SYT ON TOUR
Daytime Performance of Balloonacy
SYT ON TOUR presents
Balloonacy!
Daytime Performance in the Blackbox Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 9:30AM
Blackbox Theatre
Chapman Cultural Center
200 E St John St,
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Tickets:
$10 - General Admission
*Patrons of all ages, including newborns, are required to purchase a ticket
Balloonacy
By Barry Kornhauser
Spartanburg Youth Theatre ON TOUR's professional company comes to the Chapman Cultural Center for a special daytime performance!
A red balloon drifts through the window of a solitary old man’s home. But then some serious silliness begins - with things fast becoming so magical and so blissfully fun, you barely notice that along the way you’ve learned something about the extraordinarily transformative power of play! Without a single spoken word, this sweet, inventive, and uplifting show - packed with plenty of playful shtick, along with touching reminders of the ups and downs of building a friendship – is a tender and laugh-filled delight for the little ones (and the big ones, too)!
Run Time: The entire experience is 45 minutes, which includes a performance, a Q&A with the actors after the show, and an interactive group theatre workshop (no intermission)
CONTENT ADVISORY
Recommended Age Range: K4-2nd grade
Run Time: The entire experience is 45 minutes, which includes a performance, a Q&A with the actors after the show, and an interactive group theatre workshop (no intermission)
Language:
● The only speech in this show is done by the facilitator. The facilitator tells the audience how the Old Man lives alone and has the exact same routine every single day. They enter each scene at least once to get audience participation, but there is no set dialogue.
Themes and Situations:
● The theme of this show is that play is important no matter what age you are.
● The Old Man is lonely and lives alone.
● The Old Man gets frustrated by the first balloon coming through his window.
● The Old Man has a “boxing match” with the balloon, which causes him to fall behind the chair.
● The balloon floats out of a window, leaving the Old Man alone, and the Old Man is sad.
● The balloon returns and helps the Old Man take out the stinky trash.
● The Old Man pushes the balloon repeatedly to get a bite of cupcake.
● The Old Man tosses a flattened cupcake out his window.
● The Old Man angrily kicks the balloon out of his home.
● The Old Man writes the balloon a card to apologize, but the balloon doesn’t accept it and the Old Man cries. That makes the balloon appear again, but it first plays a game of hide and seek with the Old Man.
Potential Scary Moments:
● While the balloons used in this production have a smaller likelihood of popping, there is always a chance that it can happen.
● The Old Man and the balloon have a boxing match, and the balloon knocks the Old Man over.
● The Old Man angrily kicks the balloon out of his home.
● The balloon gets angry at the Old Man and shakes his grasps after a struggle to stay in the home.