Saturday Morning Live! is on its way back to The National Theatre! This season’s theme is Beyond Borders: What Brings Us Together? This celebration of diversity will spark imagination with performances that range from ballet, puppets, and dance to Funkadelic music and storytelling, and topics that explore courage, connection, and acceptance. You’ll understand why parents are calling our longest-running program “a gift to the community!”
All Saturday Morning Live! programs are interpreted into American Sign Language (ASL) and take place in a wheelchair-accessible space. Pre-registrations are taken via our Eventbrite page but we do accept walk-ups pending availability of space. Stroller parking is available in the lobby and best guidance on car parking comes courtesy of our commercial managers Broadway at The National. Read on to see what’s coming up next!
Up Next: Silly Smarts
About the Show
Join us in celebrating Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with Silly Smarts! InterAct Story Theatre‘s executive artistic director Ali Oliver-Krueger weaves stories from her Japanese-American childhood with traditional Japanese mukashibanashi (Long-Ago Stories) in this funny and heart-warming east-meets-west storytelling series. Performances are 9:30am and 11am on Saturday, May 10th. Pre-registration is now open on Eventbrite. Want to learn more about InterAct Story Theatre? Visit their website.
PROGRAM CORE VALUES:
Saturdays are for great, big sparks
It’s been proven that early exposure to the arts can improve the lives of children. Live performance —which is what Saturday Morning Live! is all about—teaches self-expression and communication skills, fosters empathy, and allows kids to unplug and see the larger, real-life community that welcomes them. Good stuff, right? So come join us Saturdays and let’s spark kids’ imaginations.
Our artists encourage children to play along with them; whether that’s through singing, dancing, clapping, or call and response throughout the shows. Children’s theatre is inherently educational, but primarily fun!
Studies have shown that watching live performance can help students practice empathy by engaging in perspective taking with the characters onstage. Our programming is designed to promote student’s self awareness, self-regulation, and interpersonal skills.
We strive to offer programming that reflects the racial, ethnic, cultural, and social diversity of the DMV area and allows children to relate the narratives presented to their own lived experiences.
LOOKING BACK
Missing the wonderful characters, creatures, and creators who lit up our last season? Take a trip down memory lane with these highlights from 2023-24! If you attended a show and want to share your experience with us, please fill out our end-of-season survey.
LOOKING FOR MORE?
Beyond Borders: What Brings Us Together? Click the button to read about this season, and keep an eye out for more updates!
Re-watch your favorite episodes or explore the performances that you missed from our two virtual seasons of Saturday Morning Live!
Saturday Morning Live! is made possible by The Jacqueline Badger Mars Next Generation Fund.