Through original songs and the use of more than 20 giant puppets, the time of the dinosaurs reappears on stage. There’s an 8-foot-tall Tyrannosaurus Rex, mama and baby dinosaurs, and another dinosaur that’s over 16 feet long. (It’s not called the “Really BIG Dinosaur Show” for nothing.) There will be lots of audience participation.

The dinosaur puppet show was created by the same team that produced other award-winning Rainbow Productions educational puppet shows such as “The Amazing Adventures of Chessie the Manatee.” The original script and music is by David Messick, with puppets created by Frank Lakus of Tampa, Fla., as well as Virginia artists Laura Huff, Helen Spaetzel, Christine Frank and Kathie Davis. Technical advice on the T-Rex was provided by paleontologist Dr. John Horner, best know to the public for his work as technical consultant to the Steven Spielberg films “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World.”