Sunday, May 26, 2024
12 pm Doors // 1 pm Show
3:30 pm Doors // 4:30 pm Show
All Ages
$35 Advance General Admission // $45 At The Door
Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable
Join host Rebecca Sheir and composer Eric Shimelonis, plus a talented cast of actors, as they bring Circle Round stories to life on stage in Minneapolis!
This event features a live recording of two brand-new tales, allowing you to be a part of the Circle Round magic!
You’re invited after the event for a meet-and-greet with Rebecca and Eric along with exclusive Circle Round tour merch!
Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Rebecca Sheir has brought thousands of stories to life as a public radio reporter and host, appearing on such shows as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Splendid Table and Marketplace. She's hosted several weekly news programs, including AK (Alaska Public Radio Network) and Metro Connection (WAMU 88.5), along with podcasts for the Folger Shakespeare Library and Slate Magazine. Rebecca holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Iowa. Her first book, Onions and Garlic, was adapted from a Circle Round episode and published by PJ Library. She's also the author of the Circle Round picture books series, published by Storey Publishing.
Eric Shimelonis is a composer, musician and audio producer whose work has been heard on stage, screen and over the airwaves. Audiences have enjoyed his classical compositions at the Juilliard School, the Rattlestick New Music Series, the Kennedy Center and at a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. With more than 300 sound designs in the theater, Eric has won a Helen Hayes Award, and has been nominated for Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Big Easy and Henry Hewes Design Awards. Film highlights include the features International Falls and Winter Passing, for which he performed a duet with Will Ferrell.