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The New England School Performing Artist Directory
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THEATER
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This is an alphabetical listing of
performing artists whose theater programs support topics
in Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, and Health. You can browse the list by scrolling down or, if you are looking for information on a particular group or individual,
you can select a letter and move directly to that section of the list.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Rick Adam
Encore Performing Arts, Inc
Roberta Wolinsky
PO Box 630
Melville, NY 11747
(800) 669-9850
Fax: (631) 423-1795
Email: rickadam@encoreperforming.com
Website: http://encoreperforming.com/ra.htm
Rick Adam presents entertaining and effective performances dealing with social issues for all ages.
"Sound Choices" (for grades K-6) uses a unique combination of original songs, hand shadows, circus arts,
and audience participation, to take a caring look at growing up and believing in one's self, focusing
on self-esteem, drinking, drug use, smoking, and resolving conflicts.
“Be Cool, Be Safe” (for grades K-6) creates a fun jam of original music, mime, circus stuff, and audience participation that will help empower
children to make positive choices regarding bullying, taming tempers, preventing abuse and violence, resisting peer pressure, and celebrating differences.
It is an educational, enchanting, and highly entertaining performance designed to leave the audience with plenty of creative tools to build and maintain
harmony in our world.
"A Journey Through Addiction" (for grades 5-12) is a compelling theatrical production, using original
music, drama, mime and vaudeville, to explore alcoholism, drug dependency, eating disorders,
teen suicide, and self-destructive attitudes, encouraging students to make healthy choices and
build self-esteem.
"Resolving Rage" (for grades 5-12): Rick's engaging personality and captivating style
will mesmerize his audience while providing them with tools to control tempers,
relieve frustration, resist peer pressure, and celebrate differences. He
effectively delivers his message by creating an emotional bond with his
audience, using original songs, contemporary music, personal experiences,
and theatrical techniques.
"Red's Recycle-O-Rama" (for grades K-6) uses audience participation, storytelling, magic, juggling, hand shadows, original songs, and Red's Original One-Man Junk Band to
offer fun-loving tips on how and why to recycle, reuse, and reduce.
Program Titles: Sound Choices; A Journey Through Addiction; Be Cool, Be Safe; Resolving Rage; Red's Recycle-O-Rama.
Audience Limits: none
Special Requirements: 90 minute set-up time; electricity; clear stage.
Fee: $650-750 for 1 show; $950-1050 for 2 back-to-back; public performances may be higher
Funding Sources: New England Touring Roster, New England Foundation for the Arts
Health: Self-esteem, Drug Prevention, Conflict Resolution
Science: Ecology, Environment
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Mallory Bagwell, Ph.D.
The Movement Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 854
Storrs, CT 06268-0854
(860) 794-0554
E-mail: mallorybagwell@mac.com
Website: mallorybagwell.com
Dr. Mallory Bagwell presents workshops nationally in the areas of creative movement, play, creativity, arts education, and gifted education. His programs include performances, keynote presentations, and intensive hands-on workshops for K-8 students and education practitioners K-12. For the past 20 years he has presented regional workshops in New England and mid-Atlantic states that focus on mathematical problem-solving, critical thinking, geometry, the science of flight, and the history of games. The workshops are movement-oriented and full of practical hands on activities that have cross-curricular relevance to educators and students alike.
Current programs include:
It's All In How You Say It! (performance) has students ACTively exploring the roots of communication not only through words but gesture, intonation, facial expression and body language.
Workshop Series
Geodesic Dome Project
Math, science, architecture, and team work all converge as teams of students work together to study and build a variety of geometric structures. Students participate in the construction of a 2 story geo-structure that seats 30 people! By using lightweight pvc pipe to erect large scale geo-structures (from regular Platonic solids to irregular Archimedean solids) students can study the principles, relationships, terminology, classification, and real world relevance of their constructions. An immensely rich source of ideas for integrating across the curriculum and for staff development. (up to 75 students/workshop).
Math Through Movement
Explore problem solving through a series of original and progressively challenging movement tasks. Partners and groups discover the effects of perception, process and behavior (cooperative, competitive, independent) upon the outcomes of specific problems. Packed with activities that expand mathematical thinking, computation, and number learning. Develop rules of anthropomorphic measurement. Form group shapes and patterns to make larger than life tangrams. Graph tableaux shapes from a game of 3-dimensional Twister. Examine topology, critical thinking, problem solving, logic, and hypothesis formation.
Enter the Gamesman
Follow the rich history of games from five continents spanning 5000 years. Pick an era and conduct a comparative study across the continents or scrutinize a specific culture and follow the evolution of games over the centuries.
Hot Air Balloon Hype
Students construct and launch 4' tall scale hot air balloons from tissue paper within a two tome frame that includes discussion of principles and history of flight and the science of weather.
Program Titles: It's All In How You Say It!
Workshops: Math Through Movement; Enter the Gamesman; Geodesic Dome Project, Hot Air Balloon Hype.
Audience Limit: 325/performance; 30/workshops ; 65/Geo Dome and Hot Air Hype
Fee: $525/one performance; $775/two performances; $825/day workshops; $450/evening.
$425 libraries. Travel and materials inclusive.
Health: Communication
Language Arts: Creative Writing
Math
Birds in Their Habitat
Henry Lappen
120 Pulpit Hill Road, #31
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 549-3722
E mail: Heron@HenryLappen.com
Website: www.henrylappen.com
Birds in Their Habitat is an educational science show using masks of birds to teach about bird biology and behavior. Artist Henry Lappen demonstrates how each species has evolved to fit its environment.
