Kidding Around’s Story Hour
June 20th @ 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
Bring the whole family to UnCommon Corner for a full hour of stories read by Emerson College students!
Presented by Kidding Around, Emerson College’s renowned Theater for All Audiences group, who is generously supporting family-friendly programming at UnCommon.
Today’s Story Hour will Feature:
“I Wonder” by Annaka Harris
“The Last Rainbow Bird” by Nora Brech
“My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not)” by Peter Brown
As a special treat for the kids, El Jefe’s will feature a kids’ meal! For $7.50, kids can get 1 Taco, a Juice Box, a side of Chips & Salsa, AND crayons!
Student Readers
Gillian Applebaum
Gillian Applebaum (she/her) is going into her senior year at Emerson college as a BFA Theatre Education & Performance student. She is KAs current artistic director and has held multiple roles on KAs shows such as costume design and education coordination. Other theatre credits include a variety of acting roles, assistant director, and stage manager with Emerson college shows as well as theatre in the general Boston area. She currently works as a teaching assistant at Wheelock Family Theatre.
Izzy Cantone
Izzy Cantone (she/her) is a senior Theatre Education major and Dance minor from Poughkeepsie, New York, and is now officially a Boston native! This is Izzy’s 2nd semester in Kidding Around and previously choreographed for our spring production of School of Rock. Izzy also choreographs and dances for Emerson Dance Company and can also be found working at Wheelock Family Theatre and the Emerson Visitor Center!
Paige Shepherd
Paige (she/they) is a Theatre Education and Performance major graduating in 2027, and is also KA’s Executive Director! This will be her fifth semester as part of the amazing KA family, and has served as the choreographer for three KA shows! She has been an educator for over 3 years, directing, choreographing, and producing for all ages. Creating theatre for all is one of her favorite passions! In addition to her educational work, Paige is an avid director and producer for both theatre and television, and is a part of Musical Theatre Society, Emerson Dance Company, and The EVVY Awards at Emerson.