School Performances 2011/2012
The Educational series of performances have been specifically chosen to enrich students’ appreciation and analysis of the performing arts, drama, history and English studies. Many of these performances have interactive elements, such as study guides and after-show chats, which provide a more in-depth and hands-on experience.
BOOKING SCHOOL SHOWS
To order tickets, please fill out the enclosed order form and return it to the address below or contact Joanne Churchill at churchillj@burlington.ca. For additional orders, please photocopy the order form. Please note that show seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Click HERE to download the current school performance brochure.
Montreal Guitar Trio
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
1:00 pm
The Main Theatre
Recommended Grades: 4-8 and 9-12
Running Time: 55 minutes
Themes: Music in society and history, Classical musi
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
Internationally acclaimed Montreal Guitar Trio takes the stage for an incredible display of musical talent and passion. The trio performs their unique fusion of classical, pop-rock, jazz and world music to audiences that are riveted to every strum, beat and harmony. Fascinating interpretations of legendary groups like Queen, The Beatles and Pink Floyd are delivered with solid guitar artistry and a quick sense of wit and humour. A Question and Answer Session will follow the performance. For more information, visit: www.mg3.ca
Oz
Produced by Cie Vox Théâtre
Thursday, April 26, 2012
1:00 pm
The Community Studio Theatre
Recommended Grades: 2-6 (French Immersion students)
Recommended Grades: 1-6 (French Language students)
Themes: Courage, Friendship, Empathy and Caring
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
This classic fantasy that has been loved by generations for almost 100 years is given new life and vitality by one of Canada’s premier Francophone-Ontarian theatre companies. This engaging French language re-telling of Dorothy and Toto’s adventures in the enchanted land of Oz is a lush, visual production that incorporates original music, comedy and outrageous theatrics. As Dorothy journeys along the yellow brick road and encounters an outrageous cast of characters, she learns much about friendship and courage and is able to discover her heart’s desire. For more information, visit: www.voxtheatre.ca
Click here for English Study Guide.
Click here for French Study Guide/Cahier Padagogique.
Past Performances
Jason and the Argonauts
Produced by Visible Fictions
of Glasgow, Scotland
Friday, February 10, 2012
10:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
The Main Theatre
Recommended Grades: 4 and up
Running Time: 65 minutes
Themes: Transition, Self Awareness, Teamwork, Courage, Independence
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
Jason’s uncle isn’t exactly lovable… he has murdered Jason’s father, the King, banished Jason as a baby and stolen the kingdom. Nobody has dared to stand up to him… until now. Jason is all grown up and ready to claim his rightful place on the throne. He and his crew must sail on The Argo to the other side of the world to find the Golden Fleece and bring it back in order to unite the people again. As if that wasn’t difficult enough, the odd monster, sleeping dragon and hungry harpies endeavour to ruin his trip and spice things up on this most fantastic of journeys. Using two actors, a handful of action figures and one incredible wooden cart, Jason and the Argonauts is an adventure story that will inspire the hero in each of us. For more information, visit: www.visiblefictions.co.uk.
Simple Gifts
The Cashore Marionettes
Monday, November 28, 2011
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The Community Studio Theatre
Recommended Grades: 3-5
Running Time: 50 minutes
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
Q & A session following the performance
Study guides are available
Through a combination of theatrical illusion, virtuoso manipulation, beautiful music and artistic insight, the original vignettes presented in Simple Gifts provide a sensitive and entertaining vision of what it is to be human. Simple Gifts is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes from everyday life set to stunning music by such composers as Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven and Copland. The performance explores a range of emotions with characters and actions that are amazingly convincing. The marionettes are engineering marvels and the quality of movement is extraordinary. For more information, visit: www.cashoremarionettes.com
The Shape of a Girl
Green Thumb Theatre
Written by Joan MacLeod
Monday, November 21, 2011
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The Main Theatre
Recommended Grades: 7 and up
Running Time: 50 minutes
Themes: Social Justice, Anti-bullying,
Personal Responsibility, Friendship, Family
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
Q & A session following the performance
Study guides are available
For years, teenage Braidie's best friend has inflicted cruel and painful harassment on another classmate. Now, from the television and the papers, Braidie finds out about a shocking case in a nearby city: a teenager murdered by another youth. Could this happen here? Could Braidie's friend become a killer? And if Braidie just stands by and lets it happen, will she be guilty too? Governor General Award winning playwright Joan MacLeod pulls us into a tough and complicated teenage world; a world where loyalty to a friend can have tragic results. For more information, visit: www.greenthumb.bc.ca.
"Gripping.... A complex drama with thorny moral issues." The New York Times
I, Claudia
Crow’s Theatre Company
Written by Kristen Thomson
Directed by Chris Abraham
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
The Community Studio Theatre
Recommended Grades: 7 and up
Running Time: 90 minutes
Themes: Family Breakup, Love, Grief and Anger
Tickets - $12.00 (HST Included)
This extraordinary one-woman show maps the raw but beautiful interior life of a misfit adolescent. Claudia suffers from the triple afflictions of puberty, unpopularity, and her parents' divorce. Using four astonishingly expressive masks, the performer evokes the anguished Claudia, her grandfather, her dad's new girlfriend, and the school janitor. Both heartbreakingly sad and wrenchingly funny, I, Claudia casts a spell of rare power in the theatre. For more information, visit www.thecollectionagency.ca.
"Blissfully funny, unexpectedly touching... a must see." Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star