BENTON TOWNSHIP — Fans of PBS’ Odd Squad will have a chance to see their favorite characters live on The Mendel Center stage next month,
The LMC theater will host “Odd Squad Live!” with two shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18.
“Odd Squad LIVE!” is an interactive show, where audience members get to participate in solving a seriously strange case.
When agents Orion and Oleanna get turned into grown-ups by villains, it is up to the children in the audience to use their math skills and help the agents decode, decipher and unravel clues. With a little help from Ms. O back at headquarters, the agents and the audience work together to save the day.
Certain audience members will get to join the cast on stage and use Odd Squad gadgets.
The humor and fun that earned the Odd Squad writing team a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series” will burst onto the stage in next month’s show. “Odd Squad LIVE!” is filled with the coolest new gadgets, funniest and quirkiest villains like “Father Time” and “Lady Terrible,” and catchy hit songs from the Odd Squad-favorite band, Soundcheck, theater representatives said.
The stage show will feature Odd Squad “classic” tunes as well as all-new songs.
Odd Squad the television series is a live-action show designed to help 5- to 8-year-old kids build math, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Tickets for “Odd Squad Live!” are on sale now at TheMendelCenter.com, at http://bit.ly/2haVD5V, and through The Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221, which is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, seniors, students and children, active military members and veterans. People may contact the box office about purchasing group tickets for school outings, birthday parties and family events; pre-show party options; and other special arrangements.
Two special meet and greet events with the stars of the stage show are planned for 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets for the events are $5 per child, and may be purchased at http://bit.ly/2hqtcNF.
“Odd Squad Live!” is made possible in part by the Gast Young People’s Performance Endowment. MailMax is sponsoring this Mendel Center Mainstage performance.