S*T*A*R Series
From its inception, the Kravis Center has focused on the idea of making the performing arts a part of the lives of every member of the community. The goal of building broad-based appreciation and support for the arts can best be achieved by nurturing young peoples’ innate connection to art and by providing maximum accessibility. In keeping with that goal, the Kravis Center brings classroom curriculum to life for tens of thousands of local students each year through the S*T*A*R Series, offering the most current, challenging and artistically diverse young people’s programming. The educational value of the shows is further enhanced through comprehensive study guides that we supply to students and teachers (available for most performances) incorporating standards that address skills tested on FCAT. An Admission Waiver Program– Sponsored by The Rusty Staub Foundation – assures that no student will be denied admission due to economic need.
S*T*A*R Series is sponsored by The DeMatteis Family Foundation
VENUE CAPACITY:
Persson Hall - 200
Rinker Playhouse - 280
Gosman Amphitheatre - 1,400
Dreyfoos Hall - 2,000
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the School District of Palm Beach County are members of the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, the partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.
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THEATREWORKS USA
Henry and Mudge
Monday through Wednesday, October 12-14 • Monday and
Wednesday at 10:15 am and noon, Tuesday at 10:15 am
in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGESTED CURICULUM: Character Education, Language Arts, Music Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.2.1.4, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.2.1, LA.2.5.2, LA.2.6.1, MU.E.2.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1, HE.B.3.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Just ask Henry. He misses Annie, his cousin, and best friend, and can’t find a playmate in his new neighborhood. Luckily Mom and Dad buy him a great, big, slobbery dog – Mudge – with whom he can share all kinds of adventures. It looks like Henry and Mudge will be best friends forever, until Annie arrives for a visit and forms an instant bond with Mudge. Will Annie come between a boy and his dog? Can a kid have two best friends? Find out in this Theatreworks musical, based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant.
STUDENTS OF THE DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS in
Becoming…
Tuesday, October 27 at 10:30 am in Dreyfoos Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Art, Dance, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: VA.E.1.3, DA.E.2.3, LA.6.5.2, MU.E.2.3, TH.E.1.3
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Students of the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts creatively convey how their arts curricula impact their daily lives. Designed exclusively for 7th and 8th grade students, this production includes live performance in dance, theatre and music as well as a comprehensive audio/visual presentation. This special performance is an ongoing collaboration with the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY
Room on the Broom
Tuesday through Thursday, October 27–29 at 10:15 am and noon in the
Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Language Arts, Music Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.2.1.4, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.2.1, LA.2.5.2, LA.2.6.1,
HE.B.3.1, MU.E.2.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick – until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five. When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Adapted from the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the same authors who wrote The Gruffalo, this magically energetic rhyming tale of friendship and sharing is a sweetly spooky musical treat your students are sure to relish.
STORYMAKERS’
Once Upon a Time…In Florida
Monday through Friday, November 2-6 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the
Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Music, Native American Studies, Social Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: MU.E.2.2, SS.A.1.2, SS.A.6.2, TH.C.1.2, TH.D.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
We got some tales for tellin’, Some are tall and some are true. But we won’t say just which is which, We’ll leave that up to you.
So begins this delightful version of the popular production, Once Upon a Time…In Florida, which brings five tales of our great state vividly to life. How? With storytelling, pantomime, music, drama, and even some audience participation! The energetic young cast invites students to decipher fact from fiction and to enter a world that provides a unique insight into the history and folklore of their home state.
Sponsored by Suzanne G. Reis Arts Education Fund
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BeBop Your Best!
RED GRAMMER
Friday, November 6 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Gosman Amphitheatre
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Music
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.1, MU.D.1.1, MU.E.2.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Armed with “the best voice in children’s music” (Parents Magazine), guitar and some of the best songs ever written for children and their families, Red Grammer lifts his audience to a place where hearts are filled to the brim and everything is possible. Bursting with energy, irrepressible joy and an obvious love for the entire human race, Red brings his incredible voice and infectious playfulness to BeBop Your Best! ... Music to Build Character By, his new collection of songs that brings the virtues of truthfulness, responsibility, kindness, fairness, integrity and citizenship vividly to life.
KING COLE THEATRICALS
Stellaluna
Tuesday, November 10 at 10:15 am and noon in the Persson Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Music, Puppetry, Science, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.2.1.4, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.2.1, MU.E.2.1, SC.F.1.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Baby bat Stellaluna’s life is flitting along right on schedule – until an owl attacks her mother one night, knocking the bewildered batlet out of her mother’s loving grasp. The tiny bat is lucky enough to land in a nest of baby birds, but her whole world has just turned upside down. Literally. Stellaluna’s adoptive bird mom accepts her into her nest, but only on the condition that Stellaluna will act like a bird, not a bat. Soon Stellaluna has learned to behave like a good bird should – she quits hanging by her feet and starts eating bugs. But when she finally has an opportunity to show her bird siblings what life as a bat is like, all of them are confounded. Anyone who has ever been asked to be someone they’re not will understand the conflicts – and possibilities – Stellaluna faces.
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Theatre PBA presents William Shakespeare’s
The Winter’s Tale
Monday and Tuesday, November 16-17 at 10 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: TWO HOURS
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVELS: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Social Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.7, LA.910.1.6, LA.910.5.1.2, TH.C.1.4, TH.D.1.4
INITIAL TEACHER TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
A shipwreck, a wild animal, a lost princess. Sound like the latest reality show? No. This is the Bard. This is Shakespeare. And this is The Winter’s Tale. In this late career play the greatest of all playwrights breaks the rules even more than in his earlier work, as he draws us through “unpathed waters and undreamed shores”. Join the talented cast from Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Theatre PBA in a fully staged, two hour version of this magical meditation on the nature of true love. And get “Lost” in it.
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER
Are Yo u Ready, My Sister?
Monday through Wednesday, November 16-18 • Monday and Wednesday at 10:15 am and 11:45 am, Tuesday at 11:45 am
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5, 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: African-American Studies, Music, Social Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: SS.A.1.2, SS.A.4.2, MU.E.2.2, TH.C.1.2, TH.D.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Are You Ready, My Sister? is the story of Harriet Tubman, “great conductor” of the Underground Railroad, and the Quaker women who helped her bring 300 slaves to freedom. This historical adventure story features live music based on spirituals of the time, dramatic scenes and audience participation. The set is a giant patchwork quilt; as the story unfolds, each square of the quilt comes to life with shadow puppets and painted backlit scenery.
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TALES & SCALES
The Arabian Nights
Monday through Wednesday, November 30 - December 2 • Monday at 11:45 am, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Music, Social Studies
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.4.1.7, LA.4.2.1, LA.4.1.6, MU.D.1.2, MU.E.2.2, SS.B.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Watch a battle fought with dueling drumsticks and the flash of a flute. Listen to a genie burst out of 1,500 years of imprisonment with clashing cymbals and thundering drums! The story begins as our heroine Scheherazade leads a rebellion against a misguided king, and is captured in battle. In an attempt to change the king’s greedy ways and postpone her own execution, master storyteller Scheherazade begins to weave stories together with music in an unforgettable performance.
Bernstein, Gershwin and All That Jazz
starring David Amram
Thursday and Friday, December 11 at 10:30 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Music, Poetry, Social Studies
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.7, LA.910.2.1, LA.910.6.1, LA.6.4, MU.C.1.4, MU.E.1.4, SS.A.1.4, SS.A.5.4
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
David Amram has been described as “the renaissance man of American music.” He has composed over 100 orchestral and chamber works, written two operas and many scores for theatre and film, including Splendor in the Grass and The Manchurian Candidate. Celebrating an evening of great American music, Mr. Amram will perform songs from the pens of Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein and the Maestro himself, David Amram!
