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Schooltime Performances Teach beyond the classroom! The Van Wezel Schooltime Performance Program presents high quality, nationally and internationally renowned artists and performances for area students. These theatrical adventures bring curriculum to life! Programs are carefully selected to correspond with the Sunshine State Standards and the Sarasota County Curriculum. Teacher and student materials are provided.

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Recommended for Grades 4 - 8

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
10:00 A.M.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
11:45 A.M.

Running Time 1 hour

Nothing seems to interest young Milo—not his toys, not his friends, and especially not school. But when a mysterious tollbooth materializes in his room, he “drives on through” to discover a world of inspiration! With the help of a time-keeping watchdog named Tock, Milo gets unstuck from the Doldrums and embarks on a quest to rescue the princesses of Rhyme and Reason. Along the way, he reunites the brother Kings who rule over the cities of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis.

Milo successfully brings harmony to the Land of Wisdom and learns many things about words and numbers along his journey. Perhaps the most important lesson he takes with him, however, is that everything we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone. When he returns home, he realizes there is never a reason to be bored in a world full of so many things to discover.

Adapted from Norton Juster’s beloved children’s book, this inventive musical, brought to us by the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour program, features a melodious score by Arnold Black and witty lyrics full of wordplay by Pulitzer Prize and three-time Tony® winner Sheldon Harnick. The Phantom Tollbooth is an endearing show with production values to rival Broadway, with seven actors in more than forty roles!


Curricula tie-ins: Character Development, Drama, Language, Literature, Music, Science, Storytelling

 
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Mad Science Presents CSI: Live
Recommended for Grades 4 - 7

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
10:00 A.M.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
11:45 A.M.

Thursday, November 20, 2008
10:00 A.M.

Thursday, November 20, 2008
11:45 A.M.

Running Time 1 hour

The world’s number one television franchise is about to hit the stage! Mad Science presents CSI: LIVE!, an exciting, interactive journey through the fascinating world of crime scene investigations. When a crime is committed at the Las Vegas premiere of the Max Spade Magic Show, the CSI team springs into action. Sydney Mathis and David Hart play the roles of CSI investigators and are on the case, assisted by supervisor Gil Grissom through a live video connection from the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Audience members will jump up on stage and become part of the action; becoming witnesses, suspects and CSI recruits. Together they will use their superior logic and forensic know-how to uncover hidden details, investigate the evidence and test their theories. Whether it’s analyzing mysterious gasses, launching projectiles into a target, or firing a laser beam across stage, the CSI recruits will have to be on their toes to help solve the crime before it’s too late! How was the crime committed? Who is guilty? Only you can find the answers. It’s CSI: LIVE! - join the adventure!

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION in USA is a trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. and outside USA is a trademark of Entertainment AB Funding LLC. CBS and the CBS Eye Design TM CBS Broadcasting Inc. ©2000 - 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. and Entertainment AB Funding LLC. All Rights Reserved.


Curricula tie-ins: Drama, Science

 

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