Toad (Koppany Pusztai) and Frog (Christian Libonati) in ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

A Year with Frog and Toad ensemble Terri Scullin, Bear Schact & Karen Gruber Ryan. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

Santa Fe Playhouse News:

With a sell-out opening night and upcoming performances filling up fast, Santa Fe Playhouse is adding three performances to the run of A Year with Frog and Toad: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23.

Tickets and Showtimes

A Year with Frog and Toad is now playing at Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St. in Santa Fe, with performances through Dec. 23. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. An Industry Night performance, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, is held for workers whose weekends are Mondays.

Tickets are $30 for general admission with reserved tickets up to $75. Discounts are available for students and seniors. Go to santafeplayhouse.org or call 505.988.4262.

About the Play

Frog and Toad are the amphibious best buddies from Arnold Lobel’s well-loved children’s books. The pair takes to the stage in A Year with Frog and Toad, with music by Robert Reale, and book and lyrics by Willie Reale. A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards in 2003, including Best Musical. 

Co-directed by Patrick MacDonald and Emily Rankin, it’s a family-friendly romp about friendship, appreciating differences, and loving unconditionally even though we might get on each other’s nerves sometimes. Frog is friendly and easy-going, while Toad can be curmudgeonly and anxious, but they are great friends who enjoy each other’s company and count on each other as the seasons change and they go in and out of hibernation, dreaming of when they can be together.

Through spirited song, dance and often-humorous dialogue, this production for younger audiences teaches some important life lessons, including the value of being true to ourselves and learning to take ourselves less seriously.  

Santa Fe Playhouse has presented theater by and for Santa Feans for 100 years, from beloved classics to new works by local and national artists. As the city, the country, and the world changes, the Playhouse offers compelling productions that will provoke difficult conversations with compassion, while pushing theatrical forms and opening doors for artists of all backgrounds and identities.