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The
Secret Life of Bees
American Place Theatre
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 12:00PM
Recommended for grades 9 & up ● Tickets: $10
In this
bestseller set during the 1960s, a young girl’s search
for the truth about her mother leads her to three
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Jason & the Argonauts
Visible Fictions
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12:30PM
Recommended for grades 3-7
Jason
must sail the world to find the Golden Fleece while the
odd monster, sleeping dragon and clashing rock endeavor
to ruin his trip on this most fantastic of journeys! |
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The
House on Mango Street
American Place Theatre
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 12:00PM
Recommended for grades 9 & up ● Tickets: $10
A young
Chicana faces the harsh reality of her neighborhood
while holding onto the dream of what she will someday
become. |
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Max & Ruby
TheatreworksUSA
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades preK-3
Follow the escapades of bunny
siblings Max and Ruby in this new musical inspired by
Rosemary Wells' books and based on the popular
Nickelodeon program The Max and Ruby Show. |
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Charlotte’s Web
TheatreworksUSA
Monday, December 15, 2008 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades K-5
Based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship
between a pig and a little gray spider, this treasured
tale explores bravery, selfless love, and the true
meaning of friendship. |
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The Legacy of Galileo: An Encounter with Genius
Parnassus Productions
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11:00AM
Recommended for grades 3-7
In
2009, we celebrate the 400 year anniversary of Galileo’s
first use of a telescope to study the heavens. We offer
this show in cooperation with the RVCC Planetarium.
ON THIS DAY, AND
THROUGHOUT 2009: Bring your students to
the Planetarium at RVCC for
events and activities
celebrating the
International
Year of Astronomy. Call: 908.231.8805. |
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Black
Boy
American Place Theatre
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 12:00PM
Recommended for grades 9 & up ● Tickets: $10
A
verbatim adaptation of the classic American
autobiographical work, Black Boy dramatizes
Richard Wright’s journey from childhood innocence to
adulthood in the Jim Crow South. |
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Freedom Train
TheatreworksUSA
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades 3-9
Freedom Train tells the thrilling story of Harriet
Tubman, the Moses of her people, in a fascinating series
of highly theatrical scenes using dance, dialogue, and
music of the period. |
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If You
Give a Pig a Pancake
TheatreworksUSA
Friday, January 27, 2009 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades K-4
You’ll
love Theatreworks’ latest mini-musical based on your
students’ favorite books including, Diary of a Worm,
Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig, Horace &
Morris but Mostly Dolores, and many more. |
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Stellaluna
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Friday, February 6, 2009 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades K-4
Stellaluna’s life is flitting along on schedule until an
owl attacks one night, knocking the bewildered batlet
out of her mother’s loving grasp and into a nest of baby
birds. |
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Seussical
TheatreworksUSA
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10AM & 12:15PM
Recommended for grades Pre-K-4
The
noble Horton the Elephant, the one-feathered bird
Gertrude McFuzz and the antics of the Cat in the Hat
steal the spotlight in this unforgettable musical
adventure! |
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Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks
Mad River Theatre Works
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10 AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades 3 & up
This
play dispels myths about Parks as it paints a portrait
of complex woman who had to find reconciliation within
herself in order to become an effective Civil Rights
leader. |
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Peking
Acrobats
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11AM
Recommended for grades 3 & up
The
Peking Acrobats are most effective diplomats of their
traditional, spirited culture. For decades, they have
toured the world over with graceful presentations of
their ancient folk art, acrobatics. |
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Junie B. Jones
TheatreworksUSA
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 10 AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades K-5
Junie
B. is ready for first grade, but getting used to the
whole new group of friends, a new teacher, and new
glasses is challenging, even for irrepressible Junie B.
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The
Lost World
L.A. Theatre Works
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11AM
Recommended for grades 7 & up
Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure The Lost World—presented
here in the form of a radio play—follows a scientific
expedition deep into the Amazon jungle and back in time. |
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Teacher Man
American Place Theatre
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 12PM
Recommended for grades 9 & up ● Tickets: $10
Frank
McCourt, a dedicated teacher, charming storyteller, and
eloquent writer, shares the riches of his thirty years
experience in high school classrooms. “I thought I was
teaching. I was learning.” |
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Project
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11AM
Recommended for grades 4 & up
Project
is a dynamic young ensemble whose sound is a fusion of
jazz, world music, elements of hip-hop and popular
music, balanced by a sincere allegiance to their
classical roots. March is Music in Our Schools Month |
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Generations of Jazz
New
Jersey Jazz Society
Friday, April 3, 2009 at 11AM
Recommended for grades 4 & up
This
musical history performance demonstrates the origins and
evolution of jazz from its roots in the spiritual and
European music to Dixieland, Swing, Bebop and a few
stops in between. April
is Jazz Appreciation Month |
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Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad
Day
Two Beans Productions
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades Pre-K-4
Laugh
and sing along as Alexander wakes up with gum in
his hair, trips on a skateboard, and
accidentally drops his sweater in the sink—all
before breakfast! |
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Clean Machine
Tom Chapin & Friends
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10AM & 12:30PM
Recommended for grades Pre-K-4
Inspired by Grammy nominated This Pretty Planet
and updated with new songs, this show expresses how each
of us can do our part to ensure a clean and green
future. |
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The
Kite Runner
American Place Theatre
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 12PM
Recommended for grades 9 & up ● Tickets: $10
A
touching and dramatic portrayal of the difficult
relationship between two boys—Amir, a privileged Pashtun
and Hassan, his Hazara servant—set before the tumultuous
backdrop of 1970’s Afghanistan. |
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