Community Days for Rainbow at Imagination Stage!

Bring your littlest companions to see the select shows below at Imagination Stage! When you book your tickets using the promo codes below, Rainbow will receive 20% of the ticket proceeds! Tickets go on sale August 1, 2025.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Rainbow Place Shelter Community Day: Saturday, October 12 at 10:00am

USE PROMO CODE: RPSVHCS

Best for ages 2-6

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller

Based on Eric Carle’s books

Directed By Nikki Mirza

"Experience more than 70 beautiful, larger-than-life puppets and original music as “Brown Bear, Brown Bear,” "The Very Lonely Firefly,” “10 Little Rubber Ducks,” and, of course, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” come to life on stage. This extra special event returns by popular demand, following a sold-out run in 2023."

Balloonacy

Rainbow Place Shelter Community Day: Saturday, February 7 at 10:00am  

USE PROMO CODE: RPSBalloon

Best for ages 1-4

By Barry Kornhauser

Originally commissioned and produced by Children’s Theatre Company

Produced by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences

Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer

"A beautiful, movement-based show that revisits the classic film The Red Balloon and will delight audiences of all ages and speakers of all languages. Nothing can go right for the old man, whose days are gray and dreary,until he is visited by a friendly red balloon. In the playful physical style of 1930’s silent movies, the old man–an adult version of the boy in the film–regains his youthful spirit."

Havana Hop

Rainbow Place Shelter Community Day: Saturday, March 7 at 4:00pm  

USE PROMO CODE: RPSHavana

Best for ages 5-10

Written, Directed, Choreographed, and Performed by Paige Hernandez

Original Direction by Danielle Drakes

Original Music by Nick tha 1da Hernandez and Kris Funn

Commissioned by Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning, VA

Developed by Playhouse Square, OH

"A charming, dynamic tale of culture and originality, created by award-winning DC and IStage artist Paige Hernandez, using her childhood as inspiration. What if you were invited to dance for President Obama? You’d want it to be the best dance ever! Meet young Yelia who visits her grandmother in Cuba to add a salsa flavor to her own hip-hop style! Journey with Yelia as she discovers the fun of her multi-cultural heritage."

Good Morning, Good Night

Rainbow Place Shelter Community Day: Saturday, April 11 at 10:00am  

USE PROMO CODE: RPSAMPM

Best for ages 1-4

Written by Doug Robinson

Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer

"In this brand-new show, very young children will discover the beauty of the world during daytime and nighttime. They will watch–and help–Winnie and August work the “day shift:” waking the birds, putting dew in the grass, and baking fresh clouds; and the “night shift:” releasing the fireflies, shining the stars, and banishing nightmares. Using gentle, multi-sensory storytelling and incorporating audience participation."

Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical

Rainbow Place Shelter Community Day: Saturday, July 18 at 4:00pm

USE PROMO CODE: RPSPete

Best for ages 4-10

Book and Lyrics by Sarah Hammond

Music by Will Aronson

Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly Dean and James Dean

Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer

Pete the Cat is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Corp. www.concordtheatricals.com

"Life is a really, really, really big adventure as Pete the Cat and the Biddle family rock out in a fast-paced, globe-trotting musical based on the smash hit book series. When Jimmy Biddle is anxious about finishing second grade, Pete takes him to Paris in his VW bus and Jimmy connects with his inner artist."

About Imagination Stage: Imagination Stage is a holistic theatre arts organization for all children and youth. Their work has been driven by their belief that exposure and participation in the performing arts intrinsically nourishes a child’s creative spirit, inspires their embrace of the complexity and diversity of their world, and helps them overcome their challenges with hope, courage, and above all, creativity.

You can find Imagination Stage in the heart of Bethesda, MD. We look forward to seeing you there!