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Education Season
Sign-interpretation at New Victory school-time performances and Classroom Workshops is provided under a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
NEW VICTORY SCHOOL TOOL® Resource Guides are made possible by a generous gift in memory of Fr. John R. Scarangello, OFM, whose lifelong passion for the theater was a powerful influence on all who were fortunate to know and love him.
AnonymousBloomberg L.P.Con EdisonMuna and Basem Hishmeh Foundation, Inc.McGraw Hill FinancialNew York City CouncilNew York City Department of EducationNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsThe President’s Committee for the Arts & the Humanities - National Arts & Humanities Youth Program AwardMay and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, IncThe Simon Brothers Family FoundationThe Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
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The Thompson Family Foundation
Support for the NEW VICTORY Education Program and the New Vic/New 42 Youth Corps has been provided by:
WHICH SHOWS ARE BEST FOR YOUR STUDENTS?The NEW VICTORY Education Department carefully determines the appropriate grade ranges for each production
presented. Please refer to the show guides throughout to select the performances that are best for your students.
EARLY CHILDHOOD HIGH SCHOOLELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
THE GRUFFALO
WHITE
HANDA’S SURPRISE
CAPS FOR SALE THE MUSICAL
BELLO MANIA
CITÉ
ROBIN HOOD
THE GRUFFALO
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
CUBA VIBRA!
PEDAL PUNK
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
UNTAPPED!
CAPS FOR SALE THE MUSICAL
FLY
THE STAR KEEPER
BELLO MANIA
THE PIED PIPER
ROBIN HOOD
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
CUBA VIBRA!
PEDAL PUNK
UNTAPPED!
FLY
BELLO MANIA
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
CUBA VIBRA!
PEDAL PUNK
MUSEUM OF MEMORIES
UNTAPPED!
FLY
The NEW VICTORY ® Theater is a project of
®
A NEW 42ND STREET ® PROJECT
THEATERPARTNERSHIP PROGRAMThe NEW VICTORY Education department provides a dynamic program for more extensive engagement with the performing arts both at the theater and in educational communities that foster long-lasting, impactful and collaborative relationships.
All Education Partners receive: • $2 Student tickets to school-time and/or after-school education performances • $5 Teacher/chaperone tickets (10:1 ratio) • FREE Post-performance Talk-Back sessions with artists • FREE NEW VICTORY SCHOOL TOOL® Resource Guides online for teachers
• FREE NEW VICTORY Professional Development for teachers
• FREE NEW VICTORY Classroom Workshops*
*Workshop series available for schools interested in deeper engagement around one or more ticketed productions
Enrollment fee $100 for School PartnersEnrollment fee $50 for After-School Partners
We are thrilled to share our 20th anniversary season with students and educators!
“Just thank you. The New Victory Theater is a special place. I think it's wonderful that
you facilitate school visits and make professional (and creative) theater available to children.”
− VILLAGE ARTS, LREI, 4TH GRADE TEACHERPHOTOS: ALEXIS BUATTI-RAMOS
The New Victory Theater believes in the transformational power of the arts! Since opening in 1995, the New Vic has introduced over 485,000 New York City Pre-K to 12th grade students to a broad spectrum of dance, theater, puppetry, circus and music productions from around the world. 209 W 42nd Street, just west of Broadway
2015-16
All running times include post-performanceTalk-Backs with artists unless otherwise noted.
*Sign-Interpreted performance
EDUCATION SEASON AT-A-GLANCENEW VICTORY THEATER
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Wednesday, November 4 at 11 amThursday, November 5 at 11 am
Friday, November 6 at 11 am Thursday, November 12 at 11 am*
Wednesday, November 18 at 11 amThursday, November 19 at 11 am
Wednesday, February 10 at 11 amThursday, February 11 at 11 am
Friday, February 12 at 11 am*
Thursday, October 29 at 11 amFriday, October 30 at 11 amWednesday, November 4 at 11 am*Thursday, November 5 at 11am
WHITECATHERINE WHEELS THEATRE COMPANYFROM MUSSELBURGH, SCOTLAND
Grades Pre-KCapacity 7045 minutes / No Talk-Backat the New 42nd Street Studios
HANDA’S SURPRISELITTLE ANGEL THEATRE
FROM LONDON, ENGLAND
Grade Pre-KCapacity 70 / 30 minutes / No Talk-Back
at the New 42nd Street Studios
CITÉLE CLAN DES SONGES FROM TOULOUSE, FRANCE
Grade Pre-K35 minutes including a pre-show experience
Capacity 80 / No Talk-Backat the New 42nd Street Studios
Wednesday, May 11 at 11 amThursday, May 12 at 11 am
Friday, May 13 at 11 amTuesday, May 17 at 11 am
Wednesday, May 18 at 11 amThursday, May 19 at 11 am*
A mix of puppetry and gentle Swahili rhythms transport audiences to a bright, warm day in Kenya in HANDA’S SURPRISE. Adapted from the picture book by Eileen Browne, your little ones will be sure to sing and dance along!
