Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
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Shaver Theater Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
New Venture Theatre continues its 11th season with a new pop musical, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical. The show, inspired by civil rights pioneers Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine, schoolchildren who integrated an all-white Arkansas high school in 1957, teaches kids about acceptance and inclusion, with songs featuring pop music influences. 8-year-old Lily Polkadot has just moved to the "Squares Only" small town of Rockaway. As the first Polkadot in an all-Square school, Lily faces obstacles from daily bullying to segregated drinking fountains; her quest for acceptance seems hopeless until she meets Sky, a shy Square boy whose curiosity about Lily's polkadot skin blooms into an unexpected pal-ship. Friday at 7:30 pm; Saturday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. nvtarts.org.