Every Saturday for two months in the heart of the winter, The Playhouse’s Rosenthal Plaza transforms into the most exciting theatre in the region. The floor fills with purple cushions and children ages 4 and older. The audience, including the chair-sitting adults, is transfixed by some of the best family performers in the nation. These include dynamic storytellers, marionettes and other puppeteers, musicians and other performers.

Each show is between 30 and 60 minutes in length and is performed twice, at 10:30 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. All 1:00 p.m. performances are signed for the hearing impaired courtesy of the Interpreter Training Program at Cincinnati State Community College, and performances always take place in the Rosenthal Plaza between our Marx and Shelterhouse theatres.

Tickets are only $5 for youth ages 4 to 18 and $6 for adults, so for less than the price of a movie ticket, families can experience the best-kept secret in Cincinnati.

To ensure the enjoyment of all, children younger than 4 must sit on the lap of an accompanying adult. Food, drinks and candy should be consumed before entering the performance area.  Recording, videotaping and photographing the performance is prohibited.

The 2010-2011 series will be announced in the fall.