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2008-09 Programs for School Groups
Vividly enrich students’ classroom experience with programs by outstanding national and local performing arts companies…bringing
the textbook to life. History, literature, drama, and music come to life on our stage!
Performances are also open to the public. Study guides and curriculum support materials are provided to school groups for all programs.
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Individual tickets $7.00; groups of 10 or more $6.00. For special needs seating or group sales, please call contact the Wilson Center Box Office at (262) 781-9520.
3 complimentary tickets (1 teacher + 2 chaperones) offered for every 20 purchased tickets.
Photo credits Bill Meyer
Leo Lionni's
Swimmy, Frederick, and Inch by Inch
Monday, October 6, 2008
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Grades PreK–3
Length: approximately 50 minutes
Leo Lionni’s classic Caldecott Honor books, Swimmy, Inch by Inch and Frederick, are brought to life through Mermaid Theatre’s gentle puppetry and imaginative lighting. Swimmy is a tiny fish who uses his ingenuity to fend off danger. Frederick, a poetic mouse, makes everyday life an artful experience. A lovable inchworm shares his facility for measuring absolutely everything.
Curricular connections: Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Drama, and Visual Arts
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My Heart in a Suitcase
Thursday, November 20, 2008
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced by ArtsPower Touring Theater
Grades 4–8
Length: approximately 60 minutes |
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Based on the book by Anne L. Fox, this compelling drama tells the real-life story of the 1938 Kindertransport–the movement of over 10,000 Jewish children out of Germany and Austria–and a young girl’s struggle to bring meaning out of despair. The result is a gripping and poignant production, a tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and a child’s courage in the time of war.
Curricular connections: Social Studies (World History and Behavioral Sciences) and Drama
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced by Dallas Children’s Theater
Grades 1–6
Length: approximately 60 minutes
Celebrate goodness, generosity, and love with this classic Cinderella tale! When a great African king desires a wife, only the most worthy and beautiful maidens in the land are invited to meet him. Mufaro’s two daughters, of very different dispositions, must travel across a river and half a day’s journey to go before the king. With traditional chanting and African song.
Curricular connections: Language Arts, Social Studies (World Cultures and Behavioral Sciences), and Drama
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Pinocchio
Monday–Thursday, January 26–29, 2009
10:00 am and 12:30 pm each day
Produced by Florentine Opera
Sponsored by Mary Lou Gillstrom
Grades K–4
Length: approximately 50 minutes
Location: Wilson Center’s Dawes Studio Theater
Children will learn to love opera through this engaging version of the classic Italian tale set to music by Mozart, Donizetti, Offenbach, Pergolesi, Sullivan, and Verdi, with story adaptation by John Davies. Milwaukee’s own Florentine Opera creates an unforgettable experience which brings the richness of opera and music to children in a meaningful and understandable way.
Curricular Connections: Music (Appreciation and History), Literature, and Drama
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Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks
Friday, January 30, 2009
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced by Mad River Theater Works
Grades 3–8
Length: approximately 60 minutes Music and drama are woven together to tell the exciting and inspirational story of Rosa Parks—from her childhood in rural Alabama to her famous decision to “sit down and be counted.” The play dispels myths about Parks and her protest as it paints a portrait of a complex woman who had to find reconciliation within herself in order to become an effective Civil Rights leader.
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Curricular connections: Social studies (US History, Black History and Women’s Studies), Drama, and Music Appreciation
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Blues Journey
Monday, March 23, 2009
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced by the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences
Grades 4–7
Length: approximately 60 minutes
Adapted from the book Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers with pictures by Christopher Myers
Come, listen to the bluesman, who still has a song in his heart and lots of stories to tell! Every last story is rooted in music—from The Great One’s deal with the Man in White, to riding the “blues train” up to Chicago, and learning how to capture lightning in a song. Take a journey and discover how the blues came to be, and why they are here to stay. Drama, narration, and live music bring the rich lyrics of Walter Dean Myers’ book to life.
Curricular connections: Social studies (US History, Black History and Behavioral Studies), Drama, and Music Appreciation
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Stellaluna 
Thursday, March 26, 2009
10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Produced in collaboration between
Intramusic Theatricals and Speeltheater Holland
Grades K–4
Length: approximately 60 minutes
What is a baby bat to do when an owl knocks her out of her mother’s grasp? Little Stellaluna is lucky to land in a nest of baby birds, but her adopted family expects her to act like one of them! Eventually Stellaluna is able to show her bird siblings what life as a bat is like. Based on the charming book by Janell Cannon, this moving performance combines puppetry and song to tell the tale of discovering and accepting similarities and differences.
Curricular connections: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies (Behavioral Sciences), Drama, and Music Appreciation
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Ticket information: Individual tickets $7.00; groups of 10 or more $6.00. For special needs seating or group sales, please call contact the Wilson Center Box Office at (262) 781-9520.
BONUS: 3 complimentary tickets (1 teacher + 2 chaperones) offered for every 20 purchased tickets.
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