See an Act!vated Show - National Tour Schedule
You (yes YOU!) are invited to public performances for children and families.
Act!vated Story Theatre presents multicultural folktales utilizing a variety of performance art skills. The stories are not merely told, but flipped and activated by two professional performers with some help from the audience.
What can you expect? Non-stop action, a grown woman squeezing through a tennis racket, audience participation, music, American Sign Language, quick costume changes and witty comedy that will tickle the funny bone. Entertainng for the stroller set to grandparents and all ages in between. Presented before what may be the world's largest picture book.
Kids come early for a chance to be in the show!
Thanks to local libraries and other organizations some performances are free and open to the public. They are marked as such.
Tour Schedule current as of 5/18/13
| day | date | time | venue | city, state | Open to Public |
| Premier of Digging Diversity for the 2013 Summer Reading Program "Dig into Reading" | |||||
| Wednesday | 6/5 | 3:00 | Rio Vista Library, 44 S. 2nd St | Rio Vista, CA | YES  |
| Tuesday | 6/11 | 11:00 | Hempstead County Library, 500 South Elm | Hope, AR | YES |
| Wednesday | 6/12 | 2:00 | Fort Smith Library, 3201 Rogers Avenue | Fort Smith, AR | YES |
| Saturday | 6/15 | 7:00 | McConnell AFB Library, 53476 Wichita Street Bldg. 412 | McConnell AFB, KS | YES (with AFB pass) |
| Tuesday | 6/18 | 11:00 | Siloam Springs Library, 401 W University St | Siloam Springs, AR | YES |
| Wednesday | 6/19 | 2:00 | Rogers Library, 711 Dixieland | Rogers, AR | YES |
| Thursday | 6/20 | 10:00 | Springdale Library, 405 S. Pleasant | Springdale, AR | YES |
| Thursday | 6/20 | 2:00 | Bentonville Library, 405 S. Main Street | Bentonville, AR | YES |
| Friday | 6/21 | 11:00 | Marion County Library, 308 Old Main | Yellville, AR | YES |
| Tuesday | 6/25 | 10:30 | Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave. | Hot Springs, AR | YES |
| Tuesday | 6/25 | 11:20 | "Digging Into Theatre" workshop at Garland County Library | Hot Springs, AR | limited participation, please register at the library in advance |
| Wednesday | 6/26 | 10:00 and 2:00 | Craighead County - Jonesboro Library (2 locations: 10:00 at Parker Park Community Center; 2:00 at Mall at Turtle Creek) | Jonesboro, AR | YES |
"It is always a fabulously fun event for the kids and I appreciate your enthusiasm and unfailing energy." ~Leslie Anstedt, Youth Services Director, Jacksonville, Illinois
Upcoming Shows - Map View
The yellow drama masks indicate public shows.
View Activated Story Theatre Upcoming Shows in a larger map
| day | date | time | venue | city, state | Open to Public |
| Tuesday | 7/2 | 2:00 | Lawrence County Library, 115 West Walnut | Walnut Ridge, AR | YES |
| Monday | 7/8 | 6:00 | Seneca Library, 210 N. Main Street | Seneca, IL | YES |
| Thursday-Saturday | 7/11-13 | all day | NAESP convention (Principals find us at booth #525!) | Baltimore, MD | special event |
| Tuesday | 7/16 | 10:00 | Meadowbrook Library, 267 Alleghany Spring Road | Shawsville, VA | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/16 | 3:00 | Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, 200 Miller St. | Blacksburg, VA | YES |
| Wednesday | 7/17 | 11:00 | Jessie Peterman Library, 321 West Main Street | Floyd, VA | YES |
| Wednesday | 7/17 | 3:00 | Christiansburg Library, 125 Sheltman Street | Christiansburg, VA | YES |
| Thursday | 7/19 | 11:00 and 6:30 | High Point Library, 901 North Main Street, High Point | High Point, NC | YES |
| Monday | 7/22 | 10:30 | Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Dr | Jackson, NJ | YES |
| Monday | 7/22 | 2:00 | Lakewood Library, 301 Lexington Ave | Lakewood Township, NJ | YES |
| Monday | 7/22 | 7:00 | Stafford Branch Library, 129 N. Main Street | Manahawkin, NJ | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/23 | 10:00 | Brick Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Rd | Brick, NJ | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/23 | 2:00 | Barnegat Library, 112 Burr St. | Barnegat Township, NJ | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/23 | 7:00 | Toms River Library, 101 Washington Street | Toms River, NJ | YES |
| Friday | 7/26 | 10:30 | James V. Brown Library, 19 East 4th Street | Williamsport, PA | YES |
| Saturday | 7/27 | 2:00 | Parsipanny Library, 449 Halsey Road | Parsippany, NJ | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/30 | 2:00 | Whippanong Library, 1000 Route 10 | Whippany, NJ | YES |
| Tuesday | 7/30 | 6:00 | Jefferson Township Library, 1051 Weldon | Oak Ridge, NJ | YES |
| day | date | time | venue | city, state | Open to Public |
| Wednesday - Monday | 8/1-4 | tba | HSC Homeschool Conference, Sacramento, CA (flying to and from the East Coast) | Sacramento, CA | special event |
| Wednesday | 8/7 | 12:25 | Summer Camp | Chestnut Hill, MA | no |
| Thursday | 8/8 | 3:00 | Reuben Hoar Library, 41 Shattuck St | Littleton, MA | YES |
| Tuesday | 8/13 | 7:00 | Thomas Crane Library, 40 Washington St | Quincy, MA | YES |
| Wednesday | 8/14 | 7:00 | Wellesley Library, 530 Washington | Wellesley, MA | YES |
| day | date | time | venue | city, state | Open to Public |
| Monday | 10/7 | 3:00 | Bryam Shubert Library, 21 Mead Ave | Greenwich, CT | YES |
"I attended your show tonight with my 5 yr. old daughter and my 85 year old mother! We had a wonderful time and purchased a tape. Thank you for bringing your talent and business to our library. Our country needs more of this type of entertainment and I applaud you." ~Sincerely, Barbara Nelson
| day | date | time | venue | city, state | Open to Public |
| Wednesday | 3/19 | 10:00 | Preschool | Irvine, CA | no |