Interactive Theater

Our children have had the advantage of going to this theater with their school since Kindergarten. It is certainly something they look forward to even as they grow older. If your school isn’t taking advantage of this theater’s ‘interative’ concept — try the shows on Saturdays. Well worth the trip to the Heights.

So when we rolled up the lady working the door was like are you here for (X)‘s birthday party…
No…I had purchased 2 seats online… sure enough I was the only people who did this and soon to find out why…
She placed my gf and I in the front row… A family came in and had to sit right behind us, it was the girl’s birthday so I felt even worse, we ended up moving to the end of the row so that the children could see the stage.
But I don’t regret going one bit. It’s theater designed for children, to get involved with the arts early on. The price is dirt cheap so gives you something different to do.
The shows last about 1 hr, perfect for kids or BIG KIDS like myself with short attention spans. The actors are a lot of fun, and it’s located in a small area so you’re part of the show. They allow taking pictures and encourage screaming.
If you have kids or is a big kid, this is a different theater experience.

What do you get when you cross great improv actors, classic children’s books and an hour’s worth of your time? InterActive Theater, of course! This theater company now located back in the Heights is hilarious, fun and a reasonably priced family outing that won’t have Mom and Dad (or Aunt or Uncle) rueing the day they agreed to take the kidlets here.
Each play that InterActive stages is written in-​house after reading original source material, so what you’re seeing onstage is fresh and uniquely «InterActive», which means delivered with a great, quirky sense of humor. And about that name – yes, some of the audience will be called up on stage at certain points during the show, but only if you raise your hand. Nicely. At the end of each play, the actors remind kids that they can read more about the story they saw onstage today if they read a book, and that greatest stage in the world is sadly, not at InterActive, but instead in their imagination. You probably won’t get that message tacked onto the end of a film.
I’ve been going to InterActive plays since middle school, and have intermittently returned to see contemporaries take the stage in different productions. I think I enjoy them more now, to be honest, because good writing and fun onstage only gets better with age. The jokes will have adults giggling too, but because they’re smart, not because it’s inappropriate or gross-​out humor (as so many pop-​culture compendiums that pass for kids’ movies these days possess.)
I suggest grabbing a younger cousin or niece or nephew and using them as an excuse to go see an InterActive show. You know, because they begged you and you’re just that benevolent. Just try not to laugh too hard, or you’ll give yourself away.