to another exciting season of our school Days series!
All about our School Days Series...
• All performances last approximately ONE hour.
• Seating is determined by group size. Each group is assigned a block of seats. Actual paper tickets will not be issued.
• Advance registration and a $50 non-refundable deposit are required.
The show was wonderful.
The kids really enjoyed seeing the books “brought to life”. For several parents, it was their first trip to The Music Hall and they were very impressed by the quality of the show and how lovely The Music Hall is.
The Music Hall- the Seacoast’s largest performing arts classroom- strives to educate students of all ages with its Education @ The Music Hall program. A key element of that program is our 15-year old School Days Series which brings children from 80 local schools, homeschoolers and families for high caliber, affordable matinees.
Our 15th season features best selling books like Stellaluna and Peter and The Wolf, science fun, the life of an American heroine, Harriet Tubman, and celebrated scientist Einstein, and many wonderful others. This year we look forward to bringing in two internationally acclaimed theater companies from England: Tall Stories and Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company.
We hope your students will join us and learn through the arts, as more than 20,000 school children do here annually at The Music Hall. The upcoming season is also filled with opportunities for teachers and other creative educators. (For each School Day Series performance, we offer detailed study guides available now at www.themusichall.org).
We look forward to speaking with you to arrange the details for your class, home school or family visit. Space is limited so reserve soon! With so many wonderful shows, we hope to see you often at The Music Hall. Act now- some shows sold out last season…don’t miss out!
Chris
Curtis | school days series coordinator
• The Music Hall must enforce a non-refundable FULL PAYMENT policy three weeks prior to performance due to our contractual obligations to our performers. NO EXCEPTIONS. No snow day refunds available.
• Study guides and bus information are now available on our website! www.themusichall.org
• A confirmation notice will be sent after reservation and deposit are received.
We greatly appreciate your compliance with the above; it enables The Music Hall to continue to provide high caliber educational programs to Seacoast children.
Following each program description is a symbol which indicates the curriculum that may be enhanced by the performance.
For More Info: Contact Chris Curtis at ccurtis@themusichall.org (603) 433-3100 x11
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:30am and 11:30am room On The Broom
Tall stories (uK)
Just in time for Halloween!!! The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick – until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five. When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Adapted from Julia Donaldson’s and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling book. Songs, laughs and scary fun!
“A magical spell of really enjoyable family fun!” - Maidenhead Advertiser
APProPrIATe For GrADes Pre K - 2
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:30am and 11:30am Pigeon Party!
starring Mo Willems’ Pigeon
big Wooden horse Theatre company (uK)
Mo Willems’ Pigeon is back and ready to party! Squeezing all the fun of the first three Pigeon books into one raucous production, this lively show is full of fun, feathers, laughter and excitement and features original music and lots of audience participation. Can you stop Pigeon from driving the bus? Will he share the hotdog? And after all that, it’s time for bed; the Bus Driver wants Pigeon to go to bed, all his friends want him to go to bed, but the question is - will you let him stay up late?!
APProPrIATe
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30am and 11:30am
Peter and The Wolf & The sound Mall
A hudson Vagabond Puppet Production
Larger-than-life puppets and Victorian toys come to life in this familiar story with an unexpected twist. Grandfather, an elegant 8-ft gentleman enters the scene on a high-wheeler bicycle. Peter is only 8, but he is over six feet and rides a toy Victorian horse on wheels. (The wolf still thinks the show should be called The Wolf & Peter!) Next, it’s The Sound Mall, an original story focusing on the science of music and sound, uses large scale masks and props to tell how the instruments came to be the size and shape they are in order to make the sounds they do.
“Such a wonderful show…a terrific introduction to theater and music. - East Elementary School, Brentwood, NY
APProPrIATe For GrADes Pre K - 4
Thursday, December 3, 2009 9:30am and 11:30am stellaluna
Kids’ entertainment (cAnAdA)
When an owl attacks her mother, baby bat Stellaluna is knocked out of her loving grasp. The bewildered bat lands in a nest of baby birds, but her world has just turned upside down. Literally. Stellaluna’s adoptive mom accepts her into her nest, but only if Stellaluna acts like a bird, so she quits hanging by her feet and starts eating bugs. But, when she shows her siblings what life as a bat is like, they’re confounded. Anyone who has ever been asked to be someone they’re not will understand the conflicts--and possibilities—Stellaluna faces.
APProPrIATe For GrADes K - 4
Darwin
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 9:30am and 11:30am Darwin
corbiAn Visual arts and dance (cAnAdA)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:30am and 11:30am
click clack Moo
Theatreworks usA
All day long Farmer Brown hears “click clack moo, clickety clackety moo...”
The cows are typing and protesting their working conditions! A hilariously “moo-ving” new musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the award-winning Caldecott Honor book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.
APProPrIATe For GrADes Pre K - 4
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:30am and 11:30am einstein alive! Featuring Marc spiegel
Blending science, history and entertainment, this show brings to life a warm, vibrant and uncannily realistic Albert Einstein who treats his guests to exciting demonstrations. He shows students, with their help on stage, how theories of relative motion and other fundamental concepts really work. The show, full of spontaneity and humor, is capped off with a lively Q&A.
“And who would have guessed that Einstein would be so funny?!”
- Smithsonian Institution’s Discovery Theater
APProPrIATe For GrADes K-4
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 9:30am and 11:30am Freedom Train
Theatreworks usA
Freedom Train tells the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people, in a fascinating series of highly theatrical scenes that use dance, dialogue, and music of the period. Freedom Train is the story of self-sacrifice, dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit -- a universal story for all.
“Runs along inspirational tracks -- the show claps hands and never misses a tambourine beat.”
- Detroit Free Press
APProPrIATe For GrADes 3-8
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:30am and 11:30am
harry the Dirty Dog ArtsPower
Harry has everything a little white dog with black spots could want. There’s just one problem: he hates taking baths. He hates them so much, in fact, that one morning he runs away. After a wonderful day spent playing in the dirt, Harry gets so grubby that he turns into a little black dog with white spots…and returns home to find that his family doesn’t recognize him!
APProPrIATe For GrADes K-2