Participants don the masks and swim as Puffins, soar as Eagles, and stalk as Herons. Topics covered include nest building, hunting for food, hiding from danger, preening, and playing. This show fits the curriculum framework of the Department of Education for adaptation and nature units for elementary grades. A curriculum guide is available.
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Birds in their Habitat is also available as a residency where students make their own masks, research the animals and learn to physically portray them.
Program Title: Birds in their Habitat
Audience Limit: 250
Fee: $400 for 1 show, $600. for 2. Travel may be extra.
Science: Animals (birds), Nature
Bubble-Mania!
Casey Carle
K&C Enterprises
PO Box 176 East Haddam, CT 06423
860-873-9599
E Mail: Casey@bubblemania.com
Web site: www.bubblemania.com
How do you earn the position of bubble consultant to Cirque du Soleil? How do gain the title “Bubble Artist Champion” at an international contest on
Japanese TV? Full-time entertainer and comic bubble-ologist Casey Carle does it by being really, really good at...... well, bubbling.
Which explains why his stage show BubbleMania! has been in high demand throughout New England and beyond since 1989 - performing 300-400
shows a year. Other credits include The Ringling Bros Circus, The Smithsonian Institute, Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy, The CT Public TV Science
Expo (5 years), science museums and theaters coast to coast. Mr. Carle is also an award winning bubble video artist and is co-author of “BubbleOlogy” -
a 2004 Teachers’ Choice Award winning book.
BubbleMania! is available in two formats:
- Comedy With A Drip! — A BubbleManiac since 1987, Casey Carle creates an event loaded with visual comedy, quick wit, big band swing music and amazing soap bubble manipulations - from intricate and inspiring bubble art forms to trapping people inside giant bubbles! Amazement and Amusement for ages 5 to 95!
- Science, Art & Comedy! — Since 1992 Mr. Carle has combined his bubbling skills with engaging, fun and age appropriate science for schools. From super solutions and surface tension to cube bubbles and human sized bubbles, this high energy show guarantees that jaws will drop, laughter will explode and brains will be whirling for grades K-6. A study guide co-authored by The Smithsonian Institute is available at www.bubblemania.com.
More thorough descriptions, news articles, recommendations, photos and booking guidelines are at www.bubblemania.com. [Also learn how to use Casey's popular book/kit as a fundraiser.]
Program Titles: Bubble-Mania: Comedy With A Drip! (Family shows); Bubble-Mania: Science, Art and Comedy (School assembly).
Audience Limit: Assembly: 250 with a stage, 200 without a stage. Family Show: 350-400. Theaters: 600+ (Shorter shows with only the BIG stuff)
Current Fees: Single show : $445-$595, Two back-to-back shows: $745-$945. (Fees are based on travel distance and include all expenses).
Funding Sources: BOCES (NY State), CT Commision on Culture and Tourism (cultureandtourism.org), New England Foundation for the Arts (nefa.org)
Special Requirements: Indoor only. Any mess is self-contained. No worries.
Science: Physics, Chemistry, Nature
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Lon Cerel
18 Pinewood Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 946-3183
E Mail: magicguy@cox.net
Website: loncerel.com/magicofreading.html
"The Magic of Reading" is a curriculum-based program incorporating popular children's books.
Lon Cerel has been entertaining children and their families for over 20 years and has twice been voted "RI's Best
Family Entertainment" by the RI Parents' Paper.
Lon's goal is to aid in your efforts to motivate your children, by promoting the Fun of recreational reading, and the use of the library. Instead of turning on the TV, children learn to turn on their minds and their imaginations. The program is a perfect companion to the Books & Beyond and Feinstein Good Deeds programs. In addition, by utilizing the techniques of stage magic, each illusion reinforces moral values such as sharing, cooperation, giving respect to get respect, "paying it forward", and consequences (cause and effect).
The program is specirfically geared to grades K-5.
Program Title: The Magic of Reading
Audience Limit: 250/assembly
Fee: $450-$550; second show, same day: $200 additional
Language Arts: Reading, Children's Literature, Folk Tales
Health: Self-Esteem
Social Studies: Famous People - Betsy Ross
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Children’s Voices Theater
Ellen Weiner
Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
Promote Literacy and Celebrate the Imagination With ‘Children’s Voices Theater’
Children’s Voices transforms stories and poems written by students K-6, into a magical theatrical experience that combines
acting, mime, comedy,masks,puppetry,jugglling, and audience participation.
Throughout the performance, Michael Zerphy and Marv Klassen-Landis, creators of Children’s Voices, weave themes of trusting one’s inner voice, overcoming fear, and getting started when ‘I don’t know what to write’ . Students get so excited after seeing this performance that they can’t wait to write their own poems and stories. This production is a high energy high student motivator. Workshops and residencies are also available. A Teacher Guide is provided.
Audience Limit: 200/250
Fee: $800 for one, $1,300 for two -block booking rates available -public performances may be somewhat higher
Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, Vermont Arts Council, New Hampshire Council on the Arts
Special Requirements: None- a stage is not required –set up time approximately one hour
Language Arts: Reading, Writing
Health: Self-esteem
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Jeff Danger, Science Ranger
153 Hamilton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617-899-4140) (Fax: 617-491-0763)
E-mail: jeffdanger55@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.sciencerangers.com
The Jeff Danger, Science Ranger Show is a variety show of phsyical science. This program entertains, educates, and
inspires a child to think about science by presenting the basics of many important scientific ideas with flabbergasting demonstrations of
natural forces that audiences talk about for months to come.
Teachers hire Jeff Danger, Science Ranger Show because his
presentation of physical science concepts supplements curriculum and provides an excellent review before standardized
testing.
