Small people can get big things done.

Children holding hands in a theater stage, facing a large, artistic, colorful tree and stage set with plants and a sign that reads 'Free WiFi for All'.

Small people can get big things done.

Photo Credit: Shintaro Ueyama

The Pocket Park Kids

Written by Anika Larsen & Orlando Bishop
Created by Anika Larsen, Andrea Varga & Barbara Zinn Krieger

About The Pocket Park Kids

THE SHOW

Between two city buildings lies a small, neglected park with a single tree, a broken fountain and a woeful amount of litter. Five kids from the neighborhood each have fiercely differing ideas about the future of the park. Just as the kids learn that a powerful developer is going to turn it into a parking garage, an uncommonly wise parakeet makes a nest in the tree. When the bird starts talking, will the kids listen? Can they figure out how to come together to save their pocket park?

Inspired by the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the show encourages children and families to explore themes of environmental stewardship, equality, and community action.

WORLD PREMIERE

The Pocket Park Kids at NYCCT

The world premiere of The Pocket Park Kids ran February-March 2025 at NYC Children’s Theater.

READ THE WRITE-UP IN THE NY TIMES
Three people sitting on the ground, smiling and enjoying their time together. One woman is holding a colorful paper craft bird, and another person is pouring a drink from a blue water bottle.
A diverse group of people on stage in front of a large, decorated tree prop, posing for a group photo with some smiling, making funny faces, and waving.
Group of diverse young people on stage, some sitting and some standing, smiling and looking at a person in beige with a colorful puppet, with a wooden tree and brick wall background.
Two handcrafted puppet masks with colorful designs inside a large, circular wooden frame resembling a mirror or window. The frame appears to be made from corrugated cardboard and other rustic materials, giving it a creative, artistic look.
A puppet of a blue and white creature wearing glasses and a knit hat, sitting on a skateboard, being held by a person's hand wearing a glove, with a shoe visible in the background.