ABOUT THE SHOW
A 10-minute musical for young audiences with a fun spin on the classic fable! Hardworking, miserable Ant meets fun-loving, irresponsible Grasshopper. Together they learn that everyone needs both discipline and creativity, and that life is better shared with a friend!!
Enjoy the 10-minute musical, and stay after for a fun 20-minute theatre workshop for all ages!
SHOW DATES & TIME:
June 3rd at 9am
LOCATION:
Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory
TICKETS:
$5 for 1 (Grasshopper)
$8 for 2 (Best Friends)
$15 for 4 (Ant Colony!)
EVENT INFO
SHOW SYNOPSIS
Ant is a hard-working but miserable insect: Her whole life is about work and collecting food. Grasshopper is fun-loving but irresponsible: she never stops to think about the danger of looming winter. Can Ant and Grasshopper combine talents, work together, and learn the importance of balance and friendship? Find out in this toe-tapping and heartfelt musical based on the fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper”!
PERFORMERS
Alexandra Ornes
Grasshopper
Hilary Stevens
Ant
CREATIVE TEAM
Noëlle GM Gibbs
Director
Raf Ornes
Music Director
Fred Eiras
Set Design
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
Our performance of Ant and Grasshopper will take place outside. Please bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs. PVTC will provide folding chairs for anyone that needs one.
Following the performance, audience members are invited to participate in some simple theatre games and activities with PVTC staff.
Please do not park in the coned-off areas of the parking lot.
ADDRESS:
945 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Located on the campus of Valley Presbyterian Church
Phone: 650-530-2428
Email: info@pvtc-ca.org
COVID PROTOCOL
Starting on April 4th, masking is optional for vaccinated individuals participating in PVTC programming. PVTC still highly recommends masking, but we trust our families to decide what is best for them and will respect their masking decisions.
Details about our updated COVID policies are as follows:
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Vaccinated individuals may choose to wear a mask or not while participating in PVTC programming. PVTC will respect the decision to mask or to unmask.
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Participants wishing to unmask indoors must show proof of vaccination prior to entering the space. We will keep a record of vaccination status onsite.
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Unvaccinated individuals must continue to wear masks indoors at PVTC.
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If any student has potentially been exposed to COVID-19, please wear a mask both indoors and outdoors until testing negative 5 days after exposure.
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If you are feeling any mild symptoms of a cold, illness, please continue to stay home.
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If you want your child to continue to wear a mask in class while indoors, please speak to your child about keeping their mask on despite having other students in class possibly not wearing one. If you want the teaching artist to enforce masking with your child, please alert a PVTC staff member at drop-off.
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PVTC will continue to monitor state and county guidelines to align our policies with their recommendations.
Our priority continues to be the safety of our teachers, students, parents, and community-at-large. The journey back from COVID is ongoing and we will continue to keep you in the loop as our policies change and evolve.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to us at info@pvtc-ca.org or give us a call at 650-530-2428.