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2 019 - 2 02 0 AC T O N E SCHOOL SERIES BRINGING ARTS TO EDUCATION
2019 - 2020 ACT ON E SCHO OL SER IE S
I M P O R TA N T D AT E S
A F T E R M AY 3
Reservation order forms with deposits are accepted by mail or fax, and seats are held on a first come, first
served basis.
JUNE
Seating of orders begins and continues throughout the summer months. Be sure to include summer contact
information on the order form, indicating where you can be reached for questions regarding your order, as well
as all participating teachers and their email addresses.
WE E K O F AU GUST 12
Performance confirmations and account summaries (invoices) are sent to schools.
SEPTEMBER 16
Final group seat numbers, reservation changes to orders, and scholarship requests are due.
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16
Revised performance confirmations and account summaries (invoices) with balance due are sent to schools.
O C T O B E R 3 ( P O S T M A R K D AT E )
Payment in full is due for discounted $8.00 seats or $9.00 seats for The Rabbit in the Moon. See Reservation
and Payment Procedures for due dates on orders received after October 3.
B U S S U B S I DY F U N D I N G
Financial assistance to cover bus expenses will be available this season to schools attending the Act One School Series who
demonstrate need. Bus funding will be made available to those schools who have completely lost bus funding or whose
bus funding has been severely restricted for field trips. To apply for bus funding, check the box on the enclosed registration
form, and an application will be forwarded to you.
A C T O N E A R T S E D U C AT O R V I S I T S
Our Act One Arts Educators group is primarily composed of retired educators who offer their skills, love for the performing
arts, and time to enhance the Act One School Series experience. An Arts Educator will come to your classroom and engage
learners in arts-integrated activities that pertain to a particular performance. These visits are available at no charge to
teachers and students attending a performance. For this season, Arts Educator visits are available for The Rabbit in the
Moon and other Marvelous Tales of the Night Sky, Dog Man: The Musical and Black Violin. If interested, please check
the appropriate box on your order form or contact Laurie Briseño at laurie.briseno@whartoncenter.com or 517-884-3141 to
book your visit now.
For information on the Kennedy Center Partners In Education Arts Integration Summer
Institute, providing teachers with professional training in arts integration,
contact Laurie Briseño at 517-884-3141 or laurie.briseno@whartoncenter.com.
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 2 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
“ I A M E N O U G H O F A N A RT I S T TO D R AW F R E E LY
U P O N M Y I M AG I N AT I O N. I M AG I N AT I O N I S M O R E
I M P O RTA N T T H A N K N O W L E D G E . FO R K N O W L E D G E
I S L I M I T E D, W H E R E A S I M AG I N AT I O N E N C I RC L E S
T H E W O R L D.” –ALBERT EINSTEIN
Wharton Center is proud of the variety of great theatre, dance and music we offer as part of the
Institute for Arts & Creativity Act One School Series, bringing national and international artists to
entertain and educate mid-Michigan students. That variety is present in the 2019-2020 season, but
with a bit of a twist: this season’s strong focus is on shows that enlighten audiences about science.
Our most ambitious project is a dance performance called Of Equal Place: Isotopes in Motion. This
collaboration will take on physics, isotopes and the groundbreaking work of the Facility for Rare
Isotope Beams located at MSU. Through mesmerizing dance and a series of post-performance
engagements we are calling Physics Day, the entire experience will provide a visual and stimulating
exploration of the world of physics.
This season, we will also premiere Wharton Center’s partnership with MSU’s Abrams Planetarium and
New York City storyteller LuAnn Adams in a show that brings multicultural stories about our solar
system together with the amazing power and technology of the planetarium.
And then there are penguins. Yes, Penguins! Cahoots NI Theatre Company from Northern Ireland
returns with a whimsical show about penguins that is also about friendship, acceptance, and the
ever-changing definition of ‘family.’
We welcome back David Harrell in his brilliant play called The Boy Who Would Be Captain Hook, a
piece about a young man’s ability to see past his disability. Captain Hook is a funny yet poignant play
about overcoming obstacles and embracing triumphs.
