2025-2026 Student Matinees
Grimmz Fairy Tales
March 4-5, 2026
About the Show
The world can sometimes be a cruel or unreasonable place, and the challenges we face ask us to decide how we will respond. “Whatchoo ‘gon do?” This is the anthem of our play. “Step up and deliver or stand there and shiver? Be a taker or a giver, a watcher or a liver?” It’s easy to decide what others should do, but when it comes our time and opportunity to speak up for someone or stand beside someone, how will we act? Each of the stories/songs we have chosen to bring to life for you today is a twist on a familiar classic set in a time and place just as relevant as any other. In today’s modern times and with some of today’s music known for rhymes and storytelling and raw, intense content, our Will and Jay Grimmz want to get this stage hoppin’ and all of you stompin’ to a whole new world of fairy tales.
Let the lyric poetry of hip hop celebrate the oneness we all hope for in our community, a place where we can come together to face the challenges so many of us face every day, especially in our urban landscapes. Let the life lessons of these stories be the start of a conversation we have with to find the people we can trust to be with us in times of difficulty and help us to believe in ourselves. Let’s be the flowers that grow from the concrete. Let’s find joy where people don’t expect it to be. Let’s transform like the caterpillar, who just when he thought it was the end, became the butterfly. Hip hop is for everyone. Theater is for everyone. Let’s celebrate that together!
Rahsheem Shabazz, Christopher Parks, and Ron Lee McGill
GRIMMZ Developers
Resources
Professional Development
Thursday, January 29, 2026
4:00-5:00 PM
Join us for a one-hour virtual professional development session for K-12 teachers, who will meet the artists and/or directors from Grimmz Fairy Tales and explore curriculum ties, unique elements of the production, and resources for classroom connections.
To learn more or to sign up for this session, contact community@peacecenter.org.
Note: Greenville County teachers may also earn certification or exchange credit for this session by registering through the GCS professional development portal.