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000uSign Envelope ID: oeEE1*o1'1non-4nno-9nnr-6oruA144eAoo <br />Arts in Education Grant Application — Fall 2O1445 McDougle Elementary School PTA <br />12 Sample Programs, Press, or Other Materials from This Program <br />Bright Star Touring Theatre <br />Excerpts from the study guides for Aes[pt; Fables and Let it Shine: The American Civil Rights <br />About �� <br />e show: <br />AecomFablev are a number m short moralistic stories cred- <br />ited mananoiemsmrytellernameoAesop,Tnese»tomes^nmem <br />with pemmnmeu amimals, all showcase a particular character <br />trait o, moral judgment that can be a valuable lesson for the <br />reanec oanno back some 2.moo years, Aeuvpcpau?evhave <br />been celebrated throughout history and oanomnrstudied ux stu- <br />dents aome the globe! <br />Aesop was anarivan slave who lived m Ancient Greece from <br />620-560 BC. Little is known about his life, but his name ap- <br />pears ,mm much frequency throughout the works of his con- <br />temporary playwrights aou fellow writers, showing upinpieces <br />byAmsxmphanes. Plato and more. me compiled fables from both <br />his own imagination as well as Ancient texts. Throughout his' <br />m,»um*rnntersuappleummeartv,/awewn«inw.botoone1en <br />their mark as much as Aesop. Today virtually every bookstore <br />and library oontainsat least one volume ufAesom's works filled <br />with hundreds o, fables cr=dmeutomm. <br />OrUr production opens with Lenny and Mabel, mmElizabethan <br />traveling actors who happen upon an audience ontheir travels and decide ^o perform onimmpmmntu show o,some <br />o,mei,favome material 'Aexop'cpablem While our set design reflects the feel cm Ancient oneoe (the birthplace <br />o, the rame). our characters a,e traveling performers from the 1000*-a time in England when Aesop was ex- <br />tremely vvpolacvveomusemistime*enoumro^eplarfo,mavy,eaooms'maiolyu*cau»eofmscmmmulanx <br />entertaining qualities for a young audience. |m the Bright Star Theatre production, ne scoured through hundreds <br />of fables in order to find ones that carry both a familiar quality as well is an accessible message to a young <br />audience. Phrases that have |omw peppered our vernacular and characters that we have seen in so many <br />camnnns growing uv are found within the very pages o/ this ancient text. vve hope that your young people will <br />discover the magic of these stories and perhaps be inspired to pull this 2,600 year old book off the shelf and <br />discover them for the first time. <br />Page 15 of 23 <br />