Also back for another appearance is Black Violin, with a performance that takes music to a whole
new level. From the music to the inspirational stories told by the musicians, Black Violin goes well
beyond a kid’s concert to serve as a musical impetus for pursuing our dreams.
Finally, we bring you the hilarious Robert Post in How to Survive Middle School, a show that blends
comedy with the serious notion of what it’s like to transition into and survive middle school. Post
takes us inside the middle school mind for a touching look at the joys and challenges facing young
people of that age.
See you at Wharton Center for the 2019-2020 season.
Bert Goldstein
Director, Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 3 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
T H E B OY W H O W O U L D
B E C A P TA I N H O O K
C R E AT E D A N D P E R F O R M E D
B L AC K V I O L I N BY D AV I D H A R R E L L
W E D N E S D AY, O C T O B E R 1 6 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 9
11:00am • GR ADES 5-12 9:45am & 12:30pm • GR ADES 2-6
C O B B G R E AT H A L L PA S A N T T H E AT R E
To most people, jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical The young David is kept on the sidelines of recess
are musical genres. But to revolutionary music until he fits as Captain Hook … but he soon grows
group Black Violin, they're nothing but ingredients. tired of playing the part and decides he wants to
Combining a daunting array of musical styles and be a hero. What happens when you decide not to
influences to produce a signature sound that is be defined by your circumstances, and you change
not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of the game? With appearances from hilarious and
two classically trained musicians and their DJ is colorful characters from his childhood (including
redefining the music world, one string at a time. Mr. T), David serves as storyteller and performer.
Black Violin is composed of classically trained Through his journey, David and his friends learn the
violist Wil B. and violinist Kev Marcus, who combine importance of accepting and including others who
their classical training and hip-hop influences to may not look exactly the way that they do.
create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often
described as “classical boom.” C U R R I C U LU M C O N N E C T I O N S : Language
Arts, Performing Arts, Psychology, Social Studies,
C U R R I C U L U M C O N N E C T I O N S : History, Theatre
Music, Multicultural Education, Social Studies
*Act One Arts Educator Visits Available
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 4 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
THE R ABBIT IN THE
M O O N A N D OT H E R
PENGUINS M A RV E LO U S TA L E S O F
F E AT U R I N G C A H O O T S N I O F B E L FA S T, THE NIGHT SK Y
NORTHERN IREL AND F E AT U R I N G S T O RY T E L L E R LUA N N A D A M S
T H U R S D AY, F E B RUA RY 2 7 M O N D AY- F R I D AY, M A RC H 2 - 6
9 : 4 5 a m & 1 2 : 3 0 p m • G R A D E S K- 3 9 : 3 0 a m & 1 : 0 0 p m • G R A D E S K- 4
PA S A N T T H E AT R E A B R A M S P L A N E TA R I U M
SFP PERFORMANCE: All shows will be at Abrams Planetarium, located at 755
F R I D AY, F E B RUA RY 2 8 , 9 : 4 5 a m Science Rd on the campus of Michigan State University;
do not report to Wharton Center for this show.
Just like the other bonded animals at New York’s
Soar into space with award-winning storyteller
Central Park Zoo, these two male penguins walk,
LuAnn Adams for a series of multicultural stories
play, swim, and dance together. When the two
from around the world performed under the dome
try to hatch a rock, the zookeeper gives them an
of Abrams Planetarium. This unique performance
egg instead … and they find themselves on an
will combine brilliant storytelling with the exquisite
adventure!
technology of the planetarium, for a thrilling literary
Penguins is a unique and engaging show about love and scientific journey into our solar system.
and the ever-evolving meaning of family. Inspired
This is a collaborative project between Abrams Planetarium
by the true story that touched hearts worldwide,
and Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity.
this new non-verbal theatre and dance production
comes to life with delightful music and incredible
C U R R I C U LU M C O N N E C T I O N S : Geography,
movement and choreography.
