![]() When you come see the show, you’ll see the beauty and color and streets of Santa Ana right here on stage, including a bus.” Adam Harris notes that “the book doesn’t tell us specifically where grandma lived, but our production is setting it in Santa Ana. In a video posted to South Coast Repertory’s website, SCR’s Artistic and Audience Engagement Associate H. It takes a grandmother’s love and patience for him to realize that everything and everyone around him can be interesting, exciting and beautiful in its own way.” In CJ, we see a boy who chooses to exist in his own bubble, isolating from the world that surrounds him. “The story is particularly relevant for people of all ages right now. “’Last Stop on Market Street’ is a truly special theatre experience, brimming with discovery, heart and joyous music,” said SCR Artistic Director David Ivers. We are committed to engaging them in stories and productions that bring meaning to their world and spark their imaginations. ![]() “They represent our future-not only as potential audience members, but as artists and other theatre lovers. “This is our first in-person Theatre for Young Audiences and Families offering in almost two years and we look forward to welcoming back our youngest theatregoers,” said SCR Managing Director Paula Tomei. It’s a tale begging for a stage production, but South Coast Repertory has gone a step further and adapted the book into a musical theater piece that has its premiere January 7 through 23 on the Julianne Argyros Stage as part of SCR’s Theatre for Young Audiences series. He wants to stay inside with his electronic gadgets, but Nana wants CJ to see the world around him so she takes him on a bus ride where CJ learns lessons in kindness, gratitude and appreciating the good in others. The story revolves around CJ, a young boy from the suburbs who visits his Nana in a bustling city that almost becomes too much for him. “Last Stop on Market Street” is the delightful children’s book by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson that won a Newbury Award and a Caldecott Award.
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