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2011-2012
IN-SCHOOL SCHEDULE
(subject
to change, please call for details)
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Pirate
Goodie & The Magic Chest
Multiple Dates Available
Age Group: PK-3
Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his
parrot, Pete, on an amazing undersea adventure.
Goodie can't remember how to open his magic chest
full of treasure. So he calls upon the audience
and his animated friends to help.
The show includes a giant video screen with colorful
animations and charming puppets. Plenty of magic,
music and comedy make this show unforgettable.
Curriculum Connections: Character
Education, Theatre Arts
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Sherlock
Holmes & The Opera Mystery
Available Dates:
Fall 2011, Spring and Summer 2012
The world's most famous detective is called to investigate
a diamond theft at an Opera House in this original
stage play based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Holmes must use his skills of observation and disguise,
along with Audience Participation to solve the mystery.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Music, Character Education, History, Audience Participation
Study
Guide
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“Beathoven
& The Big Note Band”
Available Dates:
Multiple Dates
Age Group: K-5
"The Big Note Band" has fallen apart! They've
lost their beat, can't remember
the melody and don't know the harmony! So their conductor,
Beathoven uses comedy, magic and music to help them
rediscover the essential elements of music. The band
comes alive on a giant video screen with animated
characters that interact with the audience. In the
end, the band just can't get it together. They are
fired and the audience becomes Beathoven's new band
in a giant jam session. Beathoven sings and plays
a vast array of musical instruments including banjo,
guitar, Irish and African drums.
Curriculum Connections: Music
and Theatre Arts
Study Guide
(may not yet be available)
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City
Mouse & Country Mouse
Available Dates:
Spring and Summer 2012
Age Group: K-5
An updated musical version of Aesop's Fable, filled
with LESSONS IN DIVERSITY, LIVE MUSIC & AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION. The world "Famouse"
singing duo, CITY MOUSE & COUNTRY MOUSE tells
the story of their adventure in search of a treasure.
With 7 original songs, this show teaches that friendship,
even with someone different than you, is a true treasure.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Music, Character Education, Diversity, Audience Participation
Study
Guide
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Caribbean
Sound
Available Dates:
Multiple Dates
Age Group: K-12
The Caribbean Sound Educational Program gives students
an introduction to the magical world of steel drums
and history of the instrument as well as the musical
styles from the Caribbean. An educational and amusing
look at the history behind steel drums beginning with
the discovery of Trinidad and Tobago by Christopher
Columbus in 1498 to the present. Accompanied by a
storyteller, encounter the enchanting sound of African
drumming and rhythms, bottle & spoon bands of
the early 1900’s, the great Tamboo Bamboo bands (an
instrument made from large pieces of bamboo), metal
drums from the 1950’s and finally combining all these
elements with the modern steel drum, the instrument
in use today. This is an exciting fun filled adventure
of one of the greatest musical innovations of the
20th Century.
Curriculum Connections: Social
Studies, History, Music, Multi-Cultural
Study Guide
(may not yet be available)
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A
Beatrix Potter Holiday
Available Dates:
Holiday 2011
Age Group: K-5
Famous children's author, Beatrix Potter arrives
to entertain the guests at her annual holiday party.
Stories such as "The Tailor Of Gloucester"
and "The Rabbit's Christmas Party" come
to life on stage with the help of the audience.
Her most famous character, Peter Rabbit, may even
surprise the guests with an appearance.
Curriculum
Connections: Literature, Music, Character Education,
Audience Participation
Study
Guide
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Doug
Berky- Gems: the World’s Wisdom Stories”
Available Dates:
Call for Dates
Age Group: 1-6
The illusion of the mime, the antics of the clown,
the transformation of the mask, the suspense of a
good story and the excitement of improvisation, Doug
inspires laughter and reflection. This performance
uses storytelling styles from many cultures including
masks, mime, inventive costumes and puppetry to introduce
families to a collection of wisdom stories from around
the world. Each performance is tailored to the audience,
with performances including up to four story productions.
A performance might include a selection from the following
stories: "The Lion and the Mouse," "The
Boy Who Cried Wolf" (Aesop's), "The Drip
Nose Boy" (Native American), "The Lame Man
and the Blind Man" (Middle East), and “The Tiger’s
Whiskers” (Korea)
Curriculum Connections: Social
Studies, Science, Global Ecology-Recycling, Environmental
Studies
Study
Guide
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The
Fairy Tales of Grimm
Available Dates:
January-May, 2012
Age Group: K-5
Tales such as The Bremen Town Musicians, Rapunzel,
Hansel & Gretel and Snow White come to the stage
in the classical 19th Century theatrical style of
“Melodrama.” Full of laughs & audience participation.
Curriculum Connections: Literature
and Music
Study
Guide
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Glenis
Redmond “Miss Poetic”
Available Dates: Call for Dates
Age Group: K-12
Glenis performs original poetry that tells stories
from her life, her family and her African- American
heritage – teaching audiences to claim their place
and respect their own story. This is an interactive
performance that gets students up on their feet and
learning fun poems. Glenis is available to do creative
writing workshops in addition to her performance.
Curriculum Connections: Social
Studies, Language Arts, Relationships & Family
Study
Guide
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The
Hundred Dresses
Available Dates:
Spring 2012
Age Group: 2-6
Wanda Petronski, the new girl in room 13, wears the
same faded blue dress to school every day, but insists
that she has a hundred bright, shiny new ones at home.