Parents hire Jeff Danger, Science Ranger Show to captivate children with entertaining, educational presentations
that make a child's birthday party unforgettable. The most often heard feedback: "He kept the audience's attention the whole time."
Plenty of references are provided.
Program Titles: Jeff Danger, Science Ranger Show
Fee: Averages about $300 per program. See Website for details on pricing/travel expenses.
Science
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Debbie O'Carroll Magical Theatre for Children
Debbie O'Carroll
51 Olive Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 462-9954
Fax: (978) 462-9954
Email: debbie@debbieocarroll.com
Website: www.debbieocarroll.com
Debbie O'Carroll is a 'one of a kind' performer. She combines stage magic, theatre, and dance with lots of audience participation.
Her appealing props, delightful costumes, enchanting magic and lively stage movement both educate and entertain.
Program Titles: The Magic Library (reading); Celebrate the December Holidays (diversity); Whoops the Wizard (science);
The Irish Magic Show (children's literature); The Yankee Doodle Magic Show (social studies); The Railroad Magic Show (geography);
The Magic of Exercise (physical fitness); Tall Tales from a Small World (geography); Magical Medley (performing arts); Shorten the Road, Tales of Ireland; Tom & Debbie O'Carroll, The Music & Magic of Ireland;
Addacadabra (Math)
Grade Level Suitability: Pre-K through 6
Audience Size Limit: None.
Fee: $300 - $400; Block Booking rates for two or more performances. Discounts for after school programs.
Language Arts: Reading, Children's Literature
Social Studies: American History, Holidays, Geography, Countries (Ireland),Transportation)
Health: Physical Fitness
Science
Math
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Bill Dougal
243 Tobacco Street
Lebanon, CT 06249
(860) 456-9041
E Mail: bill@dougalart.com
Website: www.dougalart.com
COWBOY BILLY - A colorful cowboy character educating and entertaining through original songs and comedy. The Wild & Witty West Show provides a humorous look into the lifestyle of the cowboy. The OK Corral Show emphasizes character values. Songs teach moral lessons like being nice to your neighbor, and peaceful conflict resolution.
FUN SONGS FROM BILL'S HAT - Bill Dougal's original songs educate young people, and incorporate humor. Songs include; "Fact collection", "Mr.
Gravity", "It's My Brain" and "Ooey Gooey". A large cartoon visual accompanies each tune.
CARICATURES - Cartoon-style portraits. Visual interpretation of various head shapes and facial features with exaggeration & humor. Cartooning presentation also. Lecture/demo, workshop or drawing by the hour.
Program Titles: Cowboy Billy, Caricatures, Fun Songs From Bill's Hat
Fee: Start at $275
Social Studies: Geography, Regions (West), Occupations (Cowboys)
Health Conflict Resolution, Safety
Ed the Wizard
Ed Cope
192 West Main Street
Orange, MA 01364
(978) 544-8092
E Mail: edthewizard@crocker.com
Web Site: www.edthewizard.com
With reading as the emphasis behind each perfomance or workshop, Ed the Wizard delights and entertains his audiences with
mystical and comedic routines suitable for all ages. Dressed in flowing robes, curled shoes, and conical hat, Ed the Wizard
uses many volunteers in his "hands on" performances. Inspired by J. K. Rowling and many others, Ed combined his life long interest
in magic with his passion for reading, and became the Wizard he is today. At the end of each performance, a book on learning
magic is donated to the school's library. And for the students that really pay attention, some of the routines he uses can be
found in the book!
Program Titles: Ed the Wizard
Grade Level Suitabiilty: Performances - Pre K - 6, Workshops - 3-6
Audience Size Limits: Performances - none, Workshops - 15 - 20
Fee: Starts at $325.00 base fee. Discounts available for multiple, same day performances/workshops.
Funding Sources: You Local Cultural Councils.
Language Arts: Reading, Literary programs
Enchanted Circle Theater
Ellen Weiner
Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
Enchanted Circle Theater is one of New England's premier children's theater companies, integrating
music, dance, theater, visual arts and literature. The current repertoire includes:
Folktales From Japan (K - 6), Roots, Rhythm and Rapture - Caribbean music and dance (all ages), A Bullet Can't Kill A Dream - a multi-media
performance about three courageous young people who each, in their own way stand up and speak out against injustice (5-8),
Tales From Mother Russia (K - 6), Dance of the Earth (4-8) about the life of our planet Earth, and
From Page to Stage (5-12), a dramatic rendering of prose, poetry, and drama aimed at encouraging
young people to read.
Program Titles: Folktales from Japan; Tales From Mother Russia; Dance
of the Earth; From Page to Stage; Roots, Rhythm and Rapture; A Bullet Can't Kill A Dream.
Audience Limit: approx. 25/class/workshop; 300/assembly
Fee: For Tales From Mother Russia, Folktales From Japan, Latino Voices, Dance of the Earth: $800 for one; reductions for multiples and block booking; workshop fees lower
Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S.
Special Requirements: space approx. 20' X 20'; electricity; (do not require stage)
Language Arts: Folktales, Reading)
Social Studies: Countries and Regions of the World (Japan, Russia, Latin America), Geography
Science: Environment, Ecology
Health: Conflict Resolution
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FOODPLAY PRODUCTIONS
Barbara Storper, M.S., R.D.
