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Teach beyond the classroom! The Van Wezel Schooltime Performances present
high quality, nationally and internationally renowned artists and performances for area students.
These theatrical adventures bring curriculum to life! Programs are carefully selected to correspond
with the Sunshine State Standards and the Sarasota County Curriculum.
Schooltime Performance tickets are $7, with 10% of your ticket order complimentary. The Van Wezel
Foundation generously provides bus reimbursement to public schools unable to pay for transportation.
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TOMIE dePAOLA'S STREGA NONA: THE MUSICAL
Recommended for Grades PreK - 4
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
10:00 A.M.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
11:45 A.M.
Running Time 1 hour
Based on the children’s books by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is the musical tale of a friendly magical witch – with a funny name – who strives to cure the ills of her tiny Italian town of Calabria. The baker has bunions (“as big as an onion”), his daughter wishes for witchery, and the local single ladies are always unlucky in love. The town faces real problems when a local lug named Big Anthony sneaks a peek at Strega Nona’s magic book and uses Strega Nona’s magical ways for selfish means. When Anthony fools with the magic pasta pot, and can’t figure out how to turn it off, pasta threatens to engulf the whole town – unless Strega Nona can save the day. With an energetic and tuneful score by composer Aron Accurso and brought to us by The Brad Simon Organization, this fantastical tale teachers that witches can be good, and that you can’t judge a pot by its pasta!
Producer(s): James & Maryann Armour
Co-producer(s): Herbert J. Karol Estate
Curricula tie-ins:
Drama,
Language,
Literature,
Movement,
Music,
Storytelling
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GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK at North Port High School
Recommended for K - 4
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10:00 A.M.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
11:45 A.M.
Running Time 1 hour
When the farmer is away, the animals will play! In this hilarious sequel to the barnyard blockbuster, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, good ol’ Farmer Brown has left his city-slicker brother in charge of his farm while he takes a much-needed vacation. He’s left detailed instructions on how to take care of the animals so that nothing will go wrong, including the important warning “Keep an eye on Duck. He’s Trouble.” But when the instructions fall into the wrong hands (or wings!), Duck takes the opportunity to do a little re-writing – with a few creative embellishments that result in madcap musical mutiny. Soon it’s pizza for the hen, bubble baths for the pig and movie night for the cow! Will the Duck be discovered as the true author? What will happen when Farmer Brown returns?
This funny and colorful musical for young audiences teaches respect, compromise, and the value of friendship. Giggle, Giggle, Quack is based on the popular barnyard series of books by Doreen Cronin, and is brought to life by the award winning Dallas Children’s Theater, thrilling audiences of all ages for 26 seasons.
Producer(s): Paul & Jane Hersey
Curricula tie-ins:
Literature,
Music,
Storytelling
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