet in Memorial
Arts Building Lobby)
Arts-Inspired
Play Space
Julie Austin
performances
9:30 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Gallery
Lil Yogi’s
11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
Greene Family
Learning Gallery
Drama Tots
Workshop
Blub, Blub
10:30 a.m.
Studio Two
Lil Yogi’s
Blub, Blub
9:30 a.m.
Studio One
Mo Movies
Read Aloud
Instrument
Petting Zoo
Baby ArtsPlay
Blub Blub
Toddler
Art-Making
2:00 p.m.
Family Tour
12:00 p.m. &
2:00 p.m.
Read Aloud
Mo Movies
2:30 p.m.
Blub, Blub
Open
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical Workshop
Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary
Musical Workshop
Baby ArtsPlay
Read Aloud