{"id":8679,"date":"2025-11-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=8679"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:36:21","slug":"on-sale-now-life-doesnt-frighten-me-by-paige-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/on-sale-now-life-doesnt-frighten-me-by-paige-hernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"On Sale Now: Life Doesn&#8217;t\u00a0Frighten Me By Paige Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-960x1200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-960x1200.png 960w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-512x640.png 512w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-1024x1280.png 1024w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/07c95159-2cf8-57e7-2121-4f30105cdce9.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Music composed &amp; arranged by Kris Funn &amp; Paige Hernandez<br>Based on&nbsp;<em>Life Doesn&#8217;t Frighten Me<\/em>&nbsp;from the book&nbsp;<em>And Still I Rise<\/em>&nbsp;by Maya Angelou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Page Sanders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 27-29, 2026 &#8211; The Sun Theater &#8211; 3625 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou\u2019s powerful poem&nbsp;<em>Life Doesn\u2019t Frighten Me<\/em>, this original play by multi-disciplinary hip-hop artist Paige Hernandez brings to life the everyday fears we all face\u2014and the courage within us to rise above them. Told through spoken word, hip-hop, and dance, the story celebrates every child\u2019s unique strength and reminds us all that we are indeed fearless royalty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best enjoyed by K-8th Grade.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 27-29, 2026<\/strong><br><strong>Public Performance Dates:<\/strong><br>Friday March 27, 2026&nbsp;&#8211; 7:00pm<br>Saturday March 28, 2026&nbsp;&#8211; 10:30am and 2pm<br>Sunday March 29, 2026&nbsp;&#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong><br>The Sun Theatre&nbsp;<br>3625 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use Code:\u00a0FEARLESS<br>for 15% off tickets<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metrotheatercompany.my.salesforce-sites.com\/ticket\/#\/events\/a0SQh000001sle5MAA\">PURCHASE TICKETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 50 years, Metro Theater Company has brought professional theater directly into the spaces where young people learn, grow, and gather. Meeting young audiences where they are isn&#8217;t just something we do \u2014 it&#8217;s what sets us apart. It&#8217;s what allows us to share meaningful, high-quality performances with schools, libraries, and community spaces across the St. Louis metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQajtjSl6wY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And at the heart of this touring work is something small, humble, and incredibly important:<br>Our touring van, affectionately known as Vinnie Van Go\u00a0\ud83d\ude90\ud83d\udc9b.<br>Vinnie carries everything we need to tell stories that resonate with young people \u2014 sets, props, costumes, equipment, and the imagination that brings each production to life. He is the little engine behind every mile of our impact.<br><br>Because of this van, we&#8217;ve been able to:<br>\u2022 Tour dozens of productions<br>\u2022 Bring our work into hundreds of community spaces<br>\u2022 Reach thousands of young people each year<br><br>As we look toward Giving Tuesday, we&#8217;re excited to share more about what it takes to get a production ready for the road \u2014 and the immense care and craftsmanship behind each show we pack up and bring to the next space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your support helps ensure that young people across our region continue to experience stories that honor their voices, ignite their imagination, and enrich their sense of community.<br>We hope you&#8217;ll join us over the next two weeks as we highlight the impact of our touring work \u2014 and share how you can keep Vinnie Van Go moving for years to come.<br>Thank you for being part of the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your belief in this work helps us reach young people who might otherwise never experience professional theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Music composed &amp; arranged by Kris Funn &amp; Paige HernandezBased on&nbsp;Life Doesn&#8217;t Frighten Me&nbsp;from the book&nbsp;And Still I Rise&nbsp;by Maya Angelou Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Page Sanders March 27-29, 2026 &#8211; The Sun Theater &#8211; 3625 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108 Inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou\u2019s powerful poem&nbsp;Life Doesn\u2019t Frighten Me, this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1,1152,276,7],"tags":[17,12,58,147,19,1104,1289,146,1290],"class_list":["post-8679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-town","category-blog","category-events","category-family","category-inside","tag-around-town-2","tag-blog-2","tag-events","tag-family","tag-inside-fun","tag-metro-theater-company","tag-play","tag-st-louis","tag-stage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JMKA-2fZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8681,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679\/revisions\/8681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}