Disclosure: Complimentary tickets provided for this review and giveaway. However, all opinions are mine.
Get ready for dragons, knights, battle scenes, a friendly village and an unlikely friendship in the Rose Theater production of The Reluctant Dragon through April 4. This is a story of a young boy, Glaston, who befriends an unusual dragon. Considered the last dragon on Earth, he would rather write poetry, paint or play chess than fight and breathe fire.
However, the villagers are afraid of the dragon and call on St. George to slay the dragon and ‘rescue’ the village. Glaston devises a plan to save his new dragon friend. You will have to see the show at the Rose to see how it all ends and if he can save his new dragon friend.
The Reluctant Dragon shows us you can’t judge a book by it’s cover and provides a valuable moral lesson about overcoming prejudice. This is a play sure to delight young children ages 5 and up.
My 6 year old son loved the dragon character and I was impressed with the creative costume. The dragon is played by two characters connected with a tube to create a larger than life dragon character. The actor in front uses cords to make the dragon talk and the actor in back can activate the wings! It’s really quite creative and impressive. Also, be prepared for big ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from the kids when they project a giant dragon onto the ceiling. All three of my kids loved that part!
Attend the Show:
When: March 20 – April 4 with performances Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 5pm and Sundays at 2pm. There will be an additional performance Sunday, March 29 at 5pm.
Where: The Rose Theater, 2001 Farnam St Omaha
Cost: Tickets are $18 per person. Call (402) 345-4849 or purchase online at www.rosetheater.org. Discount ticket vouchers are available at all area Hy-Vee stores for $14 each. Members of The Rose receive four free tickets to the production.
Show Specifics: 60 minutes without an intermission. Best for families with children ages 5 and up.
GIVEAWAY
Enter to win a family 4 pack of tickets to see ‘The Reluctant Dragon’ at The Rose Theater in Omaha! Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. (Tip: I will be giving away 4 more tickets to this show on the Mom Saves Money Facebook page, so watch for another chance to win tickets.)
Looks like fun for the kids!
We love the Rose theatre! My kids would love to see another show there so we’d love free tix! Thanks for the great giveaway.
Thanks for the chance to win! We’ve never been before. 🙂
This would be fun to win!
My daughter and her friend would LOVE this!!!
I would love to have these tickets!
I’d like to see it because Glaston boldly saves the day. Usually I get tickets, but my husband was looking for a new job, so I didn’t want to commit to anything when they sent us emails. This looks fun!
I should add: Now he has a job!!! 🙂
We love the Rose! My boys would love to see this production!