Theatre UAB Troup to Present Music, Bullying, and Literature Programs during BPL Tour

A scene from Theatre UAB's Kids on the Block: Dealing with

Bullies, their most popular and longest-running show at 30+ 

years. Photo credit: Theatre UAB

The UAB Department of Theatre has been sending student actors out to entertain people all over the state since the mid-1980s. Thanks to a Hillcrest Foundation grant, Theatre UAB student actors will tour selected Birmingham Public Library branches starting November 13. They will present programs on movie medleys, anti-bullying, and a condensed version of Alice in Wonderland. Learn more about Theatre UAB at https://www.uab.edu/cas/theatre/tour-groups.

All programs start at 3:15 p.m. 

Kids on the Block
This program dealing with bullies raises questions and offers solutions about this age-old problem. How should you respond when you're being bullied? How can you make bullying stop? All of these questions and more are addressed in this insightful and challenging program.

Wylam Branch Library - November 13, 2015
Five Points West Regional Branch Library - February 19, 2016
Inglenook Branch Library - March 11, 2016
Ensley Branch Library - March 18, 2016
North Birmingham Regional Branch Library - April 1, 2016
Titusville Branch Library - April 8, 2016

Powderly Branch Library - April 22, 2016

Cinemagic! Hollywood's Best Movie Music: Featuring a Medley from Frozen

Celebrate the silver screen with this exciting revue spanning decades of movie magic. Selections include "Moon River"; "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "Under the Sea"; "Flashdance...What a Feeling"; "Night Fever"; "Footloose"; "Meet the Flintstones"; a medley from Frozen, and many more!

West End Branch Library - December 4, 2015
Springville Road Regional Branch Library - April 1, 2016
North Avondale Branch Library - April 22, 2016

Alice in Wonderland
Goldsmith's compact version of the Lewis Carrol masterpiece has been delighting audiences for years at Columbus Children's Theatre, Ohio, where he serves as artistic director and playwright. Alice's plummet down the rabbit hole introduces her to a host of outlandish characters, ingeniously played by four actors.

Smithfield Branch Library - January 15, 2016
Avondale Regional Branch Library - April 8, 2016