A Weekend of Creativity & Fun for the Whole Family Portland’s favorite family arts festival returns for one weekend only! Catch the city’s best theater, music, dance and visual arts geared toward children and families at Spotlight: A Family Arts Festival! This is the third time that Northwest Children’s Theater will host this lively and interactive experience […]

NWCT to Receive $40,000 Award from National Endowment for the Arts Portland, OR—Northwest Children’s Theater (NWCT) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $40,000 Arts Projects Grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the creation of an original musical, The Golem’s Gift, written by Benny Zelkowicz and Ezra Weiss. The NEA will award […]

November 19, 2024 Music & Lyrics by Johnny Marks, Script Adaptation by Robert Penola Portland’s newest family holiday tradition returns with Northwest Children’s Theater’s (NWCT) live stage musical adaptation of the 1964 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated special: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The show was a hit with last season’s audiences who loved seeing their favorite holiday […]

October 1, 2024 Written by Mabelle Reynoso • Directed by Yasmin RuvalcabaPart of the TYA BIPOC Superhero Project Northwest Children’s Theater is thrilled to announce the world premiere of Blue Marigold, a captivating new play by Mabelle Reynoso, running for six performances only in the Black Box at The Judy from October 12-27. Blue Marigold follows the […]

September 17, 2024 COME ONE, COME ALL TO THE HALLOWEEN BALL!Northwest Children’s Theater’s Halloween Ball Returns to The Judy in downtown Portland Northwest Children’s Theater’s Halloween Ball returns to The Judy October 12-27, running Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 pm and 3:15 pm. The fun kicks off with a costume parade in The Grand Lobby, […]

June 25, 2024 Written by Rick Cummins and John ScoullarDirected by Florence Le Bas Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved book flies from page to stage in The Little Prince! Unlock your imagination and embark on a journey through the galaxy with two unlikely companions: The Aviator and the mysterious Little Prince. When his plane crashes in […]

April 23, 2024 Adapted by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz from the book“Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. EastmanMusic & Lyrics by Michael KoernerDirected by Sarah Jane Hardy & John Ellingson P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book skates, swerves, and leaps from page to stage in Go Dog. Go! Dogs rule in this fantastical world. Yellow Dog, Blue […]

April 6-28, 2024 Based on the books by Arnold LobelBook and Lyrics by Willie RealeMusic by Robert RealeDirected by Shalanda Sims Wake up from hibernation with Northwest Children’s Theater’s A Year with Frog and Toad, a delightful musical that will have the whole family tapping their toes! Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters leap from page to stage […]

January 13-28, 2024 Written by Mo Willems, Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma Encore Performance of Last April’s Sold Out Show If you have kids, chances are you’ve read Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie books. Northwest Children’s Theater (NWCT) brings the world of Elephant & Piggie to life in an upbeat musical that weaves through eight of […]

November 25-December 31 Music & Lyrics by Johnny Marks, Script Adaptation by Robert Penola Northwest Children’s Theater brings the classic holiday musical to life at their new home: The Judy Many of us remember growing up with the 1964 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated special: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Now you can share this nostalgic holiday story with […]