Coterie Theatre

The perfect opportunity to watch THE SNOWY DAY with your family on demand (link in bio). @mesnerpuppets #ezrajackkeats #getcozy #blackchildrensbooks

What did you do on the first day of snow? In The Snowy Day, Peter put on his little red coat and got to know his neighborhood! See all his fun and exciting adventures when the classic book "The Snowy Day" comes to life in Mesner Puppet Theater's endearing production, sponsored by Compass Minerals - Plant Nutrition, and featuring the puppetry talents of Zachery Garner and Shawna Peña-Downing. Streaming online now: www.thecoterie.org

Celebrate winter with The Coterie's special Snowy Day gift package, which includes the streaming performance of The Snowy Day along with lots of other fun and educational activities. It includes the books of three of Keats' stories which are told in the virtual performance along with an adorable Willie the Dog stuffed plushie. Have an indoor snowball fight with plush snowballs as well as make your very own Willie the Dog puppet using the special kit created by Mesner Puppet Theater. Hours of creative fun for the kids and a great way to help support The Coterie! Limited quantities are available ONLY THRU DEC 18th. Packages will be delivered free within 30 miles of The Coterie's home in Crown Center. Reserve yours today at www.thecoterie.org.

The little boy in the red coat from the classic book "The Snowy Day" comes to life in an endearing production streaming online now for families and virtual field trips. Matt Stewart from FOX4 News Kansas City checked-in with actors/puppeteers Shawna Peña-Downing and Zachery Garner as they were preparing to launch the show online at Coterie Theatre, where Mesner Puppet Theater's production of The Snowy Day and other stories by Ezra Jack Keats was recently recorded. Celebrating... the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snowfall, this uplifting musical play about childhood joys is told through inventive puppetry and charming songs. The show features a collection of Keats’ stories Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy, and the Caldecott Award-winning, The Snowy Day. Sponsored by Compass Minerals - Plant Nutrition. Virtual viewings make a great gift and a special gift package is available for a limited time! Stream online now at www.thecoterie.org. See more

Making the father puppet for The Snowy Day and other stories by Ezra Jack Keats, Mesner Puppet Theater presented by The Coterie this holiday season... a socially distant, limited audience all-masked event (audience & puppeteers) at Crown Center and available to stream online at home ~ Detailed Covid safety & HVAC updates on our website: https://thecoterie.org/performance/snowy-day #snowyday #ezrajackkeats. #crowncenter #holidays2020

Get your Fall chills without even leaving the house! Now streaming on demand, ELECTRIC POE features two classic Edgar Allan Poe stories performed in Kansas City's historic Union Cemetery. For families with ages 10+, actor R.H. Wilhoit performs "The Premature Burial" & "The Masque of the Red Death," accompanied by Rex Hobart on electric guitar! A co-produced event with Union Cemetery Historical Society. Watch on demand any time for only $11 for individuals, $25 for families at www.showtix4u.com/event-details/41000

You can help #savethecoterie by clicking qtego.net/donate/coterie.php or by texting STAGE to 74121. A donation of any size will help The Coterie bridge the gap until we can once again fill our theater with young people and families - many receiving their first introduction to the performing arts. Our first venture back on the mainstage will be The Snowy Day and other stories by Ezra Jack Keats, in a partnership to present Mesner Puppet Theater, a socially distanced holiday sh...ow with puppeteers and audience masked, the dialogue recorded and the puppetry live. For those who cannot see it live at Crown Center in person, it will also stream online for families and virtual field trips for classrooms. Thanks to KMBC 9 for chatting with our artistic director, Jeff Church, about how The Coterie is adapting to a new era of live performance with community support to create its most unique and imaginative season yet.

BIG thanks to Kevin and everyone at Union Cemetery Historical Society for hosting us and giving Electric Poe a beautifully perfect place that makes the stories larger than life! And you’ve made the Q&As fascinating every time. Can’t wait til we do it on Halloween!!!

Voices of the past come to life: 2 timely streaming options, including VOTE? from our friends @orlandorep {streaming link in their profile}. Electric Poe on demand on The Coterie’s website {link in profile}. #orlandorep #electricpoe #familyviewing #halloween2020 #election2020

The Coterie is thrilled to partner with Lansing Educational Foundation for Coterie Classroom Immersions in thirty-eight classrooms ranging from 1st to 12th grades! The Coterie has professional teaching artists that will work closely with classroom teachers and provide student enrichment in the arts via Zoom. One of the teachers who is taking part in this grant is second-grade teacher, Mrs. Barb Robinson. What an awesome experience to have the Coterie Theatre grant for second... grade," said Mrs. Robinson. The 2nd grade teachers picked out a reading-level appropriate short script adapted for their class. For example, my class will read Anansi and the Five, and each student will read a different part on a ‘virtual field trip’ and will Zoom on their iPads with the Coterie story facilitator, Lacy Cunningham. The story also covers our social emotional learning standard. #coterietheatre #artseducation #classroomimmersions