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ASSEMBLIES:
LIVING HISTORY (grades
3-12)
Theatricum’s
professional actors portray historical figures in 50-minute interactive
assemblies, suitable for your classroom or assembly hall. Available
historical figures include:
Homer, Queen Elizabeth I &
William Shakespeare, Lewis & Clark and Sacajawea, Abraham & Mary Todd
Lincoln, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck.
ASSEMBLIES: THE AMERICANA
(grades 5-12)
Theatricum’s
professional actors portray historical figures in the following
Concert-Style assemblies. Approximately 55 minutes in length, important eras in American History
are examined through the events, poems, speeches, songs and conflicts of
the period. The Americana Series is appropriate for grades 5-12.
Available titles include:
The Strength of Women
(the Suffrage Movement)
American
Portraits
(the birth of our Nation)
Black
History in North America
(the Civil Rights Movement)
Searching
for the American Dream
(the Labor Movement)
Viva
LaRaza!
(the Latino Rights Movement)
A
Poets’ Gathering
(American poets share their work)
The
Woody Guthrie Story
(the rise of folk music in America)
ASSEMBLIES: INTERACTIVE (grades
K-3)
Creative Playground
performs highly engaging, interactive adaptations of literature and
social science based plays. In these Available titles include:
The
Velveteen Rabbit, Ferdinand the Bull,
Aesop’s Fables, Three
Tales by Hans Christian Andersen,
The Legends of King Arthur,
Halloween Stories, We
Shall Overcome
(introduce MLK to your youngest students!), Dia
de los Muertos- Cuentos de mi Familia
ASSEMBLIES:
SHAKESPEARE
In-school
performances of Shakespeare plays are performed in costume by full casts
from Theatricum’s professional repertory company. While the text remains
intact, the plays are abridged to accommodate an assembly period of
50-70 minutes. Available titles include:
A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet, MacBeth, The Tempest
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"A
Midsummer Night's Dream gives ample evidence that since its
inception in 1973, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum has become one
of this country's leading outdoor legit venues."
- – Daily Variety
2007
- "The return of
Shakespeare's evergreen romantic comedy from The Will Geer
Theatricum Botanicum reminds us anew why the production is a
surefire company staple. …the invested cast… make time and space
melt away in this bewitchingly eloquent revival."
- - LA Times
Critic's Choice, 2007
ASSEMBLIES:
CLASSICS OFF THE PAGE
In-school
performances of scenes from Shakespeare and other classical plays are
performed by 2-6 actors from Theatricum’s professional repertory company
and connected with narration. We can create a presentation for the text
of your choice with advance notice. Available texts include:
All of
Shakespeare’s Plays, Their Eyes Were Watching Gods by Zora Neale Hurston,
An Indian Discovers Columbus by Ellen Geer
Contact &
Booking Information:
- School Programs
Director
- Elizabeth Tobias,
- (310) 455-2322
ext. 300
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