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Lizzy and Leo Martinez have a plan – they want to be the “smartest kids in the world!” Studious Leo is convinced that winning a local TV quiz show is the first step to a better life for their family. Maybe he and Lizzy can even take their hardworking mami and papi on vacation to Hawaii! But when their parents refuse to let Leo participate in the quiz show, Lizzy decides to grow up, step up, and complete the plan herself.  

Are you an educator? Schedule your Smartest Girl field trip by September 12 and get $2 off every ticket.

OR

Join us at a family weekend performance and present your teacher ID for one free ticket!

See below for show times and booking information.

Family Weekend Performance Info

Saturday, September 16 – 7:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 
Sunday, September 17 – 2:00pm 
Sunday, September 24 – 2:00pm 
Sunday, September 24 – 4:30pm (Sensory Friendly)* 

Discover More Event: Mexican Independence Quiz Bowl

Saturday, September 16 – 8:00pm *Immediately following the 7:00pm Pay What You Will performance. 

Show off your knowledge of Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Culture! On September 16th, take advantage of LCT’s Pay What You Will performance of The Smartest Girl in the World, then stick around after for a Quiz Bowl style event hosted by Casa de la Cultura and Lexington Children’s Theatre.

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

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For Educators:

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

 Recommended for Grades 3rd-8th  
Curricular Connections: Spanish Language, Family Relationships, Dealing with Conflict 

Tuesday, September 19 – 10:00am & 11:45am 
Wednesday, September 20 – 10:00am & 11:45am 
Thursday, September 21 – 10:00am & 11:45am 
Friday, September 22 – 10:00am  

Wednesday, September 27 – 10:00am & 11:45am 
Thursday, September 28 – 10:00am & 11:45am 
Friday, September 29 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 
Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

In-School Touring Performances 

This show is also a Touring Production, which means it can travel to your school, library, or other venue and perform there. 

Touring Dates: September 11 – December 16, 2023 

Things to Know Before the Show

Get Ready For:

• Lots of imagination. Superhero stories, imagining history, as told by kids. 
• Sibling love/family bonds – they'll always be there for each other. 
• This story is full of big emotions – joy and sorrow, anger and triumph. If you don’t mind spoilers, read below for a more in-depth breakdown. 

  Spoilers Ahead!

  Leo’s parents saying he can’t go to the game show – raised voices  We learn Leo is sick, he has Sickle Cell Anemia. Aunt Kid explains the science of it in a kid-friendly way.  Lizzy gets into a sticky situation. Leo reacts and then yells at Lizzy because he’s upset, calling her “a baby.” Lizzy talks to her aunt later and her conclusion is that very kid thing of big emotions “Leo hates me. And, I hate him.”  It’s implied but not stated outright that Leo is thinking of running away from home at his most upset, as he holds onto a suitcase. He never acts on this.

Sensory Moments:

• We will have more information about sound and lights after rehearsals wrap up the week after Labor Day. Check back after then for more information! 
• Moments of raised voices/arguments throughout the show 

Book & Lyrics by Michelle Elliott 

Music & Lyrics by Danny Larsen 

Adapted from the book ZOMBIE IN LOVE by Kelly DiPucchio, Illustrations by Scott Campbell 

All Mortimer wants is to find a date to the school dance... which is hard when you’re a zombie. He has a big heart, but when he tries to let it show, his intestines just fall out! What’s an undead guy to do? This sidesplitting yet touching musical is a spooky celebration of the weird in all of us.

Family Weekend Performance Info

Sunday, October 15 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, October 21 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, October 21 – 7:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 

Sunday, October 22 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, October 28 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, October 29 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, November 4 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, November 5 – 2:00pm 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

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For Educators and Venues

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades 2nd-8th 

Curricular Connections: Adaptation, Kindness and Anti-Bullying, Anatomy, Celebrating Differences 

Thursday, October 19 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, October 20 – 10:00am & 11:45am  

Wednesday, October 25 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, October 26 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, October 27 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, November 1 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, November 2 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, November 3 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

Things to Know Before the Show

Lexington Children’s Theatre is proud to present A Reluctant Dragon, a World Premiere by Jeremy Kisling. Adrien likes baseball and poetry and is picked on at school and when they try and work things out with their stuffed animals it always ends in violence. When Adrien’s mother witnesses the episode, she puts them to bed and challenges Adrien to think of another way. Adrien enters a dream world of a modern-day telling of Kenneth Graham’s The Reluctant Dragon story complete with baseball and video games. Diego is a peaceful dragon who wants to paint, read, and have tea. But the villagers’ stereotypes and preconceived notions about dragons cause them to hire Santiago the Warrior to rid themselves of the beast. Adrien must find a way to end the conflict and bring about a peaceful solution.

Family Weekend Performance Info

This is a One Night Only Show! 

Saturday, November 11 – 2:30pm (Sensory Friendly)* & 7:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades K-3rd  

Curricular Connections: Adaptation, Classic Literature, Fairy and Folktales, Kindness 

Monday, November 6 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, November 8 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, November 9 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, November 10 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

In-School Touring Performances 

This show is also a Touring Production, which means it can travel to your school, library, or other venue and perform there. 

