Kids & Family - May 21, 2009
Family Weekend Roundup: May 22-24, 2009
It's a three-day weekend for many Milwaukee parents, which means an extra day to giddyup and get out of the house. Check out one of these family-fun activities, like the beach, a circus or a play about pirates.
Tags: first stage children's theater, willy wonka, modjeska youth theater company

Kids & Family - Jan. 22, 2009
Theater preview: "Witness"
First Stage Children's Theater presents "Witness," a play based on the Newberry Award-winning book by Karen Hesse. The show runs Jan. 23-Feb. 22 at the Todd Wehr Theater in the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St.
Tags: witness, first stage children's theater, ku klux klan, karen hesse, jewish, anti-semetic

Kids & Family - Oct. 18, 2008
"Happy Elf" contest offers water park prize
First Stage Children's Theater hosts a video contest to coincide with their presentation of their new holiday play, "The Happy Elf," scheduled to open Nov. 28. The contest is open to the public, and the deadline for entries was extended to Nov. 16.
Tags: First Stage Children's Theater, "The Happy Elf" contest, Harry Connick, Jr.

Kids & Family - Jan. 5, 2008
Theater preview: “The Watsons Go To Birmingham -- 1963”
First Stage Children’s Theater presents “The Watsons Go To Birmingham -- 1963,” a play that’s based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Tags: First Stage Children's Theater, "The Watsons go To Birmingham -- 1963, " Flint, Michigan, Alabama, Birmingham, Civil Rights

Kids & Family - Nov. 22, 2007
Preview: “Twelve days - A Milwaukee Christmas”
First Stage Children's Theater presents, “Twelve days - A Milwaukee Christmas.” The show runs through Dec. 24.
Tags: First Stage Children's Theater, "Twelve days -- A Milwaukee Christmas, " James DeVita

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 21, 2007
Rehearsing "Hana's Suitcase"
We start rehearsals this week for "Hana's Suitcase" at the First Stage Children's Theater.
Tags: first stage children's theater, hana's suitcase, marcus center for the performing arts, auschwitz, holocaust

Kids & Family - April 24, 2007
Drum roll please: The winners of the "18 Under 18" contest
2007 marks the second year of OnMilwaukee.com's annual “18 Under 18” contest, and reading about these awesome young Milwaukeeans would make anyone feel hopeful about the future.
Tags: 18 Under 18 contest, MPS, First Stage Children's Theater

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 10, 2007
"The Giver" packs a punch
I went to the see "The Giver" at First Stage Children's Theater with a young friend of mine, and we both enjoyed the play immensely.
Tags: The Giver, Lois Lowry, First Stage Children's Theater