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The Ugly
Duckling
Produced by: Bits
'N Pieces
Monday,
September 27, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission: $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Character Development, Family & Relationships,
Language Arts, Music and Theatre Arts
The Bits 'N Pieces GIANT puppets perform in the
musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's
classic story of The Ugly Duck-
ling. This high energy production features seven
towering nine-foot-tall puppets singing and dancing
along with costumed characters
and live actor Holli Rubin as the adorable Pinky
Flamingo.
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The
Hundred Dresses
Produced by: Eckerd
Theatre
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 2-6) FCAT connection:
Language Arts, Theatre Arts, Health and Relationships
& Family
An endearing tale that 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. Based on the Newbery
Honor Book by Eleanor Estes. “When 'The Hundred Dresses'
began I got the chills. I knew that those children
in the audience were the children that needed to see
it the most. The behavioral problems at the school
are tremendous and yet they sat awestruck through
the entire production. I was so touched and so hopeful.
Hopeful that the students were touched as much as
I was…" -Jillian Vukusich, Education Associate
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach,
Florida
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Virtually
Me
Produced
by: Theatreworks
USA
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Com-
munication & Language Arts, Music, Current Issues,
Relationships & Family, Bullying
Cyber-bullying and technology abuse have become
two of the biggest issues facing students today. Virtually
Me! tackles these issues
head-on in this fun, rockin’ new musical from Matt
Murphy Productions! Zeke’s blog, TMZeke, is all the
rage at school, but when
the super-popular Lindsay uses the blog to make fun
of Chloe, suddenly Zeke is mixed up in a cyber-bullying
smear campaign that is
hurtful to his friends and his reputation. Is the
blog to blame? Chloe is addicted to texting, but maybe
Chloe should be studying for
the upcoming math exam instead of texting her friends
about the latest gossip on TMZeke.
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If
You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Produced
by: Theatreworks USA
Friday,
October 22, 2010
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
Thursday, October 21, 2010
St Augustine Amphithreatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades PK-3) FCAT connection:
Reading List, Multicultural, Communication & Language
Arts, Music.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (by Laura Joffe
Numeroff) When a boy shares his snack with a hungry,
demanding mouse, he learns a
hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect. A sparkling
revue comprised of several mini-musicals based on
popular children's books, in-
cluding Amazing Grace, Owen, Martha Speaks, Borreguita
and the Coyote, Math Curse, and Imogene's Antlers.
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Otherwise
Known As Sheila The Great
Produced by: ArtsPower
Friday
,November 5, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Family Relationships, Language/ Communications Skills,
Literature-Based, Values-Based
Being a 10 year-old kid is kind of a pain.
Having an older sister is really a pain. Being afraid
of everything is ... well, just plain pain-
ful! Sheila Tubman, otherwise known as Sheila the
Great, comes of age in ArtsPower's lively and poignant
musical about discovering
the person within.
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Mammoth
Follies
Produced by: Hudson
Vagabond Puppets
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Literature Based, Communication & Language Arts,
Music, Visual Arts, Relationships & Family
Mammoth Follies explores the wonders
of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original
songs, witty jokes, and earth-smashing
dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets. This program
will dramatize historic and scientific facts (as well
as some myths) about
the great age of the dinosaur. Enormous puppets populate
the stage, including your host Willie Mammoth, Smiley
the Saber-Toothed
Tiger, Bessie the 22-foot long Apatosaurus, Tony and
Trixie Triceratops, Terry the Pterodactyl, and the
11-foot tall T. Rex in a musical trip through pre-history.
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A
Christmas Carol
Produced
by: Theatreworks USA
Tuesday,
December 14, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection: Literature Based, Communication
& Language Arts, Social Studies, Music, Relationships
& Family
In this musical interpretation of the
Charles Dickens classic, we first meet the miserly
Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve, as he is
complaining about having to give his clerk, Bob Cratchit,
the next day's holiday off. Maintaining that Christmas
is merely "humbug,"
Scrooge refuses to contribute to the local charity's
fund for the poor. He even refuses the invitation
of his nephew, Fred, to join his
family for a holiday celebration. It is only later
that night when he is visited by a succession of spirits
- the ghost of his deceased part-
ner, Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past,
Present, and Yet-to-Come - that Ebenezer considers
the consequences of his
past and present actions and reconsiders his outlook
on life.
