School Scene
Surflight Theatre presents
Schoolhouse Rock Live Too!
October 26, 2009, 10:00 AM
In-school performance, Shea Center for Performing Arts
Grades K to 5
Admission: All tickets $9 (Teachers are FREE for in-school performance only)
Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! draws its inspiration from the Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series, popular in the 1970s. Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Nina, the owner of a fading diner and her wacky friends. Together, this charismatic crew (made up of a friendly waitress, a “regular” at the diner, a chef, and a first-day schoolteacher) tries to brainstorm ways to save their run down diner. As they reject one idea after the next, they remain encouraged by songs from their favorite show, Schoolhouse Rock. Songs like Four Legged Zoo, The Body Machine, and Fireworks. In the end, they realize that the answer was right in front of them all along…the Conjunction Junction Diner is up and running and open for business! If you are looking for an energetic, colorful, fast-paced musical with zany, loveable characters that just happens to be educational, then look no further! For, the creators of Schoolhouse Rock Live! have returned with more of your favorite instructional tunes!
Schoolhouse Rock Live! meets New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.5, 5.9, 6.1, and 6.2
MatheMagic!
starring Bradley Fields
November 20, 2009, 10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
In-school performance, Shea Center for Performing Arts
10:00am - Grades K to 3
12:30pm - Grades 4 to 8
Admission: All tickets $9 (Teachers are FREE for in-school performance only)
Due to popular demand, we again welcome internationally famous magician Bradley Fields to captivate audiences with his famous magic illusions, and teach the secrets behind some startling math tricks. MatheMagic!™ is an exciting show specifically designed for school-aged audiences. Math specialists, teachers, principals—and kids—have given it the highest praise for combining world-class entertainment with strong educational content. Comedy, magic, and storytelling engage children in math skills and problem-solving. Using a “discovery approach,” along with costumes, music, visuals, and audience participation, Bradley Fields connects with kids of different ages, abilities, and learning styles. Kids leave the theater with self-confidence and a renewed sense of wonder. Tie-ins with language, science, philosophy, and ancient civilizations give kids a new fascination for the history, the power, and the beauty of the language of mathematics.
“Fantastic! What a wonderful way to
motivate students for math!”
— Math Consultant Hemlock Park,
ES, Brentwood, NY
“The gold standard for arts in
education”
— National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics
Connecticut Children’s Theatre presents
The Elves and the Shoemaker
December 14-16, 2009, 10:00 AM
In-school performance, Shea Center for Performing Arts
Grades Pre-K to 3
Admission: All tickets $9 (Teachers are FREE for in-school performance only)
CCT’s original musical adaptation of The Elves and the Shoemaker retells the timeless tale of giving, selflessness and love. Written and produced in CCT’s trademark style of sing-a-longs, dance-a-longs and lots of audience participation, The Elves and the Shoemaker will delight children everywhere. Meet Nate and Natalie, the elves that make midnight visits to Twinkle’s Cobbleshop, where they make the most wonderful shoes ever seen for Mr. and Mrs. Twinkle to sell in their shop. In the end, the Elves find out that the best gift isn’t the shoes but something else entirely. The Elves and the Shoemaker will delight and entertain students and teachers alike. This fun holiday fieldtrip will leave you cheering for more!
Danna Banana MAD About Books!
March 22, 2010, 10:00 AM
In-school performance, Shea Center for Performing Arts
Grades Pre-K to 3
Admission: All tickets $9 (Teachers are FREE for in-school performance only)
Music And Drama (MAD) About Books is a new program from awardwinning family music maestro Danna Banana that makes books come alive and gets kids excited about reading. Designed for libraries and school assemblies and aimed at children ages 3-8, MAD about Books explores literature through music and drama. The words on the page come alive when they act out the stories on the spot! Danna Banana provides guidance, as well as simple songs, atmospheric music and sound effects, but the kids really make the story come alive, becoming gnomes, horses, fairies, ballplayers— whatever the story requires. Danna Banana makes reading fun, and kids experience the library as a place of joy, wonder, and endless possibility. There is no music to learn, no special skills necessary, just bring your imagination to help us take the story from the page to the stage!
Connecticut Children’s Theatre presents
The Amazing Adventures of Peter Rabbit
April 26-28, 2010, 10:00 AM
In-school performance, Shea Center for Performing Arts
Grades Pre-K to 3
Admission: All tickets $9 (Teachers are FREE for in-school performance only)
In this tale of the disobedient bunny, Peter is more adolescent angst than naughty little child. Admittedly Beatrix Potter’s rabbit has family troubles: single head of household, sibling rivalries, etc. Chafing against his mother’s concerns about safety and bugged by his younger brothers and sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail, Peter sets out to test his limits and explore Farmer MacGregor’s garden.Unfortunately, he gets caught by the ‘rip-snortin’ hungry for rabbit stew’ MacGregors. The lively music includes pop-style songs, lullaby ballads and a rousing gospel number. This is the most popular show in CCT’s vast catalogue of new musicals.