YES, or Youth Entertainment Series, is an educational program for area public and private schools, home schools, and educational organizations that is offered free of admission! The focus of YES is to teach kids through the magic of theatre by exposing them to high quality performance on The Orpheum stage. YES also offers FREE study guides to all performances so teachers can incorporate the core values and the concepts presented in the shows into their school curriculum. Just click on the TEACHERS button to have access to these resources!
Looking to have your school or educational organization attend a YES performance? We would love to have you. You MUST make a reservation to attend, so call us at 309/342.2299
2024 YES Season:
this program is generously sponsored by
with additional support provided by
No Longer Available
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th at 10 am & 12:30 pm
HAVANA HOP
Young Yeila dreams of being a superstar but her lack of confidence gives her awful stage fright. With advice from her mother and mentors, Yeila begins her journey to find her roots, get confidence and be amazing! Travel with Yeila who visits her grandmother in Cuba to add a salsa flavor to her own hip-hop style! The audience gets to dance along in this dynamic participation play where one actress creates three generations of lively women.
No Longer Available
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd at 10 am & 12:30 pm
THE UNIVERSITY OF WONDER AND IMAGINATION
Journey to the most unusual of universities, where the mysterious Professor Bamberg will guide you through this interactive theater experience, and the choices you, the audience, make will shape your unique course. You will interact with the liveliest of lecturers and encounter all kinds of problems and puzzles, unlocking your magical powers as you go. This show combines magic and illusion with multi-media technology to create an innovative, engaging theatrical performance that's bound to boggle the mind and spark the imagination… Come join the class!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20nd at 10 am & 12:30 pm
1 2 3 ANDRÉS
Andrés and Christina are a husband and wife team as well as a Latin Grammy-winning music duo who creates Spanish and English songs for little language learners. Their catchy songs and lively concerts get everyone dancing and learning in both Spanish and English.
FRIDAY, MAY 3rd at 10 am & 12:30 pm
THE MUSIC MAN JR.
This musical comedy is filled with wit, warmth, and good old-fashioned entertainment at its best — a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter! The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power might just help him succeed in the end in spite of himself. Presented by The Performing Arts Academy of Galesburg.
