@ Visual and Performing Arts 2 Comprehensive Health & Physical Education3 Language Arts Literacy $Sciencep Social Studies π Mathematicsn Career Education and Consumer, Family & Life Skills

NJ Departmentof Education

Core CurriculumContent Areas

A Note AboutPricing for School

Performances

State Theatre recognizes that field trip resources for our school patrons are extremely limited. For this reason,admission prices in this brochure are significantly lower than they are for our public performances. The specialpricing applies only to schools (public, private, parochial, and home schools) and is not available to the generalpublic. State Theatre, a not-for-profit organization, is deeply grateful to the many corporations, foundations, andindividuals whose generous financial support helps keep our matinees an affordable option for schools.

The State Theatre’s Keynotes make it easy to prepare for the show.These detailed study and activity guides provide user-friendly informationand activities that will help students understand and appreciate theperformance. Closely aligned with academic content standards andcurriculum, Keynotes help build students’ prior knowledge and continuethe learning experience after the performance.

Download Keynotes from the State Theatre website:www.StateTheatreNJ.org/keynotes

Online Study andActivity Guides

KEYS TO THE PERFORMANCE

Treasured Stories by Eric Carle 4 @ 3π n

Raw Dance Company 4 @ 2 n

Aftermath 4 @ 3 p n

The Nutcracker 5 @ 2 3 n

Blast! 5 @ 2 n

Mayhem Poets 5 @ 3 p n

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble 6 @ 3 n

New Shanghai Acrobats 6 @ 2 p n

Hamlet 6 @ 3 n

Momix reMIX 7 @ 2 $ n

Peter and the Wolf 7 @ n

Plop! 7 @ 3 $ n

PerformanceRecommended Grade Levels

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language arts, theater arts,social studies

world cultures, physical education,music, dance, theater arts

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WHICH PERFORMANCESARE RIGHT FOR YOU?

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Dear Educator,

I’m delighted to introduce the State Theatre’s 2011-2012 season of Performances for Schools. This year’s menuoffers an assortment of delectable drama, dance, music, and performance poetry from around the world. Theseprograms will satisfy your cravings for innovative, exciting, and inspiring arts experiences that nourish the mind,the body, and the imagination.

Now, more than ever, the State Theatre is an essential resource for schools looking to prepare students for theworkplace of the future. Our Performances for Schools address the New Jersey Core Curriculum ContentStandards in the visual and performing arts as well as the other core curriculum areas. Consult the referencechart on the opposite page and look for the “curriculum connections” key beside each listing to find the eventsthat are most relevant to you and your students.

We know these are difficult times for schools and their budgets. To help make sure the arts remain part of everychild’s education, the State Theatre has lowered our admission prices for schools—by 20 percent or more!We look forward to seeing you and your students at the State Theatre this season.

Cordially,

Lian FarrerVice President for Education

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“Arts education aids students in skillsneeded in the workplace: flexibility, theability to solve problems and communicate,the ability to learn new skills, to be creativeand innovative, and to strive for excellence.”

— Joseph M. CalahanDirector of Corporate Communications,Xerox Corporation

A Brown Bear, A Moon & A Caterpillar:Treasured Stories by Eric CarleMermaid Theatre of Nova ScotiaMonday, October 17, 201110-11 am & 12-1 pmFor students in grades Pre-K-3All seats: $8Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia has transformed a brand-new compilation of EricCarle stories into a delightful theater experience for young children. The Very HungryCaterpillar is joined by a whimsical cast of adventurous animals from the pages ofBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me,the story of a young girl's unusual quest. The production incorporates puppetry,imaginative lighting, narration, and original music.

Curriculum connections: language arts, theater arts, mathematics, visual arts, life skills

Raw Dance Company: Project XFriday, November 4, 201110:30-11:45 amFor students in grades 5-12All seats: $8Hang on tight! Australia’s Raw Dance Company bursts upon the stage withtheir explosive “funk tap”—tap dance for the 21st-century. There’s alsohip-hop, acrobatics, and fabulous live music ranging from funk to technoto Latin—a spectacular symphony of pots, pans, bins, and kettles, and theamazing sounds of beatboxer "Dr. Rhythm."

