GIVEAWAY: WIN 4 Free Tickets ($120 value) -- Seed Folks Opens At Chicago Children's Theatre 5/5-22 (Ages 7+)

Family Friendly  Chi, IL LIVE Shows On Our Radar: SEED FOLKS “14 characters, 1 amazing actress” – TwinCities.com Come ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama as one of our fam friendly favorites, Chicago Children's Theatre brings acclaimed actress Sonja Parks to the stage at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts to play 14 characters from the excellent book, Seed Folks! My daughter's 4th-6th grade Montessori class read Seed Folks in school then did staged readings for the parents. I love this book and can't wait to see the show! GIVEAWAY:  Enter to WIN 4 FREE Tickets ($120 value)for Sunday, May 8 @ 11 am for Seedfolks. Give mom a Mother's Day gift of live theatre with her favorite folks! ChiIL Mama will be there... will YOU?! Enter here through midnight Thursday, May 5th.  ENTER HERE What: Sonja Parks tells the story of the founding and first year of a community garden in a gritty, immigrant neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio.  From an 8-year-old Vietnamese girl, to a geriatric Eastern European busybody, Parks uses speech, posture and gestures to migrate between characters, who collectively describe the transformation of the empty lot into a vibrant garden. While doing so, each experiences his or her own transformation.  A Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis production based on the popular children's novel by Paul Fleischman, directed by Peter C. Brosius.  Seedfolks Trailer from Chicago Children's Theatre on Vimeo. Who: For ages 7 and up Where: Chicago Children's Theatre at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago When: May 5-22    Thursday, May 5 at 10 a.m. and noon Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Opening weekend: Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 8 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Performances run through May 22: Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. and noon Saturday at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.  Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. How much? Tickets: $10-$39 How? Purchase at chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call (877) 222-9555 ACCESS WEEKEND: Saturday, May 14 Touch Tour 4:30pm prior to 6pm performance Audio Described performance 6pm ASL Interpreted performance 6pm Sunday, May 15 Open Captioned performance 11am Open Captioned performance 2pm **If you have special seating accommodations, please inform the Box Office 72 hours before the performance. *Run time 75 min. including Q&A session. *Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office one hour prior to performances with no additional fees. *Children under 2 years of age will be admitted without a ticket provided they sit on another guest’s lap and do not occupy a seat. Any child 2 years of age and older will require a ticket to enter.