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Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook Presented by Childsplay

September 22, 2016

Childsplay Theatre opens 2016-17 Season with World-Premiere

Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook

Weekends, Sept. 11 – Oct. 16
Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway

 

(Tempe, Ariz.) As kids across The Valley are settling into their new classrooms, Childsplay is busy creating a classroom of its own! The world-premiere production of Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook will open the company’s 40th season at Tempe Center for the Arts.

Based on Barbara Park’s bestselling books, Junie B. Jones is back on stage at Childsplay in a brand new adventure. This time, something terrible has happened! And it's called—someone took Junie B.’s new black furry mittens! And they kept them! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen of many colors, she should be allowed to keep it, right? Because Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers. And guess what? There's a new boy in kindergarten!

So why does he think Junie B. is a nutball?! With the help of her friends and a whole lot of laughter, Junie B. learns important lessons about being yourself and doing the right thing.



Performances of
Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook will be held at Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, September 11 through October 16, 2016, Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets start at $12 and are on sale now at www.childsplayaz.org or at the Tempe Center for the Arts Box Office (480) 350-2822 (ext. 2).  The play is recommended for ages 5 and up.

The 4 p.m. performance on Sunday, September 11 is a special $12 Storybook Preview performance, sponsored by The Steele Foundation. Each family that attends this General Admission preview performance will receive a free book. The ASL performance is on Sunday, October 9th at 1pm.

Childsplay has brought the beloved characters from the Junie B. Jones book series to life numerous times in the past—often breaking box office records for the company. This new adaptation, combining the books Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook and Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren, promises to bring back all of the elements that make families fall in love with Junie B. Jones.