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Missing from the Museum: Chamber of Wonders (2022)
THE BIG “US” PROJECT 2021
Missing from the Museum (2020)
Paper Offerings (2020)
Grandpa’s Garden (2017 - 2019)
Cenicienta (2017 - 2018)
Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! (2015 - 2016)
Frankenshop (2014 - 2015)
Tomás and the Library Lady (2013 - 2014)
2019-2020 Productions
First Day, Nueva Escuela & Wooden O
First Day, Nueva Escuela
A new bilingual work from Brave Little Company, First Day, Nueva Escuela is the story of a girl who overcomes her fear of starting class at a new school (and of reading) by writing herself into the stories. Xiomara’s Tía wants to make sure Xiomara is ready for her first day at a new school, but no matter what story she suggests they read, Xiomara always finds a reason not to like it. And now there’s just one day left before school starts!
Wooden O: An Interactive Sensory Adventure for ages 3-5
Imagine a professional theatre performance created just for children ages 3 - 5. What ingredients would it have? Endless possibility, adventure, mystery, music, a feast for the senses, and a few thrilling surprises!
The Wooden O is an empty space where the audience’s imagination helps the actors tell the story. Once kids ages 3-5 step into Brave Little Company’s Wooden O, they’ll be on an imaginative quest to help Robin Goodfellow, a prankster with a little magic up his sleeve. They’ll engage their senses of sight, hearing, touch, and smell as they follow Robin’s map to find a mysterious flower. A fully interactive play with live sound effects, Wooden O invites students on an imaginative journey - without leaving the classroom!
2019 Production
THE BIG “US” PROJECT (2019)
THE BIG “US” PROJECT is a community-driven theatre piece led by 100 refugees. Check out our Facebook albums of performances and rehearsals.
2017 - 2019 Productions
Grandpa's Garden
Grandpa's Garden is an interactive, musical science and history class taught by characters. Mr. Hollis, a world champion gardener, and his granddaughter Bebe are here to teach students how to grow their own fruits and vegetables. But Bebe can't stop wondering what's hidden in Grandpa's mysterious shed! Join Bebe and her Grandpa as they explore the garden - and their own roots as African-Americans in American history and long before - through song, senses, and stories.
Grandpa's Garden was developed by Brave Little Company and students from Mitchell Elementary (Houston ISD). It features music and lyrics by Rodrick Randall. Grandpa's Garden was funded in part by a grant from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America.
Extension Activity 1 - Modeling Life Cycles [PDF]
Extension Activity 2 - Light and Plant Growth (Evaluating Claims Using Evidence) [PDF]
Extension activities created by Lisa Felske, Curriculum Director for Science, Harris County Department of Education.
Cenicienta
by Rupert Reyes and Caroline Reck.
In this one-woman adaptation of the Cinderella fairy tale, a young girl named Belinda is bullied by her stepsisters for speaking English and Spanish. Instead of being invited to the party they are throwing, Belinda has to stay in the basement to fetch the party dresses and iron the napkins. When she begins to tell herself a traditional Cinderella tale using everyday objects as the characters, Belinda’s active imagination and love of poetry help her write a different ending to her own story.
This award-winning play, easily understood by speakers of English and Spanish, was originally produced in 2015 by Teatro Vivo and ZACH Theatre in Austin, Texas.
2017 - 2018 production by Brave Little Company, which toured through Young Audiences of Houston. Photos by RicOrnel Productions. Directed by Troy Scheid. Puppet and properties design by Richard Solis.
2015 - 2016 Production
Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!
By Pat Mora and Libby Martinez. Adapted by Troy Scheid with the collaboration of Jazmine Blas and Crystal Mata.
You have an invitation from Chico Canta! Join Chico and his mouse family inside the walls of the old theatre where they live. The Cantas love to make music, put on plays with their friends, and speak many languages. Their only worry is keeping everyone safe from Gato-Gatito, the theater cat—and Chico Canta, the youngest of 12 brothers and sisters, thinks he can do something about that.
This fully bilingual, interactive performance about the power of languages and the power of music will have your students cheering ¡Bravo!
2014 - 2015 Production
Frankenshop
By Troy Scheid with the collaboration of Amy Garner Buchanan and Zack Varela.
Frustrated by a summer away from friends, a Lonely Only Child wants a sister to play with, more than anything in the world!
Using a pile of objects found around the house – buckets, brushes, and brooms – and a treasure trove of simile, metaphor, and puns – the Lonely Only Child imagines the ideal little sister to take care of and go on adventures with. With the help of the audience, she comes to life! But little sisters, and other works of art, are known to have minds of their own. In this highly interactive show, the audience explores similarities between the creative processes of writing and building.
2014 - 2015 Production by Brave Little Company, which toured through Young Audiences of Houston. Photos by Ricornel Productions. Directed by Troy Scheid. Set and properties design by Jodi Bobrovsky.
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