"KIDding
Around!" 
"TheaterMakers" (Pre-school thru 5th graders)
"KIDding
Around!"
"TheaterMakers"
(Pre-school thru 5th graders)
Our two-actor
show
"TheaterMakers"
was originally
created for grade school assemblies, but it's a hit for parties, too! Parents
around the neighborhood will be impressed with your selection of a quality show
that teaches literacy, performing arts, and communication skills -- while the
kids are having a great time!
After a musical introduction and 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 theatre 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.
"You guys are too funny!" we were recently told by a qualified nine-year-old theatre critic.
"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.
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