Storytellers Theater: Pinocchio Performs for Families in Auburn
Feb 04, 2026 03:51PM ● By Placer Repertory Theatre News Release
The Feb. 21 theatrical event includes bringing the story of Pinocchio to life with interactive curriculum and opportunities for the audience to participate from their seats and onstage. Photo courtesy of Placer Repertory Theater
PLACER COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Designed to appeal to family audiences, Placer Repertory Theater offers a fun and interactive afternoon with their latest Storytellers Theater offering, Pinocchio, in which trained performers use improv & commedia to turn story reading into interactive theater and literary arts education at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Auburn Carnegie Library, 175 Almond St., Auburn.
With performances and material appropriate for students from grades TK through grade six and their families, audiences are engaged through participation in the storytelling from their seats or may volunteer to join the professional actors onstage to bring literature to life and encourage lifelong readers and learners.
“We’re excited to return to the Carnegie Library in Auburn to follow up our performance of Gingerbread Boy with our new, wonderfully creative sharing of the story Pinocchio,” said T.S. Forsyth, producing artistic director. "This is the first public performance of Pinocchio for family audiences, which is also available for booking into public and private venues.”
The Feb. 21 theatrical event includes bringing the story of Pinocchio to life with interactive curriculum and opportunities for the audience to participate from their seats and onstage. Future Storytellers Theater performances in Auburn include a final 2025-2026 season story (title TBA soon) for April 25, 2026.
“Professional actors bring the story to life in an interactive, joyful way that is entertaining for both elementary students and adult audiences,” said lead actor Jessica Martinelli. '
Educational topics experienced, shared and discussed creatively may include consequences, critical thinking & perspective taking, character analysis & arcs, dramatic structure, comedy vs. tragedy, communication skills, plus a Q&A with the performers. Season 2025-2026 School Tours & Family Theater actors include Stacey Winn (Lead), Brittany Cody-Bays, Jessica Martinelli, John Cablao and Jessica Ross.
The Storytellers Theater program may be booked to perform at schools on weekdays or for family/general audiences on weekday evenings or on weekends in venues throughout Placer County and surrounding areas.
Venues, groups and scholastic entities interested in booking Storytellers Theater OR Placer Repertory Theater’s 2025-2026 main season productions (Dracula, Hamlet, Sherlock) may contact [email protected]. For more information regarding the Storytellers Family Theater showing of Pinocchio in Auburn, visit https://our.show/storytellers/auburn.
Placer Repertory Theater (PlacerRep.org) operates Visual and Performing Arts Expanded Learning Opportunities (VAPA ELO) programs and is an award-winning 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to offer educational and quality-of-life enriching professional performing arts and cultural programs relevant to the people of Placer County and surrounding area, while supporting local organizations and acting as an economic engine for the region.
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