Roxy Regional Theatre http://www.roxyregionaltheatre.org
Since 1983, the Roxy Regional Theatre has consistently advanced the art of theatre, achieving a national reputation by producing world and American premieres in addition to classics, Shakespeare, dramas, and musicals. Striving to bring the best resources to this region, the Roxy Regional Theatre attracts, motivates, entertains, and challenges audiences with theatrical productions and is committed to enlightening, enlivening, and enriching area youth through matinee performances of productions designed to complement the curricula of K-12 schools. Furthermore, the organization trains and supports the next generation of theatre artists and promotes a wide range of learning to a diverse community.
Contact Emily Ruck at roxy@roxyregionaltheatre.org
Sample Programs Offered
Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
10:00 am / December 2025 (Dates TBD)
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Charles Dickens’ timeless story of redemption! In this thrilling new stage adaptation, Patrick Barlow (writer of the Broadway and West End hit The 39 Steps) takes Dickens’ classic story of greed, grief, ghoulish ghosts, and eleventh-hour redemption and makes it feel brand new again. Witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a stingy miser to a man who generously celebrates the spirit of the season all year long as five actors bring to life some of Dickens’ most beloved characters, from Scrooge and Tiny Tim to Bob Cratchit and Mrs. Fezziwig.
Recommended for Pre-K through 12th Grade / Running time: approx. 120 minutes
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Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
1THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
10:00 am / February 2026 (Dates TBD)
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. This impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne’s voice shines through.
Recommended for 6th through 12th Grade / Running time: approx. 120 minutes
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Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
JUNIE B.’s ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SCHOOL
10:00 am / March 2026 (Dates TBD)
Junie B. Jones is back! Filled with new upbeat songs, the saga of the wisecracking first-grader continues in this hilarious, whole-hearted show about owning up to your mistakes and how nobody is ever done learning. A self-appointed expert on all things first grade, our spunky heroine is determined to write the ultimate guide: Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School. As she deals with writer’s block and constantly getting into trouble, Junie B. quickly realizes that she still has a lot to learn in this goofy and heartwarming musical based on the bestselling books.
Recommended for Pre-K through 5th Grade / Running time: approx. 60 minutes
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