Student Matinee Series (SMS)
We invite everyone to attend our Student Matinee Series performances. They are open to the public as well as to school groups, so we encourage those of you with schools to make your reservations early - and we encourage the general public to buy your tickets early!
TO ORDER TICKETS OR MAKE GROUP RESERVATIONS FOR THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES: Please call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday at (440) 366-4040.
2011-2012 Student Matinee Series
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 9:45am & 11:45am
ArtsPower
Fish Face
Tickets: $4/each
Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for: Grades 1-4
Curriculum Connections: Literature-Based, Language/Communication Skills, Musical, Values-Based
Fish Face is part of the popular "Kids of the Polk Street School" series by two-time Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff. Emily Arrow can do plenty of things well when she has Uni – her toy unicorn – to bring her good luck. She’s one of the fastest runners around, she’s great at math, and she hardly ever gets into trouble. But when Dawn Bosco appears, everything changes. The new girl seems to be good at everything. She even beats Emily in a race. Worst of all, Emily discovers that Dawn has stolen her unicorn! Will anyone believe Emily if she reveals Dawn’s terrible secret? In her efforts to understand why Dawn stole from her, Emily learns a few things about honesty and growing up. Maybe Dawn needs a friend, and maybe Emily doesn’t really need Uni after all. Addressing serious issues with a winningly light touch, Fish Face sparkles with lively wit. www.artspower.org
*Wednesday, March 21, 2012 – 9:30am
Open Door Christian Schools Patriot Theatre presents
Bye Bye Birdie
Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams
Originally Produced by Edward Padula
Tickets: $4/each
Recommended for: Grades 5 and up
Join us for a very special school performance. Bye Bye Birdie is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time. The show won 4 Tony Awards and played on Broadway for 607 shows and in London for 268. It tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. The singer, Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley type, has a pompadour and thick sideburns; he wears gaudy gold costumes and speaks in a rugged voice. Albert Peterson, his agent, is a very pleasant mild mannered young man. Albert's faithful secretary Rose Alvarez keeps him and Birdie moving forward in the world. Rosie concocts one final national publicity plan before Conrad's induction. Conrad will bid a typical American teen-age girl goodbye with an all-American kiss. Kim MacAfee in Sweet Apple, Ohio wins the honor. The arrival of Birdie in Sweet Apple causes people of all ages to swoon.
Bye Bye Birdie is a satire done with the fondest affection. It gives an insight into the everyday life that is very much part of us all. It is the tops in imagination and frivolity; a show that will be enjoyed by all.
Bye Bye Birdie is presented through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Tams-Witmark, 560 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022; Phone: 212-688-9191; Fax: 212-688-5656; www.tamswitmark.com
Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 10:00am
Arts Midwest World Fest
Tarim, Uygur Song and Dance Ensemble (China)
Tickets: $4/each
Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for: Grades 2 and up
Curriculum Connections: Music, Dance, Multi-Cultural, Languages, World Geography
Tarim, Uygur Song and Dance Ensemble perform the ancient songs of the Silk Road, the melodies of the Uygurs, the Kazaks, the Kirkiz; the rhythms of the Hui, the Uzbek and Tatars. As you listen, close your eyes – the sounds will take you to the spice markets, deserts, and vineyards of western China, a land of vast contrast, scale, and history. Experience Tarim, an ensemble of musicians and dancers from the Cultural Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. www.artsmidwestworldfest.org
Arts Midwest World Fest presents international musical ensembles in intensive weeklong residencies and they have chosen Stocker Arts Center as the Ohio site for the next two years. Tarim Uygur Song and Dance Ensemble is the second of four groups we will be presenting as part of this wonderful opportunity.
An Arts Midwest initiative, the 2011-2013 Arts Midwest World Fest is generously Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, 3M Foundation, MetLife Foundation, the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest.
Arts Midwest World Fest is also generously supported by our member state arts agencies: Illinois Arts Council, Indiana Arts Commission, Iowa Arts Council, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Minnesota State Arts Board, North Dakota Council on the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, South Dakota Arts Council, and Wisconsin Arts Board.
Exciting Opportunity! Tarim, Uygur Song and Dance Ensemble (China) will be in residence from March 18-24, 2012. If you are interested in having them work with your students, please contact Janet Herman Barlow at (440) 366-7105 or by email at jbarlow@lorainccc.edu. Made possible through the support of the Arts Midwest World Fest program and the Beth K. Stocker Trust.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 9:45am & 11:45am
Theatreworks USA
Henry and Mudge
Tickets: $4/each
Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for: Grades Pre-K to 3
Curriculum Connections: Literature Based, Communication & Language Arts, Music, Relationships & Family
Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Just ask Henry, who can’t find a playmate in his new neighborhood! Luckily, he’s got Mudge, a great big, 182-pound canine buddy, with whom he can share all kinds of adventures! Henry discovers that having a pet is a big responsibility – they need to be fed, they need to be taken out for walks, and of course they need lots of love and playtime! And when the dog is as big as Mudge is, they also need good training. Henry teaches his new friend to sit, heel, and shake his hand, but rolling over is one trick Henry just can't seem to teach Mudge, no matter how hard he tries. When Henry's cousin Annie comes for a visit, Mudge is so charmed by her that he finally rolls over at her command! Henry thinks Mudge must love Annie more than him, because the dog only does the trick for her. Very upset, Henry runs away into the cold dark woods to find adventures on his own. Mudge follows the boy's scent into the forest -- he really does love Henry and doesn't want to be without him. Will the two friends be reunited? Find out in this musical, based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant. www.theatreworksusa.org
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 9:45am & 11:45am
Eckerd Theater Company
The Hundred Dresses
Tickets: $4
Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for: Grades 2 and up
Curriculum Connections: Literature Based, Language Arts, Health, Bullying, Theater Arts
Wanda Petronski, the new girl in room 13, wears the same faded blue dress to school every day, but insists that she has a hundred bright, shiny new ones at home. As Wanda’s story unfolds, her classmates learn the secret of the hundred dresses and with it, a lesson in tolerance, in taking responsibility and in living with the consequences of our actions. An endearing tale, based on the Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses focuses on the difficult issue of bullying and how mistreating someone because he or she is different from oneself brings as much harm to the bully as to the victim. http://hoffmanperformingarts.org/etc/home.cfm
*Thursday, May 3, 2012 – 9:45am & 11:45am
Ohio Dance Theatre
Peter and the Wolf
Tickets: $4
Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for Grades K-5
Peter and the Wolf was written by composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator and accompanied by an orchestra. It was written to cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school. The story is about Peter, a young boy, who lives at his grandfather's home in a forest clearing. It revolves around Peter’s escapades with the duck that lives in the yard, his pet cat, and the bird who together ward off hunters and save the life of the wolf who is taken to the zoo in a victory parade. Ohio Dance Theatre’s version tells the story through dance with recorded music.
