Dogs under the Big Top at Grand Center Arts District

Metro Theater Presents ‘Go Dog Go’ in April

Metro Theater Company (MTC), St. Louis’ premier professional theater for youth and families and St. Louis’ third-oldest professional theater company, winds down its 22/23 50th Anniversary Season with “Go, Dog. Go!,” adapted from P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book.

MTC presents Go, Dog. Go! live at The Big Top in the Grand Center Arts District

April 2-16, 2023. A virtual streaming option is also available April 10-23 at metroplays.org. Tickets are $20-$36 and available through MetroTix.

It’s a dog party and all of St. Louis is invited. P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s bookcomesto life at the Big Top! Yellow Dog, Blue Dog, Red Dog and dogs of all colors, shapes, and sizes live in a magical world where dogs are king. See them work, play, eat, sing, dance, play musical instruments, swim, skate, ride bikes, drive cars, and go for a boat ride. They howl at the moon. They ride a Ferris wheel. with a big party in a tree. It’s like a pop-up book that comes to life – and never stops.

In celebration of Metro Theater Company’s 50th anniversary, Go, Dog. Go! at The Big Top harkens back to MTC’s beginnings as Metro Theater Circus, taking audiences of all ages into a musical world of doggy fun and reviving one of the most popular plays MTC produced in the last 20 years. This dynamic theatrical adaptation of the beloved book combines music, movement, and rhythmic language into a colorful kaleidoscope of very busy dogs.

“Go, Dog. Go!” is best enjoyed by ages 3 and up. The approximate run time is 75 minutes with no intermission.

Tickets are $20-$36 (including ticketing fees) and are available now through

MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or https://www.metroplays.org/go-dog-go.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH TICKETS : April 7 at 7 p.m., April 8 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. (Pay-

What-You-Wish in-person performances); April 10-12 (Pay-What-You-Wish

Streaming) MTC offers pay-what-you-wish tickets for live

performances and virtual streaming. Online virtual streaming begins at $20 and is available A