1 Sunset Avenue
Hatfield, MA 01038
(800) 366-3752
Fax: (800) 366-3752 (please call first)
E-Mail: info@foodplay.com
Web Site: www.foodplay.com and www.foodplaykids.com
"FOODPLAY" -- Captivating theater with essential health messages, this national award-winning nutrition show helps turn today's children
on to healthy eating and exercise habits. Featuring fantastic feats of juggling, a cast of colorful characters, motivating messages, audience
participation, music, magic and more...FOODPLAY addresses the major health concerns affecting today's schoolchildren. This educational and entertaining program includes a school-wide assembly performance (45 minutes), a comprehensive school resource kit with materials for everyone involved including, a Teacher's Follow-Up Activity Guidebook, a snack guide for parents, handouts for children, packet for school food service, evaluation materials, and press packet. FOODPLAY has been presented to over one million schoolchildren coast to coast and
received a host of awards including an Emmy Award for "Best Children and Youth TV Special". (Grades K-5)
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE" -- Help adolescents make their choices healthy ones with this upbeat, thought-provoking, health theatre
show that has received the highest ratings from schools throughout the country. Addressing nutrition, fitness, and body image,
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE" helps young people see through the messages they receive from the media, family, and peers in order to make healthy choices. Originally sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Centers for Disease Control, this program features a school-wide assembly performance, Follow-Up Teacher's Activity Guidebook, School Resource Kit, and press packet. (Grade 6 and up)
Program Titles: FOODPLAY; This Is Your Life!
Audience Limit: 400/assembly
Fee: Foodplay - $1095 - $1495; This Is Your Life - Call for prices
Funding Sources: Safe and Drug-Free Schools, TEAM Nutrition, BOCES, and more
Health: Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Self-Esteem, Drug Awareness, Eating Disorder Prevention
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Gould & Stearns
Bonnie Stearns, Managing Director
44 Hillcrest Terrace
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-8355
Fax: same
email: stearns@sover.net
Web: www.sover.net/~stearns
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Ellen Weiner
Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
Peter Gould and Stephen Stearns are madcap performers and master teachers who have been
offering school programs and residencies for over 20 years. Their performances are clever, often
zany, and always heart-warming. In their work as workshop and discussion leaders, often in
conjunction with a performance, they give students a can-do message about managing problems
and opportunities with the help of humor.
Programs include:
Secrets: Peter and Stephen use stories of their own growing up to look, with humor, at
real kid issues - peer pressure, self esteem, and choice-making. (grades 4-6, 7-8)
Fee Fie Fo Fun! involves the audience in re-creating the familiar story of Jack and the Beanstalk
with Peter and Stephen - and gives insight into the art forms of mime, theatre and comedy.
This new look at an old favorite is a perfect way to introduce young students to storytelling as
a living art form. (grades preK-5)
A Peasant of El Salvador - about which teachers have said - "The best social studies
lesson my students will have all year... The most moving, meaningful play I have ever seen...
Taught more about Latin American culture in one hour than I do in three years teaching."
(grades 9-12)
Simple Gifts - a special holiday program for December - highlights stories from a variety of
cultures and traditions, and reminds us that the simple gifts of ourselves are the best sources of
warmth and comfort we can offer one another.
Laughing Matters teaches students basic illusions and mime techniques and creative
use of language while it takes them on a journey of the imagination - from a whaling ship of the
1800s to the vaudeville stage, and into the future! (grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12).
Program Titles: Secrets, Fee Fie Fo Fun!, A Peasant of El Salvador, Simple Gifts, Laughing Matters
Audience limit: 24/class, usually 300-350 /assembly, up to 650 or more in suitable auditorium.
Fee: $500-$800/performance
Funding Source: New England Foundation for the Arts
Language Arts: Folk Tales, Bilingual (Spanish)
Social Studies: Countries and Regions of the World - Latin America, Holidays
Health: Self-Esteem, Drug Prevention
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The Improbable Players
Lynn Bratley
PO Box 746
Watertown, MA 02471-0746
(617) 926-8124 or (800) 437-4303
Fax: (617) 926-8315
E Mail: players@improbableplayers.org
Website: http://www.improbableplayers.org
The Improbable Players is a professional theater company founded in 1984 to spotlight tough social problems
as they relate to substance abuse. Each year over 60,000 people experience six different powerful performances
for schools, community groups and conferences. Three of the plays are I'll Never Do That!, about
alcoholism as a family disease; Passing It On, about HIV/AIDS and substance abuse; and Running on E,
about four young friends dealing with the issue of drug abuse among peers. The Players themselves are all in recovery
from alcohol and other drug abuse, and at the end of each program, they step out of their roles to tell their own
riveting stories and interact with the audience.
Program Titles: I'll Never Do That!; Passing It On; Running on E; Hitting Rock Bottom; Stages; Stand Up Straight
Audience Limits: none
Fee: Ranges from $550 to $1,600 (+travel expenses)
Funding Sources: Call us to find out about the many options available for funding
Health: Drug Prevention, Self-esteem, Conflict Resolution
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Keith Michael Johnson
Educational Programs for K-6
45 Ann Mary Brown Drive
Warwick, RI 028888
(800) 730-6676
Fax:(866) 247-7073
Web site: http://keithmichaeljohnson.com
E-Mail: kmjshows@yahoo.com
Keith Michael Johnson uses humor to motivate, educate
and entertain students in grades K-5. Thousands of
students throughout Southern New England have enjoyed
his time-tested and popular assembly programs:
Science Isn't Always Pretty challenges students with outrageous questions and demonstrations that brings the K-5 science curriculum alive! (k-5)
Mad About Math is full of things to see, ideas to
ponder, and advice to make learning math easier. It's
not another ho-to-math lesson, it's a "here's why mathapulluza!" (k-5)
Hats off to Reading is a high energy pep rally for
books which introduces kids to people they can meet
and places they can explore without ever leaving home.
