Theatre company performs 'Room on the Broom' April 10

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- London’s Tall Stories Theatre Company performs the musical 'Room on the Broom,' adapted from the best-selling children’s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus.
 
The musical -- which features people, puppets and original songs -- showcases the British company’s distinctive physical and visual performance style that acknowledges the audience.
 
Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $18 for adults, $8 for University Park students and $13 for a person 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at 814-863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets also are available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Tickets Downtown in the Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.
 
Learn more about the show and find helpful links at http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/broom.html.
 
'Room on the Broom' follows a friendly witch and her cat as their enjoyable ride is interrupted by a storm that blows away her hat, bow and wand. A dog, a bird and a frog find the witch’s things and hop on the broom for a ride. The broomstick isn’t built for five, though, and it soon snaps in two.
 
A nonscary encounter with a dragon helps the witch realize the power of friendship and how working together to solve a problem helps bring it down to size.
 
McQuaide Blasko Attorneys at Law underwrites the presentation. MAJIC 99 is the media sponsor. Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for the performance at no extra charge to ticket holders. Kids Connections, which is free for ticket holders and includes a craft-centered, child-friendly activity, takes place in Eisenhower one hour before the performance. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited.