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Jesse Gilbert

The Cat in the Hat Journeys to Where the Sidewalk Ends: Bold Character Choices and Embodiment Through Poetry and Nursery Rhymes

Intended Grades: K - 5th
Movement and bold character choices through physicality. (AS 1)
Tongue twisters to learn articulation. (AS 11.1)
Improv games as creative and team-building exercises. (AS 11.1)
Storytelling from characters’ perspective to build skills in articulating objective and inner life of characters. (AS 8 & 10)

All The World’s A Stage: Shakespeare in Play and Performance

Intended Grades: 6th - 8th
Training in vocal projection and vocal/physical choices for diverse characters. (AS 4 & 5)
Age-appropriate discussion of themes and common Shakespearean characters (AS 1 & 3)
Introduction to iambic pentameter and stressed/unstressed syllables (AS 5)
Story-telling from characters’ perspective to build skills in articulating objective and inner life of characters. (AS 1 & 3)
Fun and welcoming environment into the world of Shakespearean theatre. (AS 1, 3 4 & 5)
Open to adapting play subject to the content of children’s current English curriculum. (AS 8, 10 & 11.1)

AS1 Generate/Conceptualize artistic ideas and work
AS 3 Refine and Complete Artistic Work
AS 4 Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation
AS 5 Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation
AS 8 Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work
AS10 Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art
AS 11.1 Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding