ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Three C's</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <LINK REL=stylesheet HREF="styles.css" TYPE="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER="0" CELLPADDING=5> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="logo.gif"></TD> <TD><IMG SRC="arts4you.gif"></TD> <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><H2>2011-2012 Season</H2> <P><B>At <FONT SIZE="+1">Hyde Cultural Center</FONT><BR> 150 Route 169, Woodstock, CT</B> <BR> <A HREF="directions.html" TARGET="blank">(Click here for directions)</A></TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT=1 BGCOLOR=#00afea></TD></TR> </TABLE> <TABLE CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=10> <TR> <TD><A HREF="home.html"><IMG SRC="m-home.gif" BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="shows.html"><IMG SRC="m-shows.gif" BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="info.html"><IMG SRC="m-info.gif" BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="order.html"><IMG SRC="m-order.gif" BORDER=0></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=10 WIDTH=70%> <TR> <TD> <A NAME="1"></A> <CENTER><H3>Thomas Edison </H3></CENTER> <P> America's most famous inventor comes to the Three C's stage in an exciting hands-on one-man show! Broadway and movie performer Patrick Garner brings the character of Thomas Alva Edison to life, demonstrating the great man's inventions and several of his secrets of success. Some audience members will be invited to join "Edison" and help recreate his most famous experiments! <p>More important than the phonograph and the lightbulb, Garner asserts, are the lessons students can learn from the inventor's life. One important message for everyone is that "there are no mistakes if you learn from them." Using creative thinking to turn his handicap (deafness) and his errors into assets, Edison demonstrated the value of working hard and playing hard. Perhaps his most important lesson is to find work you love and spend your life doing that work. Students will be amused and inspired by Thomas Edison in this entertaining window into America's past. <CENTER><B>Theatreworks/USA<BR>- Tuesday, October 25, 2011 -</B> <BR><I>Grades 4 - 8</I> <br> <B><i>Payment due October 4, 2011</i></B> </CENTER> </TD> <TD CLASS="i" ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER> <IMG SRC="1.jpg" BORDER=0> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE><TR><TD> <P CLASS="s"> <B>Curriculum Connections:</B> Social Studies (American History), Science <BR> <B>Character Education:</B> Ingenuity, Perseverance, Optimism <BR> <B>Study Guide:</B> <A HREF="http://www.theatreworksusa.org" TARGET="blank">www.theatreworksusa.org</A> </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT=1 BGCOLOR=#00afea></TD></TR> <TR> <TD CLASS="i" ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER> <A NAME="2"></A> <IMG SRC="2.jpg" BORDER=0> </TD> <TD> <CENTER><H3>The Yellow Brick Road<br>(bilingual musical)</H3></CENTER> This production presents a new twist on a classic favorite, complete with a witch, the yellow (<i>amarillo</i>) brick road, and ruby slippers (<i>zapatillas</i>). Dora, about to turn fifteen, is having an identity crisis: she feels caught between her family's traditional values and contemporary American culture. Does she want to be a young woman celebrating her <i>quincea&#241;era</i>, or a typical teenager? When a tornado whisks her (and her little dog, too) away on a journey to the Land of Oz, Dora makes friends from three distinct Latin cultures. Together they elude the wicked <i>bruja</i> and find that only the wonderful <i>Maga de Oz</i> can help her discover what she truly values.<p> Audience members will tap their feet (or click their heels!) and join Dora in singing several newly-composed songs in contemporary Latin styles. Do you like an old favorite or a new story celebrating diversity? You'll get both in Theatreworks USA's production of "The Yellow Brick Road"! <CENTER><B>Theatreworks/USA<BR>- Tuesday, December 6, 2011 -</B> <BR><I>Grades 2 - 6</I> <br> <B><i>Payment due November 15, 2011</i></B> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE><TR><TD> <P CLASS="s"> <B>Curriculum Connections:</B> Classics, Literature-Based, Communication and Language Arts, Multicultural, Music, Just Plain Fun. <BR> <B>Character Education:</B> Teamwork, Friendship and Loyalty, Tolerance, Overcoming Difficulties, Humor. <BR> <B>Study Guide:</B> <A HREF="http://www.theatreworksusa.org" TARGET="blank">www.theatreworksusa.org</A> </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT=1 BGCOLOR=#00afea></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <A NAME="3"></A> <CENTER><H3>Freedom Train</H3></CENTER> Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman was the "woman called Moses" to her people. At age 25 she escaped from a Maryland plantation where she was owned. She made her way north to Philadelphia, pursued by ruthless bounty hunters. The route she took, laid out by peace-loving Quakers through forests, swamps, and the barns of Northern abolitionists, became known as the Underground Railroad. <p>Tubman was not content to enjoy her freedom alone. In secret, she returned time and again to the South to lead her parents and 300 other slaves to liberty, becoming the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. <p>Theatreworks USA's production narrates Harriet Tubman's triumphs in a collection of dramatic scenes. The story unfolds through dance, mime, dialogue, period costumes and music, including spirituals such as "Follow the Drinking Gourd," and "Good News, the Chariot's A-comin'." Audiences of all ages will be inspired by this story of survival, self-sacrifice, and the courageous human spirit. <P> <CENTER><B>Theatreworks/USA<BR>- Monday, April 2, 2012 -</B> <BR><I>Grades 3 - 8</I><br> <B><i>Payment due March 12, 2012</i></B> </CENTER> </TD> <TD CLASS="i" ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER> <IMG SRC="3.jpg" BORDER=0> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE><TR><TD> <P CLASS="s"> <B>Curriculum Connections:</B> Communication and Language Arts, Social Studies (American History), Music.<BR> <B>Character Education:</B> Teamwork, Friendship and Loyalty, Tolerance, Over- coming Difficulties, Courage, Perseverance, Optimism.<BR> <B>Study Guide:</B> <A HREF="http://www.theatreworksusa.org" TARGET="blank">www.theatreworksusa.org</A> </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT=1 BGCOLOR=#00afea></TD></TR> <TR> <TD CLASS="i" ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER> <IMG SRC="4.jpg" BORDER=0> </TD> <TD> <A NAME="4"></A> <CENTER><H3>Skippyjon Jones</H3></CENTER> Skippyjon Jones may be a small kitten, but he has a huge imagination. He is not satisfied with who he is, so he pretends to be a llama, a whale, even a bird.<p> When his mother sends him to his room to practice acting like a proper kitten, Skippyjon bounces on the bed in front of the mirror. His huge ears convince him that he's no Siamese cat, he's a chihuahua! His imagination transforms him into Skippito Friskito, the swordfighting chihuahua of old Mexico. Audiences of children will thrill when a pack of local dogs begs Skippito to defend them from Alfredo Buzzito El Blimpo Bublebeeto Bandito, a fierce and giant bumblebee. Will Skippyjon be brave enough to save them?<p> The creators of Theatreworks USA's <i>Junie B. Jones</i> and <i>Click, Clack, Moo</i> based this delightful, child-pleasing musical on the book by Judy Schachner. <CENTER><B>Theatreworks/USA<BR>- Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -</B> <BR><I>Grades K - 4</I> <br> <B><i>Payment due May 1, 2012</i></B> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE><TR><TD> <P CLASS="s"> <B>Curriculum Connections:</B> Classics, Literature-Based, Communication and Language Arts, Music, Just Plain Fun. <BR> <B>Character Education:</B> Imagination, Self-acceptance, Humor. <BR> <B>Study Guide:</B> <A HREF="http://www.theatreworksusa.org/" TARGET="blank">www.theatreworksusa.org</A> </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT=1 BGCOLOR=#00afea></TD></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>