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EXPLORASAURUS: A DINOSAUR ADVENTURE

August 5 - August 23, 2026

Script by Jim Hibbeler
Composed by Matt Ouren
In collaboration with STC
A Theatre for the Very Young Production
 
CAST | CREATIVE TEAM
RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 0-5
LOCATION: TBD
SHOW RUN TIME: 40-45 Minutes
RESOURCE GUIDE: Coming Soon!

Calling All Dino Explorers!

Take out your magnifying glass and join us for an adventure into the past as we delve into the world of dinosaurs! But what happens when we become the very thing we’re exploring? Walk on the wild side and see what it’s like to play through the eyes of a dinosaur! Join us for a roaring good time that reminds us how the joys of discovery unite us all!

GROUP & SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS ON SALE 3/18/25

INDIVIDUAL & ALL OTHER TICKETS ON SALE 3/25/25

THE CREATIVE TEAM


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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

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Jim Hibbeler

Playwright
Jim Hibbeler is the Technical Director for Stages Theatre Company. When Jim is not busy building sets, props or designing video, he delights in writing scripts. For Stages, Jim has been the playwright for Alice in Wonderland, Theatre for the Very Young productions of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, On the Railroad, the first adaptation of The Dandelion Seed and most recently, Galactic Wonders and Tell Me Your Dreams. During the pandemic Jim also wrote, edited and created puzzle experiences for Enchanted Mystery: a Detect the story adventure and Detect the story: Mythical, which were video based presentations unlocked by solving puzzles.

Matt Ouren

Composer
Matt is a Stages Theatre Company Creative Play Academy and Conservatory teacher and appears regularly on our mainstage. He's been in Spookley the Square Pumpkins THREE times and he's appeared in and composed the music for our Theatre for the Very Young Production of The Dandelion Seed, Leo Lionni’s Inch by Inch. Other credits include: Tuck Everlasting, TYA, Fish in a Tree, The Nightingale, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Shrek The Musical, and many more.


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We are thrilled to have you enjoy our mystical season of adventure and we're certain there will be boundless opportunities for you and your entire family to be awestruck, and we can’t wait!

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