The Pink Dress is based on an actual episode from the Maruyama family's history in the Amache Concentration Camp. Faced with wearing the required drab uniform, Tsuki decides to wear her sister's pink dress to her junior high school graduation to prove she is not "an ant," but an individual.

This poignant puppet theater piece, currently touring to LA County schools under the auspices of the Music Center, addresses complex issues of individuality, nonconformity, and the concentration camps in a way accessible for elementary grade youngsters. The 45-minute show features original music and various forms of puppetry and has been performed for children K-12.

Presented by Triumvirate Pi Theatre. $6 for children under 12 and National Museum members and $12 for non-members.

Other Family Events at the National Museum

December 13: Target Family Free Saturday: Artfully Yours

January 3: Erika-San by Allen Say

January 4: Oshogatsu (New Years) Family Festival *FREE ALL DAY

January 17: WOK and ROLL Family Cooking Adventures

February 14 – Target Family Free Saturday: Be Animated!

March 14 – Target Family Free Saturday: Say Cheese!

March 28: SPRING ROLLS into JANM (a family cooking workshop)

April 11 – Target Family Free Saturday: What's Cooking?