Curriculum connections: dance, music, physical education, theater arts

State Theatre@Crossroads

AftermathWednesday, November 16, 201110:30 am-12 pmFor students in grades 9-12All seats: $8March 20, 2003: America leads the invasion of Iraq, sending an estimated700,000 refugees fleeing into Jordan. Aftermath is based on interviews withsome 35 Iraqi civilians whose lives were uprooted by the chaos and violencethat befell their country. The play transforms the refugees’ firsthandnarratives into a deeply moving and insightful theater event. Aftermath ispresented in Association with Amnesty International.

Curriculum connections: social studies, theater arts, language arts

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The NutcrackerAmerican Repertory BalletFriday, December 16, 201110:30-12 pmFor students in grades 4-12All seats: $10In this classic holiday ballet, the gift of a beautiful nutcracker brings young Marieastonishing dreams of battling mice, enchanted forests, and the exotic Land ofSweets. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score, The Nutcracker boasts spectacularcostumes and scenic effects, inventive choreography, and a cast of more than onehundred performers! The American Repertory Ballet’s full-length production is aperfect introduction to the beauty and narrative power of dance.

Curriculum connections: dance, physical education, music, language arts

Blast!Friday, January 27, 201210:30 am-12:30 pmFor students in grades 4-12All seats: $15Winner of the 2001 Tony® Award for Best Special Theatrical Event, Blast! is aunique explosion of music and theater. Combining marching band, drum andbugle corps, and baton twirling with flashy costumes, booming percussion, andintricate choreography, this dazzling spectacle spans musical genres fromclassical to blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, and techno-pop. The full-length, fully-stagedproduction features a cast of 40 brass, percussion, and other performers.

Curriculum connections: music, dance, physical education, theater arts

Back by Popular Demand!

Mayhem PoetsMonday, February 27, 201210:30-11:45 amFor students in grades 7-12All seats: $8With words, humor, and extreme hip-hop energy, the Mayhem Poets raisepoetry to a playful and powerful new level. Witty and wise, they boldly engagethe audience with the issues that rock our world—from Dr. Seuss to school tofast food. Their clever, eclectic riffs are as much Mad Magazine and TheSimpsons as Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. Home-grown in NewJersey but rapidly gaining international recognition, these beat-boxing bardskeep the rapid-fire rhythms flying in a clever concert of words that will inspirestudents with the power of poetic/theatrical expression.

Curriculum connections: language arts, theater arts, social studies

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“The future belongs to young people withan education and the imagination to create.”

— PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Sylvester and the Magic PebbleEnchantment Theatre CompanyWednesday, March 7, 201210:30-11:30 amFor students in grades Pre-K-3All seats: $8When Sylvester, an endearing young donkey, picks up a shiny red pebble, hediscovers that its magic works very well—sometimes! This heartwarming storyteaches a gentle lesson about the true importance of family and friends. WilliamSteig’s Caldecott-winning children’s book is brought to the stage by EnchantmentTheatre Company, the creative team behind last season’s acclaimed production ofHarold and the Purple Crayon. Their brand-new staging of Sylvester and theMagic Pebble seamlessly integrates a wide variety of theatrical techniques:projections, animation, masks, puppets, magic, dance, and music.

Curriculum connections: language arts, theater arts, life skills

New Shanghai AcrobatsMonday, March 19, 201210:30-11:30 amFor students in grades 3-8All seats: $8The New Shanghai Acrobats carry on the 2,000-year-old tradition ofChinese circus arts. The astounding acrobats, jugglers, bicyclists, andcontortionists are showcased by show-stopping choreography, dazzlinglighting, vibrant costumes, and evocative music.

Curriculum connections: world cultures, physical education, music,dance, theater arts

State Theatre@Crossroads

HamletBAMA Theatre CompanyTuesday, March 27, 2012Wednesday, March 28 , 2012Thursday, March 29, 2012Friday, March 30, 201210 am-12:30 pmFor students in grades 6-12All seats: $8Following last year’s sold-out Midsummer Night’s Dream, BAMA TheatreCompany is back with their brand-new production of Hamlet. Shakespeare'stragic tale of family discord, personal ambition, love, and revenge comes to lifein a deeply compelling production that makes the story and language clear andcomprehensible to students. The company’s creative approach captures themagic of live theater, with just nine actors deftly portraying more than a dozencharacters, using just a few simple props and costume pieces. The programincludes a question-and-answer period immediately after the performance.