A colorful and funny program that celebrates books,
reading and the POWER of literacy. (K-2)
Amazing Americans is chock full of insightful
immigrant stories, antique artifacts from everyday
American life and a look at history through the lens
of hobbies. A program which touches on culture,
science, art, fashion and our diverse culture as ways
of exploring our history, Amazing Americans also
encourages responsible citizenship. (History and
Reading for K-5)
Wild About Weather (k-5) takes a creative and quirky look at clouds, air pressure, forecasts and storms.
Kids discover why our weather happens and how it works while experiencing a tornado machine, a hot air balloon and an air
cannon.
Fees: $550/1 show; $875/ 2 shows, back to back, $925, AM/PM; $1,200/3 shows; $1,450/4 shows; $1,700/5 shows.
Program Titles: Science Isn't Always Pretty; Hats Off To Reading; Amazing Americans; Mad About Math; Wild About Weather
Audience Limit: 200/assembly
Fee: $550/1 show; $875/ 2 shows, back to back, $925, AM/PM; $1,200/3 shows; $1,450/4 shows; $1,700/5 shows.
Science: Weather
Math
Social Studies: American History, Citizenship
Language Arts: Reading
Luneaus Basketball Family
105 Guilford Road
Syracuse, NY 13224
Phone: (315) 446-6393
EMail: theluneaus@earthlink.net
Website: www.basketballfamily.com
You will be amazed with never before seen basketball ballhandling tricks with three, four, five, six and more basketballs. The Luneaus Basketball Family
dribble, juggle and spin basketballs on a balance board, and using other props to music and dance.
You can enjoy the show and at the same time hear a valuable message on setting goals, working hard, never giving up and leading a balanced life while achieving your dreams and enjoying every day. We have many volunteers involved in the show. Volunteers come up and help us with two ball dribbling, spinning one and two basketballs, dribbling and passing games, and eating a pudding while a ball spins on a spoon. Also, we have a volunteer spinning 5 basketballs at once! Kids LOVE being involded in the show! And everybody loves basketball...
Ilze Luneau is the only basketball performer in the world dribbling 5 and 6 basketballs simultaneously. She has performed at many NBA, WNBA, and NCAA basketball games. She is endorsed by Upward Basketball and is a member of National Speakers Association.
Topics we cover:
- Learn to Set Goals: It All Starts With A Vision!
- Work Hard to Achieve Your Goals
- Have Fun while Working Hard
- Never Give Up Believe in Yourself
- Have a Balanced Life - Respect Others
- Make Good Decisions - Don't Use Drugs and Alcohol
Please visit our site www.basketballfamily.com for more information, references and list of schools we have performed at.
Fee: $400 plus travel expenses; 2 shows same day same school $600 plus travel expenses
Health: Self-Esteem, Drug Prevention, Physical Fitness
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Marvelous Marvin Novogrodski
42 Milton Ave.
Cranston, RI 02905
Toll free 1-877-803-9840; Cell: (401) 578-9399
E Mail: marv@marvmarv.com
Website: http://www.marvmarv.com
Marvelous Marvin Novogrodski offers the following programs for schools, libraries and special events:
How the Body Works, The Magic of Science, Take a Trip In Your Imagination, Dance/Science Experience and Circus Arts Workshop.
The Magic of Science explains the scientific process, from the art of experimenting to the creation of an invention. With simple experiments that kids can try at home, they learn about air pressure, carbon dioxide and the invention of the wheel. The Magic of Science draws a link between the work of artists and scientists, encouraging persistence and exploration. Behold the twirling perpetuos! Thrill to the billiard-ball spinning sculptures! Marvel at the eight-foot tall photo collage! See streaming video on the web.
How the Body Works brings to life the wonders—and fun! —Of physiology. Included is a six-foot tall house that unfolds to 25 feet wide. Behind each panel is a surprise: human-cell micro-photographs, a giant brain, a chorus of skeletons, a ten-foot tall circulatory system, and an eight-foot blinking nerve cell. Discover the digestive tract! Hear the heart pump! Watch the blood flow! See streaming video on the web.
Take A Trip In Your Imagination - Through the use of visuals, contemporary song and dance, rhyming text and a fertile imagination, students experience "Take A Trip In Your Imagination" which uses improvisational games to spark audience imagination. Marvelous Marvin and rapper-friend Jubilant JD put themselves on the spot, taking audience suggestions and creating the show as they go along. Picked by the RI Dept. of Library Services 2004 Summer Reading Program, this 45-minute humorous journey includes mini-lessons about the origin of the alphabet, the parts of speech, and effective communication.
Dance/Science Experience - Students actively engage in the process of creation and performance with Marvelous Marvin's "Dance/Science Experience." First, see a magic show that defines science. Second, play with a host of fun toys and verbalize the action words discovered while playing with them. Third, using those action words, Marvelous Marvin conducts a dance class in which students explore the simple science principles discovered while students express themselves kinesthetically. Geared for Pre-K-3rd graders.
Workshop: Circus Arts Workshop - Through active participation in Marvelous Marvin's Circus Arts Workshop, students learn how to juggle scarves, balls, clubs, spin plates, walk on stilts, master the rhythm sticks, twirl rings, and discover their own balancing skills. Great for special events, gym classes, fairs and festivals. I provide all equipment necessary. Indoors or outdoors, this workshop can handle up to 50 people at a time. Geared for 8 year olds and up.
Program Titles: How the Body Works; The Magic of Science; Take a Trip In Your Imagination; Dance/Science Experience. Workshop: Circus Arts Workshop
Audience Limit: Maximum-250/assembly
Fee: Ranges from $300.00 to 800.00 per event. Due to audience size, which program is picked and travel time, fees change to accommodate presenters and budgets. Please call for specifics. Will tailor to suit your needs.
