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Family Opera: My Head is Full of Colors (2 back-to-back performances)

An opera for children of all ages
Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 11:00am
Mainstage Theater
Presented by: 
Music Department

Audiences of all ages are invited to two free matinee performances at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. of the one-act opera: My Head is Full of Colors. 
Please see important admission and COVID-19 requirements below.

Maria awakes one morning to find her normally plain hair replaced by all the colors of the rainbow. Her head is "full of colors," and on this day she draws and paints like never before. Each day she wakes up with something unexpected in her head and experiences the world in new and different ways. Her father responds to her vivid imagination with loving arms and fascinated observation. My Head is Full of Colors is a life-affirming self-esteem lesson that ignites imagination and reflects the joys of life and learning.

Composed by Chris Pratorius Gómez
Libretto by Nicole Paiement
Based on the children's book by Catherine Friend
UC Santa Cruz singers perform
Directed by Sheila Willey
Conducted by Michael Blackburn

If you have a disability-related need, please contact the Arts Events Office at artsevents@ucsc.edu as soon as possible.
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ADMISSION
• In-person presentation.
• Tickets required (FREE)
• Free tickets will be available online at ucsctickets.com
• Two performances: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
• Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to start time.


COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
All attendees must wear an approved face covering while inside the venue for the duration of the event.

UCSC students
Green clearance badge

UCSC employees
UCSC Symptom Check clearance

All visitors
1. UCSC Symptom Check clearance for March 12
2. Proof of vaccine -OR- negative PCR test
 - Children under 5 must show negative PCR Test
 - Children 5 and older must show proof of vaccine -or- negative PCR Test

• Symptom Check questionnaire must be completed on the day of the event.
• Vaccine card, image, or digital record accepted.
• International attendees may show their translated vaccine record.
• Negative result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours of the start of the event.
• Home tests/antigen tests are not accepted.

Please familiarize yourself with the full COVID protocols here. We recommend you review this in advance.


PARKING
Parking $5 or by permit.
The closest parking lot to the Theater Arts Center is Arts Lot #126.
Parking permits are required seven days a week at UCSC.
Purchase a permit or use ParkMobile.
See Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) for visitor parking information, ParkMobile instructions, and a campus parking map.