Show Descriptions

Grade Level: All shows can be performed appropriately for grades
3-6, 7-12, or adults. Shows marked K-adult are also suitable for lower grades.

Format: Our living-history shows fall into one of two formats: scripted, or un-scripted chautauqua. The scripted shows weave together many historic characters.  The chautauquas are an interactive visit with a major historical figure, with a few added insights from contemporaries.

Show Length: Shows run from 45-60 minutes. Please schedule extra time if you would like a Q & A session.

 

Click on a title below for a full description.

 

Scripted Shows

·            A Christmas Carol  (K-adult) - New for the Holidays!

Dickens' haunting holiday classic, complete with sing-along carols, student and staff actors, ghosts, and Tiny Tim. "

·           Ancient Greece & Rome

An interactive show with evocative sets, authentic costumes, a Greek game show, and a Roman Rap!

·           The Complete Condensed History of California

A mosaic of voices from Native Americans to Hippies.

·           Coyote Tales (K-adult)

Mythical tales of 'the trickster' from many tribal traditions.

·           Edgar Allan Poe - New for 2010-2011!

We combine Poe's tragic life story with his haunting poems and prose to exhume America’s first professional writer.

·           From Colonies to Country (K-adult)

A colonial quilt of diaries, documents, letters, and songs.

·           I Have A Dream: Dr. King & The Civil Rights Movement (K-adult)

A rousing musical history of the man and the movement.

·           John Steinbeck (3rd-adult)

One-man show combines selected readings with personal anecdotes to bring to life this seminal American author.

·           In the Wake of Gold

A maritime voyage through Gold Rush California, with links to science, U.S., & World history.

 

Chautauqua Interactive Living-History Portrayals

·           The Call of the Wild: the Life of Jack London

A dynamic portrayal of this revolutionary writer.

·           Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Man

Renaissance Italy through the eyes of the Master.

·           Muir of the Mountains (K-adult)

Inspiring adventures of the 'Father of our National Parks.'

·           Shakespeare: Live!

Entertaining, accessible portrait of the 'Prince of Players.'