Coupled on the program is The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, written by composer Benjamin Britten in 1946. It was originally commissioned for an educational documentary film called The Instruments of the Orchestra, directed by Muir Mathieson and featuring the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent. The work is one of the best-known pieces by the composer, and is one of the three popularly used scores in children's music education together with Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. www.ohiodancetheatre.org
*Denotes Rental Events
STUDENT MATINEE SERIES
GROUP RESERVATION INFORMATION
We now send Ticket Reservation Confirmations by email whenever possible!
Group Reservations for Student Matinee performances are taken over the phone during regular Box Office hours, 12:00 noon to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, (440) 366-4040. Reservation Confirmations are emailed to the person who makes the reservation and must be signed and returned to the Stocker Arts Center by the date indicated in order to hold your reservations. Stocker Arts Center is accessible for students with special needs, including parking, seating and restrooms. We enthusiastically welcome everyone to all performances! Wheelchair seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. A Hearing Assistance System and free headsets for the hearing impaired are available. Please indicate your specific needs when you reserve your tickets so that we’re ready to assist you when you arrive.
We provide one free ticket for adults accompanying every 20 students. Additional chaperones and parents are welcome to attend any Student Matinee performance at the published ticket price.
PLEASE NOTE: To be respectful of the performers and those who arrive on time, the Student Matinee performances will start on time as much as possible! Please allow enough time to be here no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain time to allow us enough time to seat you. Once the show begins, we will not be able to let you and/or your group into the theatre until an appropriate break in the performance so that your late arrival does not disrupt the show for the other patrons.
LUNCH REQUESTS! If your group plans to eat lunch before or after the performance, PLEASE let the Box Office know that information at the time you make your reservation. PLEASE confirm that information on your Ticket Reservation Confirmation. Please be aware that if we do not know that information prior to your arrival we may not be able to accommodate your group for lunch.
GROUP PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payment by cash, check, credit card or purchase order is due by the date listed on the Ticket Reservation Confirmation. Payment must cover the tickets reserved and confirmed when you return your Ticket Reservation Confirmation. Because we’ve saved that number of seats for you and your group and not sold them to others, there are no refunds or cancellations for no-shows after your signed Ticket Reservation Confirmation is received at the Stocker Box Office.
PARKING INFORMATION
Free parking for buses, cars and vans is provided adjacent to the theatre and Stocker Arts Center personnel will be on hand to provide assistance. No prior arrangements are necessary.
For directions to Stocker Arts Center, please click on Map and Directions on the navigation bar to the left.
TEACHER STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION – YOU CAN LINK TO THEM DIRECTLY FROM HERE!
When the performing company provides us with Teacher Study Guides, we provide a link to it under the information about the particular show. That way, everyone who will be attending can have easy access to these performance enhancements. We will try to have the links up on our website at least one month prior to the performance date. If no Study Guide is provided by the company, no link will be showing. We encourage everyone attending the shows to utilize these resources so that you are better prepared for the performance.
Need A Ride? We May Be Able To Help!
If you want to bring your class to a performance but don’t have funding available for transportation, please let us know. Stocker Arts Center has limited funds available to assist with school bus transportation costs to our Student Matinee shows (excluding the rental productions of The Nutcracker, Bye Bye Birdie and Peter and the Wolf). We also have limited funding available for students who need assistance with the cost of tickets in order to attend.
Please email or call Debby Sadowski at dsadows1@lorainccc.edu or (440) 366-7123 for further information and an application form. Bus transportation and tickets will be funded on a first come, first served basis, with a limit of two buses funded per school. These opportunities are made possible through the generous support of the Beth K. Stocker Trust.
TO ORDER TICKETS OR MAKE GROUP RESERVATIONS FOR THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES: Please call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office from 12 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday at (440) 366-4040.
Sorry you missed these wonderful Student Matinee events:
Friday, October 21, 2011 - Yamma Ensemble from Israel - an event of the Arts Midwest WorldFest program
Yamma Ensemble did a great workshop for the LCCC Children's Learning Center during their week in Elyria! Here's a link so you can watch some excerpts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP_XE7nWTwk
Friday, October 28, 2011 - Doktor Kaboom!
Click here for study guide
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - Theatreworks USA's We The People
Click here for study guide
Friday, December 16, 2011 - Ohio Dance Theatre's The Nutcracker
Friday, February 3, 2012 - Theatreworks USA's Skippyjon Jones
Click here for study guide
Monday, February 6, 2012 - Mad River Theater Works' Freedom Bound
Click here for study guide