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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For families with young children, Wolftrap has amazing programming including musicals, puppet shows, etc. during the days in their smaller outdoor theater. The ticket prices are very reasonable -$12 per person and children under 2 are free):

Children's Theater-in-the-Woods  [url]https://www.wolftrap.org/about/venues/theatre-in-the-woods.aspx[/url][/quote]

Thank you for pointing this out.

Honestly, I wouldn't take a kid younger than 11 or 12 to a regular Wolftrap production, even one of the movie nights, because I know my kids wouldn't want to sit still and listen to music for that long. If it was one of their *favorite* movies, it could work, but they'd be in it for the movie, not the music (and they can watch that at home). This year the movies are Back to the Future and the Empire Strikes Back, and I know from watching ESB at home that while my kids like it, they aren't going to sit and watch it -- they will get bored after an hour and just want to play. And yeah, the $55/person is too much for that! But that's because my kids are too young for this kind of entertainment. It makes more sense for a teen.

The Children's Theater-in-the-Woods productions are shorter, happen during the day, and much more affordably priced. They are designed for kids who might not be able to sustain their attention on music for two solid hours (most kids) and who might want to get up and move around during the production. And they are priced accordingly, knowing that parents will be annoyed to spend a ton on tickets only for their kids to watch only a portion or having to bail out early for whatever reason.

I'm sure there are some kids who will happily sit on the lawn through one of the evening productions, but my kids probably wouldn't which is why I would skip it. OP saying she spent close to $800 on lion king tickets in NYC makes more sense to me because that's an immersive production with a story (that kid's will connect to and enjoy) so it sounds more worth it -- I know my 8 yr old could do that show no problem. But the NSO productions at Wolftrap are not Broadway musicals. I just think it's a tougher sell for younger kids.[/quote]

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