The Volume Project’s first show for the Roanoke Rapids Theatre is set.

Steve Adair, who is leading an effort to book shows at the venue, said the first performance will be by the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Tarradiddle Players May 14 and will feature a 3:30 p.m. performance of If You Take a Mouse to School and a 6 p.m. performance of The Commedia Princess and the Pea.

Tickets are $13 in advance and on sale now and $15 at the door. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

The first performance is for children 3 and older and the second show is for kindergarten children and older.

Promotional poster for older show.

The If You Take a Mouse to school is described as a rollicking romp, taking Laura Numeroff’s Mouse protagonist into the classroom for a school day.

It is adapted from the popular picture book.

If You Take a Mouse to School is directed by Nicia Carla and stars the 2010-2011 Tarradiddle Players company: Salvador Garcia, Leslie Ann Giles, Darlene Parker and Stephen Seay.

Promotional poster for a show.

The Commedia Princess and the Pea puts a slapstick spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale.

It is directed by Tarradiddle manager and former Tarradiddle player Steven Ivey and stars the 2010-2011 Tarradiddle Players company.

The Tarradiddle Players are the Resident Touring Company of Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.

The professional four-person troupe spreads live theatre across the Southeast in schools, community centers and towns for audiences who might otherwise never see a live play.

The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte has been around 40 years, Adair said today. “The kids are going to love it.”

While the Volume Project’s first show will be a children’s performance, Adair said he is making plans for musical acts, tracking performers traveling the East Coast. Loretta Lynn will be doing an East Coast tour in the fall and Adair is working on booking her for Roanoke Rapids.

He is checking on the possibility of bringing Chapel Hill based Southern Culture on the Skids to the theater as well as Queensryche and comedians.

Adair said the city is aware of the children’s show. “The city knows. They want the show to happen.”