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Odyssey Experience
Family Matinee

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THE ODYSSEY EXPERIENCE

Written and directed by Christopher Parks
Created by: Christopher Parks, James Murtha and Lorna Howley
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The greatest epic of western literature, Odysseus’s voyage is the subject of an innovative participatory style of children’s theater being developed by McCarter’s Education Department. The only scenery is the imagination of the audience, as they, together with an ensemble of professional actors, create every facet of the theatrical experience. Students not only interact with characters in this tale from ancient Greece, but they also play characters such as Penelope, Hermes, Poseidon, the sailors of Odysseus and many others, as they go on a journey unlike any they have ever experienced before.

If you’re in the room, you’re in the show!
 

Grades: 3-8 and Family Audiences
Audience size: up to 150 per performance
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2012
Time: 11am and 2pm
Matthews Theatre
All Tickets $12
Please call (609) 258-ARTS (2787) for tickets

The family matinee of “Odyssey Experience” is part of The New Jersey Theatre Alliance’sStages Festival,” (www.njtheatrealliance.org and www.stagesfestival.org).  The Stages Festival is sponsored by:  Bank of America, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and Springpoint Senior Living Foundation.  

Additional support has been provided by: The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Hidden Ponds Foundation, The HMS Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, The F.M. Kirby Foundation, Prudential Foundation and The Victoria Foundation. 

Stages Festival

 

MCCARTER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THEATER TOURS
Exciting interactive productions!

The McCarter Theatre Education department is dedicated to creating excellent theater for students and families.  The transformative power of live theater brought to your school or venue is a fantastic way for your students to experience stories and thematic content tied directly to your curriculum.  Audience guides are available for all current and past touring shows.  Post show residencies are also available to are also available to enhance the classroom experience.  Please call for details. 609.258.6510, or inquire to education@mccarter.org.


written and directed by - Christopher T. Parks
Composition by - Balla Kouyaté
Creative / historical consultation by - David Conrad
Choreography by - Dyane Harvey

One of the greatest legends of West African Mandé tradition is brought to life in a completely-interactive McCarter-created experiential theater production.  The epic of Sunjata is the saga of a boy who is prophesied to be the greatest king of his people, and his loving mother, who must help him to first overcome the adversity of a very dangerous world of sorcery and antagonism.  In the spirit of McCarter Education's lauded production of The Odyssey Experience, when audience members come to the play they quickly realize that they are not there to watch the production, but they are there to be in it, taking on various roles, and helping to create the magical world of 12th century Mali through singing, dancing, and performing. 

Grades: K-8 and Family Audiences
Audience size: up to 150 per performance
Availability: February 2013
Cost: please call for details (609) 258-6510.

Dance, sing, and act your way through a journey deep into the Mandé tradition in a performance created especially for you-with a company of American and African actors, dancers, and musicians.

 

 

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Education programs are made possible by: The Bernstein Family Foundation; Mary Owen Borden Foundation; Dow Jones Foundation; Inc.; The William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; Investors Savings Bank Charitable Foundation; Janssen, L.P.; The J. Seward Johnson Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust; Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies; The McGraw Hill Companies; NRG Energy; Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Princeton Financial Systems and State Street Foundation, Inc.; Tyco International; Verizon Foundation; and Wells Fargo.

This program is also made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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