FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families, a free traveling USO show based on Sesame Workshop's award winning Talk, Listen, Connect initiative performs at the Post Theater June 16 at 2 and 6 p.m. and June 17 at 2 p.m.
Each show lasts 25 minutes. Admission is free and open to military Families and children.
"The USO Sesame Street tour is a unique event that will generate plenty of excitement for our military Families," said Brian Jackson, Recreation Delivery System program manager with the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. "The kids will love the tour that includes Rosita, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Elmo and Grover."
The show, exclusively for military Families, kicked off its second swing through the U.S. this spring at Fort Knox, Ky. Audiences experience a 25-minute character performance and receive promotional items and outreach materials.
The Sesame Street Workshop/USO partnership debuted its first show at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif., in July 2008. Since then, the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families has traveled more than 45,000 miles to 76 bases in nine countries. More than 120,000 service members and Families have been entertained during 176 shows.
"The momentum this show has gathered since it first performed for military (children) and Families is unbelievable," said Gary E. Knell, Sesame Workshop CEO and president. "To see how Families come together and then use the messages from the show to talk to their (children) is the greatest reward we could ask for. We, at Sesame Workshop, are thrilled to continue this work with our partners and friends at the USO and reinforce our commitment to military Families."
Sloan Gibson, USO president, echoed Knell's sentiments.
"There is no denying the positive impact this tour is having on our nation's military community," he said. "The fact that more than 100,000 troops and Family members have attended these shows so far speaks volumes about the tour's relevance to today's military. We listen to our troops and understand the challenges they face at home, and are proud to call Sesame Workshop our partner in helping to ease the daily stresses on military Families."
For more information about the performances here, call 255-9810 or visit <a href="http://www.sesamestreet.org/TLC" target="_blank">www.sesamestreet.org/TLC</a>.
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