This wordless work is an enthralling exploration of shape, color and shadow puppetry. A small man chases the sun as it darts between the tippity tops of towers, and a city comes alive in fun and surprising ways.
ROBIN HOODSEATTLE CHILDREN’S THEATREFROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Grades 4-81 hour and 50 minutes
including one intermission
Thursday, October 1 at 11 amFriday, October 2 at 11 amTuesday, October 6 at 11 amWednesday, October 7 at 11 amThursday, October 8 at 11 amFriday, October 9 at 11 am*
The Prince of Thieves and his merry men do all the wrong
things for all the right reasons. In this fantastically funny,
swashbuckling adventure, Robin Hood fights for justice with a tongue as sharp as his
sword.
THE GRUFFALOTALL STORIES FROM LONDON, ENGLAND
Grades Pre-K-2 1 hour and 5 minutes
Wednesday, October 14 at 11 amThursday, October 15 at 11amFriday, October 16 at 11 amWednesday, October 21 at 11 amThursday, October 22 at 11 amFriday, October 23 at 11 am*
This award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler gets a musical makeover with sing-along songs, slapstick comedy and scary fun for little ones.
A MIDSUMMERNIGHT’S DREAMISANGO ENSEMBLE FROM CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Grades 4-12 1 hour and 10 minutes
Exhilarating orchestrations of marimbas, djembes and ululation resound with South Africa’s rich choral traditions when the commanding cast of the Isango Ensemble lifts up their voices to weave African folklore into Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedy.
CUBA VIBRA!LIZT ALFONSO DANCE CUBAFROM HAVANA, CUBA
Grades 3-121 hour and 45 minutes including one intermission
With superior synchronicity, 18 dancers fill the stage with flavorful finesse as they seamlessly dance in lockstep to the Afro-Cuban beats and vocal virtuosity of a big band on stage.
Thursday, November 12 at 11 amFriday, November 13 at 11 amWednesday, November 18 at 11 amThursday, November 19 at 11 am*Thursday, November 19 at 4:30 pm Friday, November 20 at 11 amTuesday, November 24 at 11 amWednesday, November 25 at 11 am
PEDAL PUNKCIRQUE MECHANICS FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Grades 2-12 60 minutes
In this steampunk-styled circus, the quirky cast of characters amaze with a heart-pounding pole drop, awesome aerial acts, trapeze tricks (on a trampoline!), and more in this adrenaline-fueled circus.
Thursday, December 3 at 11 amFriday, December 4 at 11 amWednesday, December 9 at 11 amThursday, December 10 at 11 amFriday, December 11 at 11 am*
MUSEUM OF MEMORIESNIE THEATRE FROM OSLO, NORWAY,
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND,PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Capacity 60
Grades 9-121 hour and 30 minutes
at The Duke on 42nd Street
Wednesday, January 6 at 11 amThursday, January 7 at 11 amFriday, January 8 at 11 amWednesday, January 13 at 11 amThursday, January 14 at 11 amFriday, January 15 at 11 am*
Hear the touching stories of a boy who took his own life and now lives on in the remembrances of others. Through a mix of physical theater and live music, the five ensemble members of NIE Theatre tenderly reconstruct his life.
THE VELVETEEN RABBITUNICORN THEATRE FROM LONDON, ENGLAND
Grades 1-31 hour and 40 minutes including one intermission
London’s Unicorn Theatre brings Margery Williams’ timeless tale of THE VELVETEEN RABBIT to life in this poignant adaptation
about love, loss and growing up.
Thursday, January 21 at 11 amFriday, January 22 at 11 amTuesday, January 26 at 11 amWednesday, January 27 at 11 amThursday, January 28 at 11 amFriday, January 29 at 11 am*
UNTAPPED!FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Grades 2-121 hour and 10 minutes
Joined by a beatboxer and a live band,this charismatic crew mixes tap, street
dance styles and percussion to reinvent rhythm and bring intricate syncopation to
a playlist of funk, hip hop, jazz and rock.
