The Great Bloom School Tour April 4-May 2, 2025! 📚🌻

The Great Bloom by Sydney Marino is available to book for April 2025, post Spring Break!

REMAINING AVAILABLE DATES

Local Victoria
April 7, 1:00pm
April 8, 1:00pm
Mainland Vancouver
April 28, 9:00am
April 29, 1:00pm

Book through ArtStarts in Schools OR email monica@storytheatre.ca


This brand-new Canadian comedy for young audiences is about discovering the value we can add to the world, even, or especially, when our path looks different from others. 🌿 With themes on climate change, practising self acceptance, and chosen LGBT2QIA family - The Great Bloom offers BC curriculum connections.

Schools receive:
🌻50 min performance best for ages 5-12
🌻10 min Q&A with professional actors
🌻Comprehensive Education Guide for teachers with curriculum connections, theatre games, and lesson plans
🌻Discounts for earlybird bookings before Feb 15 OR team up with another school to book two shows at 20% off!
🌻Classroom workshops available for additional fee

What you provide:
🌷School gymnasium or theatre
🌷Seating or cushions for students
🌷$1000/show + GST* (*Sliding scale options available across BC)
🌷Drawings of frogs from your students (optional 🐸 )

Touring Cast 2025

Dawn - Adonis Critter King

Violet/Spider - Ingrid Moore

Bumper/Flora/Beatrix - Monica Ogden

Tour Manager - Erica Petty

Made possible by the generous support of our community members

Original Cast & Crew 2024

Danica Charlie* - Dawn

Lara Hamburg - Violet/Spider

Monica Ogden - Bumper/Flora/Beatrix

Kathryn Boyd - Tour Manager

Sydney Marino - Playwright and Co-Director

Erica Petty - Artistic Producer and Co-Director

Adonis Critter King - Dramaturgical Support

Gala Vega - Costume Designer

Emily Friesen - Set Designer

Jessica Hickman - Fly Puppet Designer

Photos & Video by Shirtography Photography

Video Editing by Monica Ogden

*The participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance•Opera•Theatre Policy.