Literacy, Multicultural Education, Psychology,
Science, Social Studies, Theatre
C U R R I C U L U M C O N N E C T I O N S : Literacy,
Multicultural Education, Psychology, Science, Theatre *Act One Arts Educator Visits Available
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 5 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
O F E Q UA L P L AC E:
I S OTO P E S I N M OT I O N
T H U R S D AY, M A RC H 1 9 and
F R I D AY, M A RC H 2 0
9:45am • GR ADES 4-12
PA S A N T T H E AT R E
Of Equal Place: Isotopes in Motion will present an Performed by Dance Exchange and Happendance,
exhilarating performance that combines dance, and co-directed by Elizabeth Johnson and Keith
video, and physics while featuring professional Thompson, in collaboration with Wharton Center
dancers and guest performances by local youth. Institute for Arts & Creativity and Women and
The show highlights the wonders of science; it Minorities in the Physical Sciences (WaMPS).
illuminates the research at the Facility for Rare Underwritten by the Facility for Rare Isotope
Isotope Beams (FRIB) and was inspired by Dance Beams at Michigan State University with additional
Exchange’s critically acclaimed work The Matter support by University Outreach and Engagement,
of Origins. Following the performance, audience Science and Society at MSU and the Office of the
members are invited to participate in Physics Day Vice President for Research and Innovation.
at Wharton Center and FRIB, a series of hands-on
activities which explore dance, physics, and FRIB C U R R I C U LU M C O N N E C T I O N S : Dance,
and include a tour of the FRIB. Schools that can History, Science, Social Studies
commit to participating in the full Physics Day at
Wharton Center and FRIB will have first priority for
tickets to Of Equal Place: Isotopes in Motion.
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 6 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
D O G M A N: H O W TO S U RV I V E
THE MUSICAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
F E AT U R I N G T H E AT E RW O R K S U S A CREATED AND PERFORMED BY ROBERT POST
M O N D AY, M A RC H 2 3 T U E S D AY, A P R I L 2 8
9 : 4 5 a m & 1 2 : 3 0 p m • G R A D E S K- 4 9:45am & 12:30pm • GR ADES 5-8
C O B B G R E AT H A L L PA S A N T T H E AT R E
Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious new musical Comedian Robert Post barely survived middle
based on The New York Times #1 bestselling series school. Struggling because of various learning
from Dav Pilkey (creator of Captain Underpants) disabilities, he found that making people laugh
and featuring the crime-biting canine who is part saved him. In this multimedia performance, kids
dog, part man, and ALL HERO! And he's ready to talk to kids in a compelling, funny and educational
take on Petey the Cat, the felonious feline who's show. Dealing with real issues affecting students
always hacking up harebrained schemes. Songs for today including social media, testing, bullying and
this new production by Kevin Del Aguila, an Emmy peer pressure, these video testimonials by kids and
winner for Peg + Cat on PBS, and a New York Outer their advocates (along with a generous dose of
Critics Award nominee for Altar Boyz; and Brad Post’s signature humor) will resonate.
Alexander, who is working on Clifford the Big Red
Dog for PBS/Scholastic and is also an Emmy winner C U R R I C U LU M C O N N E C T I O N S :
for Peg + Cat. Multicultural Education, Psychology, Theatre
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Language Arts,
Literacy, Multicultural Education, Science, Theatre
*Act One Arts Educator Visits Available
A C T O N E S C H O O L S E R I E S 7 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S E A S O N
M U LT I C U LT U R A L S T U D I E S
2019-2020
PERFORMING ARTS
AT A GLANCE
L ANGUAGE ARTS
SOCIAL STUDIES
P SYCH O LO GY
CURRICULUM
GEOGR APHY
LITER ACY
CONNECTIONS
T H E AT R E
H I S TO RY
SCIENCE
DANCE
MUSIC
Black Violin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
The Boy Who Would Be
Captain Hook ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Penguins ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
The Rabbit in the Moon
and other Marvelous Tales ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
of the Night Sky
Of Equal Place:
Isotopes in Motion ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Dog Man: The Musical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
How To Survive
Middle School ✓ ✓ ✓
The 2019-2020 Act One School Series is sponsored by Jackson National Life Insurance Company;
Mercantile Bank; TechSmith Corporation; and Wharton Center Inner Circle.
All performances are subject to change. All sales are final.
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