Dragon Up! by Maggie Lou Rader
Suitable for: Grades K-5th
Oro the Dragon just turned twelve, is struggling to learn to breathe fire to be a “real” dragon, and now finds himself in charge of guarding the great dragon treasure. However, when he’s arguing with Meetra, the Muskrat Knight, a monster steals the treasure from under their snouts.
Will Oro and Meetra find the treasure? Will they learn how to express their emotions and resolve conflict in a healthy way? Find out in Dragon Up! This two-person, interactive, fairy tale makes room for laughter in the witty adventure while thoughtfully connecting with kids’ worries and how to tackle them. A production teaching social emotional learning skills.
Touring October – December 2023
Cost: $700 per performance
The History of Now by Keith McGill
Suitable for: Grades 4-12
A teacher is teaching a book in her class and it gets banned. Three of the students discuss and debate the significance of access to information and whether to protest the book being banned. Through protest, they realize they are a part of history and that history is NOW, not just years ago. Since the banned book is a poetry book, they also explore different types of poetry — found poetry, sonnet, hip-hop, etc.
A brand new play by Keith McGill, THE HISTORY OF NOW uses modern musical styles like hip-hop juxtaposed against more classical poetic styles like sonnets and haiku to talk about recent relevant history (picking up after the Civil Rights Movement and continuing through the 21st Century) to teach the value of all poetic forms of writing. The audience becomes characters in the story, as they get pulled into the songs and poems with our actors.
Touring January – March 2024
Cost: $800 per performance
Suitable for: Grades 4-12
Join us at Commonwealth Theatre Center for a performance of THE HISTORY OF NOW by Keith McGill. After the performance, the audience will join breakout sessions for a complementary drama workshop, engaging students in active drama exercises exploring themes from the play.
Dates: February (Inquire for more details)
Cost: $12.50 per ticket (One adult chaperone free per every 10 students)