SUGAR SKULL!
November 4, 2026
10 a.m.
Ticket Prices
$1
Performing Arts Center at Kent 91心頭利 Tuscarawas
330 University Drive NE
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663
Recommended Grade Level:
2nd 5th Grade
Vita thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why throw a party for the dead? But when a spirited candy skeleton suddenly springs to life, Vita finds herself on a magical, musical journey to unravel the true meaning of D鱈a de Muertos. An exciting bilingual/bicultural musical for the entire family, with traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to celebrate Day of the Dead!
Meet Sugar Skull, a charismatic skeleton with a secret or two. With her skeletal new friend, Vita dances with ancient ancestors, sings with a sorrowful sorceress, escapes the trickster Chaneques, and even meets the famous Catrina Calavera. But can this clever youth gather the missing pieces needed for her family ofrenda before its too late?
Example Learning Standards
Grade 2 Drama/Theatre: Responding
Standard TH.Re.7.1.2.a: Describe how characters, settings, and events contribute to a dramatic performance.
Grade 3 English Language Arts: Reading Literature
Standard RL.3.2: Recount stories and determine the central message, lesson, or moral.
Grade 3 Music: Connecting
Standard MU.Cn.11.1.3.a: Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and varied cultural contexts.
Grade 4 Social Studies: Geography/Culture
Standard: Explain how cultural traditions and practices reflect the beliefs, values, and history of different communities.
Grade 5 English Language Arts: Reading Literature
Standard RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Through the Ohio Arts Councils Big Yellow School Bus program, applicants may request up to $500. No match is required. Big Yellow School Bus grantees generally receive their full request. Eligible organizations includebut are not limited topublic, private, charter, or parochial schools (pre-kindergarten through secondary) and associations of home-schooled students. Multiple applications from a single school or district are permissible within a single fiscal year. All applicants must possess nonprofit status or nonprofit intent.
More information can be found at:
Typical Grant Timeline:
- Application Deadline: At least 8 weeks prior to event
- Grant Award Announcement: 4-5 weeks prior to the event
- Grant Agreement Signed in ARTIE: At least 2 weeks prior to event
- Final Report Deadline: 30 days following event
- Payment issued: 3-6 weeks following Final Report Submission
Have questions? Reach out to Performing Arts Center General Manager David Mitchell at dmitch33@kent.edu or 330.308.7462
