Today was another day of bliss and
busy fun in our kindergarten classroom. John from the Wheelock Family Theatre
came and told the children the story of the play they will be seeing tomorrow.
It was fantastic! He told them that the play is an adaptation of the Alice in
Wonderland story, so there will be some things that will be different from the
original story and from the Disney version. For one thing, the main character,
Alice, is played by an African American actress, and not depicted as a blond
haired, blue-eyed child. John explained that Wheelock Family Theatre strives to
give its audience the chance to see people like them performing on stage. After
offering a summary of the story, he asked if anyone would like to do a little
acting exercise - being a caterpillar. Three children volunteered.
After today's morning meeting about
riding the school bus and viewing Alice the Musical, I expect that the children
are ready for our school-wide adventure and will likely have a great time
tomorrow. Here are a few pictures taken during their meeting with John.
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