| "KIDding Around!" presents | "TheaterMakers"
(for pre-school thru 6th grades) |
| "KIDding Around!" presents | "TheaterMakers"
(for pre-school thru 6th grades) |
Endorsed by San
Diego Parent Magazine (see article)!
Our two-actor grade school program "TheaterMakers" debuted to high praise from both teachers and administrators -- not to mention some very exuberant kids! The program, recently endorsed by San Diego Parent magazine, is also available for non-school groups, such as parties or religious organizations.
After a fun little play, we begin introducing improvisation to the kids -- a great way to encourage imagination and storytelling. The children get to control the action on stage. A rare treat for youngsters to be able to control adults!
Then we get several of them up playing with us in a theater adventure (involving a king or queen, a wizard, and a quest). The scene is created before their very eyes and they get some say in where the story goes.
We use this story to show how the queen made better choices with her words than the wizard, who tries to use force. This is our transition to "The Four Magic Steps" (adapted with permission from the Center for Non-Violent Communication) where we learn a clever technique anyone can use to express feelings and make a request in a respectful and productive way.
"TheaterMakers" now includes lesson plans for teachers to allow them easy steps to supporting the ideas raised in the show. Even after we've left the school, the message is still supported by your teachers at no additional cost.
"TheaterMakers"
is aligned with the newly adopted
Visual and Performing Arts standards of the state of California. It ties
in beautifully with various aspects of curriculum and the students are
spellbound! The
show is aligned with the newly adopted
Visual and Performing Arts standards of the state of California. It ties
in beautifully with various aspects of curriculum and the students are
spellbound! It is aligned with the newly adopted
Visual and Performing Arts standards of the state of California. It ties
in beautifully with various aspects of curriculum and the students are
spellbound!
"You guys are too funny!" we were told by a qualified nine-year-old theater critic.
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"TheaterMakers
delivered a meaningful and child-friendly performance complete with
intrigue, comedy, music and interactive audience participation... ...our students of all ages learned how to tell a story using theater, theater terms, improvisation and conflict resolution strategies with the 'Four Magic Steps.' Weeks later, our students continued to refer to the 'Four Magic Steps' to communicate with each other and resolve potentially problematic situations. " -- Krista Hahn, psychologist, Creekside Elementary School in Poway, Calif. |
For more information on how you can bring
"KIDding
Around!" to your young audience, email
or call:
¤ For school bookings, contact the Institute for
Arts Education at (619) 260-1594.
¤ For general info and non-school bookings, contact
improVentures directly at (619) 542-0761.
Prices through 1/1/09:
Single show: $425
Double: $675 Triple: $925.
Distance fees apply for schools beyond 40 minutes from downtown San Diego.
Two operational microphones
required.
Body microphones (lavalieres) recommended for best performance ability.
If your needs are more for entertainment
and less for education, "KIDding
Around! can do that, too, with our improv offerings at "KIDding
Around Party Fun".
See the Party
Fun section on our site!
With just a few twists, though, "TheaterMakers"
can be a a great source of fun for
your child's party or event and they just might learn something, too!.
619-542-0761
