
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.