Theater Arts Guide 2014-2015

celebrating CLASSIC, CONTEMPORARY, & CHILDREN’S plays

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ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER

theater arts

2014 - 2015 guide

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middle + high school

at orlando shakes Student Matinee Performances DAYS & TIMES

Select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS

Our Educational Programs are designed to empower Middle and High School students by encouraging active listening, critical thinking, collaborative problem solving, and creative initiative through a 3-step process. First, use our skill-based Curriculum Guides to supplement your students’ introduction to a story or play. Second, enjoy a workshop with our Actor/Educators in your classroom, giving your students hands-on experience with the text. Finally, experience the wonder of a live theatrical performance, which will expand your students’ imaginations as we bring the story and characters to life on stage.

COMMon core connections

Reading, Speaking and Listening, Theater Arts

$10 per person (Buy 10 tickets and the 11th is free) $17 per person for Les Misérables

Les MisErables

Book by Alain Boublil | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer | Based on the novel by Victor Hugo DATES: September 23

October 7 Set in the early 19th-century, a French peasant named Jean Valjean is on a quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for an innocent crime. When a compassionate bishop inspires him with a tremendous act of mercy, Valjean decides to start his life anew, but is relentlessly tracked down by Police Inspector Javert.

Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into France’s revolution, where a group of young visionaries make their last stand at a street barricade.

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Best of Enemies

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Produced in Partnership with The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida

By Mark St. Germain | Based on the novel by Osha Gray Davidson DATES: October 24, 30

November 7, 14 Based on a true story about the relationship between a hatefilled leader of the KKK and an African-American civil rights activist, the unlikely pair must work together during the 1971 desegregation of Durham, NC schools. A stirring new play that exposes the poison of prejudice and the beauty of friendship.

By Christopher Sergel | Based on the novel by Harper Lee DATES: January 27, 29, 30

February 10, 17, 20, 24

March 3, 6 A compelling and timeless story told through the eyes of six year old Scout, the tomboyish daughter of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. As a tense tug of war between justice and racism heats up, Atticus and his family must learn to temper violence and hatred with courage and compassion. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird continues to inspire hope in the face of inequality.

By William Shakespeare DATES: February 13, 26, 27

March 5 The impoverished knight Falstaff decides to simultaneously pursue two of the town’s wealthy wives—with disastrous and hilarious consequences. One of the Bard’s most delightful comedies, this high-spirited romp is full of mistaken identities, cross-dressing, and lots of laughs!

Henry V A Christmas Carol

By Jim Helsinger | Based on the novel by Charles Dickens DATES: December 9, 12, 16, 18 The miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with a “bah humbug”, until he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Over one sleepless night, the spirits show him warm childhood memories, cruel realities, and his grim future should he continue his cantankerous ways.

By William Shakespeare DATES: February 24, 27

March 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 Young and brash King Henry V of England sets out to repair his broken nation after a bloody civil war, and discovers the challenges of leadership are greater than he ever imagined.

From Henry’s rousing battle speeches to courting the Princess of France, Shakespeare explores what makes a man a king... and a king a man.

On Stage with

"THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR" or "HENRY V"

Recommended 7th – 12th Grade FEE $15 per person (includes performance admission) This exciting pre-show workshop prepares your students to experience our production of Shakespeare’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR or HENRY V. In just 30 minutes we will have your students immersed in the world of the play, creating a greater understanding of the plot, themes, and major characters. An excellent introduction to Shakespeare!

On Stage with “The merry wives of windsor”available February 13, 26, 27, March 5, 2015 On Stage with “henry v” available February 24, 27, March 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 2015 Philip Nolen, Photo by Tony Firriolo

At your school Shakespeare Alive!

Supplement to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “Henry V” Recommended 4th – 12th Grade Fee $155 per class Up to four classes per day (50 - 60 minutes per class). Limit 30 students per class period. Shakespeare Alive! is a workshop facilitated by two Orlando Shakespeare Theater Actor/Educators.

In the first half, students engage in an interactive plot summary of one of William Shakespeare’s plays. In the second half of the class, 4th and 5th grade students engage in “Insult War” and “Flattery Battle” using vocabulary from Shakespeare’s time. 6th through 12th graders paraphrase Shakespearean text, distinguishing between the denotative and connotative meanings of words. Shakespeare Alive! is a perfect companion experience to attending a student matinee! common core Connections Reading, Speaking and Listening, Theater Arts

Point of View:

An Anti-Bullying Workshop

Supplement to “The Best of Enemies” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” Recommended 5th – 12th Grade Fee $155 per class Up to four classes per day (50 - 60 minutes per class). Limit 30 students per class period. Point of View is an interactive workshop facilitated by two Orlando Shakespeare Theater Actor/Educators which leads students through an examination of bullying in To Kill A Mockingbird or The Best of Enemies. Using theater games, students explore how the use of gesture, posture, vocal inflection, and verbal content informs status in everyday interactions. The workshop culminates in the class generating a Classroom Code of Ethics which encourages them to endow classmates with higher status.

Curriculum Connections Reading, Speaking and Listening, Theater Arts, Social Studies

Photo by Landon St. Gordon

ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCES

at orlando shakes

Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Children’s Series introduces your students to theater in a fun and engaging way. Curriculum guides are designed for each production to create natural connections between the play, common core standards, and your grade level curriculum.

DAYS & TIMES

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10:15 a.m. and Noon Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS

$9 per person (Buy 10 tickets and the 11th is free)

The Musical Adventures of

Flat Stanley

Book by Timothy A. McDonald | Music by Jonathan Waller, David Weinstein with Stephen Gabriel | Lyrics by Timothy A. McDonald, Jonathan Waller and David Weinstein | Based on the books by Jeff Brown with illustrations by Scott Nas DATES: October 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31

November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else, until he makes a wish to be as flat as a pancake… and his wish comes true! With his new, two-dimensional form Stanley becomes the ultimate exchange student, as he scours the globe to do something the world has never seen before. Learn that heroes come in all shapes and sizes in this whirlwind musical travelogue!

James and the Giant Peach

By David Wood | Based on the book by Roald Dahl DATES: March 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31

April 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 Young orphan James flees from his two conniving aunts, and launches on a journey of enormous proportions! Suddenly he finds himself in the center of a gigantic peach surrounded by human-sized insects with equally over-sized personalities. Follow James, the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper, and the pessimistic Earthworm on their wild adventure!

Above: Seth Wallen Front: Joel Oramas, Jeffrey Todd Parrott, Sophie Bell, Damian Barray, & Bridgette Hoover Photos by Tony Firriolo

At your school Imaginations Alive

Recommended K – 3rd Grade Fee $155 per class (25 students); $500 for 4 classes During this interactive workshop, students will demonstrate a basic understanding of story grammar, collaborating with classmates to build and improvise a story of their own creation.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Actor/Educators use a series of interactive games and theater exercises to help students effectively employ the elements of character, setting, problem, and solution.

Common core Connections: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Theater Arts

Magic Tree House Alive

Recommended 2nd – 4th Grade Fee $155 per class (25 students); $500 for 4 classes During this interactive workshop, Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Actor/Educators encourage your students to act as authors and create story ideas for their own Magic Tree House Adventure.

Through interactive games and theater exercises, students work in groups to pick a historical central character, time period, and magical object, creating a “snapshot” of story elements using their own bodies as statues. Follow-up activities include writing letters to author Mary Pope Osborne explaining their story suggestions, and designing book covers based on their ideas.

Common Core Connections: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Theater Arts