Science: The Body (Heart, Skeleton, Muscles, Brain), General, Experiments; Health: Nutrition
Language Arts: Reading
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Sally Matson - "Susan B. Anthony - The Invincible"
23 William Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749 - 9908
E-Mail: ssmatson@aol.com
Website: http://www.susanbanthonytheinvincible.com
The feisty activist comes to life- circulating petitions, getting arrested, wearing bloomers, and challenging legislators. The forty-five minute play (roughly 1850-1906) mentions twenty-two of Anthony’s contemporaries as they fight for abolition, women’s rights and woman suffrage. Letters, speeches and diaries reveal her wit and intellect.
A graduate of the Northwestern University School of Communication, actor/educator Sally Matson has been a writer/ interviewer on CT Cable TV, a teacher (5th graders) at the American Textile History Museum, and an actor for over thirty years.
A curriculum packet and portions of the script are sent ahead with suggestions for social studies, English, math, art, drama, debate.
Program Titles: Susan B. Anthony - The Invincible
Grade Level Suitability: 4th-12th - adjusted for age level
Special Requirements: Lavaliere microphone if over 200
Fee: $300 - negotiable
Possible Funding Sources: Potential funding available from local Massachusetts cultural councils and the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
Social Studies: American History (Civil War), Women's History, Famous People (Susan B. Anthony)
Historical
Characters: Susan B. Anthony
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Linda Myer as Abigail Adams
Culture...for Life! Promoting the Creative Arts
30 Haven Road
Wellesley, MA 02481-2405
(781) 267-2074
E-Mail: sbeisecker@comcast.net
Abigail Adams: Colonial Kids (Grades 1-2) - What was it like to be a kid in Colonial Day? This presentation introduces young children to the food, clothing and games of Colonial children.
Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Mom (Grades 3 - 6) - In this participatory play, students use simple costumes, props + "space objects" to help Mrs. Adams re-enact certain
key events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Be an actor in history!
Abigail Adams: Birthing a Nation (Grades 6 - 12) - Mrs. Adams traces the slow and unpredictable struggle that birthed our nation. She also stresses how it changed the role
of women in society. Have students bring questions for discussion.
BONUS: Curriculum guides for classroom use present free of charge for grades 3 and up.
Program Titles: Abigail Adams: Colonial Kids; Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Mom; Abigail Adams: Birthing a Nation
Audience Limit: Colonial Kids - 60; Revolutionary Mom and Birthing a Nation - 125
Fee: $300-$485 plus travel
Social Studies: American History (Colonial, Revolution, Constitution, Early Republic), States (Massachusetts), Women's History, Famous People
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The Mystic Paper Beasts
Marya Ursin
8 Hancox Street
Stonington, CT 06378
(860) 535-3346
Email: mybeasts@aol.com
Website: www.mysticpaperbeasts.org
The Mystic Paper Beasts have gained international renown for their whimsical performance style and for their amazing hand made masks.
Performances of new and old myths include dance, mime, narrative, and feature 25 - 30 masks in each show.
Appropriate for family audiences, and for pre-K - 6, depending on the show. Shows run 45 minutes and can be followed by a Q & A time.
Repertoire includes: Art Fool (about making art, antic and amusing); Myth Spritz (Greek Myths); Magic Soles (Fairy stories about shoes); Sky Tails (Native American Stories),
Asian Mystery Tales (two Japanese and one Chinese story). Plays may be commissioned.
Workshops:
Myth in mask (using the Beasts' masks): using the body and the mask in creating short tales. (15-20 students)
Mask making (requires art supplies and quite a bit of time): 3 hours with paint drying time separate. (Small groups are best)
Program Titles: Myth Spritz; Art Fool; Asian Mystery Tales; Sky Tails.
Audience Limit: 30/class; 500/assembly
Fee: $600 for single performance; $900 for two in same location. Workshops: "Myth in the mask: $100 per instructor per hour; "Mask making": $120 per hour per instructor, most materials supplied. All fees negotiable.
Special Requirements: One hour set up time for programs. If the distance is great, the Beasts ask to be housed locally.
Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
Language Arts: Folk Tales, Myth
Science: Ecology
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NOW Voyager Educational Programs
Carol Cohen
23 Pine Grove Ave.
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-5197
E Mail: carolcohen@verizon.net
Website: www.nved.com
For over 12 years Now Voyager has been informing students and teachers about the world – it’s history, geography and culture in the most
creative ways. We now offer nine programs, all aligned with state curriculum frameworks which we refer to as “IN SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS”.
No busses, no waiting, just learning and fun. Programs include: Hands on Geography: Welcome to the World, Pioneers and the Westward movement, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Digging up Ancient Civilizations, Voyage of Columbus , Alaska the Last Frontier and African Adventure. Residencies and Teacher Workshops are available as well.
Carol Cohen, the company’s creator, has many years experience working in the field of education. She is on the faculty of Lesley University Graduate School
of Education where she teaches Social Studies Methods. She holds three Massachusetts teaching certifications and is an approved Massachusetts Professional
Development Provider. In addition, Carol is a published historian having authored the Oregon Trail Jackdaw for Golden Owl Publishing in New York.
A brief description of some of our most popular programs:
Ancient China: Living history program that transports students to Ancient China during the Bronze age. At this hands on workshop in a recreated Chinese home, students visit the kitchen for food tasting, step into the shop where they can put on clothing and accessories of the time, visit the music room where they will participate in a wonderful ancient Chinese folktale and spend time at the school room to practice calligraphy. ( Individual classes – 1 hour )
The Oregon Trail Our program about the movement west begins with a play called Journey to Oregon. (one hour - up to 100 students ) The play is followed by Ft. Laramie, a hands on pioneer workshop complete with general store.