Touring Dates: September 11 – December 16, 2023 

Things to Know Before the Show

The Bradley family’s church Christmas Pageant is always the same, year after year – until the Herdmans show up! With “the worst kids in the world” taking the lead roles, this year’s Pageant will be a total disaster. But it might just be the year when the rambunctious, rag-tag Herdmans help their community see Christmas in a whole new way, and prove that even “the worst kids in the world” can change it for the better. 

Family Weekend Performance Info 

Saturday, November 25 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, December 2 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, December 2 – 7:00pm* (Pay What You Will) 

Sunday, December 3 – 2:00pm 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

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For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades 1st-8th  
Curricular Connections: Holiday Traditions, Social Inclusion, Adaptation

Monday, November 27 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 
Tuesday, November 28 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 
Wednesday, November 29 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 
Thursday, November 30 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 
Friday, December 1 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 

Monday, December 4 – 10:00am & 12:00pm 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 
Individual Rate: $15 per seat 

For Performers:

This show has open auditions! They are open for actors ages 9 to Adult. Learn more and sign up for an audition at the link below. 

Audition Dates: August 20 – 22, 2023 

Things to Know Before the Show

Adapted for Lexington Children’s Theatre by Larry and Vivian Snipes 

Based on The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down, The Pig who Ran a Red Light, and The Goose Who Went Off in a Huff 

Written and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson 

Between a flying cow, a driving pig, and a goose who wants to join the circus, there’s never a dull moment at Miss Rosemary’s farm! Head just up the holler a bit and join the story yourself in this interactive play based on three books by Kentucky author Paul Brett Johnson. 

Family Weekend Performance Info

This is a One Weekend Only Show! 

Saturday, February 10 – 2:30pm (Sensory Friendly)^ 

Saturday, February 10 – 7:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 

Sunday, February 11 – 2:00pm 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades PreK-3rd  

Curricular Connections: Animals, Farm Life, Adaptation, Consequences 

Thursday, February 8 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, February 9 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday, February 13 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, February 14 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, February 15 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, February 16 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

In-School Touring Performances 

This show is also a Touring Production, which means it can travel to your school, library, or other venue and perform there. 

Touring Dates: January 20 – May 4, 2024

Things to Know Before the Show

At the moment of President Lincoln’s death, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton announced, “Now he belongs to the ages.” This play celebrates Lincoln’s life through his own words and those of people who knew him. While he was one of the most significant and profound individuals in American history, there is so much we do not know about the man himself. What drove him? What inspired him? What fed and supported his remarkable journey? Though we can never fully know the answers to those questions, we "keep" Mr. Lincoln by continuing to explore them. 

Family Weekend Performance Info

This is a One Night Only Show! 

Saturday, February 17 – 2:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

Proudly sponsored by:

For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades 4th – 12th  

Curricular Connections: U.S. Civil War, History, Biography 

Monday, January 29 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday, January 30 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, January 31 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, February 1 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday, February 6 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, February 7 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

In-School Touring Performances 

This show is also a Touring Production, which means it can travel to your school, library, or other venue and perform there. 

Touring Dates: January 20 – May 4, 2024

Things to Know Before the Show

Based on the book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 

By Mo Willems, Published by Hyperion Books for Children, Script by Mo Willems and Mr. Warburton, Lyrics by Mo Willems, Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, and Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz 

Whatever you do, don’t let the Pigeon star in a musical! When the bus driver has a small emergency, a very unlikely volunteer shows up to take the driver’s place – a pigeon! But should this small but tenacious bird really be allowed to take the wheel? What do YOU think? Based on Mo Willems’ Caldecott Honor award-winning book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping with its innovative mix of songs, silliness, and feathered friends.

Family Weekend Performance Info 

Sunday, March 10 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, March 16 – 2:30pm (Sensory Friendly)^ 

Saturday, March 16 – 7:00pm (Pay What You Will)* 

Sunday, March 17 – 2:00pm 

Saturday, March 23 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, March 24 – 2:00pm 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades PreK-2nd  

Curricular Connections: Adaptation, Music, Saying No, Responsibility 

Tuesday-Friday, March 5-8 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday-Friday, March 12-15 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday-Friday, March 19-22 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday-Friday, March 26-29 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

Things to Know Before the Show

When Circle and Square meet for the first time, they realize that they are very different from each other. Circle likes blowing bubbles, juggling balls, and twirling, while Square is happiest stacking blocks neatly and as tall as they will go. Will the two be able to find a way to play together, despite their differences? Discover the wonderful world of shapes through this interactive show! 

Family Weekend Performance Info 

Saturday, April 27 – 11:00am (Pay What You Will)* 

Saturday, April 27 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, April 28 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, May 5 – 2:00pm 

Sunday, May 5 – 4:30pm (Sensory Friendly)^ 

*Pay What You Will tickets cannot be purchased online, but can be reserved ahead of time by calling our Box Office at 859.254.4546 x245. Learn more on our Pay What You Will page.

For Educators:

School Matinee Performances 

Our School Matinee Performances allow you to bring your students to the theatre for an unforgettable field trip!  

Recommended for Grades PreK-K 

Curricular Connections: Shapes, Play, Friendship, Tactile Learning 

Thursday, April 25 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, April 26 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Tuesday, April 30 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Wednesday, May 1 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Thursday, May 2 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

Friday, May 3 – 10:00am & 11:45am 

School Group Rate: $8 per seat with every 10th seat FREE! 

Individual Rate: $12 per seat 

Things to Know Before the Show