Curriculum connections: theater arts, language arts

“[BAMA Theatre’s] performance was

engaging and helped Shakespearecome alive for my students. The actorsand the staging really helped my students

visualize the play as it might have been

in Shakespeare’s time.”

Stephanie Bendel,Franklin Middle School

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MOMIX: reMIXFriday, April 20, 201210:30-11:30 amFor students in grades 4-12All seats: $8Since the early 80's the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX have transformedthemselves into sidewinders and Gila monsters, floated weightlessly throughextraterrestrial terrains, strapped themselves into snow skis, and hurled themselves through the airlike baseballs. In MOMIX: reMIX, this world-renowned ensemble presents a ‘greatest hits’ collectionof the company’s work: a kaleidoscopic showcase of invention without borders.

Curriculum connections: dance, music, physical education, science, theater arts

Peter and the Wolf & Other Musical StoriesPrinceton Symphony OrchestraWednesday, May 16, 201210 -11 am & 12-1 pmFor students in grades 2-5All seats: $8The Princeton Symphony Orchestra introduces young children to the orchestrathrough music inspired by beloved animal characters. In Prokofiev’s perennialfavorite, Peter and The Wolf, individual instruments get to shine as they imitateBird, Duck, Cat, Wolf, and the other characters in the story. The musicalnarrative is accompanied by a fully-staged, vaudeville-inspired one-manperformance. The concert includes an additional animal-inspired musical tale,as well as a demonstration of the individual instruments and their families.

Curriculum connections: music, theater arts

State Theatre@Crossroads

Plop!Windmill TheatreTuesday, May 22, 2012Wednesday, May 23, 201210-10:45 am & 12-12:45 pmFor students in grades Pre-K-KAll seats: $8When two tiny rabbits are frightened by an apple falling from above, theanticipation of it happening again and again leads them to duck, dive, and do theirbest to stop the terrible Plop! The show explores the fear of unknown things thatmaybe aren’t so scary after all. Featuring rhyme, music, puppetry, and a playful setdesign, this magical production from Australia’s Windmill Theatre provides veryyoung children with an intimate and non-threatening first theatrical experience.

Curriculum connections: theater arts, language arts, life skills, science, music

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“Your education events are phenomenal.I am not aware of other theaters that provide this kind of quality theater to students. ”— JERI BAKER, PARENT

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Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Heldrich is the official hotel of the State Theatre.United Airlines is the official airline of the State Theatre.

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MCCRANE FOUNDATIONJ. SEWARD JOHNSON, SR. 1963 CHARITABLE TRUST

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LOGES TEACHERSThe State Theatre offers educators a$5 discount on tickets to these State Theatre-presented performances for the general public!

10/1 Garth Fagan Dance

10/4 Mariinsky Orchestra

10/22-23 The Rat Pack is Back!

11/4 Raw Dance Company: Project X

11/6 National Acrobats of China

11/12 Compañia Flamenca Jose Porcel

11/16-20 AFTERMATH

11/18 Masters of Illusion

12/4 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra& the Pied Pipers

12/9 Home for the Holidayswith Brian Stokes Mitchell & NJSO

12/17-18 American Repertory Ballet’sThe Nutcracker

12/31 Salute to Vienna

1/18 Hamburg Symphony Orchestra

1/29 Sing-A-Long Sound of Music

2/1 Inbal Pinto & AvshalomPollak Dance Company

2/4 One Man Lord of the Rings™

2/11 The British Invasion Concert

2/12 TschaikowskiSt. Petersburg State Orchestra

2/20 Dan Zanes & Friends

2/24 The Pink Floyd Experience

3/9 Dresden Philharmonic

3/11 The Irish Rovers

3/17 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestrawith Wynton Marsalis

3/18 New Shanghai Acrobats

3/30 Red Star Red Army Chorusand Dance Ensemble

4/6 Moscow Festival Ballet in Cinderella

4/7 One Night of Queen performedby Gary Mullen & the Works

4/20 Momix reMIX

4/29 Michael Moschen

CONTACT OUR TICKET OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION:

732-246-SHOW (7469) • www.StateTheatreNJ.orgValid ID required. Discounts are not retroactive, cannot becombined, and do not apply to school-day performances.

Additional fees and restrictions may apply.

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