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performances in Florida April 2011
"Bravo!!!!
The play was awesome and the students thoroughly enjoyed
the performance!
They were thanking me all day for bringing your theater
group to our
school. Bully is a powerful and entertaining
presentation about the
Bullying issues in our schools. Your troop was
outstanding with their
sincere outreach to help our students understand this
important topic.
Thank you for a wonderful day at Northbridge Middle
School!"
"Our students in K-5
were treated to a special performance by Kaleidoscope
Theatre on bullying. These talented cast members
presented a clear and consistent anti-bullying message
stressing the affirmation of each person’s self-worth.
It also stressed the development of social skills that
enable students to make friends and coexist peacefully."
St. Rocco's School
BULLY
Level One (Recommended
for grades K-5)
Synopsis: 6 students attend auditions for their
school play, The
Wizard of Oz, and enact a variety of
bullying situations audience
members may have encountered at school. A
sensitive yet realistic
portrayal of situations experienced by the
bully, the bullied, and the
bystanders, our BULLY program offers viable
alternatives and
solutions on how to deal and heal.
Level One is performed in-the-round (meaning
audience members sit all
around the playing area) and includes:
* An interactive opening demonstration
* A 35-minute musical performance/storyline
* A closing question and answer session
Topics covered:
* Physical bullying
* Emotional bullying
* Gossip
* Exclusion
* Cyber bullying
* Hints at suicide and other consequences of
bullying behavior
* Solutions and strategies presented - Anonymous
bully boxes,
designated bully contact person, and telling an
adult
Level Two (Recommended
for grades 4-8)
Synopsis: 6 students attend auditions for their
school play, Grease,
and encounter a variety of bullying situations.
Watch as the bullies,
the victims, and the bystanders learn from their
mistakes and discover
that liking yourself is an important step in
ending the bullying
cycle.
Level Two is performed proscenium, either on a
stage or gym floor.
This program including the story line,
strategies, and closing Q&A
runs about an hour.
Topics covered:
* Physical bullying
* Emotional bullying
* Gossip
* Exclusion
* Cyber bullying
* Consequences of bullying behavior - Suicide
and School Violence
* Solutions and strategies presented - "What
else could it mean?",
"Like Me", deep breathing, online help -
www.teenstrategies.com and
partnershiptoaddressviolence.com
Level Three
(Recommended for grades 7-12)
Synopsis: 6 students attend auditions for their
school play, Grease,
and live through a variety of bullying
situations audience members may
have encountered at school. Gary, a student who
has been bullied for
years, decides to take matters into his own
hands and has something
special planned for the upcoming auditions...
Level Three is performed proscenium, usually on
an auditorium stage.
This program including the story line,
strategies, and closing Q&A and
runs about an hour.
Topics covered:
* Physical bullying
* Emotional bullying
* Gossip
* Exclusion
* Cyber bullying
* Bullying/discrimination because of sexual
orientation or experience
* Consequences of bullying behavior
* Suicide and School Violence
(One of the characters commits suicide by the
end of the show. Although nothing of the suicide
is shown, one actor is left onstage to symbolize
that he is no longer alive. Schools can
determine if they'd prefer not to use this
ending.)
* Hints of abuse
* Solutions and strategies presented - "What
else could it mean?",
"Like Me", deep breathing, online help -
www.teenstrategies.com,
www.itgetsbetter.com,
www.partnershiptoaddressviolence.com
Also check outP.A.V.E.
(Partnership to Address
Violence through Education) and
Teen Strategies for programs to
provide solutions to prevent bullying and the
stress that teens face.
*
National Finalist Cable in the Classroom Leaders
in Learning
Recipient of Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
by the
United States Senate
A
big thank you to CVS and Mary Jane McCuster for
supplying us with toothpaste for every show.
A big thank you
to CVS for supplying us with the toothpaste we use in every show!
"My students loved it and kept talking about it in the classroom."
First Grade Teacher, Woodridge Elementary School
"The children listened and watched closely. Held their attention for
the entire show! Informative and kid friendly. Provides kids with
alternatives and way to take action. Great Show!" Second Grade Teacher, Fogarty Memorial School
"It was amazing & beyond a doubt the best presentation at our
school in 13 years!"
5th grade teacher
Nathan Hale School Meriden, Connecticut
"The music really added a wonderful dimenstion to such a
profound message... [it was] one of the best school perfromances
I've ever seen - very true to life."
4th grade teacher at the David Mindess School in Ashland, MA.
"I loved your definition of tattle-tale
vs. telling a teacher: one to get
someone in trouble, one to get someone
out of trouble. I have been teaching for
10 years and been looking for a precise
way to explain the difference to kids...
this will become a permanent part of my
teaching tools. Thank you!" Fifth Grade Teacher, Charles N. Fortes School
"I learned
that bullying can really make an impact on someone's life. To
know that someone could kill themselves over bullying, that's
pretty serious."
"I learned
that bullying happens for a lot of reasons such as getting
bullied at home or not being sure of yourself. I enjoyed this
presentation."
"It taught
me many good strategies to use if ever being bullied, and also
how it could help someone so much just by being a friend."
"Interactive! Music - very updated! Very informative
- realistic!"
Amy Kane, 9th grade guidance counselor
"Thank you so
much for the fabulous performance you did for our ninth grade
class. The message you portrayed was current and realistic. Unlike
most presentations on bullying which are delivered by adults, the
high school actors, who were amazingly talented, held the students
attention throughout the entire play and consequently the message
was meaningful and relevant to them.
Again, thank you
from all of the faculty and ninth graders for allowing us to host
this performance, and please make sure that all involved know how
well the play was received. It facilitated discussions on bullying
the next day in advisory, and the guidance counselors will also be
following up with additional information/lessons with the 9th
graders on the many problems and the serious effects associated with
bullying."
Trish
Almquist,
Director of Guidance
East Providence High School
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