Pageant Wagon Summertime Scoop!

Pageant Wagon Summertime Scoop!

August 6, 2009

July/August Greetings to You!

Here's the Summertime Scoop at Pageant Wagon! What busy bees we've been - so busy, in fact, that I'm sending you another bi-monthly newsletter to catch you up on all the delicious happenings at Pageant Wagon Productions! July is our busiest time of the year as we are in critical production for our annual summer Melodrama performances which debuted July 30-31, and August 1 to rousing ovations and shouts of "Bravo!" Thank you to all of you who supported this huge endeavor to bring family friendly live theatre to local audiences!

MELODRAMA 2009 GOES GLOBAL! The Pageant Wagon Players outdid themselves this year in their high energy performances in SHOWSTOPPERS AT STARR'S THEATRICAL EMPORIUM or "THE VILLAIN VAUDEVILLIANS" featuring lots of old vaudeville tunes from the 19th century with singing, dancing, and hilarious comedy wrapped up in a plotline that had your face hurting for laughing so much! This was our 5th ANNIVERSARY and we celebrated in a big way with all four performances streaming live over the Internet to missionaries and shut-ins. Families in Thailand, China, Germany, Canada, and across the U.S. tuned into see the Pageant Wagon Players in addition to engaged and enthusiastic local audiences. Thank you for your support!

THANK YOU TO OUR HERO UNDERWRITERS FOR MELODRAMA 2009: The generous support of the following at the HERO level helps us to bring family friendly live theatre to Cumberland County for Melodrama 2009:
Vineland Downtown Improvement District/Main Street, Colonial Bank FSB, Newfield National Bank, The Sweet Life Bakery, Quality Printing, Cumberland Christian School, The Sweet Tooth, Sweetpea's Children's Consignment Shoppe,Auctions by Mesiano, LLC, and Robert S. Greenberg Law Office.

VISIT THE PWPLAYERS FAN-SITES: Click on www.myspace.com/pageantwagonplayers to see slide-shows and videos, hear some of the music from past performances, and meet the Pageant Wagon Players up close and personal. Add yourself as a "friend" and stay in touch with PWPlayer adventures. ALSO: The Pageant Wagon Players are on FACEBOOK - check it out!!!

CLEMENTINE'S FISH FRY VBS AT SILVER LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH in Bridgeton features Mr. Ed & Miss Kathy in a week of stories illustrating Biblical truths through the metaphor of a fishing trip. Hilarity ensues as Miss Wanda brings all the wrong things to catch fish when all she needs is the Alpha & Omega Golden Deluxe Fishing Kit! Clementine scales, cuts, and guts a fish right before your eyes and then fries him on the fire with some sweet seasonings for MMMmmm-Good eatin'! Crafts, snack, and games included. Call Miss Debbie at 451-5912 to register!

Tale Spin Stories TEA WITH THE QUEEN at CUMBERLAND MALL is coming up! Our 5th annual end of summer Tea Party at center court where Miss Kathy serves tea to over 50 youngsters with real china cups and saucers will have a extra feature this year with a special guest appearance by THE QUEEN - brought to you by local re-enactor Sarah Snow. The elegant affair will feature tea etiquette and royal tales with perhaps some live chamber music to complete the atmosphere. Do come dressed in your best - white gloves and hats optional - but oh-so-much fun to wear them if you can!!

PROGRAMS FOR LOVERS OF LITERATURE AND HISTORY have been a focus at PWP, with Miss Kathy and Mr. Ed both doing the research and gathering the props and costumes for a fascinating journey into a book or into the past:

STROLLING THROUGH EMILY'S GARDEN with Miss Kathy as Emily Dickinson debuted this past spring with a huge display of foliage and poetry wrapping a biography of Miss Dickinson around her love of flowers and nature. Also in this series is A JANE AUSTEN TEA, BEATRIX POTTER TEA, and REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN featuring salutes to American matriarchs and role models, Betsy Ross, Abigail Adams, and Sarah Hale!

PLUS - Mr. Ed brings the HISTORY OF BASEBALL alive through his nostalgic stories of America's favorite pastime, it's heroes,legends, and life lessons. Mr. Ed also brings Colonial era AMERICAN HISTORY to life as a Revolutionary bookbinder collecting the stories of our Founding Fathers - their words, deeds and definitions - and the price they paid for our American freedom, in this old-fashioned patriotic salute to traditional American values.

These programs are adaptable for SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, and ELDER CARE FACILITIES. Remember to BOOK EARLY FOR CHOICE DATES!

VINELAND'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON HISTORIC LANDIS AVENUE AUGUST 8, 2009 from 8am to 12noon will have Miss Kathy & Mr. Ed out at the Vineland Specialty Foods Market on the 7th block of the Avenue with the Pageant Wagon Fun & Games Tent - with games to play and prizes to take home for the small fry in the family. In addition, The Friends of Historic Vineland will present a display of Vineland history including George Daynor and the Palace Depression, Vineland's first settlers, and Charles Landis, the founder of Vineland himself!

VINELAND'S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL will again feature the Pageant Wagon Fun & Games Tent plus a few of the Pageant Wagon Players - always a favorite at the event in colorful costumes with historic and international flair. Come out to this fantastic community celebration on Saturday, August 22, from 3pm - 8pm!

PAGEANT WAGON PARABLE PLAYER'S HOME SCHOOL THEATRE FALL SEMESTER: Homeschoolers are looking forward to the Fall 2009 semester - HOLIDAY RADIO REVIEW kicking off on September 14! Classes run for 12 weeks on Mondays from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Tuition is $20 per child per week. Check out the Home School Theatre page of our website for scrapbook photos of rehearsal fun! Interested in the upcoming semesters of PWP Parable Players Home School Theatre? Spring 2010 semester - SING A SONG OF SHAKESPEARE is coming soon, too. Contact Miss Kathy now to enroll!

2009 LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM theme of "Get Creative @ Your Library" has kept Miss Kathy busy this summer at local libraries presenting a theatre workshop where youngsters make stories come alive through improvisational performance titled "Fairy-Tales Onstage". TEACHERS: Here's a great Literacy Enrichment Interactive Program for the classroom! Call 856 205-9334 to book this for your new school year!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS - BOOK NOW FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010: Contact Miss Kathy and ask about her Classic Literature Book Dramatizations for the classroom! Newbery Honor book, "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw and "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C. S. Lewis, are just two of the tales Miss Kathy will be sharing at local elementary schools this spring. Programs feature an adapted retelling of a classic for all, and may include a follow-up interactive workshop especially geared to LEAP students!

OUR HEALTH & WELLNESS TEAM IS GROWING: PAGEANT WAGON WELLNESS is the dynamic story of Miss Kathy's own wellness journey from chronic pain and fatigue to vitality and wholeness through nutrition and supplementation. Of course, using the #1 nutritional supplement in the nation from the most highly respected name in wellness for over 50 years, SHAKLEE CORPORATION, has made a great impact on Pageant Wagon lifestyles in both personal care and home care. Sharing the opportunity for you to make health and wellness lifestyle changes is the mission of Pageant Wagon Wellness and our team has grown to a baker's dozen - with more folks showing interest in this network approach to health care. Visit the pwpstorytellers website for Miss Kathy's story, and www.shaklee.net/pageantwagonwellness for the rest of the story! Call and book a PWWellness Tea Party today!! 856 205-9334

HAT STAND STORIES for ELDER CARE and ADULT DAY CARE: A plethora of monthly program ideas 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