Super Showstoppers is proud to be an approved, qualified partner of
LAUSD sponsored by the ACPN for APS schools.
Our program is posted below for your convenience.
Our hands-on folklore program applies California content standards in Theater Arts.
Five dynamic class workshops guide children to perform folklore from their heritage!
Professional development sessions for teachers are also included to learn the tricks of the trade in storytelling.
A final show is performed:
students enact the folklore they rehearsed in a final auditorium show!
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Arts Community
Partnership Network 2009 – 10
Theatre- 47
Super
Showstoppers
Contact:
Cindy Moser Conway
Phone:
310-650-2902
Email:
info@supershowstoppers.com
Website:
www.storyhat.org
Level:
Elementary and Middle
Art
Form: Theatre
Description
of Network Partner: Cindy (owner) has degrees from UCD in both
Communications & English and
10
years professional acting, performance and storytelling experience for and with
diverse children. Her folklore
storytelling
programs and workshops are consistently featured in museums, community
services, schools, COLA
and
OCPL libraries in Southern California. Sample list of additional clients
include LA Parent, Para Los Niños,
NBC,
KOREH L.A. (weekly), UCLA’s Fowler Museum, Westside Children’s Center, Will
Rogers Elementary
School
(ACE teacher for 2 years), Pantages Theater, Descanso Gardens, Warner Grand
Theater, Amtrak, Sony,
and
Disney.
Description
of Arts Learning Plan: Students participate in listening, creating and
rehearsing stories from their
heritage.
Students may learn an oral tradition from their family to rehearse/perform or
choose among the following:
1.
Latino Folklore: “The Barking Mouse” (Cuba), “El Conejito” (Panamá) or “Domingo
Siete” (México).
Adjusted
for elementary or middle school ages.
2.
African Folklore: “Little Boy Frog and Little Boy Snake” (Nigeria) or “Anansi
the Spider” (West Africa).
Adjusted
for elementary or middle school ages.
3.
Asian Folklore: “The Big Man Drum” (China), “The Elephant and the Bees”
(Thailand) or “The Two
Frogs”
(Japan). Adjusted for elementary or middle school ages.
4.
Native-American Folklore: “Baby Rattlesnake’s First Rattle” (Pawnee) or “Dog
Tails” (Iroquois).
Adjusted
for elementary or middle school ages.
Instructional:
Cindy dynamically performs folktales. Students then learn Theater
Arts standards in story theater
by
rehearsing and performing their own cultural stories. Parts of the stage,
creating characters in gestures, voice
and
emotion, story, plot and improvisation are enacted. Historical context and
other discussions occur afterwards.
Performance/Demonstration:
The students perform the stories they rehearsed in the 5 class
workshops for a final
auditorium
show.
Professional
Development: Teachers learn the dynamic tools of storytelling
to bolster any subject, and are given
lesson
plans to boost program’s benefits. Topics include: “How to Become a Better
Storyteller,” “Storytelling
Creates
Classroom Community” and “Discussions After the Story.”
Collaborative
Planning Meetings: Up to 1 hour planning before class and for
auditorium show.
Resources:
Lesson guides for teachers and students. Also, paper (cardstock)
and crayon materials for students to
make
cultural or character hats for performance.
Special
Requirements, Comments, Needs or Considerations: Microphones
and (optional) CD sound system
near
stage for the final auditorium show.
Total
Cost per School: $1,875 Total Number of Schools
Served: 36 (4 a month)
Arts Community
Partnership Network 2009 – 10
Theatre- 48
Super
Showstoppers
Services and Fees
Summary
Direct
Instructional Time with Students: 5 X $225 = $1125
60-min
in-class
Performance/Demonstration:
1 X 350 = $350
45-60
minute in the school’s auditorium
Professional
Development: 1 X $350 = $350
1
session (can 45-min or 90 min) including:
• “How to Become a
Better Storyteller”
• “Storytelling
Creates Classroom Community”
• “Discussions
After the Story”
Collaborative
Planning Meetings: 2 = $0
Up
to 1 hour prior to class workshops and prior to
auditorium
shows
Offsite
Field Trip: N/A
Resources:
2 X $25 = $50
• Cardstock
hats/masks
• Color crayons
• Lesson guides for
teachers
Transportation:
Bus Service is not required.
Total
Cost per School: $1,875
Availability:
Months All
Days: Mon. – Sat.
Times: Any time
of day
Blackout Dates: December 21 – January 2 and Sundays
Copyright © 2006 by Cindy Conway. All rights reserved.