As Wanda’s story unfolds, her classmates learn the
secret of the hundred dresses and with it, a lesson
in tolerance, in taking responsibility and in living
with the consequences of our actions. An endearing
tale, based on the Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes,
“The Hundred Dresses” focuses on the difficult issue
of bullying and how mistreating someone because he
or she is different from oneself brings as much harm
to the bully as to the victim.
Curriculum Connections: Language
Arts, Character Development and Theatre Arts
Study Guide
(may not yet be available)
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Aesop's
Fables
Multiple Dates
Available
Age Group: PK-3
For centuries, the wit and wisdom of AESOP’S FABLES
have been passed down from one generation to the next.
ETC continues its commitment to introduce the classics
to young audiences, presenting these well-loved animal
tales in interactive, story-theater style. Through
lively storytelling and with the help of the audience,
ETC actors use physical comedy with minimal props
and costumes to bring to life familiar favorites like
The Lion and the Mouse, The Tortoise and the Hare
and The Fox and the Grapes along with tales not so
familiar. Fun and chock full of imagination, AESOP’S
FABLES is a perfect introduction to some of the world’s
most cherished stories and to the magic of live theatre!
Curriculum Connections: Social
Studies, Science, Global Ecology-Recycling, Environmental
Studies
Study Guide
(may not yet be available)
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The
Adventures of Eco-Man
Available Dates:
January-June, 2012
Age Group: K-5
A mild mannered reporter becomes the superhero...Eco-Man!
Battling foes such as the electricity wasting “High
Voltage,” Eco-Man teaches the importance of environmental
awareness in the 21st Century.
Curriculum Connections: Science,
Music, Audience Participation
Study
Guide
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1000
Cranes
Multiple Dates
Available
Age Group: 5-12
There is a legend that says that any person who folds
a thousand paper cranes will be granted a wish. Sadako
Sasaki was two years old. Her mother held her in her
arms and sang a lullaby. In the house, her grandmother
was making tea. Suddenly, a flash of light cut across
the sky. Ten years later, in 1955, when Sadako was
a happy 12 year old school girl in Hiroshima, the
radiation sickness came. Sadako began to fold cranes,
wishing to be well again, wishing that an atom bomb
like the one that took
her grandmother would never be dropped again. Before
her death, Sadako folded six hundred and forty-four
cranes. Her friends and classmates folded three hundred
fifty-six more to make one thousand. Three years later,
in Hiroshima Peace Park, they unveiled a statue of
Sadako holding a golden crane in her outstretched
arms with this inscription: “This is our cry. This
is our prayer. Peace in the world.” Every year since
then, children have sent thousands of cranes to be
placed at the foot of her monument. This play tells
the true story of Sadako and of how her spirit of
hope and strength continues to inspire young people
the world over to work for peace.
Curriculum Connections:
Social Studies, History, Music, Multi-Cultural
Study Guide
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“Professor
Time”
Available Dates: Multiple Dates
Age Group: 3-5
Students find out what sparked the American Revolution
and hear stories first hand from George Washington
and Betsy Ross. The stories teach them about the events
leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence
and the formation of the United States government.
Students watch history come alive on a giant video
with animated characters and historical images. The
kids also participate in interactive comedy skits
to prepare them for the time travel adventure. At
the end of each performance, the kids test their knowledge
playing a game show where they can win prizes.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
History,and Theatre Arts
Study
Guide
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Just
So Stories
by
Rudyard Kipling
Available Dates:
January 2012
Age Group: K-3
“Why? How? When? The mind of a child is ever curious
and the author of The Jungle Book knew this when he
wrote Just So Stories. Discover the wild imagination
and fun of Rudyard Kipling’s “How the Leopard Got
His Spots,” “How the First Letter Was Written” and
other tales. A group of madcap actors have gathered
to outdo each other in telling these intriguing stories
with lots of singing, dancing and laughs.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Theatre Arts
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The
Call of the Wild
by
Jack London
Available Dates:
January 2012
Age Group: 5-12
Kidnapped from his master’s home, the heroic dog,
Buck, is forced to serve as a sled dog in the Klondike
Gold Rush. In his struggle to survive, he quickly
learns the “law of club and fang.” When he is facing
death, a man saves Buck, and in return Buck gives
his unswerving loyalty. In the end, Buck must choose
between living in a man’s world and answering the
call of the wild.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Theatre Arts, History
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Romeo
and Juliet
Available Dates:
January 2012
Age Group: 8-12
“Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona
where we lay our scene…”
Thus begins one of Shakespeare’s most exciting and
well-known plays: the tale of Romeo Montague and Juliet
Capulet, two star crossed lovers determined to prove
that true love conquers all. Using only the language
of the Bard, this one hour version is a must see for
students and adults alike.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Theatre Arts
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This
performance is funded in part by a grant from the
South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment
of the Arts and Florida State Division of Cultural
Affairs.
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Hobey
Ford
"The Rainbow Bridge
& Other Tales"
Available Dates:
October 3 & 4, 2012
Age Group: 1-4
Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets present, “The Rainbow
Bridge and Other Tales.” This shadow puppetry production
brings to life three folk tales through Ford’s unique
presentational style combining stunning puppetry,
storytelling and topical educational themes. The stories
include “The Rainbow Bridge,” “El Coqui,” “The Three
Billy Goats Gruff”, and a finale of his Peepers Puppet,
which turn the bare hand into a myriad of creatures
and his famous beautifully carved foam animal creatures
called Foamies. His productions touch on themes across
the curriculum with an emphasis on his art form.
Curriculum Connections: Literature,
Social Science, Character Development
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This performance is
funded in part by a grant from the South Arts in partnership
with the National Endowment of the Arts and Florida
State Division of Cultural Affairs.
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