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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus at Main Street Theater
September 26, 2021 - October 9, 2021
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
is playing for families this fall
MST @ MATCH, 3400 Main St., Houston, 77002
Sept. 26 – Oct. 23, 2021
Main Street Theater (MST) is back! The Theater for Youth will open its new season with Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, based on the much-loved modern classic by Mo Willems. “We are so excited to be starting the new season together, in-person.” shared Vivienne M. St. John, MST Theater for Youth Artistic Director. “I think we are all ready for some toe-tapping, silly fun!” Performances will be held at MST’s MATCH location, 3400 Main St., Houston, TX 77002:
Sundays, September 26 & October 3, 2021 at 12:30pm and 3:30pm
Saturdays, October 9, 16 & 23, 2021 at 10:30am and 1:30pm.
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older. All tickets are on sale via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at MainStreetTheater.com. Tickets are $18 – $28. Group rates are available. No children under 3 are admitted in the theater (including sleeping babies). Please visit www.MainStreetTheater.com for Main Street’s COVID-19 safety protocols. (Performances are also available for school groups and homeschools. Call 713.524.9196 ext 1 or visit the website.)
Main Street Theater also offers Accommodations Performances:
Sensory-Friendly / Relaxed Performance: Oct. 3, 2021 at 12:30pm
Audio Described Performance: Oct. 3, 2021 at 3:30pm
ASL Performance: Oct. 23, 2021 at 1:30pm
About Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
When a bus driver takes a break from the route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place – a pigeon! And you’ve never met one like this before! From the Caldecott Honor award-winning book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping with its innovative mix of songs, silliness, and feathers. Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up.
About the Production
Robin Robinson directs Pigeon. Eduardo Guzman is the music director. The cast includes Diana Alcaraz, Algy Alfred, Chad Rodenberger, Sloane Teagle, Jordi Viscarri, and Whitney Zangarine. The design team is Afsaneh Aayani (set and puppet design), Jason Cochran (lighting design), Amber Stepanik (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Corey Nance (properties design). Kaylee Sarton is the stage manager.
About Main Street Theater
Now in its 45th season, Main Street Theater provides theater experiences for all ages. The MainStage produces professional, intimate, literary plays for adults and operates under an Actors’ Equity Association union contract; the Theater for Youth produces professional, engaging productions based on children’s literature for families and school groups, both in-house and on tour around Texas; and we offer Education and Outreach programs on-site and at satellite locations around the Greater Houston area for youth aged 4 – high school. We work out of 2 facilities: our Rice Village home on Times. Blvd., and as part of the MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) on Main Street.
Main Street Theater is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters, of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (formerly ASSITEJ), the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people, and a founding member of Houston Arts Partners. Main Street Theater is funded in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.