Opening night is June 1 for the timeless classic

What does it mean to be real?

The Velveteen Rabbit can explain it all.

“Once you are Real, you can’t become unreal again,” is a quote from the famous play. “It last for always.”

A stuffed toy rabbit’s quest to become real through the love of a child drives this adaptation of Margery Williams’ timeless tale. The story celebrates the power of love to transform our lives.

And this story will be told by Journey Theater when “Velveteen Rabbit” opens June 1 at Crosspointe Baptist Church, 9810 NE 76th Street in Vancouver.

Join a boy and his rabbit in a world of strange and wonderful magic with talking toys, wild adventures, and secret burrows. They come to discover the true meaning of what it is to be Real.

Performances are scheduled for June 1 through 3. There are 7 p.m. showing all three nights. Plus a Saturday (June 3) matinee at 3 p.m. There are two school-day performances on Friday. For tickets for the school day performances, please contact Journey Theater at 360-750-8550 or email: office@journeytheater.org

Tickets for the regular performances are on sale now at https://journeytheater.org or by calling the theater. Tickets cost $17 for adults, $14 for seniors and youth. All tickets are $2 more at the door.

Journey Theater is a Jesus-centered nonprofit theater arts program that exists to grow youth and their families in character and purpose to be difference-makers in their world. Journey has been serving Clark County since 2002.