Wednesday, February 3 at 11 amThursday, February 4 at 11 amThursday, February 4 at 4:30 pmFriday, February 5 at 11 amWednesday, February 10 at 11 amThursday, February 11 at 11 am*Friday, February 12 at 11 am
CAPS FOR SALE THE MUSICALBased on the book by Esphyr SlobodkinaADVENTURE THEATRE MTCFROM GLEN ECHO, MARYLAND
Grades Pre-K-21 hour and 10 minutesCelebrating the 75th Anniversary of this timeless classic, CAPS FOR SALE: THE MUSICAL jumps off the page and onto the stage. With song, dance and live accompaniment, this treasured tale bursts with happy harmonies, merry melodies and a bit of monkey business!
Wednesday, February 24 at 11 amThursday, February 25 at 11 amFriday, February 26 at 11 amTuesday, March 1 at 11 amWednesday, March 2 at 11 amFriday, March 4 at 11 am*
The year is 1944: on an airfield in Alabama, four brave young men join the first black military aviators in United States history. FLY, a theatrical action-adven-ture, employs dance and video projection to illuminate the tremendous courage and resilience of the Tuskegee Airmen.
THE STAR KEEPERTHÉÂTRE DE L’ŒIL FROM MONTREAL, CANADA
Grades 1-41 hour and 5 minutes / Capacity 400
Wednesday, March 30 at 11 amThursday, March 31 at 11 amFriday, April 1 at 11 am*Wednesday, April 6 at 11 amThursday April 7 at 11 amFriday April 8 at 11 am
A most chivalrous worm if ever there was one, he must climb a spider’s thread, cross the chamber of dreams and explore the ocean depths to restore the star to its rightful place. Ingenious puppets of all sizes and a fabulous musical score animate Théâtre de l’Œil’s unforgettable THE STAR KEEPER.
BELLO MANIAFROM SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Grades K-61 hour and 40 minutes
including one intermissionCapacity 450
After two sold-out runs at The New Victory Theater, BELLO MANIA (now with more mania) is back! Atop his signature sway pole, America’s favorite comic daredevil with the foot-high hair performs fan favorites and welcomes some new friends to the show to add a little magic in this high-flying circus.
Friday, April 15 at 11 amTuesday, April 19 at 11 am
Wednesday, April 20 at 11 amThursday, April 21 at 11 am*
Friday, April 22 at 11 am
THE PIED PIPERCARLO COLLA & SONS MARIONETTE COMPANYFROM MILAN, ITALY
Grades 2-51 hour and 40 minutes including one intermissionCapacity 400
When the town of Hamelin is suddenly overrun with rodents, can a mysterious stranger lure the pests away with only a tune? This retelling of the classic fairy tale features the intricate craftsmanship of over 120 exquisite marionettes.
Wednesday, May 4 at 11 amThursday, May 5 at 11 amFriday, May 6 at 11 amTuesday, May 10 at 11 am
Wednesday, December 16 at 4:30 pmThursday, December 17 at 11 amFriday, December 18 at 11 amTuesday, December 22 at 11 amWednesday, December 23 at 11 am
Wednesday, May 11 at 11 amThursday, May 12 at 11 amFriday, May 13 at 11 am*
Thursday, March 10 at 11 amFriday, March 11 at 11 amTuesday, March 15 at 11 amWednesday, March 16 at 11 amFriday, March 18 at 11 amWednesday, March 23 at 11 amThursday, March 24 at 11 am*
FLYTHE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE /
CROSSROADS THEATRE COMPANYFROM PASADENA, CALIFORNIA,NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
Grades 5-121 hour and 45 minutes
As the careful custodians of a colorless world, these
beanie-wearing buddies work hard to hide every hint of hue. When pops of color
suddenly appear, their orderly lives are thrown
into a fantastic frenzy!
PHOTOS: ALAN ALBASTRO, COURTESY OF TALL STORIES, RUPHIN COUDYZER, PAUL WATT, FÉLIX MIRANDA, ISABEL INFANTE, ZACH MAHONE,JIRI N. JELINEK, VOJTECH SVEJKAR, MANUEL HARLAN, LUDOVIC DES COGNETS, ANDREW FEE, ELLIE KURTTZ, SHERRY RUBEL, LÉON GNIWESCH,JOHN POWERS, PIERO CORBELLA, More Caps for Sale artwork © 2015 by Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer and Esphyr Slobodkina
