New Stories for a New Year

New Stories for a New Year

January 12, 2009

Joyful New Year and peaceful tidings as we enter 2009!

Pageant Wagon Productions has hit the January Drawing Board with lots of story adventures on the horizon for 2009!

Christmas and December shows are packed away for another year, as Miss Kathy's office is freshly crammed with all sorts of resource books, props, and costumes, the fruit of which will find their way into the many new programs planned for 2009:

PARABLE PLAYER'S HOME SCHOOL THEATRE! Servicing the large home school population in Southern New Jersey is front and center this semester as Miss Kathy debuts the Parable Player's Home School Theatre. Classes will take place at the Calvary Chapel Playhouse (the home of our summer melodramas) and include a twelve week course of study culminating in a performance for family and friends. Students ages 8 through 15 will learn about the history of drama, various theatrical genres, elements of the stage and acting techniques. Public speaking skills will be exercised, inspiration and creativity will abound. This course can be offered each semester so long as there is the demand. Plus, students can take different levels of the course so it doesn't need to be a one and done deal. Interested in the next semester of home school theatre? Contact Miss Kathy now to get on the waiting list!

SCRIPTING MELODRAMA 2009: Research is almost complete, the songs have been selected, costumes gathered, props secured. Now, all the Pageant Wagon Players need is a script. That's why you don't see too much of Miss Kathy during the last fortnight of January when she locks herself away in her office and writes, writes, and re-writes! Scripts are birthed anywhere from three days to two weeks. The suspense has us tingling with excitement as we await the March read-thru of SHOWSTOPPERS AT STARR'S THEATRICAL EMPORIUM or "The Villain Vaudevillian"!!!

Speaking of writing . . .

PAGEANT WAGON WRITER'S CLUB: Miss Kathy will tutor your youngster in grammar and writing skills. As a Principle Approach teacher, formerly teaching in private schools, Miss Kathy developed a creative approach to writing, built on the solid foundation of traditional writing disciplines, proper grammar, and the rich use of language as exampled in our legacy of classic literature. Learning the art of "re-writing" and knowing that to write is to re-write, helps young people slow down in their rush to communicate through the written word, so they can communicate with wisdom, intelligence, and accuracy.
Know a youngster struggling with the written word? Miss Kathy can help equip the youthful pen for a lifetime of communication.
Contact Miss Kathy for tutorial fees and details.

VALENTINE'S DAY AT WHEATON ARTS! Miss Kathy will bring Victorian Valentine splendor to the grand Victorian foyer of the Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in Millville on Saturday, February 14th. How many ways are there to say "I Love You?" We'll count them and have a grand time doing so! Miss Kathy has delightful Valentine themed programs for your classroom - BOOK NOW for the choice dates!

DR. SUESS & ST. PATTY'S DAY 'ROUND THE CORNER! BOOK NOW to get your best dates in March for Miss Kathy's traditional St. Patrick's Day programs tailored for audiences of all ages. Lest we forget - March is also "READ ACROSS AMERICA" when we celebrate the great DR. SUESS and the literacy legacy he left children of all ages through his memorable characters and verse. Miss Kathy has dynamic Dr. Suess shows for preschool, elementary, and even select middle school students who are seekers of all "good things and beauty" in their life - starting with a passion for literacy and learning! BOOK NOW for the best date selections in the month of March for your Literacy Night celebrations and Dr. Suess themed parties.

MISS KATHY WELCOMES THE EASTER BUNNY MID-MARCH at Cumberland Mall - stay tuned for more details as they become available!!

STROLLING THROUGH EMILY'S GARDEN with Miss Kathy as Emily Dickinson in APRIL'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH is the perfect program for your ladies' group, club, mother daughter banquets, literary society, or school classroom. The program can be adapted for various groups and various ages and seasonally as well since gardens and Emily Dickinson have something to say spring, summer, winter and fall. Remember to BOOK EARLY FOR CHOICE DATES!

VINELAND'S FOUNDER'S DAY COMING IN MAY - Stay tuned for more details in the February Newsletter - but jut down the dates: May 15-16!!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: Contact Miss Kathy and ask about her Classic Literature Book Dramatizations for the classroom! Programs feature an adapted retelling of a classic for all, and may include a follow-up interactive workshop especially geared to LEAP students!

HAT STAND STORIES for ELDER CARE and ADULT DAY CARE: Monthly programs for your residents - call Miss Kathy to consult about themes and fees!

SEND THIS TO A FRIEND who you think would be interested in the enrichment programs of Pageant Wagon Productions LLC and Miss Kathy. Encourage others to subscribe to our newsletter and help us get the word out about our many speaking, storytelling, educational and entertainment programs for children of all ages! Who do you know that works in elder care, adult day care, education, libraries, community organizations, church ministries, or for that matter - anyone looking for terrific entertainment for children's birthday parties? Forward www.pwpstorytellers.com to them and remind them to click on the Newsletter Page.

Joy to you all!
Mr. Ed and Kathryn "Miss Kathy" Ross