Lullabies Come to Life with STILL AWAKE STILL! in Segerstrom Center Family Series, 2/8 & 9

Segerstrom Center's Family Series continues with the West Coast premiere of Still Awake Still!, the surreal show that is part-concert, part-theater and full fun. Based on much-loved songs from I'm Still Awake, Still!, a bedtime book by Elizabeth Honey and Sue Johnson, this imaginative show is inspired by the daily challenge of putting little ones to bed. Directed and devised by Jessica Wilson with performers Carolyn Connors, Dan Witton and Renato Vacira, Still Awake Still! explores the tussle between order and chaos, rest and play, reason and intuition, in a performance that is surprising and strikingly original. artsHub calls it, "a combination of acoustic music, comedy and visual theatre, making it a fabulously entertaining and funny sort of 'kids' cabaret."

Still Awake Still! features the legendary Miss Ivory Tinklefinger, Queen of Sleep, who tries to sing the audience to slumber as she proudly performs her lullabies on a magnificent grand piano. Things don't go according to plan as her piano has a mind of its own and beloved bedtime songs magically come to life. It becomes the story of one grand piano, three mad-cap musicians and a most peculiar dream complete with acoustic music, comic acting and a rich visual world of surprises.

The show played to sold-out houses of delighted families during its premiere season at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, in September 2011, and now is touring the U.S. as well as 30 venues around Australia.

Still Awake Still! is recommended for children ages 4 - 8. Tickets are $20 and are now available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The performance on Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m. will be sign-language interpreted.

There will be free creative play activities beginning one hour before each performance. The Center's Education and Community Programs Department offers these activities to provide young people and their families more opportunities to play creatively together. Studies show creative play is critical in helping children develop their ability to think and problem solve.

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