Educational Opportunities with The Lamplighters
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Students Both Learn & Have Fun!
This assembly features student participation:
Pre-selected volunteers will assist the artists in comparing a patter song to rap!
Add an optional chorus (any size). Sheet music to choral selections will be provided in advance, along with a CD which demonstrates the music to be learned. Your chorus will have an opportunity to rehearse with the artists on the day of performance.
A 5-10 minute question-and-answer period will follow the performance.
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H.M.S. Pinafore:
Get on Board with Gilbert & Sullivan An Interactive Assembly Program
Lamplighters Music Theatre will bring three costumed singers and a piano accompanist into your school to perform a specially designed 45-minute assembly for students of all ages.
Meet the creative geniuses behind the most popular comic operas ever written! Explore the clever use of the English language and
the catchy tunes of H.M.S. Pinafore…!
How did they get away with poking fun at stereotypes?
How do we learn to laugh at our own foibles?
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Why do shows such as The Simpsons still use this 150 year old material?
Are the rap songs of today the patter songs of yesteryear?
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Is this the foundation of today's musicals?
Technical Requirements: The Lamplighters require a tuned piano in good working order. Performance area should be cleared and available 45 minutes prior to presentation.
Teachers' Preparatory Materials include: Background information on Gilbert & Sullivan, lesson plans, topics for discussion, and an activity section.
Cost: The Lamplighters have received funding to help subsidize these performances. Your cost is $150 for one performance, and $250 for two performances on the same day, scheduled back to back (maximum audience of 300 per performance). Scholarship support is available!
Questions? Contact Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director
Phone:415-661-4530
email: ekerrigan(at)lamplighters.org
Order form: Click on the link below
H.M.S. Pinafore: Get on Board with G&S order form
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The Pirates of Penzance:
Walk the Plank with Gilbert & Sullivan
A Mini-Residency
Lamplighters Music Theatre will bring a stage director and a music director to your school to help prepare a fully-costumed student cast to perform a condensed version of The Pirates of Penzance. The student performers will be joined and partnered by three lead singers and a piano accompanist from The Lamplighters company.
Your Student Performers Will:
Learn how a musical is put together from auditions and rehearsals to costumes and performances. Sing both solos and chorus numbers, including one of the famous G&S patter songs. Have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills before the entire school.
All Students at Your School Will:
Be introduced to a type of music and performance that provides a bridge to the world of opera and classical music. Explore, through classroom work, the clever use of the English language, wacky plot twists and delightful music of this beloved comic opera. Technical Requirements: The Lamplighters require a tuned piano in good working order. Performance area should be cleared and available 75 minutes prior to presentation.
Cost: The Lamplighters have received funding to help subsidize these mini-residencies. Your cost is $250 for one performance and $350 for two performances on the same day, scheduled back to back (maximum audience of 300 per performance). Scholarship support is available.
Questions? Contact Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director
Phone:415-661-4530
email: ekerrigan(at)lamplighters.org
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Features of this Mini-residency:
One planning visit before auditions and one coaching visit by the stage and music directors during the rehearsal process. Additional visits/coaching subject to negotiation. Costumes provided by The Lamplighters. Your school will be responsible for auditions, casting (limited to 20 student performers) and rehearsals. Optional off stage chorus may be any size. Technical assistance to the teacher or teachers in charge of rehearsals includes scripts, detailed staging guide, sheet music and a CD of the music to be learned. You will be able to choose the music that is appropriate for your students and staff capability from a menu of musical options. A final rehearsal with The Lamplighters cast 75 minutes before curtain on the day of performance. Support for classroom teachers, including background information on Gilbert & Sullivan, lesson plans, topics for discussion, and an activity section.
Order form: Click on the link below
Pirates: Walk the Plank with G&S order form
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Ages: 10–18
Audition: Yes. Details on Registration Information page
When: June 21 – July 3, Monday–Friday, 1–5 p.m.
Performance: Saturday 3rd July 2010, 2:00 pm
Tuition: $715
Application deadline: April 15
Explore the “Topsy-Turvy” world of rollicking pirates, damsels in distress, and modern major generals! Daily classes and rehearsals will emphasize singing, acting, and stage movement. The program culminates in a fully staged and costumed performance of scenes from the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, in association with artistic staff from The Lamplighters, San Francisco’s own award-winning Gilbert & Sullivan company.
"Participation in Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes expanded my range, helped me meet new people, recognize new talents and helped me grow as a singer."
- 2008 Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes student, age 14
Download Complete Brochure with Application Form and Scholarship Form (2010)
view photos from our 2008 program by clicking here
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