Art Smart offers exciting performances for students of all ages. You will find the musical Max & Ruby for wee folk; an award-winning play about American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan for middle and high school students; stunningly beautiful puppetry in the Snow Queen; a hit musical from Off-Broadway; a Chinese New Year celebration; the acclaimed Paper Bag Players; a vaudeville-style comedy; and an Earth Day program of Native American music and dance. Making your reservations by e-mail, phone, or fax is easy. Enjoy the show!

Get ART SMART at Kingsborough!
Our student performances for grades pre-K through 12 support the Department of Education’s Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts by motivating students and teachers to go beyond the walls of the classroom for more meaningful arts experiences.

TICKETS ARE JUST $7! Up to two teachers per class receive free tickets. Title I schools receive discounts. Special needs classrooms can receive additional free tickets for paraprofessionals and aides. Call 718.368.6686 for details.

RESERVE TICKETS FOR YOUR CLASS TODAY – IT’S AS EASY AS ABC!

• Your name, school name, telephone & fax numbers, e-mail address
• Name of the show and your 1st and 2nd choices for the date
• Total number of tickets (students AND adults) you wish to reserve
• Number of classes: indicate grade level(s) and any special needs
• Estimated number of buses; we provide this info to our safety officers

C. We’ll e-mail or fax you a confirmation of your reservation with payment instructions and other tips for your trip to the theater. Payments can be processed through the D.O.E.  You can print out vendor information from this website!

ALL SHOWS START AT 10:30 a.m. Bus drop-off is 10 a.m.
ALL SHOWS RUN 60 MINUTES. Give or take five minutes.
ALL SHOWS HAVE STUDY GUIDES. You ask, we send.
ALL SHOWS ARE GREAT. Most shows sell out, so order early!

Email, call, or fax me if you have any questions. See you at the theater!

Ruby, a seven-year-old rabbit, decides to put on a show for Grandma starring herself as a princess and little brother Max as the prince. But Max has showbiz ideas of his own involving the oversize lobster, alien gorilla, and terrifying blue tarantula in his toy box. Don’t miss this hit musical of sibling revelry based on Rosemary Wells’ storybooks (and the top-rated Noggin TV show) featuring a cast of top young actors in cute rabbit ears.

Grade Level Middle School & High School
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Current events; history; relationships & family; communication; language arts; theater

War letters are intensely emotional, sometimes comical, always heartfelt and honest. In this poignant play, actors bring to life the true stories of American soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Letters Home takes no political stand. Instead, it creates powerful portraits of the men and women who serve their country and the families they leave behind, including a teenager traumatized by ambush; a Marine frightened by a baby camel; a mother awaiting her son’s return; a devoted father writing to his newborn. A discussion with actors, soldiers, and veterans follows this performance.

Grade Level Middle School & High School
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Current events; history; relationships & family; communication; language arts; theater

Kingsborough Community College students perform The Diary of Anne Frank, a stage adaptation of the heartbreaking and inspiring memoir of the young girl who hid in an attic with her Dutch Jewish family to elude the Nazis during World War II.

Grade Level 1 – 6
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Peer relationships; problem-solving; communication; language arts; music

A boy named Kay falls under the spell of the Snow Queen, who holds him captive in her icy palace. Kay’s friend Gerde searches for him with the help of a kindly crow, a rowdy robber girl, and a wise reindeer. This adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s wintry fairy tale features larger-than-life puppets, gentle narration and classical music.
A Study Guide

Grade Level K – 8
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Chinese culture and history; performing arts
           
Celebrate the splendor of the Chinese New Year with dancing lions, flying dragons, rattling drums, twirling ribbons and flashing silks. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company rings in the Year of the Ox with festive music, martial arts, and dances old and new. A beautiful introduction to Chinese culture performed by the company for 40,000 children annually.

Grade Level PreK – 6
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Russian culture; dance; music

Grandfather plants a seed that grows into a gigantic Radish. When he tries to pull the radish, it sticks fast in the ground.  Everybody on the farm tries to help him, including all of the animals. This charming folktale (also known as “The Turnip”) comes to life on stage with Russian folk music, traditional dances, and sumptuous authentic costumes.

Grade Level PreK – 3
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Problem-solving; critical thinking language arts

Come to a big birthday party for The Paper Bag Players! First, two towering paper-bag people welcome you to the show. Then it’s off to a breath-taking Bicycle Race, followed by a trip on a crowded subway called Move Over!  Enjoy adventures galore with this wonderful troupe. When the journey is finished, jump up and sing Hot Feet, Hot Feet!
A Study Guide

Grade Level 1 – 6
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Communication; problem-solving; theater

This Way, That Way is rollicking, speed-of-light fun inspired by great American performers of a century ago like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Students will be amazed to see Parallel Exit tell hilarious stories without words. Instead, a multitalented cast of actors communicates with mime, music, magic, acrobatics, dance, and more.

Grade Level 2 - 8
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Native American culture; performing arts

Earth Day celebrates nature through traditional stories, dances, and music of Native Americans, performed by the Red Hawk Dancers. Respect for our planet is shared through creation stories and dances that honor earth, sun, water, plant and animal life. Student participation is encouraged.

Grade Level PreK-3
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Peer relationships; communication; problem-solving; language arts; theater

Yes, it’s Madeline, that famously feisty Parisian schoolgirl from the much-loved Ludwig Bemelmans books. In this high-spirited musical, find out what happens when Madeline challenges Pepito, the rude and conceited boy-next-door. When Pepito lands in trouble, it’s up to the resourceful Madeline to get him out of it. Can she teach Pepito a lesson, and does he have a hidden good side after all?

Grade Level 2 - 8
Running Time 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections Peer relationships; communication; problem-solving; language arts; theater

Kingsborough Community College students perform the award-winning musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, inspired by Charles Schultz’s comic-strip characters. Charlie wants to learn how to be a good person.Snoopy and the gang show him how!