Live Theater for children, grades 3-6 ~ Bold, Brave, Curious!

“Bold, Brave, Curious!” will be presented on Wednesday, October 12 in the Civic Center theater. The 60-minute play, recommended for grades 3-6, illuminates the power of friendship and empowers young people to examine friendship, bias, community, and individual power.

West Plains Council on the Arts and Missouri State University-West Plains, University/Community Programs (U/CP) have partnered to bring this Metro Theater (MTC) production to West Plains.

Nine-year-old Delilah has sworn to be BFFs with Lupe and Stanley, but when Stanley’s foster mom falls ill, secrets and lies threaten to tear the friends apart. Can the mysterious, magical object they find in Grandmomma’s attic bring them back together? This first production of MTC’s 50th anniversary season is the next chapter in St. Louis-based playwright Mariah Richardson’s ongoing series about Madeline Delilah, a thoughtful and precocious girl, whose story first appeared on the
than 11 years ago with the world premiere of Delilah’s Wish.

There will be two daytime performances for area grade 3-6 students free-of-charge – 10:30 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. Phone 417-255-7966 to book your students into a daytime performance, or email for further information.

This event is co-sponsored by Missouri State UniversityWest Plains, University/Community Programs, and the West Plains Council on the Arts, with partial funding provided by the Missouri
Arts Council, a stage agency.