Eckerd Theater Company
ECKERD THEATER COMPANY NEWS & PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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ECKERD THEATER COMPANY TOURING PRODUCTIONS FOR 2012-2013
ETC creates superior original works for K-12 and family series, as well as developing adaptations of classic literature and the finest of published scripts. While ETC productions are fun and entertaining, these beautifully presented plays often extend classroom or community learning as they explore timely themes such as diversity and multiculturalism, self-worth and self-esteem, loyalty, respect for and celebration of differences and the power of story in our lives. Study guides always available. Audience Q & A/talkback with the actors can follow any performance as well as related workshops. See Resources for more information.
Vote?
LIMITED dates available Sept to Nov, 2012 --The Election Season!
For grades 4-12 & families
Election Day 2012: 18-year old Nicole registered to vote but has no intention of casting a ballot... too busy! This time-traveling tale spins from modern day to the Revolutionary War and back again and shows the changing the face of democracy as the characters - and the audience - find just how many diverse shoulders support us every time we step into a voting booth.
TOURING IN REPERTORY: A Thousand Cranes and Woodland Cranes
Available Jan, 2013 to May, 2013
A Thousand Cranes
For grades 4-8 & families
Japanese legend says if you fold 1000 paper cranes a wish will be granted. This inspiring play tells the true story of Sadako who was just 2 when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 10 years later Sadako was a happy school girl but radiation sickness came. She began to fold 1000 cranes, wishing to be well again and for peace to come to her country but her friends had to complete the folding when she died. Every year since then, children have sent thousands of cranes to be placed at the foot of a monument to Sadako. Her spirit of hope and strength continues to touch young people the world over to work for peace.
Woodland Tales
For grades Pre-K-4 & families
How did the turkey get its gobble and why are rabbits' ears so long? How did the frog lose his teeth? For hundreds of years, Native American children have delighted in stories of how animals came to be as they are. Like Kipling’s Just So stories, the Native American legends in Woodland Tales combine humor and wisdom to enchant the youngest among us. Actors and audience sit together in the round sharing the stories much as they would have around a camp fire generations ago. The lively storytelling in an intimate setting and audience participation make this an excellent first-time theater experience.
CONTACT US
ECKERD THEATER COMPANY TOURING PRODUCTIONS FOR 2012-2013
ETC creates superior original works for K-12 and family series, as well as developing adaptations of classic literature and the finest of published scripts. While ETC productions are fun and entertaining, these beautifully presented plays often extend classroom or community learning as they explore timely themes such as diversity and multiculturalism, self-worth and self-esteem, loyalty, respect for and celebration of differences and the power of story in our lives. Study guides always available. Audience Q & A/talkback with the actors can follow any performance as well as related workshops. See Resources for more information.
Vote?
LIMITED dates available Sept to Nov, 2012 --The Election Season!
For grades 4-12 & families
Election Day 2012: 18-year old Nicole registered to vote but has no intention of casting a ballot... too busy! This time-traveling tale spins from modern day to the Revolutionary War and back again and shows the changing the face of democracy as the characters - and the audience - find just how many diverse shoulders support us every time we step into a voting booth.
TOURING IN REPERTORY: A Thousand Cranes and Woodland Cranes
Available Jan, 2013 to May, 2013
A Thousand Cranes
For grades 4-8 & families
Japanese legend says if you fold 1000 paper cranes a wish will be granted. This inspiring play tells the true story of Sadako who was just 2 when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 10 years later Sadako was a happy school girl but radiation sickness came. She began to fold 1000 cranes, wishing to be well again and for peace to come to her country but her friends had to complete the folding when she died. Every year since then, children have sent thousands of cranes to be placed at the foot of a monument to Sadako. Her spirit of hope and strength continues to touch young people the world over to work for peace.
Woodland Tales
For grades Pre-K-4 & families
How did the turkey get its gobble and why are rabbits' ears so long? How did the frog lose his teeth? For hundreds of years, Native American children have delighted in stories of how animals came to be as they are. Like Kipling’s Just So stories, the Native American legends in Woodland Tales combine humor and wisdom to enchant the youngest among us. Actors and audience sit together in the round sharing the stories much as they would have around a camp fire generations ago. The lively storytelling in an intimate setting and audience participation make this an excellent first-time theater experience.
CONTACT US