Youth Series

Swift Creek Mill Theatre

Our own unique pop-opera version of the classic Grimm fairy tale. The miller’s daughter can’t really spin straw into gold, so she makes a deal with a strange little man: he will spin the gold, but she must give him her first-born child. Her only chance to keep her baby is to guess the little man’s name. Filled with an enormous array of musical styles, this all-music, all-sung show guarantees complete enchantment.
History - 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 - English – 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5

2008-2009 youth series

All prices include a pizza lunch (except Of Mice and Men).
Group rate applies to 16 or more · One free ticket for each 20 students · Theatre only option - Please inquire

For More Information Call (804) 748-5203 or Email childrenstheater@swiftcreekmill.com

Rumplestiltskin by Paul Deiss
October 6 -24, 2008 . 10:15 and 12:00 .Grades 2-5 • $8.75/$7.75 group rate

Santa's Polar Bear Express by Paul Deiss
December 1 - 22, 2008 . 10:15 and 12:00 (or 12:30 Sat) • PreK-2 • $8.75/$7.75 group rate
The polar bears have arrived at the North Pole to exchange gifts with the Clauses, just as they do every year; but Santa can’t manage to greet them because he’s stuck in the chimney! Cowboy Jim and Pepita the Elf are ready to assist, but nobody’s more helpful than our longtime friend, Drifty the Snowman, who thinks the bear is a big puppy dog ready for play! Wackiness ensues, as we continue our classic holiday tradition.
English - K1, K8, 1.1, 2.1

February Heroes by Paul Deiss
February 2 - 27, 2009 . 10:15 and 12:00 . Grades 2-5 • $8.75/$7.75 group rate
It’s the 22nd century, and a team of super-heroes has traveled to the planet Humoja on a mission to protect the Archives of African-American History from destruction by the evil Doctor Perplexus. Little do they know that this villain is posing as one of their own. How will they derail his dastardly deed? This show is a great way to study our true February Heroes.
English – 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5 History – 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, VS.3, VS.4, VS.8, VS.9, USI.1

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
March 2 - March 13, 2009 . 10:15 only . Grades 6-12 • $10.50
Our full-length/mainstage production of John Steinbeck’s classic novel is available to your students at a very special price, thanks to the generous underwriting of The Wachovia Foundation. Treat your students to all the power of this great drama – just 10 student performances available, so book early!
English – 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 8.6, 9.1, 9.5, 10.3, 10.6, 11.3, 11.6, 12.6

The Brave Little Engine by Paul Deiss and Holly Timberline
April 13 - May 8, 2009 . 10:15 and 12:00 . PreK-3 • $8.75/$7.75 group rate
Chessie, our little engine, chugs “I can do it!” “I can do it!” “I can do it!” as she tries to take the Three Little Bears over the mountain for their big show in Circustown. But the evil Mister Oogie is determined to put doubts in her head. Young audiences will enjoy helping Chessie overcome her low self-esteem by singing along to “Sometimes I Feel Happy.”
English - K1, K8, 1.1, 2.1

From the Artist

Hey! My name is Amanda, and I draw pictures for fun and profit. I'm 25 years old and currently reside in Lancaster, PA, where I just received a shiny new BFA in illustration from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. I love vegan cupcakes and baby animals and I hate it when people shuffle aimlessly in front of you while you're trying to walk someplace.

My work runs the gamut material-wise; my weapons of choice are ink and watercolor, but I also work digitally, and on occasion will break out gouache, acrylics, colored pencil, pastel, and graphite. In terms of subject matter, I straddle the line between the cute and the creepy. I love both, and try to meld them together into one oddly whimsical fusion genre when I can. If you sit me down in front of a blank sheet of paper and tell me to draw, I will probably make you a pudgy girl in cute underwear, possibly with a cat on her head, because that, apparently, is how I roll.

At this point in my career as a fledgling illustrator, I've done work for a few companies, taken part in the creation of 3 murals around Lancaster city, done some commissioned pieces for individuals, and in 2007 I was accepted into the Society of Illustrators student competition. Not too shabby so far, I think. Onward and upward!