Aquila Theatre Company in Henrik Ibsen’s
An Enemy of the People
Friday, January 22 at 10:15 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: Two hours
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.7, LA.910.1.6, LA.910.2.1, LA.910.5.2.1, TH.C.1.4, TH.D.1.4
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
This gripping tale explores the impact of severe eco-issues on a small town and the consequences to one man of uncovering the truth. Dr. Stockmann, a trusted physician, makes a shocking discovery. The celebrated town spa, which serves as the major source of local income, is toxic! Tensions flare as Dr. Stockmann is desperate to convince his brother, the town mayor, of this life-threatening health scare. With An Enemy of the People, Aquila brings one of Ibsen’s most relevant and timely works to vibrant life in a production that asks these timeless questions: When is it right to speak up? Does the truth have a price? Would you risk everything for the truth?
Aquila Theatre Company in William Shakespeare’s
As Yo u Like It
Monday, January 25 at 10:15 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: TWO HOURS
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.7, LA.910.1.6, LA.910.5.1.2, TH.C.1.4, TH.D.1.4
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
“All the world’s a stage …” in As You Like It, one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. Set in a period of revolution in France when love conquered all, As You Like It subverts the traditional rules of romance, confusing gender roles, nature and politics in a play that reflects on how bewildering yet utterly pleasurable life can be. Aquila’s previous Shakespearean comedies have been described as “Gleefully engaging” by The New York Times and “Beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing and crystalline in effect” by The New Yorker. This time-honored treasure is sure to give students a keener understanding of Shakespeare’s genius.
THE ACTING COMPANY
Romeo and Juliet
Friday, March 19 and Monday, March 22 at 10:30 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.7, LA.910.1.6, LA.910.2.1, LA.910.5.2.1, TH.C.1.4, TH.D.1.4
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
My only love, sprung from my only hate! Shakespeare’s iconic romantic tragedy of innocent young lovers falling victim to family hatred and cruel destiny ... swords clash, everlasting love is promised and a treacherous sleeping potion is swallowed in the greatest love story of all time. Young love has never been so delightful or as dangerous as in this stirring new production. Evoking the lyricism of Shakespeare’s sonnets, Romeo and Juliet exquisitely embodies the brief joy of youthful passion and ecstasy. Timeless and deeply moving, they love each other passionately as only teenagers can while their families’ mutual disdain and prejudice lead to revenge and an irreversible fate.
NEW! AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SHAKESPEAREAN RECITATION
Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Recitation presented by Kids' Dreams in memory of Alan Lebow is available to full-time high school and college students. Three participants, selected by a distinguished panel of judges, will be awarded with a cash prize for excellence in Shakespearean recitation. The top twenty participants will be honored at a special event at the Kravis Center.
Please click here for guidelines and student application.
Student African-American Film Festival
Thursday, March 25 at 10:30 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: African-American Studies, Communications
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.910.1.6, LA.1112.1.6, LA.910.4.2.1, LA.1112.4.2.1, LA.910.5.2.1, LA.1112.5.2.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Join us for the second Student African-American Film Festival where we celebrate award-winning short films submitted by local high school students. The African-American experience will be the central focus of each of the films featured.
THEATRE IV
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Wednesday through Friday, April 7-9 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the
Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.1, MU.E.2.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Join us on this musical retelling of this timeless tale. Follow along with our “Boy” as he learns a life lesson of telling the truth and finding out that there are consequences of “Crying Wolf.”
Peppino D’Agostino
Friday, April 9 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Music, Multicultural Studies
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: SS.A.3.4.3, MU.E.1.4, MU.E.2.4
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
This Italian born virtuoso acoustic guitarist has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a poet … among the best talents around;” voted “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in Guitar Player Magazine’s 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards and applauded by the San Diego Times as “potentially a giant of the acoustic guitar.”
