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The Morris Museum presents theatre for student audiences on the stage of our 312-seat Bickford Theatre. The Classroom Intermission Theatre Series (CITS) introduces young audiences to the performing arts, sciences and humanities. Study guides are available for teachers for most performances.
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
Related NJCCC standards are listed with program descriptions to allow for integration of theatre performances into classroom curriculum.
Showtimes: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
(Except where noted)
Fee: $7/ person
Musical Legends
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Grades: Pre-K - 5
Brought to life through Native American Lenape Music, Dance and Story Theater. Assuming the role of the tellers of tales, Musical Legends encourages the audience to become the animals of the story through Native American sign language, singing Native American songs, and dancing a toe-heel dance step- getting everyone into the action. An enchanting combination of song, dance, storytelling, live action and the haunting sounds of Native American flute music; elk skin drums; gourd, turtle and deer toe rattles, Musical Legends explores with the audience the Native people's relationship to Mother Earth.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards1.1,1.2,1.4,1.5
Social Studies 6.4
Marionette Players
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Friday, March 19 , 2010*
Grades: K - 4
Come to the Mad Tea Party! Meet Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, the March Hare, the White Rabbit, and many of the other Lewis Carroll characters. This production features scenes in the rabbit house, down the rabbit hole, in the Queen’s croquet garden, and at the trial of the Knave of Hearts. Live actors and marionettes perform this endearing and exciting Lewis Carroll classic.
*10 a.m. performance only
Visual and Performing Arts Standard 1.1
Clifford Wright-Sunflower
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Grades: 1-6
Clifford Wright-Sunflower is a master beekeeper and environmentalist. Aided by an eager volunteer from the audience dressed in beekeeping equipment, Clifford demonstrates the precision of a beekeeper working a beehive. He transforms the entire audience into a working hive. With bodies busily buzzing about in the functional dance of the beehive, children learn first-hand about the delicate and complex balance of the bee colony. After the honeybee dance, children are divided into smaller groups to visit with an observation hive of bees, to make a beeswax candle and, most importantly, to share bee fears, experiences and questions.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.6; Language Arts Literacy Standards 3.1-3.5; Science Standards 5.1, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7, 5.12
Mad Science
Tuesday, May 11 , 2010
Grades: K - 3
This 45-minute presentation is geared toward theaters and large school groups in an auditorium setting. A larger and flashier show than the ‘Standard’ show, this event will capture the audiences’ interest and show how exciting science can be. Included in the show are a variety of eye-popping demonstrations and experiments. There will be plenty of opportunity for hands-on audience participation in this event. Some of the topics and demonstrations include the three states of matter, air pressure (using the Magdeburg Sphere), a Hot Air Balloon, the Mad Science Hovercraft, a giant size vortex generator and finally the Big Sneeze demonstration. This show is very visually exciting, has lots of audience participation and works very well for medium to large size audiences.
Science Standards: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7
A deposit of 50 percent of the total due must accompany the Reservation Form. Deposits are accepted by certified check, money order, school/organizational check or purchase order.
Mail in reservation form as soon as possible. You will receive a written confirmation upon receipt of your reservation form and deposit. These programs fill up very quickly, so plan early.
Full payment is due no later than one month before the show date. Failure to make payment at that time will result in cancellation. All deposits are forfeited if full payment is not received by that time.
If you must cancel, please contact the museum at least one month before the show for a return of your deposit. Deposits are not returned if you cancel within less than one month of the show date.
There are no refunds once full payment has been received.
A reduced museum admission price of $3 is available when purchasing tickets to any Classroom Intermission Theatre Series performance.
Programs subject to change.
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