“Romeo and Juliet” Tuesday, January 31 • 9:15 & 11:45 am • Grades 6-12 • 90 minutes • $8


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Shakespeare’s unforgettable tale of two warring families whose star-crossed children secretly dare to love resonates easily for teens, who regularly confront the timeless issues of prejudice, conformity, violence, first love, and miscommunication with their parents. The acclaimed Classical Theatre Project of Toronto captures the youthful vibrance and tragic beauty of the Bard’s classic text in this stunningly well-acted production. Relates to Shakespeare, prejudice, theater. VT Stan.: 1.3, 5.1, 5.25. Sponsored by Vermont Commons School


“A wonderful blend of educational information and pure entertainment.”


—Suzy Haas, Teacher, Williston Central School


“Four Score and Seven Years Ago” A Tale from the Civil War


Monday, February 6 • 9:30 am & 12 pm • Grades 3-8 • 1 hour • $8


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To young Lemuel who escaped from slavery in Georgia, life in Gettysburg is everything he dreamed of. But his ideas about the North and South are challenged when he meets Jacob, a young Confederate soldier who doesn’t know how to read. The two men may be of different races and on different sides of the Civil War, but they have much to teach each other about bravery, loyalty, and the importance of literacy to freedom, in this exciting and suspenseful musical from ArtsPower. Relates to US History, Civil War, prejudice, literacy. VT Stan.: 3.11, 4.4, 5.12, 6.4, 6.14. Sponsored by Lillian and Bruce Venner


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