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Michael Venn

"The Rainbow Fish," a touring production by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.

"The Rainbow Fish," a touring production by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.

media release: Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s elegant new show, The Rainbow Fish, includes an original stage adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s colorful story as well two of the author’s companion tales, “Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea” and “Opposites.” The Rainbow Fish will play in Capitol Theater at Overture Center on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets ($25-$35) are available at overture.org.

ABOUT THE RAINBOW FISH

The first of three tales introduces the most beautiful fish in the sea, whose scales shimmer in all the colors of the rainbow. He is admired – and resented – by the entire underwater world, until a clever octopus advises him to give each fish one of his scales. Further adventures follow as The Rainbow Fish finds the courage to explore the great unknown deep sea, discovering a new world with wonderful sights and friendly creatures of all shapes, sizes and colors who are eager to make his acquaintance. The underworld wonderland is the setting for an introduction to the concept of opposites. As a fitting finale, the story ends with the most satisfying opposite of all—give and take—as Rainbow Fish shares one of his shining scales with a friend.

Mermaid Theatre has earned international acclaim for its unique interpretations of the works of Eric Carle (“The Very Hungry Caterpillar”), Leo Lionni (“Swimmy,” “Frederick, “Inch by Inch”) and Sam McBratney (“Guess How Much I Love You”). These widely travelled productions incorporate innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects and evocative original music to provide very young audiences with an effortless introduction to the performing arts and the excitement of reading. The Rainbow Fish features these same elements.

The Rainbow Fish will enchant even the youngest child with his silver scales and heart of gold in this award-winning book about the beautiful fish who learned to share his most prized possession. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings The Rainbow Fish to life with their enchanting puppetry.

Winner of The Christopher Award, the Bologna Book Fair Critici in Erba Prize, American Booksellers Association ABBY Winner and an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice title, the sweet message of The Rainbow Fish series has resonated with children, parents, teachers, librarians and booksellers around the world.

Sensory safe space: At this performance Overture Center will be hosting a dedicated sensory area and interactive zone. This space is designed to provide a variety of highly active and quiet sensory options, serving as a haven prior to and during the performance.

For more information, visit mermaidtheatre.ca.

ALSO:

Overture Center for the Arts announces a book drive in partnership with Madison Reading Project in conjunction with our production of “The Rainbow Fish,” coming up on Saturday, Jan. 20. Madison Reading Project donation bins will be set up at Overture Center from Tuesday, Jan. 9 through Saturday, Jan. 20 to encourage patrons to donate to the book drive.

“I remember reading ‘The Rainbow Fish’ with my daughters when they were younger and the joy they experienced from this beautiful story,” said Shari Gasper, Overture’s communications director. “Partnering with Madison Reading Project gives us an opportunity to promote literacy, provide access to books and, ultimately, share the joys of reading with children throughout our community.”

Guests can help by buying a brand-new kid’s book (check out Madison Reading Project’s most-wanted books wish list) and donate when attending an Overture performance. Be sure to reach out to the amazing local bookstores, such as Lake City Books, Mystery To Me, Leopold's Books Bar Caffe or Kismet.

“We want to shine a light on our amazing community and encourage people to not only help us collect books bought locally, but also support local businesses when they visit our bins,” says Ann Christianson, Book Drive coordinator. “To make it easy to donate books, you can purchase from our wish list via our website or through local bookstores.”

Madison Reading Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to connect our community with free books and literacy enrichment programs that ignite a love for reading. Visit madisonreadingproject.com to get involved.