Performances
Standing Rock Cultural Arts and New World
Children's Theatre (NWCT)
present: "Through the Onion Patch, When People Fall
through Holes"
-This theatrical production is the culmination of the New World
Children's Theatre Playwriting Workshop that took place Saturday,
January 9, 2010-May 2010 at the North Water Street Gallery, Kent,
OH.
Friday-Sunday, May 21-23, 2010
-Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 PM
-Sunday performance at 3:00 PM
The African Community Theatre, Terrace Drive, Oscar Ritchie
Hall,
Kent State University Main Campus
Images from the Performances
ADMISSION: $7 General Admission, $5 Students (aged 12 and under)
&
Senior Citizens
-Proceeds benefit tuition scholarships for students in need and
materials for playwriting workshops, costumes, and sets
PLOT:
A brother and sister, Lila and Sam (Gooner), are living in a
small town
in Ohio and enjoying a walk in the park with their mother when
they come
across artist, Leona DaVinci, who is having a painting sale. It’s
Lila’s
birthday and her mother offers to buy her one of Leona’s
paintings that
depicts a Fairyland.
That evening, as Lila attempts to cast a spell on her ice cream
in order
to change it from strawberry to chocolate, Gooner arrives dressed
as a
pirate and demands the ice cream. A struggle ensues and the ice
cream is
knocked under Lila’s bed. As they go to search for it, they
both
disappear into a trap door that they discover. They end up at
a Fairy
Princess’s wedding in Fairyland. The landscape resembles
the painting
that Lila received as a gift that day.
At first the kids are scared, but the king and queen reassure
them that
human children are “good luck” at fairy weddings.
Just as they’re
getting ready to visit the Royal Room Full of Desserts, they are
kidnapped by Sir Vulcan, the emissary of Lord Draco, a chocolate
eating
vampire, who wants human children as the main ingredient in his
newest
chocolate bar.
As they are on the edge of being dipped into a hot bubbling tub
of
chocolate, they are rescued by Divina, the rebellious daughter
of Lord
Draco, and swept away to The Onion Patch. From here they begin
a journey
back home that leads them to The Boiling Pot of Nowhere, The Jungle
of
Kwa Zing Kwa, and The Land of Endless Summers among other places.
Will they survive the relentless pursuit of Sir Vulcan? Will
they
discover the secret to the protection spell offered by a red feathered
hawk named Mo Hawk? Will they be stuck with Ann the Rag Doll and
Charles
the Rabbit for eternity? Will they ever see their mother and the
realm
of humans again?
Find out the answers May 21, 22, and 23rd at The African Community
Theatre in Oscar Ritchie Hall on Terrace Drive, KSU Main Campus.
Caution, you may not be able to subdue your laughter during this
adventure into The New World Children’s Theatre!
Hope you can make it!
Standing Rock Cultural Arts gratefully acknowledges Elizabeth
S. Bujack,
D.D.S., M.S.D., specialist in orthodontics, Glanville/ Hussing,
Optometry in Kent, The Christenson Foundation, and The Ohio Arts
Council
whose contributions were essential to the success of this program.
Our programming at Standing Rock Cultural Arts involves many
activities
for children including The New World Children’s Theatre
in its 25th
production. The New World Children’s Theatre program is
comprised of up
to 20 children, 7-17, who are involved in writing, acting, designing,
and promoting an original theatrical production.
History of New World Children’s Theatre: 1993-2010
The New World Children’s Theater began as The New World
Puppet Theater
at the North Water Street Gallery in Kent, Ohio, in January of
1993.
Originally, it was comprised of home-school children. Throughout
the
years, however, it has grown to include public-schooled children
as well.
Eventually, the troupe outgrew the puppets and the ensemble became
The
New World Children’s Theater, which has produced 23 plays
since 1994. In
addition to the emphasis on original playwriting, the company
is
dedicated to using recycled materials in the construction of its
sets
and props. This fosters an understanding of a sustainable planet
as well
as an understanding of how to work with limited resources. The
only
requirement is an active imagination.
The New World Children’s Theatre always welcomes donations
to support
students in need, as well as our ongoing activities. Donations
are tax
deductible and can be made to: Standing Rock Cultural Arts (SRCA),
257 N
Water St, Kent Ohio 44240.
Thank you for supporting the Arts and Creative Opportunities
for Kids!
New World Children’s Theatre
Standing Rock Cultural Arts
257 N Water St
Kent OH 44240
330-673-4970
NEW WORLD CHILDREN’S THEATRE PERFORMANCE HISTORY
1. One for the Money, Two for the Show (1993)
2. Her Child, Her Master (1993)
3. Erie (1994)
4. The Face of Fear (1995)
5. Juliette’s Balcony (1995)
6. The Butterfly Princess (1995)
7. East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1996)
8. The Case of the Canine Kidnap Caper (1996)
9. Ruckus in Portage County (1996)
10. Attack of the Killer Coral (1996)
11. Bizzare (1997)
12. Return to Atlantis (1998)
13. Ironic Mousse (1999)
14. Skits-o-phrenia (1999)
15. The Tycoon (2000)
16. Channel Zero (2001)
17. Le Poulet Sans Tete (2002)
18. The Giving Tree, an original adaptation. (2003)
19. Zoo Escape (2004)
20. Wild Things (2005)
21. The Island of Stray Cats (2006)
22. The Fits vs. The Fats (2007)
23.Elyia and the Ghosts of The Missing
Animals” (Saving the Dark Forest) (2008)
24. The Future Is Now (2009)
