

It's from her book "Goodnight Moon." Margaret Wise Brown died in 1952. You've probably read them out loud many times. Good night noises, everywhere.Ī woman named Margaret Wise Brown wrote those words. Tickets can be purchased on the centers website, by phone, or at the box office from noon to 6 p.m. Where: New York Universitys Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South).For a current listing of the Skirball Centers 2008-2009 season of events visit: Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, presented by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, now in its fifth year, is the premiere venue for the presentation of cultural and performing arts events for NYU and lower Manhattan. The Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny double-bill caps the season for Skirballs Big Red Chair Family Series, which included fun and affordable multi-arts performances geared toward the entire family.

The theatre emphasizes imaginative design elements, original music, and challenging texts. The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, founded in 1972, presents unique adaptations of childrens literature that have delighted more than 4 million young people on four continents. Very young audiences (ages 2-7) will enjoy the show with a reassuring sense of security and peace, while being effortlessly introduced to the performing arts and the excitement of reading. Margaret Wise Browns Goodnight Moon and Clement Hurds The Runaway Bunny both feature endearing rabbit characters, and the soothing rhythms of bunny banter and dream-like imagery.

This will be a Sign Language Interpreted performance.

Tickets for the show are $22 and are available at by phone at (212) 352-3101, or at the box office from noon to 6 p.m. The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, known for its innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, and evocative original music to provide very young audiences with an effortless introduction to the performing arts and the excitement of reading, will bring to life two beloved bedtime stories- Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny-for one show only on Saturday, May 9 at 11 a.m., at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University.
