Steppingstone Theatre For Youth Development

I took a group of 5 to see Ruby. Im a huge civil rights advocate from Louisiana and was thrilled to be able to see this performance in a local theater that focuses on youth development. My experience fell very short of my expectations, however.
I’m all for children’s theater, but the off-​key singing from the younger voices almost killed my ears. The kids are very talented, but the younger ones need more work before they have such strong solos. Also, the story-​line was overtly religious, and that annoyed even the church-​goers among my group. It had a revival feel to it, and we felt really out of place. Is this a religious theater and I just missed this memo?
Good for this place for bringing children’s theater to the area, but I won’t be back. Between the off-​key children and the religious indoctrination, I’m going to stay away! None of my group enjoyed it, including the very musically talented (and church-​going) children. I kept my opinion to myself to gauge their responses, and the verdict was unanimous. The event was a fail for our group of 5.
The facility itself is nice. Maybe I’ll give the place another chance in the future, who knows. I’m open-​minded and love theater and kids. For the foreseeable future, however, I won’t be back.

We saw a lot of shows this holiday season, and I’m pleased as punch that kid #1 chose «The Best Christmas Pageant Ever» as her favorite! We’ve been to Steppingstone several times, and the pattern is typically the same. All great kids doing simple but super entertaining theater. The theater itself is fabulous. I think maybe it was a temple in a previous life? It is a little drafty inside.
I didnt want to buy discount tickets from one of those websites that charge the business so much, but I did use my Science Museum membership for a small discount online. The tickets seem to always have a coupon for a free kids meal at Salut, so that’s a nice bonus too!

Went here with the family to see this years performance of «The greatest Christmas Pageant Ever». It’s a great kids book and was made into a childrens play in the 1980’s. The steepingstone theater production remains true to the 80’s script, and even has the kids in 80’s wear with 80’s mannerisms.
The production itself had a simple set, and simple music — just a person playing along on a keyboard or the kids singing acapella. It was nice though. The kids have great voices and they were easy to hear clearly. The kids were great actors. While not being a fully professional play, it’s definitely a step up from your average gradeschools holiday program. There were quite a few laugh-​out-​loud moments. The show, once underway after the «charity speech» went for about 45 minutes.
The building itself is pretty nice, with great sightlines all around. The bathroom was clean but didn’t have any paper towels. I imagine with all the kids coming through, they go through quite a few. Someone should donate a hot air dryer to them. Parking was easy on the street by getting their 30 minutes early, and there was free weekend parking at the law college nearby.
Overall, it was a fun experience with some talented young actors. Kids especially I think would really like it, but its fun for the whole family.

I’ve been waiting for something to be excited about to review and Steppingstone Theatre is exactly what I needed.
I volunteer as a mentor so I thought this would be a great place to take my Little. She was very excited about the idea of seeing a play and was animated when she opened up about her love for being on stage.
I bought us tickets for «The Best Christmas Pageant Ever», which we saw this afternoon. The tickets were pretty reasonable at $ 15 for an Adult and $ 12 for a child. There is a $ 2 convenience fee per ticket when you order online, which if you ask me is slightly inconvenient.
Parking is very easy on the street and on the weekends you can park at the William Mitchell College of Law for free, which is about a half a block away.
The theater is small and it reminded me of an old school house. Navigating through the building was easy and since it was general admission, my Little snagged us front row dead center seats while I tried to squeeze my way through the sea of 3ft tall humans.
The manager did her short request for monetary donations. I usually cringe a little when this happens but the money goes to funding the resources for their theatre, camps and other activities for the children. A good cause, really.
The play started and from the beginning the actors, mostly children and few adults, had the entire audience engaged. It was by no means an expensive production and it would never have to be. It was pure fun and even the adults in the audience were enjoying themselves. It was fun watching the kids in the play act better than any famous Twilight star and you leave feeling proud of them for doing so well.
I loved going here and my Little enjoyed it as well. My only small gripe is that it was pretty chilly in the theatre. I gave my Little my coat to cover up with but there was no saving my toes.
I highly recommend bringing one of your favorite little kids here to spark their imagination, whether to see a play or to be in one. I can only imagine the amount of valuable lessons they can learn by being part of something like this.

Steppingstone is a fantastic community resource. Quality childrens’ theater productions may be seen here at quite reasonable prices. Also on offer are theater classes and summer programs. My daughter attended a summer musical theater class and found it very enjoyable. Science Museum and Childrens’ Museum members get discounted tickets as well. Support local theater!

My 10y/​o daughter loves it and so do I! It’s great to see talented kids perform. The building and location are great. Tickets are super reasonable, see a play for nearly the price of a movie, that’s hard to find. We are both looking forward to our next play.

My parents decided to purchase tickets to «The Nightingale» at Steppingstone Theatre. We went on a Thursday morning – which was a great time to go. The theater’s location is on Victoria, behind William Mitchell Law School. The building has been renovated inside and the theater is quite nice.
We were able to seat ourselves and enjoy a center seat. The children actors were fun, allowing the audience to laugh at the appropriate times. My child, age 7, was able to enjoy the funny parts and he really seemed to enjoy the musical acts of the show.
Highly recommended –and by attending you are supporting local arts and the community.
The wrist band we received was also good for one free ticket for a child on the weekends. Excellent!

I actually discovered this place when I went with Miss Sal and our respective children. The atmosphere at this place is just terrific for kids of all ages. Performed by children, for families. The acting is spunky and fun, and is always entertaining. I’ve seen «Petite Rouge», and my daughter (age 7) enjoyed that show so much this summer that Friday evening we are going back for the first performance of «Rainbow Crow». The building is also very beautiful, being that it is a renovated church. And to quote Sal, «Supporting this theater is supporting the community and its children». Could there be better reasons for going?

This is a great place to bring your kids to watch live theater. They have unique shows. So far, I’ve taken my son to see Anansi the Trickster Spider and the Petite Rouge — the Cajun Red Riding Hood story.
Their theater is lovely. The props are always cute and quirky. The child actors/​actresses are entertaining. Supporting this theater is supporting the community and its children. You’ll feel warm and fuzzy after seeing a performance here.
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