News & Reviews!
January 2012...Happy New Year & Summer Camp Shows!
Yes, I know it's only January, but it's time to start thinking about booking summer camp shows and counselor staff trainings!
Locomotion Theatre will once again have a booth at the upcoming Resource Fair at Pompey Park Community Center in Delray Beach, FL. The Fair runs from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm, and we'll be looking forward to having the chance to speak with you and tell you about the great shows & staff training workshops we're going to be offering this summer. We come to your location for shows & workshops, and will travel to most areas of Palm Beach, Broward, Lee, Martin, & Miami-Dade. We will also take a trip up to the Port Orange and Gainesville areas of our state, and even travel out of state if our schedule allows.
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January 2012...Seats Still Available for Lunchbox Field Trips!
We still have some seats available for our February shows at the Delray Beach Playhouse. Tickets are $6.00 per child; 1 teacher & 1 chaperone per classroom is free. These field trips are great fun -- see the show inside the theater, then enjoy a picnic in the on-site park. And, teachers receive in-service points for attending the show. Please give us a call or email and we'll set up your reservation!
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January 2012...Now Taking Reservations for Studio Theatre on February 10th!
This is a great show for adults that's 'talk show' style and gets everyone into the act! Interactive, funny, poignant, and more. You never quite know what's going to happen! Please call the Delray Beach Playhouse box office at 561-272-1281 ext.4 to reserve your tickets for the February 10th performance of Studio Theatre!
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August 2011...Lunchbox Field Trips Approved for Free Busing!
Locomotion Theatre has once again been approved by the Palm Beach County School District for free busing for their Lunchbox Field Trips at the Delray Beach Playhouse! As part of the approval process, we submitted lesson plans and detailed synopses of our character education field trips for K-5. Educators are able to avail themselves of professional development in tandem with the field trips. Teachers attending the shows may receive 10 in-service points! For more information about these field trips and the free busing, please click here.
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June 2011...Bank Atlantic Foundation Summer SmARTS Provider!
.Locomotion Theatre has been accepted as a Bank Atlantic Foundation Summer SmARTS Provider! As part of this program, we will bring our Character Education Comedies toa number of summer camp locations in Broward County. Thanks to the generosity of Bank Atlantic Foundation Summer SmARTS, over a thousand children will participate in these audience participation shows that highlight character educations concepts such as honesty, responsible behavior, and anger management.
We are happy and privileged to participate in this wonderful program!
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May 2011...Palm Beach County Cultural Council Award Recipient!
We are proud to announce that because of Locomotion Theatre's
involvement and active participation in the Palm Beach County Cultural Council's Cultural
Education Committee, we have been awarded funds to help many students from
Highland Elementary School to attend our Lunchbox Field Trips at the Delray Beach
Playhouse! These funds, generously awarded by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, are being used to help defray the cost of busing to the Playhouse.
We want to take this opportunity to thank the Council for this honor!
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May 2011...Prime Time Palm Beach County Enhancement Provider!
.Locomotion Theatre has been accepted as a Prime Time Palm Beach County
Summer 2011 Pilot Enhancement Provider! We will be offering our innovative RIPLE
program. These interactive and fun comprehensive 4 session enhancements for K-5th
graders combine the excitement of an audience participation comedy show with character education, and feature an Anti-Bullying Lab Workshop and a workbook for each child in the program. We are proud to be part of the Prime Time Enhancement network.Thank you so much to Prime Time for including us in your programming!
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The Reviews Are In!
Here's What People Are Saying...
Respectful Interventions
™ Anti-Bias/Holocaust Awareness Workshops for Teens have been presented to middle school students in our district over the past year. The presentation deals with such timely social issues as acceptance, diversity, and tolerance.It is interactive, both the students and actors participate, and we’ve gotten win-win reviews.Evaluations of this program were outstanding,and we have requests for repeat performances. Eileen Shapiro, Holocaust Studies Program Planner, Palm Beach County School Dist, Dept. of Multicultural Ed.
On behalf of the Teachers' Guild and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, we
would like to thank you for participating as a presenter at this year's Teachers' Guild
Professional Development Day -Teaching Outside the Box. We have received rave reviews
from attendees and feel this was the best event yet, in large part due to your participation.
Tracy L. Rudnick, Director of Programs and Grants; Mary Kay Murray, Executive Director
Education Foundation of Palm Beach County
A fresh way to liven up staff training! The discussion and problem
solving session with
our employees was invaluable. A fun, informative,
excellent way to train and empower
staff. Highly entertaining,
interactive way to appeal to even the most veteran employees.
Staff
members can't stop talking about it. Highly recommended!
Scott Newton, Assistant Director ; Daphne Brown, M.S., CPRP - Administrative Manager
Parks and Leisure Services Department, City of Lauderhill
ADL supports Locomotion Theatre in
its efforts to educate students about the importance of respecting and
accepting differences. Locomotion Theater provides quality and creative programming that gets to the heart of the issues. Our program was on socio-economic class and
participants had to really think about prejudice and discrimination and how
these issues affect all individuals. Participants left the program with a
desire to stop hatred and accept all people, regardless of their economic
status. It
was very powerful!
