SCHOOLTIME 2016-17
SERIES
Thanks to support from our generous donors and grantors EVERY world-class performance of the 2016–17 SchoolTime Series will be FREE to ALL students this year! The show run times will be approximately 55 minutes, and seating is limited. For more information and to reserve your seats, please visit www.HoffmanSchooloftheArts.com or call 727.712.2706. Show schedule subject to change.
Roger Day - Marsh Mud Madness Monday and Tuesday, October 3 & 4, 2016 11:00 am Ruth Eckerd Hall Murray Theatre Grades: PreK - 2 Curriculum Connections: Music, Science, Language Arts
Virginia Rep on Tour presents:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Monday and Tuesday, October 24 & 25, 2016 11:00 am Ruth Eckerd Hall Murray Theatre Grades: 6-12 Curriculum Connections: Folk Tales, Language Arts, Literary Classic, Reading, Join XM KIDS radio favorite and Parents’ Choice Award History, Music winner Roger Day on his all original, highly-interactive
musical journey up and down the amazing Atlantic seacoast, knee deep in squishy, oozy marsh mud and marveling at mysterious loggerhead turtles, secretive ghost crabs and other cool coastal residents. Students will be introduced to some very colorful characters who live in and around the barrier islands and in the process, will learn about the important role each of them play in maintaining a healthy coastal ecosystem. The songs in Marsh Mud Madness were inspired by Roger’s week-long residency as a guest research assistant at the Marine Institute on Sapelo Island.
The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh
and Health Education
Monday, November 28, 2016 11:00 am Capitol Theatre Grades: 3-6 Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, Drama, Physical
Jamie Cavanaugh has a problem. She’s always going too fast. “Slow down!” say her parents. “Pay attention!” says the teacher; but Jamie just can’t calm down or stay focused. The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh explores, with humor, insight and compassion, the hurt and confusion of being different when you can’t help it, and the challenges of being the target of school yard bullying. The hero of this remarkable play is a positive role model for young people with ADHD or other learning challenges.
Join Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, the lovely Katrina Van Tassel, the residents of Tarry Town and, oh yes, the Headless Horseman, as they live the story made famous by the legend. This autumnal classic is faithful to the original story written by Washington Irving in 1819 and will thrill and perhaps chill your audiences (though it’s not too scary). No fall is complete without the fun of telling stories and our retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one story you won’t want to miss!
Lightwire Theater presents:
The Ugly Duckling
Monday, January 23, 2017 11:00 am Ruth Eckerd Hall Grades: PreK-2 Curriculum Connections: Arts, Literary Classic, Reading, Music, Theater, Visual Arts
Two classic fairytales come to life in an exciting and unique interpretation performed by dancers lined with electroluminescent costumes and glow in the dark puppets. With dazzling visuals, moving choreography and creative use of music ranging from classical to pop, students interpret the stories for themselves in this electrifying performance!
SCHOOLTIME 2016-17
SERIES
Thanks to support from our generous donors and grantors EVERY world-class performance of the 2016–17 SchoolTime Series will be FREE to ALL students this year! The show run times will be approximately 55 minutes, and seating is limited. For more information and to reserve your seats, please visit www.HoffmanSchooloftheArts.com or call 727.712.2706. Show schedule subject to change. Virginia Rep on Tour presents:
I Have A Dream
Character Development
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 11:00 am Capitol Theatre Grades: 3-12 Curriculum Connections: Biography, Language Arts, History, Multi-Cultural, Public Speaking, Reading, Self-Esteem,
The phenomenal impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is chronicled in this compelling dramatization of the life and times of one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the “American Century.” Inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks, Dr. King becomes the prime mover behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, putting his philosophy of non-violent protest to work. He gains national recognition and becomes the dominant force in the Civil Rights Movement during its decade of greatest achievement.Your students will be inspired by the story of this great leader’s struggle and his dream of lifting “our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
Dr. Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming! Friday, May 12, 2017 11:00 am Ruth Eckerd Hall Grades: 3-8 Curriculum Connections: Science & Technology, Safety The original Doktor Kaboom! show in which the good Doktor takes his audience on an educational tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences. Aimed at grades 3-8. Topics covered include: safety; pressure and force; simple machines; velocity; application of science to everyday life; the scientific method (hypothesis and experimentation); multiple experimentation; constant discovery of new information and data; definitions: chemical reactions, exothermic, external and chemical formula; mass; air pressure and demonstration vs. experimentation.
Virginia Rep on Tour presents:
The House at Pooh Corner
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:00 am Capitol Theatre Grades: PreK-5 Curriculum Connections: Art, Language Arts, Literary Classic, Music, Reading, Self-Esteem
Whether we are very young or wise to the ways of the world, every so often each of us has to “get back to the House at Pooh Corner” to spend some tender time with faithful friends. You know their names by heart: Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga and Roo, Rabbit, Christopher Robin, and of course, that lovable bear called Winnie-the-Pooh. This production is faithfully based on the A. A. Milne classic of the same name. Featured stories portray the building of Eeyore’s house, Tigger’s arrival in the Hundred Acre Wood, the origin of the game of Pooh Sticks, Rabbit’s plan for reducing Tigger’s bounce, and Christopher Robin’s growing up and leaving for school.
Thank you to our 2016 – 17 Grantors! Support for Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts is provided in part through the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, City of Clearwater, Duke Energy Foundation, Baynard Charitable Trust, Pinellas Community Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, The Tampa Bay Times Fund, Nichols Foundation, USAA Foundation, South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Volunteer Usher Fund
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