Diana Wortham Theatre presents a special series of school shows designed to compliment classroom curriculum. Serving over 6,000 students and educators every season, the School Show Series features first-rate performances, detailed study guides designed by educators, and post-show question and answer sessions.

Book today! Reservations for all school shows are now available. Simply complete this order form and submit to Rae Geoffrey at Diana Wortham Theatre.

Email: rae@dwtheatre.com.

Phone: 828-257-4544 x307

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Payment Information:

Groups of 10 or less:  $7 per person for all shows except A Midsummer Night's Dream which is $11.

Groups of 11 or more: $6 per person for all shows except A Midsummer Night's Dream which is $10.

Teachers receive one free ticket per 10 students.  All others pay the listed student ticket price.  Bus drivers are free.

The Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund provides need-based scholarships to cover the cost of admission for students and schools. To learn more about the fund or to apply click here.

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2010-2011 SCHOOL SHOW SERIES

COMING UP:

Mike Wiley Productions

Grades 6-12

Mike Wiley performs in this entertaining and explaining one-man show protraying the Supreme Court's historic and high-impact decision in 1954 ruling segregation unconstitutional and thereby integrating schools.

Theatreworks USA

10:00 AM & 12:00 PM each day

Grades 1-7

This musical is based on C.S. Lewis' imaginative adventure story about four children of war-torn England, who accidentally enter the land of Narnia through a magic wardrobe. Follow them as they fulfill an ancient prophecy by defeating the White Witch, a cold-hearted villain who makes winter last year round, thus restoring shunshine and peace to spell-bound Narnia.

Theatreworks USA

10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

PreK-3rd Grade

A musical revue featuring six stories, including Fancy Nancy, who just doesn't understand why she's the only one who appreciates frilly accessories and a prodigious vocabulary; and Duck for President, featuring a politically ambitious Duck trying to bring a new bill to Capitol Hill.

Aquila Theatre Company

10:00 AM - FULL LENGTH School Show!

Grades 6-12

Aquila Theatre Company brings Shakespeare's classic comedy to life in this play about love, jealousy, passion, confusion and marriage. Focusing on the experiences of various characters and couples all associated with the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Shakespeare's most mischievous character, Puck, who entertains and provides much comedy as the impish servant to the Fairy King of the enchanted forest.
 

Doug Varone and Dancers

Thursday, February 10, 2011
10:00 AM

All Ages

Few dance choreographers dare to be as versatile as Doug Varone and pull it off so successfully. He challenges himself to invent movement to enhance expression in many dance-theater milieus. Both Varone's modern dance craft and the social resonance of his psychological investigation give you a lot to experience in the moment of performance, and a lot to think about afterward.

Artspower

10:00 AM & 12:00 PM each day

Grades 6-12

In this play, set during the Nazi reign in Germany, Artspower teaches children the importance of combating intolerance, through heroine Anne Lehman. Anne is forced to leave her parents out of concern for her safety, and yet through her struggles Anne remains courageous and generous towards others. This play is full of important life lessons as well as historical reference.

Viver Brasil Dance Company

10:00 AM

All Ages

This Los Angeles-based and award-winning ensemble performs rich Afro-Brazilian stories and legends through dance, song and percussion. Their performances are presented in a contemporary Salvador, Bahia, Brazil dance style and bring to life the beautiful and complex stories of the orixa, African sacred energies that are the engine of Afro-Brazilian culture, in addition to presenting jubilant samba, contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance and carnival.

Theatreworks USA

10:00 AM & 12:00 PM each day

PreK-3rd Grade

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie tells the story of a hungry, demanding mouse whose incremental demands prevent a boy from eating his snack and teaches the lesson of cause and effect. Theatreworks USA performs other stories including Owen, who just can't bear to part with his beloved blanket, Fuzzy - a problem since he is about to start Kindergarten.