( Individual classes –one hour )
Hands On Geography: Welcome to the World - Interactive geography presentation using a oversized world map. Hands on activities and storytelling. Individual classes attend. Appropriate for all elementary and middle school grade levels as either an introduction or review. Program for each grade varies with tie to framework. i. e 4th grade - focus on the worlds physical features and the geography of North America.
Digging Up Civlizations - Multimedia two part workshop introducing the science of archeology and six ancient civilizations. Combination of storytelling, hands on archeology and an oversized board game activity.) Part one up to 50 students attend for one hour. Part two individual classes attend for one hour )
Ancient Greece - Living history program which is designed to introduce students to daily life in Athens during it’s Golden Age 442 B.C. through a hands on approach to history. We will transform your school gym into Ancient Athens for the day complete with a marketplace, school, home, theatre and pottery shop. ( Individual classes- 1 hour )
Voyage of Columbus - Join Columbus and his first mate in this interactive living history program. Each student will join the crew of the Santa Maria and help Columbus outfit his ship for his second voyage. Geared for grades K-2. ( Individual classes 1 hour )
Colonial School Days - Living History Program - Prudence Gray – owner of a dame school in Colonial America invites students in for lessons and recess. ( Individual classes – 1 hour ).
Please contact us or view our website for more complete information about our programs.
Program Titles: Hands on Geography: Welcome to the World; Pioneers and the Westward movement; Ancient China; Ancient Greece; Digging up Ancient Civilizations; Voyage of Columbus; Alaska the Last Frontier; and African Adventure.
Audience Limit: 100
Special Requirements: Area (not necessarily a stage) for large covered wagon & scenery; setup
Fees: Prices range from $150.00 for individual class workshops to $500.00 for larger group performances.
Social Studies: American History (Columbus, Colonial, Westward Expansion), Regions (West), Countries (Greece, China), Famous People (Columbus), Holidays (Columbus Day), Geography, States (Alaska)
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Robert Rivest, Educator
P.O. Box 80563
Springfield, MA 01108
(413) 747-5004
E Mail: robertrivest@verizon.net
Website: http://www.rivestmime.com
Performances, Workshops & Residencies for all ages!
Robert Rivest's Comic and Curriculum based Programs reach across language, age and social barriers.
Each performance is 45 minutes of fun, engaging material and exciting audience interaction.
Art In Motion: An Audience favorite for over 20 years.
The Alphabet Show: K-6/ family literacy
Literacy Alive! 4-8/ Family celebration of reading
Healthy Choices: Helps students make clear, mindful choices
Science In Motion: A fun kinetic way to engage children of all ages
Laughter Is the Best Medicine : A collection of Rivest's most up-beat, comic pieces.
Workshops and Residencies are tailor-made to your needs. Please see Website: http://www.rivestmime.com.
Program Titles: Art In Motion, The Alphabet Show, Literacy Alive!, Healthy Choices,
Science In Motion, and Laughter Is the Best Medicine.
Audience Limit: 800 Classic Mime; 200 Curriculum shows
Fee: $500/ 1 show, $750/ 2 shows; $1,000/ 3 shows; Residencies $500-$750 per day
Possible Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council, BOCES (NY)
Language Arts Reading
Health Stress Reduction, Self Esteem
Science
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Stephen Stearns
Bonnie Stearns, Managing Director
44 Hillcrest Terrace
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-8355
Fax: same
E Mail: stearns@sover.net
Web: www.sover.net/~stearns
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Ellen Weiner
Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
Stephen Stearns, creator of the New England Youth Theatre in Brattleboro VT, has been performing
and teaching theatre residencies in schools since 1977. "As animated as the Marx Brothers and
as commanding as Laurence Olivier." (New England Storytelling Festival)
In Right Under Your Nose, Stephen teaches young people some of the physical tricks of being
a clown. But, more important, he demonstrates that determination, empathy, creative thinking
and a sense of humor are tools we all can use to turn mistakes and set-backs into opportunities for
growth.
Water is Life is a zany, magical and educational trip through the water cycle. With a riotous
array of props, Stearns teaches facts about water and why it is so important to value it as our most
precious resource.
Library Shelf Stories"- Books from your own library's shelves leap off the page with acting,
mime, and audience participation. "By bringing to life stories on our own shelves, Stephen awakened
a spirit of fun and adventure in our young readers that lingered all through the summer... No one wanted
to leave... They lingered and selected books or talked about the stories. That's what I call a successful
library program!" said Jeanne Walsh of Dover Library in Vermont.
Laugh Me to the Moon is a hilarious performance of physical comedy, idiotic illusion, magic,
music, wit and wisdom, served on a bed of audience hysterics. Stephen is a master of audience
rapport who can make everyone in an audience of a thousand feel like part of his own special family.
"It's so great to be silly and laugh... He's wonderful! As animated as the Marx Brothers and as
commanding as Laurence Olivier," say audiences.
Program Titles: Right Under Your Nose; Water is Life; Library Shelf Stories; Laugh Me to the Moon
Audience Limit: 250 for Water is Life,for other shows- 300, elementary; 400, middle and high
Workshop Limit: 20
Fee: $300-$500/performance
Funding Source: NEST program of New England Foundation for the Arts
Health
Science: water
Language Arts: Literature
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Trimmings and Trappings: 17th century fashion of England and New England
Ellen Weiner
Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
‘Trimmings and Trappings’ is an engaging interactive look at the life of our earliest settlers. Through a broad display of children’s’ and
adults’ costumes woven around a story line and songs, audiences experience the daily lives of a 17th century family. Discover why the tailor lined his
coats with cabbages and toddlers wore puddings on their heads!