NEW YORK CHAMBER SOLOISTS
Babar the Little Elephant
Wednesday, April 14 at 10:15 and 11:45 am in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Music
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.2.1.6, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.2.1, LA.2.4.1, LA.2.5.2, MU.D.1.1, MU.E.2.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Offering a repertoire of more than 250 works from piano quartets to Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos, the New York Chamber Soloists have expanded the audience for chamber music through their innovative programming.Their performances have been acclaimed for more than 40 years across North America and in Europe, South America, Asia and Australia.
STORYMAKERS’
The Inventors’ Magic Key
Monday through Friday, April 19-23 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
(April 22 for Independent Schools Only)
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5, 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Science, Social Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: SC.H.1.2, SC.H.3.2, SS.A.1.2, TH.D.1.2, TH.E.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Billie has a science project coming up. She has to invent something and she just can’t figure out what to do. Besides, SHE HATES SCIENCE. What could she invent? Suddenly a bumbling wizard appears, following a magic key that shows up at just the right moment in history to help inventors in their hour of need. So begins a funny, fact-filled journey through history that explores the fascinating people and events surrounding some of the world’s great leaps forward.
THE KENNEDY CENTER THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES ON TOUR
Nobody’s Perfect
Monday and Tuesday, April 26-27 at 10:15 am and noon in the Rinker Playhouse
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5, 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Disability Awareness, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.2, HE.C.2.2, LA.5.1.7, LA.5.2.1, LA.5.5.2, MU.E.2.2, TH.D.1.2, TH.E.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Fourth grade is not easy and after spending a year planning her “positively purple” birthday party, Megan finds herself at odds with new student Alexis. Though Megan tries to be nice, Alexis is anything but friendly, making Megan wonder, “Does she not like me because I’m deaf?” Based on the children’s book by Academy Award® winner Marlee Matlin (Best Actress, Children of a Lesser God) and Doug Cooney, this new musical – simultaneously performed in spoken English and American Sign Language – is an important reminder that despite first impressions, nobody’s perfect.
Sponsored by Helen S. and Merrill Bank Foundation
ROSENEATH THEATRE COMPANY
The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh
Monday through Wednesday, April 26-28 • Monday and Wednesday at 10:15 am noon,
Tuesday at 11:45 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5, 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Disability Awareness, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.2; HE.C.2.2; LA.5.1.7, LA.5.2.1, LA.5.5.2, MU.E.2.2, TH.D.1.2, TH.E.1.2
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Jamie Cavanaugh is a young girl who is too fast! When it becomes clear that her ADHD (Attention: deficit hyperactivity disorder) isn’t some kind of amazing superpower, it’s time for her to get some guidance. Themes of learning disabilities, bullying, divorce and peer pressure are handled with respect, intelligence and humor.
Sponsored by Helen S. and Merrill Bank Foundation
THEATREWORKS USA
Click, Clack, Moo
Thursday through Friday, April 29-30 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.1, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.4.1, LA.2.5.2, MU.E.2.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
When Farmer Brown’s cows find his granddaughter’s laptop computer in the barn, they realize that it provides the perfect opportunity to air their grievances. “Click, clack, moo … Dear Farmer Brown, the barn is very cold at night. We’d like some blankets. Sincerely, The Cows.” But after the grumpy farmer denies their request, the cows decide to go on strike, and what follows can only be described as hilarious.
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THEATRE IV
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Monday through Wednesday, May 3-5 at 10:15 am and 11:45 am in the Persson Rehearsal Hall
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.B.3.1, LA.2.1.7, LA.2.4.1, LA.2.5.2, MU.E.2.1, TH.D.1.1, TH.E.1.1
INITIAL TICKET SALE DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Based on the timeless picture books by Bernard Waber, Theatre IV’s production of this crowd-pleasing musical has been taking the country by storm for many years. Join young Josh Primm as he moves to New York City and share magical adventures with his loving parents, his stage-struck nemesis Hector P. Valenti, his rambunctious new friends, his persnickety neighbor Mr. Grumps, and his misfit (but oh so special) reptilian pet – Lyle!
