Metro Theater Company 2020-2021 Season

With You During COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed how we live, work, play, learn, and connect. Participate in MTC’s COVID-19 Memory Project and Intergenerational Storytelling Project, plus explore our virtual performances of Early Days: Stories of the Pandemic and The Double Pandemic (a partnership with the Missouri Historical Society).

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay
Virtual Field Trips through June 30, 2021
And In This Corner: Cassius Clay is the story of the young man who would become Muhammad Ali. The play is 70 minutes long and is best for ages 8 and up. All tickets include a virtual lesson plan, along with additional resources to help address the topics of civil rights, racial equity, and social justice.

A Christmas Carol: A St. Louis Virtual Holiday Reading
December 10 and 13, 2020

Metro Theater Company and three dozen St. Louis artists, athletes, literary leaders, and first responders - led by beloved Emmy nominee and film and television star Ellie Kemper and two-time Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown, share a reading of Charles Dickens’s cherished tale during the 2020 holiday season.

Jacked!
January 21 through March 31, 2021 (virtual performances)
A fusion of storytelling and poetry with hip-hop and break-beat music in this fresh, energetic production that encourages a gentle dialogue for children about substance abuse and its effects on our communities. Featuring Jarris Williams and The Knuckles.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta Espectáculo
April 25 through May 24, 2021
Everyone's favorite caterpillar takes the stage in a dazzling, critically acclaimed production – featuring a menagerie of more than 75 larger-than-life, magical puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is joined by friends from three other iconic Eric Carle picture books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and The Very Lonely Firefly. A bilingual English/Spanish production.