Marcie Shaughnessy, Education Project Director, Anti-Defamation
League, Florida Region
This is an extremely professional company. The teachers raved about the show to the
principal and assistant principal! Enthusiastic, animated & informative with true
cultural arts value. Wonderful! Excellent! The children were totally engrossed.
Students were able to use visuals,auditory skills and creativity.
Great audience interaction. It really kept their interest. Please come back!
Sandra Jackson-Seiler, Cultural Arts Chairperson & Teachers' Comments Del Prado Elementary, Boca Raton, FL.
Thank you for being part of our Survive the Summer Miami event! The evaluations of your workshops are overwhelmingly positive. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the future.
Jenn Faber, Director of School-Age Services & Development, The Children's Forum, Ft. Myers, FL
Thank you for presenting your workshop
Leadership Stories at the Florida Recreation & Parks Association Southeast Region Meeting. You had excellent evaluation scores: 3.7 out of 4 points! Here's a sampling of the comments you received: a most productive open discussion;very fun; good real life examples; excellent format for session; I learned how to attain the objectives in difficult situations. Good session! informative, interesting and entertaining!
Gayle Vasile, CPSI, CPRP, City of Aventura Parks & Recreation Manager, Aventura, FL
Thank you for coming out. Your program was well received :). The kids and teachers told me that it was wonderful. I will keep you in mind for future events.
Will Nicholas, Ph.D., NBCT Norcrest Elementary, Broward County, FL
THANK YOU for coming to our school. We were very pleased with your program!
Ilene Cahan, Instructional Specialist-Reading/LA Restructuring Department, Kennedy Middle, W.Palm Beach, FL
The Griffin Elementary Aftercare students enjoyed the theatrical antics of Locomotion
Theatre's production. The actors shared some valuable lessons about how to deal with
being angry. All of the students listened attentively as the actors performed three
intertwined skits about how the characters managed to understand and redirect their
bad feelings. It was a fun show for all and a great way to spend an hour in an early release
day. Good show! THANK You!
Jerome Davis, Teacher - Grades 4/5 GIFTED, BASCC Supervisor, Griffin Elementary, Davie, FL
The Delray Beach Playhouse has been
welcoming audiences to see Locomotion Theatre Lunchbox Field Trips for nearly ten years, and each season,
students and teachers give these shows rave reviews! It's a perfect outing for this age group.
We're pleased to help nurture these young theater-goers and make this
experience one that will be remembered and treasured for years to come!
Ms. Sue Easton, Executive Director, Delray Beach Playhouse, Delray Beach, FL
Sun-Sentinel NIE recommended Character Education Lesson Plan Link!
Thank you so much for the fantastic show!! It was GREAT! What a wonderful way to start out a new school year.
Natalie Jakes, After-school Director, West Riviera Elementary, West Palm Beach, FL
The show has loads of audience participation. Enthusiastically enjoyed!
Susan Berkowitz Schwartz, All People’s Festival, Delray Beach, FL
Broward County Schools' Character Education Initiative is proud to bring Locomotion Theatre to the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center! These thoughtful shows are full of energy and excitement and effectively highlight and reinforce the core character traits. Locomotion Theatre shows are equal parts smiles and substance!
Ms. Dianne Sepielli, Dept. of Student Support Services, Broward County Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Teachers, students, and parents really appreciate these upbeat
performances! They're full of information the kids can understand
and use, and are so funny that we can always hear the laughter
travel all the way down the hall to our offices! We're happy to have Locomotion Theatre here at Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center.
HCPAC Theater Manager Patrick Ryel, Hollywood, FL
Students' comments:
I loved the show! I wish I could see it again!
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Thank you for the funny play.
I really liked playing the game show..
.We all learned something,and I liked
the way you taught us with comedy..
.I laughed a lot and it really taught us how to act. I liked learning with the people on stage...I can't believe how fun and funny it was! I loved everything!
Thanks so much for coming all the way to Will Rogers Elementary School here in
Santa Monica, California. You were fantastic, and I got great response from the teachers!
Karen R., School Assembly Coordinator, Will Rogers Elementary School, Santa Monica, CA
This was one of the best performances my daughter and I have ever seen! Your workshop
is so much fun, and a real eye-opener. We hope you're able to come back soon for another
one of our special events. Next time, the school committee wants to concentrate on
elementary school issues.
Nancy H., Pacific Palisades, CA
Teachers' Comments after seeing Shows & Workshops:
Thank you for a wonderful field trip day at the Delray Beach Playhouse!!!
My students had a wonderful time at the performance!
When we returned to the classroom, they were still repeating many
of the phrases we learned, and we talked about how the characters
dealt with their situations.
It was a memorable learning experience, and such fun!
The concepts were easy to understand, and my kids loved it!
It was great! We're definitely coming back next year!
Seniors' comments after seeing Studio Theatre on the Road:
When you performed for our group, we experienced laughter and a few tears.
This was an experience that few will soon forget. All the topics you selected were exactly
right for our organization. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon and get us all talking
long after you left the clubhouse! Thanks again.
Lucille M., Delray Beach, FL
We weren't sure what we were getting into when we booked this event for the alumni
association's annual event, but now that we know just how different and interesting this can be,we've already got you on our calendar for next year! All the members and their wives just raved.Thank you for a truly memorable meeting.
H.T., Boca Raton,Fl
