Center Stage: McCelvey Center Arts in Education

McCelvey Center offers quality performing arts programs to regional schools. For information or to make reservations, please call 1.877.369.2290 Monday-Friday between 10 am and 4 pm. Space is limited and reservations are strongly recommended.

This program is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts and a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant.

AIE Programming:

Friday, October 15, 2010; 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Magical Storyteller: Mark Daniel

Adventure beckons with Mark Daniel magical storyteller’s READasaurus program Expedition: READasaurus! Join Mark, Steggie the Stegosaurus and Hemi the Rabbit as they prepare to embark on an odyssey, delving into great books! The Expedition set is designed around a magical Smithsonianesque Museum Curator’s office. With old and new classics like the much loved Skippyjon Jones and Flat Stanley, this promises to be a fun and exciting adventure.

The entire family is invited to attend the performance at 7 pm.

Cost: $5 per person, per program

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:30 & 11 am
Jack’s Adventure in American History

Join Jack as he works to cram for his upcoming test. When his history book magically explodes, Jack comes face to face with some of the most exciting people in our nation’s history! George Washington, Betsy Ross, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ford and Neil Armstrong are just some of the more than 22 characters who come to life in this 45-minute adventure. This high-energy show features audience volunteers who help write the Constitution, work on Ford’s assembly line and even demand the right to vote!

Study guide available at brightstartheatre.com

Cost: $5 per person, per program

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:30 & 11 am
My Heart in a Suitcase

While every student in America learns about World War II, not many people these days remember the Kindertransport. In 1938, as the Nazi rise to power began to spell a darker and darker fate for Jews, thousands of Jewish children were sent to Britain out of Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. These children were forced to leave behind their parents, their homes, and everything they knew and loved. Anne L. Fox was one of these children. She left on the Kindertransport when she was twelve years old. Years later, she would record her experiences in a book called My Heart in a Suitcase. This original and compelling drama is based on Ms. Fox’s moving autobiography.

Study guide available at artspower.org

Cost: $5 per person, per program

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:30 & 11 am
Sleeping Beauty

A nervous narrator, a perky princess and a witch with an attitude problem find out what happens when a 16th Birthday Bash turns into a slumber party! This uproarious adaptation of a much-told tale features new characters, old favorites and a “happily ever after” not soon to be forgotten!

Porkchop Productions is a professional theater company specializing in audience participation performances.

Cost: $5 per person, per program

Chaperones

One chaperone is recommended for every 15 students and chaperones at that ratio are admitted free.