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Charlotte's
Web
Produced by:Theatreworks
USA
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 2-4) FCAT connection: Literature Based, Communication
& Language Arts, Relationships & Family
TheatreworksUSA’s production of Charlotte's
Web is based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship
between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider
named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid
winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer
and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman
-- she will create a "miracle." Spinning
the words "Some Pig" in her web, Charlotte
weaves a solution which not only makes Wilbur a prize
pig, but ensures his place on the farm forever. This
treasured tale,
featuring mad-cap and endearing farm animals, explores
bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.
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Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Produced
by: Theatre IV
Monday, January 24, 2011
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Family Ties, History, Biography, Multi-Cultural, Music,
Self Esteem, Women’s Studies
This stirring drama with music is a classic tribute
to the great American who freed herself and hundreds
of her people from the bonds
of slavery. As Harriet and her friend Sarah Bradford,
narrate her adventurous life, we share in the joys,
sorrows, and challenges faced
by this brave women who changed the world through
her courage. Share her adventurous life with your
students in this accurate and
deeply moving musical history lesson.
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Madeline
and the Bad Hat
Produced by: ArtsPower
Friday, January 28, 2011
Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-5) FCAT connection:
Language/ Communication Skills, Literature-Based,
Musical, Values-Based
Madeline and the Bad Hat, traces the adventures of
a young Parisian girl who – despite starting off on
the wrong foot with a mischie-
vous new neighbor eventually learns that first impressions
aren’t everything. When one fine day the Spanish Ambassador
moves into
the house next door, Madeline and Miss Clavel and
the other girls quickly discover that his son Pepito
is a true horror! Rude and con-
ceited, Pepito seems at first to be nothing but trouble.
But when he unexpectedly finds himself in real danger,
it’s up to the resource-
ful Madeline to get him out of it. Can she teach Pepito
a lesson into the bargain, and does he have a hidden
good side after all? This
gently amusing tale of enemies-become-friends will
charm and entertain children and parents alike.
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Duck
For President, Fancy nancy & Other Story Books
Produced
by: Theatreworks USA
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades PK-3)
FCAT connection: Literature Based, Communication &
Language, Arts, Music, and Relationships & Family
DUCK FOR PRESIDENT: The winds of change are blowing,
and a politically ambitious Duck is leading the revolution!
As he is
elected as the leader of the farm, and then as the
governor of the state, voters across the nation wonder:
can Duck bring a new bill to
Capitol Hill? FANCY NANCY: Nancy just doesn't understand
why she's the only one who appreciates the value of
frilly accessories
and a prodigious vocabulary. It's time to teach her
family how to be fancy! Other stories include: Babymouse:
The Musical, I Have To
Go!, Leonardo, The Terrible Monster and Pirates Don’t
Change Diapers
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The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Produced
by: Theatreworks USA
Monday, May 2, 2011
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The St Augustine Amphitheatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades 1-7)
FCAT connection: Literature Based, Communication &
Language Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Relationships &
Family
This enchanting musical is based on C.S. Lewis'
adventure story about four children of war-torn England,
who accidentally enter the
land of Narnia by climbing through a magic wardrobe.
This strange and wondrous place is ruled by the cold-hearted
White Witch,
who makes the winter last year round. Although they
seem unlikely saviors, the children fulfill an ancient
prophecy by defeating the
witch, thus restoring sunshine and peace to the spell-bound
Narnia and returning the great Lion King Aslan to
his throne. "Conveys
the inspirational magic that has captivated young
readers for decades." - Lynn Heffley, The Los
Angeles Times
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Butterfly:
The Story of a Life Cycle
Produced
by: Hudson Vagabond Puppets
Monday,
May 9, 2011
The Florida Theatre, 10:00 & 12:00
Admission $7.00
(Grades PK-4)
FCAT connection: Science, Life Cycles, the Arts (puppetry,
music).
“Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle” follows the
monarch butterfly from its birth as a caterpillar,
through its metamorphosis into one of nature’s most
beautiful and necessary creatures, to its miraculous
migration from Canada to Mexico, Cuba and southern
California. With stunning, larger-than-life puppetry,
the Hudson Vagabond Puppets company will demonstrate
the symbiotic relationship between insect and plant
life, and illustrate the importance of conserving
and protecting the butterfly’s habitat.
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