Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale
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Event
- Title:
- Valley Youth Theatre Premieres Musical Addressing Discrimination
- When:
- 10.12.2018 - 10.28.2018
- Where:
- - Phoenix
- Category:
- Performing Arts Events
Description
Valley Youth Theatre presents the second show of our 30th Anniversary Season, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, October 12-28, 2018.
Inspired by the true events of the Civil Rights pioneers Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine, Polkadots follows 8-year-old Lily Polkadot who just moved to the Squares Only small town of Rockaway. As the first Polkadot in an all Square school, Lily faces an almost impossible task of gaining acceptance from her peers. From daily bullying, to segregated drinking fountains, Lily’s quest seems hopeless until she meets Sky, a shy Square boy whose curiosity for her unique polkadot skin blooms into an unexpected pal-ship. Polkadots serves as a colorful history lesson for children, reminding them that our differences make us awesome, not outcasts.
Written by Douglas Lyons, Melvin Tunstall III, and Greg Borowsky, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical is the new musical taking on bias, bigotry and bullying head-on!
Lyons and Tunstall will appear in Phoenix to see this production.
