Posts relating to school shows.
Posted by Bradford on March 20, 2014
School Shows
Rehearsal for the Dewey show kicked off this week, and man oh man is it going to be a fun show. With a small, yet powerful cast, and director Marika Mashburn at the helm; many a laughs have been had and a great show has developed in the process. I had the privilege of being on the Dewey teaching team, and working with these amazing 3rd, 4th and 5th graders; and as always, it brings a smile to my face to see how their stories come alive on stage. From going back in time to save Halloween, hiring a hard working bear name Nick to join the Monkeys, to dodging piranhas and chain saws to win a bike race against the gods…. the six weeks at the Dewey School of Excellence shows without question, that every idea is indeed a good idea. Check out some of the pics from rehearsal, and stay tuned for more blogs on the Dewey School Show 2014! Yeah!!
Brandon plays an old man allergic to bucket water
Director Marika Mashburn is in the house
Curtis and Nick’s interpretation of “The Long Day”
Posted by Emjoy on March 18, 2014
School Shows
Once upon a Monday early, while we traveled, we thought surely
The students of Poe wrote such awesome characters to explore
While we pondered their inspiration for their stories’ exclamation
As of someone’s jubilation, bubbling out a mental drawer
“They’re just brilliant!” we cried out, “They’ve got creativity galore—
All of this and so much more.”
Ah, distinctly we recall, it was in the chilly spring, not fall
Each story brought its Raven magic upon the stage floor:
Ms. Wilkins, Beyonce, Draco Malfoy, dragons, cheesecakes, zombies now destroyed,
Superheroes, oh what joy—joy for their creative repertoire
“Kids rule the world” echoed loudly and was a theme for sure,
All of this and so much more…
Thank you to the amazing Ravens at Poe Elementary Classical School. It was our first time working with you and we can’t wait to do it again!
Posted by Bryan on January 30, 2014
School Shows
... a thousand words; but with a well-crafted story, you can get that word count down to an elegant 200-or-so! Just ask Kevin L., who thought up a delightful tale on Picture Day of the Barrel of Monkeys residency when he chose this particular photo:
Well, the residency wrapped up in December, and for the past two weeks, some fifteen of us Monkeys have been hard at work adapting these students’ marvelous stories into plays, including Kevin L.‘s. That’s right: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joins a slew of other amazing creatures and characters (including a tree with leering eyes, a bear in the big city, and the notoriously-mean Rich Lillian) in our show for Avondale-Logandale School! Why, even the students themselves show up in the stories, like in Naidelyn B.‘s A Dance Time: I Remember A Time. Check out Monkeys Zoe, Emily, and Immanuel portraying our own moving-and-grooving students:
And if the whole audience of student-writers is compelled to jump up and dance with us when we perform this show for them, I can’t say I’d blame them. Their stories’ energy is infectious and has kept me high-stepping down the sidewalk for days.. I can’t wait to show Avondale-Logandale School their work!
Until later, this is Monkey Bryan signing out! ((end transmission))
Posted by David P on January 17, 2014
School Shows
The Columbia Explorers Academy school show cast has conquered a polar vortex, fevers and even root canals to prepare a wonderful show for our students. Candied hearts, Northern Lights, old lemons, old ladies, surprise birthday parties, food fights and disco bathrooms are just a few of the elements in the show that will make it so much fun for our students today. ( Here’s a picture of Zoe, Geoff and Shay rockin’ out to “0 Gravity” and Jason Extracting a heart from a dead pig (Marika)...who later haunts him.) 
Posted by Eunice on November 26, 2013
School Shows
After School Program
What happens when you have fire cars driven by zombies, a giant hippo, a pretty pink boy, and socks stuffed with gummy worms onstage? You get the Loyola Park Fall Show, that’s what happens. And what a show it was!!! We had such a blast adapting these stellar stories and it was great to share then with the authors. They loved it and we loved performing for them.
Some highlights from the show:
- Linsey eating an entire whale shark while talking
- Meredith as Rapunzel, covering 711 security cameras with her weave
- Chris M. enjoying a day of science
- Jessie has a ferocious zombiebot terrorizing the Man of Iron by covering his newly ironed clothes in static cling
I could go on and on here because the show was one imganitive surprise after another!! Way to go Loyola Park. WAY.TO.GO!!
