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(B)RAINSTORM | A children's circus show
(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.
(B)RAINSTORM | A children's circus show
(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.
(B)RAINSTORM | A children's circus show
(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.
Say Something! Volume Three: It's All Coming Together
Whether it be a monologue or scene from a work that they really want to perform, a story they want to tell, a piece from something they’ve written, or something new entirely, we’re looking forward to welcoming all of these stories and performers to the stage and giving performers a space to say something - and for you to hear it!
Honkytonk QueerTones
Honky Tonk Queertones brings boot-stomping country, sharp harmonies, and a proudly queer point of view to stages, parties, festivals, and unforgettable nights out.
Say Something! Volume One: An Evening of Varied Monologues
Whether it be a monologue or scene from a work that they really want to perform, a story they want to tell, a piece from something they’ve written they’d like to showcase, or something new entirely they want to create to share, we’re excited to provide performers the space to say something - and for you to hear it!
Rainbow Exodus
Rainbow Exodus is a solo performance created and performed by Karol Matuszak and directed by DE Co-Artistic Director Travis Coe. Rainbow Exodus premiered at our Farm Center in 2022, at a moment when “LGBT-free zones” were appearing across municipalities and regions of Poland—public declarations that LGBTQ+ people were unwelcome. From this charged landscape emerges one man’s journey to break free from the confines of his conservative upbringing, setting out from his homeland in search of a place where he can live openly and wholly, without hiding.
Rainbow Exodus
Rainbow Exodus is a solo performance created and performed by Karol Matuszak and directed by DE Co-Artistic Director Travis Coe. Rainbow Exodus premiered at our Farm Center in 2022, at a moment when “LGBT-free zones” were appearing across municipalities and regions of Poland—public declarations that LGBTQ+ people were unwelcome. From this charged landscape emerges one man’s journey to break free from the confines of his conservative upbringing, setting out from his homeland in search of a place where he can live openly and wholly, without hiding.
Rainbow Exodus
Rainbow Exodus is a solo performance created and performed by Karol Matuszak and directed by DE Co-Artistic Director Travis Coe. Rainbow Exodus premiered at our Farm Center in 2022, at a moment when “LGBT-free zones” were appearing across municipalities and regions of Poland—public declarations that LGBTQ+ people were unwelcome. From this charged landscape emerges one man’s journey to break free from the confines of his conservative upbringing, setting out from his homeland in search of a place where he can live openly and wholly, without hiding.
Rainbow Exodus
Rainbow Exodus is a solo performance created and performed by Karol Matuszak and directed by DE Co-Artistic Director Travis Coe. Rainbow Exodus premiered at our Farm Center in 2022, at a moment when “LGBT-free zones” were appearing across municipalities and regions of Poland—public declarations that LGBTQ+ people were unwelcome. From this charged landscape emerges one man’s journey to break free from the confines of his conservative upbringing, setting out from his homeland in search of a place where he can live openly and wholly, without hiding.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arena Civic Theatre is proud to present a raw, rebellious new production of the cult-classic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Megan Healey, this stripped-down, amped-up staging doubles as a fundraiser for Transhealth.
Queer Country Night with Jess, Emmett & Kim
Get ready for queer country with a twist! Jess Martin, Emmett Troxel, and Kim Hoff saddle up for a night of boot-stomping tunes, heartbreak harmonies, and just the right amount of political mischief. Classic sounds meet sharp turns as these three spin country music through a queer and subversive lens. If you don’t laugh, we’re doing it wrong.
“…Expect a Circus”
Audiences 14+ are invited to enjoy a captivating collection of contemporary circus works revolving around the power of the body. Inspired by Roxane Gay’s concept of the “unruly body,” through aerial, juggling, tightwire, and dance, these works subvert conventional circus aesthetics to interrogate the politicization of physical form. Rather than spectacle for spectacle’s sake, "...Expect a Circus" spotlights the dedication, activism, and discipline of circus arts while examining how bodies resist, provoke, and challenge the political sphere.
“…Expect a Circus”
Audiences 14+ are invited to enjoy a captivating collection of contemporary circus works revolving around the power of the body. Inspired by Roxane Gay’s concept of the “unruly body,” through aerial, juggling, tightwire, and dance, these works subvert conventional circus aesthetics to interrogate the politicization of physical form. Rather than spectacle for spectacle’s sake, "...Expect a Circus" spotlights the dedication, activism, and discipline of circus arts while examining how bodies resist, provoke, and challenge the political sphere.