A Please Touch Museum and Philly Children’s Theatre Production from April 2 – 27, 2025
Join Aster the mermaid and his ocean friends for a magical celebration beneath the waves!
Before Aster sets off on his journey to clean up the seven seas, he’s throwing a birthday ball like no other.
His guests — Big Fish, Little Fish, Jellyfish, Shark, and Turtle — are feeling nervous to attend the party for different reasons and the story follows their journey to find the courage and confidence to go down deep. The show includes live acting, singing, dancing, and puppeteering to narrate the story as well as an original score.
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Underwater Birthday Ball reached over 1720 people over its 14 show run! This show was produced with the Please Touch Museum and had 14 performances at the theatre.
Underwater Birthday Ball
A play for the very young
Devised by Cast and Crew
Director/Concept: Sarah Gordin
Stage Manager: Ali Rohrbaugh
Composers/Musicians: Jessica Fisch and Teyanna Stone
Assistant Director: Kaity Cherkassky
Set/Puppet/Costumes/Puppet Direction: Payton Smith
Little Fish/Turtle/Shark: Julie Hamilton
Big Fish/Jellyfish/Shark Creator: Krystal Rosa
Big Fish/Jellyfish/Shark Performer: Elena Nahrmann
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Pictures: Jules Cheresko
