Atlantic Theater Company presents an Atlantic for Kids production - This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing. Finegan Kruckemeyer's child-friendly play features original music by Nate Weida and is set to play the Linda Gross Theater from February 10 through to March 4, 2018.
A special Relaxed Performance will be held on March 3, specifically designed for those living with autism, sensory or communication disorders, or developmental differences.
(Photo by Ahron R. Foster)
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This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing follows three young sisters who are left in a forest by their woodcutter father and forced to find their own way in the world. From this fairytale beginning, three resolutions are made — one sister walks one way to find purpose, one the other to find adventure, and the third stays right where she is to create a home. Years later, having circumnavigated the globe, fought Vikings, crossed oceans, tamed wilds, and achieved greatness, the three sisters meet again as women in this moving and irresistibly charming modern-day fairytale for the whole family.
My young tween daughter and I saw the March 3rd performance of This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing, which was a relaxed performance allowing parents with children on the spectrum to have a safe place to attend live theatre. The lights in the theatre did not go to full dark, and the audience was allowed to be vocal if they needed to be. On each corner of the theatre was a... Read more
