School Performances
2021-22 School Year
James & the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood
FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCE Nov. 17th, 2021 @ 9:30am
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES Nov. 18th-20th, 2021
Stocker Arts Center
Running Time: Approx. 50 minutes
Recommended for grades K-5
Roald Dahl's classic underdog tale of an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life to become a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. The resourceful James and his new family of magically overgrown insects aboard a luscious peach as large as a house to take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. James & the Giant Peach is a co-production with Lorain County Community College Theatre Department.
Themes: Friendship, Abandonment, Hope, Transformation
ODOE Standards:
Language Arts: Integration of Knowledge, Comprehension and Collaboration, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Identifying Key Details of Drama such as characters, settings and scenes. Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre- Creating (CE), Producing/Performing (PR), Responding/Reflecting (RE)
Hansel & Gretel by Erin E. Dolan
April 25-May 20, 2022
Running Time: Approx. 50 minutes
Recommended for grades K-5
This production is currently scheduled to tour schools as an assembly performance.
WORLD PREMIERE! Local playwright, Erin E. Dolan reimagines Grimm's classic tale for an all new production! Siblings Hansel & Gretel fall into the hands of an evil witch in woods and work to outsmart her to escape.
Themes: Fairy Tales, Loyalty, Cleverness, Transformation
ODOE Standards:
Language Arts: Integration of Knowledge, Comprehension and Collaboration, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Identifying Key Details of Drama such as characters, settings and scenes. Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre- Creating (CE), Producing/Performing (PR), Responding/Reflecting (RE)
What is included?
45-60 Minute Performance
Question & Answer Session with the Actors
Study Guide corresponding to ODOE State Standards
What if our school doesn't have a stage?
No problem! We just need a clear space about 16' x 16' with at least 12' ceilings. Most cafeterias, gymnasiums and even media centers can work just fine.
How much is an assembly?
First Performance: $250
Second Performance: $200
Limited subsidized FREE performances are available for schools in need. Contact us for more info!
Travel fees may apply for schools located 20 miles or further from Elyria, Ohio.
Posters & Flip Flops
by Jeremy Gaydosh
Available as a Digital Assembly
All 2021-2022 School Year
Running Time: Approx. 60 minutes
Recommended for grades 5-12
WORLD PREMIERE! Loosely based on Antigone, a straight A student challenges her school's dress code enforcement and puts her grades on the line to stand up for justice.
Themes: Inclusiveness, Creativity, Anti-Bully
ODOE Standards:
Language Arts: Integration of Knowledge, Comprehension and Collaboration, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Identifying Key Details of Drama such as characters, settings and scenes. Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre- Creating (CE), Producing/Performing (PR), Responding/Reflecting (RE)
This program is generously sponsored by:
