The Three Bears and their Neighborhood Adventures

Mama Bear and Papa Bear take Baby Bear and the audience on an interactive scavenger hunt through their neighborhood to introduce their young child to neighborhood workers who keep a community running each day. While they are away, an unexpected visitor explores their house, discovering how different this place is from her home. When the bears return, there are unexpected surprises for everyone. Songs include "I Love My Neighborhood”, “Let’s Get on a Bus” “The Farmer’s Nose Knows”, "Sing a Song of Sailors", "The Mailman Delivers", and "Not My Size". As audience members are put to work during the show, this lively musical journey captures the children’s imagination for role playing a worker in their neighborhood, inspires appreciation of workers children meet every day, promotes understanding that all jobs are important to a community, and demonstrates the importance of teamwork.

This production includes the following curriculum themes for young students:

Uses the senses to observe and describe the environment
Investigates using simple tools
Compares objects
Identifies likenesses and differences in families
Identifies the tools and responsibilities of community workers
Identifies the purpose for rules in the home
Observes, explores and investigates in order to obtain information
Healthful eating habits
Identifies food from the farm and in the supermarket

Cinderella
This all time happily-ever-after favorite story is brought to life with 8 performers, memorable musical numbers, colorful costumes and lots of audience participation. With the assistance of the children, the Fairy Godmother weaves her special magic to boost the Prince’s self-confidence and to help Cinderella’s dreams come true. The audience will participate in charm school lessons with stepmother Rowena Rufflerock and her daughters Cordelia Opal and Lavinia Louise and in dance lessons with Prince Charlie and the King, both sessions led by Paulina Pettalpuff, aka Fairy Godmother. From the very beginning when the audience takes the travelers’ weariness test with the Prince, to the hunt for the foot that fits the glass slipper, the audience will be taken on an interactive 45 minute journey from rags to riches. With its premiere in 1998 that delighted Pumpkin Theatre audiences, this version of the Cinderella story is as enjoyable as the popular Disney version, although much more interactive.

This production includes the following curriculum themes for young students:

Movement activities that support the development of body awareness
Develop awareness of different uses of the voice
Communicate ideas clearly when speaking
Identify the different use of the voice
Develop listening skills
Encourages leadership
Skill development in fundamental and creative movement and rhythms and dance