Playtime is about to take on a whole new meaning…

Created by Linda Hartzell, Mark Perry,
and Seattle Children’s Theatre
May 9th – June 26th
Prince Charitable Trusts Rehearsal Room

Dot & Ziggy may be neighbors, but they aren’t yet friends. After all, what could a ladybug and a skunk possibly have in common? One likes up, one likes down. One flies, one runs. But neither of them knows how to share. With the help of a wise spider, and the encouragement of the audience, they just might find their way.

Chicago Children’s Theatre, the city’s #1 producer of top-quality, professional theatre for children, is reaching out to a whole new demographic – babies, toddlers, and their parents who crave a fresh, fun new play experience that doubles as time well spent with your child – with the world premiere of Dot & Ziggy, the company’s first foray into the groundbreaking new world of Baby and Toddler Theatre.

An ideal “mommy (or daddy) and me” opportunity for communal play, babies, toddlers and their parents are all encouraged to sit together on the floor while two storyteller/actor/musicians lead them on a stimulating journey exploring color, size and distance.

More than just a fun, new parent/child communal play experience, parents can actually feel good about taking their wee ones to Dot & Ziggy. Early childhood arts programs are known to promote vocalization and motor skills, increase awareness of and responsiveness to movement and sound, encourage vocabulary growth, develop socialization skills, gain recognition of new aspects in the environment and stimulate the innate sense of discovery. Moreover, many studies have proven exposure to and participation in the arts at a young age is the strongest predictor of arts involvement as an adult (NEA Research Report–“Effects of Arts Education on Participation in the Arts” Louis Bergonzi and Julia Smith, 1996.)