Lynne Wilkinson, creator of 'Trimmings and Trappings' has been a costumer for historic Plymouth Plantation as well as the ensemble, Ayriel of
which she was a founding member. She made all of the costumes for this production of 'Trimmings and Trappings'. She is a gifted musician, singer and
choir director and performs with the Boston Cecila.
'Trimmings and Trappings'is an ideal program for schools, libraries, historical societies and public and private organizations.
Program Titles:Trimmings & Trappings:17th century fashion of England and New England
Audience Limit:75 for school audiences-no restrictions for public library etc.
Fee: $350 for school shows, $200 for each thereafter same day same location, public performances somewhat higher-travel extra
Funding Sources: local Massachusetts cultural councils and the Massachusetts Cultural Council
Special Requirements:sufficient space for display of large array of costumes-standard size table-children may be seated on floor-stage not a requirement
Social Studies: American History (colonial)
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Michael Zerphy
Ellen Weiner, Professional Artists Management
2411 Bay Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-6394
Fax: (781) 784-5393
E Mail: elweiner@att.net
Website: www.elweiner.com
Michael Zerphy, with his zany style and participatory humor, has captivated audiences across the
United States and Europe.
Michael offers a school performance, "Don't Do That!" for grades K-6 that focuses on problems,
conflicts and a peaceful approach to solving them. We all experience problems - how we react to them
is what sets us apart, and therein lies the tale. Physical comedy, stories and humor set the stage for a
look at personal conflict. "Don't Do That!" encourages students to deal with conflict in a positive, creative
way instead of reacting negatively. Study Guide available.
Zany Acts is a show for general audiences - a family concert of clowning and fun for all.
Michael creates a world that continually surprises both Zany, the clown, and the audience - a world
in which the ordinary becomes magical and failure is turned into success. Music, juggling, a wide
variety of props, and even the audience are included in this versatile show which is appropriate for
all ages.
Recent appearances, in addition to schools, include the New York International Festival of Clown
Theater, the New England Vaudeville Festival and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Program Titles: Don't Do That!; Zany Acts; $600 (1), $950 (2), travel extra
Fee: $525 for a single performance, reductions for multiples and blook booking.
Funding Sources: Vermont Arts Council,
New Hampshire Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S.(New York)
Health: Self-esteem, Conflict Resolution
Language Arts: Folk Tale (Spanish)
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David Zucker
1 Oak Street
Maynard, MA 01754
(978) 897-1125
Fax: same (call first)
E-Mail: davidzucker@comcast.net
Websites: http://www.poetry-in-motion.com and http://www.mythmasters.net
In Massachusetts: Young Audiences of Massachusetts
Email: scheduling@yamass.org
(617) 629-9262, x28
The Shakespeare Guyz
Avon Calling!
This program, featuring Richard McElvain and David Zucker, the duo renowned for MythMasters, is aimed to wake a hunger for the Bard in the classroom.
This is very user friendly Shakespeare built to make Shakespeare accessible to even your most skeptical students.
Audiences play games expanding their vocabulary and connecting to the passions of Shakespeare’s characters.
The Shakespeare Guyz challenge audiences to make personal connections with Shakespeare’s themes and appreciate a good Shakespearean insult.
The performance involves sword fights, costumes, props, puppets, and lots of audience participation. Scenes are performed from
HAMLET, ROMEO AND JULIET, JULIUS CAESER, KING LEAR, HENRY IV, as well as a complete over-the-top version of PYRAMUS AND THISBEE.
Bring the Bard to your school with The Shakespeare Guyz!
Poetry in Motion is an exhilarating tour de force for actor/mime David Zucker. It combines acting,
mime, humor, audience participation and an old steamer trunk brimming with props, costumes, masks,
and puppets; bringing the best children's poetry vividly to life and introducing an irresistible cast of
characters. It is a fanciful journey charted by the wonders of childhood experience and by David Zucker's
24 years of experience performing for children all over the world. David Zucker was chosen the National
Young Audiences Artist of the Year for 1996.
MythMasters - No, a myth is not a female moth! From David Zucker and professional actor
Richard McElvain, comes MythMasters. Myths, both ancient and modern, are rich, dramatic tales that
help us make sense of and face the unknown. MythMasters blows off the dust of centuries from the
myths of ancient Greece, bringing the power, majesty, and magic of Mt. Olympus wonderfully to life.
Through a skillful and entertaining combination of theatrical techniques (masks, mime, comedy, drama,
puppets, costumes, music, reverence, irreverence, and lots of audience participation) the gods and
goddesses, heroes and villains, monsters and maidens of ancient Greece walk the earth again.
This engaging program is certain to bring wonder and delight to young audiences, and to fire their
interest in further exploration of one of the world's most ancient and fascinating civilizations.
Program Titles: The Shakespeare Guyz; Poetry in Motion; MythMasters
Audience Limit: Workshops: 30; Assemblies: Gr. K-2: 200 / Gr. 3-12: 300
Fee: For all Massachuetts school shows please contact Young Audiences. For libraries, festivals, and after-school programs: Poetry single: $500. Single for either MythMasters or Shakespeare is $700.
Special Requirements: stool or bench; room or backstage area for changing; 2 small desks or 1
medium (4 X 6' long) table; electricity; 4 solid-style music stands for MythMasters and Shakespeare Guyz; children on floor with performer if possible.
Language Arts: Shakespeare, Poetry, Myth
Social Studies Countries and Regions of the World (Greece)
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