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Left to right: Jacob Entenman (Jack) and Diana Truman (Albert's Mother) Photo by Rachel Philipson
The Hangar Theatre Company continues their KIDDSTUFF season with Jack and The Beanstalk by Marjorie Sokoloff, with performances Thursday July 11 through Saturday July 13 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Jack’s life is tough. He and his mother live in a run-down house with no money, no food, and an opera-singing cow that won’t give milk. Jack meets a mysterious stranger, who gives him three magic beans that send Jack up a beanstalk and into the clouds. There, he meets a Giant who would do anything to change places with him. With the help of a wise-cracking hen and a self-absorbed cow, can these two unlikely allies solve all their problems? Themes: Friendship, Empathy, Growing Up.

Jack and the Beanstalk is directed by Hangar Drama League Directing Fellow Sophia Watt, who describes the play’s approach to this classic tale. “This adaptation is both deeply touching and extremely playful,” said Watt. “Our version focuses on Jack’s incredible powers of empathy and his great listening skills. He is put in some pretty impossible situations, but with patience, kindness, and understanding, Jack is able to navigate all the crazy adventures that come his way and reunite his family and friends.”

There will be a free Sensory Sensitive performance of Jack and the Beanstalk on Friday, July 12, at 3 PM. Designed for families who may have members requiring a lower sensory experience, this performance will present the show with the many sensory needs of our audience in mind.

This season’s first four KIDDSTUFF shows feature the work of the Hangar’s Drama League Directing Fellows and members of the Hangar Theatre Lab Company, a troupe of rising artists from across the nation. The Directing Fellows and Lab Company members also produce the Wedge series of free, cutting-edge plays for adults at the Cherry Artspace. hangartheatre.org/the-wedge

Jack and The Beanstalk will be followed by the world premiere of Unicorn Girl (July 25-27) written by Ithaca’s own Saviana Stanescu, and Mary Poppins Jr., presented by the Hangar’s Next Generation School of Theatre (August 1-3).

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