Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences Tour
Student Matinee
This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen—they were all too busy.
Washington, D.C.–area native, New York Times best-selling author, and Kennedy Center Next 50 leader Jason Reynolds conjures 10 tales (1 per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings.
10 blocks. 10 unique tales. There’s something for everyone across these 10 vignettes about identity, compassion, fear, and friendship—as told through puppetry, dance, music, projections, audience participation, (paper theater), and more.
This stage adaptation of Reynolds’ award-winning book encourages audiences to look both ways not only when crossing the street, but also when acknowledging the people walking by.
This is a sensory-friendly performance.
Services Offered
- Smaller audience size
- Ticket per seat for each ticket holder, however, individuals are encouraged to move around the theater as needed during the production
- Reduction of loud or jarring sounds
- Elimination of flashing or strobe lights
- House lights remain on during the performance
- Audience members are free to talk or move during the show
- Doors remain open for exiting the theater as needed
- Designated Quiet Zones made available for audience members to take a break from the performance
- Patrons are welcome to use sensory items such as noise-cancelling headphones or fidgets in the theater during the performance
- Social stories made available prior to the visit that outline the experience at the theater
- Additional restroom designated as family/companion restroom
Curriculum Connections: Social Emotional Learning, Relationship Skills, Self-Awareness, Literature, Theater
Reservations for this show are for schools only.
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About Student Matinee Series
Student matinees are a series of special 60-minute daytime performances for K-12 students featuring internationally-renowned artists. A student matinee is the perfect way to bring the arts to life in a fun and memorable way. Participating schools will also receive in-depth study materials with lesson plans and arts-integration opportunities to use in your classroom.
