Ages 4+
Adventure into the African savannah with Aanika, a Kenyan girl who befriends a baby elephant she names Little. Their bond of sisterhood shows that a family can be anything—an animal sanctuary, a herd of hunted elephants, an orphaned girl and calf. From a team of acclaimed Sesame Street writers and puppeteers, the stirring story of Aanika’s Elephants entertains and educates on the present-day plight of Africa’s elephants.
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE DATES
Opening Saturday:
• January 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Sundays:
• January 18 and 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Saturday:
• January 31, 2026 @ 4:00pm
FOR EDUCATORS
Aanika’s Elephants
Elementary (Grades 2-5)
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATES
Tenney Theatre: January 12 – February 6, 2026
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 9:30 and 11:00am
- Wednesday at 9:00 and 10:30am
RESERVE YOUR SHOW TODAY!
NEED MORE EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION?
Contact Stu Hirayama at 808-839-9885 ext. 701 or email at schools@htyweb.org
OTHER RESOURCES
STUDY GUIDE
NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS
Production Credits
Produced by Fiesty Elephant Productions, Pam Arciero Productions, and Little Shadow Productions, in association with Center for Puppetry Arts
LEAD TEAM
Writer and Producer Annie Evans
Director and Producer Pam Arciero
Performer and Producer Jean Marie Keevins
Puppet Designer and Builder Martin P. Robinson
Composer and Musician Paul Rudolph
Principle Performer Jimmica Collins
Principle Puppeteer Cedwan Hooks
Show Photography by Zach Hyman and Martin P. Robinson
HTY TEAM
Asst. Director Jill Jackson
Lighting Design Chesley Cannon
Sound Jarren Amian
Technical Direction/BackstageASM Eric West
Stage Manager Sarah Danvers
Asst. Stage Manager KG Pan
Performers Jarren Amian, Annie Lokomaikaʻi Lipscomb, Cameryn Richardson, Jack Romans, Isaiah Johnson
Swing Performer Mark Branner
Understudies Cameryn Richardson, Jack Romans, Eric West
Partners
Steiner Family Foundation
SUPPORT THIS WORK
If you would like to support this work or other HTY Projects please contact HTY’s Artistic Director, Eric Johnson at artistic@htyweb.org.
