Harold and the Purple Crayon

There’s nothing in the world that can’t come to life if you imagine it with a purple crayon in your hand. In our original retelling of the classic story, Harold and the Purple Crayon transforms one boy’s adventure into a rich world where the elements of his imagination not only appear before him, but come fully to life. Learning to listen, collaborate, and make creative decisions through story, song, and dance, students will culminate this 7 week program in a performance for friends and family. 

Who: Students in Kindergarten or 1st Grade

When: Thursdays 4-5:15pm

Harold and the Purple Crayon: Thurs October 17th - Thurs December 12th (7 weeks, no rehearsal October 31st or November 28th)

Where: Theatre Aspen Studio at the Red Brick Center for the Arts

AES Students may take the F (Fox) bus from the elementary school directly to the Red Brick Center and be picked up directly from the bus by the Theatre Aspen instructor. ACDS students can also take their bus directly to Red Brick. Because other bus locations have separate drop off spots we request that students at ACS, BES, or other schools are either dropped at Red Brick or a parent/appointed grown up is present to assist them in walking from the bus to our classroom. 

Not sure what to do with your student every Wednesday when the bell rings for Early Release? Join Theatre Aspen EVERY Early Release Wednesday for our Early Release Adventures! Our programs are flexible to meet your family’s needs - each session is one month long, and families can commit for the full month for a discount, or drop in on any given week when you need a killer adventure to fill your afternoon. Early Release Adventures will take place at Aspen Elementary School for your family’s convenience. Students will meet our teachers directly after school, and set their imaginations wild until 3:15 at their regular release time. 

What type of adventures will we go on you ask? After a snack provided by Theatre Aspen and a brief afternoon recess, Adventurers will embark on a trip through stories and characters invented right on the spot in our creative improv games, activating bodies, voices, and imaginations to learn how to be storytellers and innovators. Each session will have a different Adventure Theme, so your young actors can play with us all year long and have a fresh experience each month. 

At the end of each month’s session, families will be welcome to join us for the last 15 minutes of class to see a demonstration of the improvisation games we’ve been learning that month, which will feature all adventurers whether they’ve been with us the whole month or are dropping in that day. 

Our Fall Adventure Themes Are…

September: Super Spies

October: Creature Feature 

November: Alien Attack 

December: Frozen Fantasy 

Register here for INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS 

Package registrations for each month can be found back on our registration page! 

Not sure what to do with your student every Wednesday when the bell rings for Early Release? Join Theatre Aspen EVERY Early Release Wednesday for our Early Release Adventures! Our programs are flexible to meet your family’s needs - each session is one month long, and families can commit for the full month for a discount, or drop in on any given week when you need a killer adventure to fill your afternoon. Early Release Adventures will take place at Aspen Elementary School for your family’s convenience. Students will meet our teachers directly after school, and set their imaginations wild until 3:15 at their regular release time. 

What type of adventures will we go on you ask? After a snack provided by Theatre Aspen and a brief afternoon recess, Adventurers will embark on a trip through stories and characters invented right on the spot in our creative improv games, activating bodies, voices, and imaginations to learn how to be storytellers and innovators. Each session will have a different Adventure Theme, so your young actors can play with us all year long and have a fresh experience each month. 

At the end of each month’s session, families will be welcome to join us for the last 15 minutes of class to see a demonstration of the improvisation games we’ve been learning that month, which will feature all adventurers whether they’ve been with us the whole month or are dropping in that day. 

Our November Adventure Themes Is: Alien Attack

S3 Dates Include: November 6th, 13th, 20th

Wednesdays 1:45-3:15pm at AES

Not sure what to do with your student every Wednesday when the bell rings for Early Release? Join Theatre Aspen EVERY Early Release Wednesday for our Early Release Adventures! Our programs are flexible to meet your family’s needs - each session is one month long, and families can commit for the full month for a discount, or drop in on any given week when you need a killer adventure to fill your afternoon. Early Release Adventures will take place at Aspen Elementary School for your family’s convenience. Students will meet our teachers directly after school, and set their imaginations wild until 3:15 at their regular release time. 

What type of adventures will we go on you ask? After a snack provided by Theatre Aspen and a brief afternoon recess, Adventurers will embark on a trip through stories and characters invented right on the spot in our creative improv games, activating bodies, voices, and imaginations to learn how to be storytellers and innovators. Each session will have a different Adventure Theme, so your young actors can play with us all year long and have a fresh experience each month. 

At the end of each month’s session, families will be welcome to join us for the last 15 minutes of class to see a demonstration of the improvisation games we’ve been learning that month, which will feature all adventurers whether they’ve been with us the whole month or are dropping in that day. 

Our Fall Adventure Themes Are…

September: Super Spies

October: Creature Feature 

November: Alien Attack 

December: Frozen Fantasy 

Register here for INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS 

Package registrations for each month can be found back on our registration page! 

Not sure what to do with your student every Wednesday when the bell rings for Early Release? Join Theatre Aspen EVERY Early Release Wednesday for our Early Release Adventures! Our programs are flexible to meet your family’s needs - each session is one month long, and families can commit for the full month for a discount, or drop in on any given week when you need a killer adventure to fill your afternoon. Early Release Adventures will take place at Aspen Elementary School for your family’s convenience. Students will meet our teachers directly after school, and set their imaginations wild until 3:15 at their regular release time. 

What type of adventures will we go on you ask? After a snack provided by Theatre Aspen and a brief afternoon recess, Adventurers will embark on a trip through stories and characters invented right on the spot in our creative improv games, activating bodies, voices, and imaginations to learn how to be storytellers and innovators. Each session will have a different Adventure Theme, so your young actors can play with us all year long and have a fresh experience each month. 

At the end of each month’s session, families will be welcome to join us for the last 15 minutes of class to see a demonstration of the improvisation games we’ve been learning that month, which will feature all adventurers whether they’ve been with us the whole month or are dropping in that day. 

Our December Adventure Themes Is: Frozen Fantasy

S4 Dates Include: December 4th, 11th, 18th

Wednesdays 1:45-3:15pm at AES