| Program Type | Performance |
| Art Form | Literary Arts & Storytelling |
| Curriculum Connections | Social Studies | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Higher Education | Family |
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Testimonial
"Exclamatory gasps passed their [students] lips in suspense as Sybil’s Midnight Ride builds to a head in the show Our Founding Mothers. The children found the performance fun and thought provoking and hands were raised with a whirlwind of new thoughts, connections and questions about characters Monica Peterson introduced them to today. I am a satisfied client. We look forward to the next time our students can have fun with Monica Peterson."
Bryanna Mead Parent Liaison at F.J Kingsbury Elementary
Bryanna Mead Parent Liaison at F.J Kingsbury Elementary
Description
True tales of women whose courage helped establish this country including:
-"Sybil Ludington" - an account of the burning of Danbury during the Revolutionary War and how a teenage girl's midnight ride to warn the countryside that the British were coming to attack resulted in an American victory at Ridgefield, Connecticut
-"Hannah Handy" - the story of a Vermont woman's heroic actions to save her son and neighbors' children during the Revolutionary War
-"The Ghost Ship of New Haven" - during the founding of the New Haven colony, a mother helps her family survive
-"Sybil Ludington" - an account of the burning of Danbury during the Revolutionary War and how a teenage girl's midnight ride to warn the countryside that the British were coming to attack resulted in an American victory at Ridgefield, Connecticut
-"Hannah Handy" - the story of a Vermont woman's heroic actions to save her son and neighbors' children during the Revolutionary War
-"The Ghost Ship of New Haven" - during the founding of the New Haven colony, a mother helps her family survive
Objectives
Listeners will travel back in time to the founding of the United States. They will gain an appreciation of the accomplishments of women who helped to create this country; these accomplishments have long been overlooked. Participants will be treated to photographic evidence of what can still be seen today in their own communities (integrating visual information). Then they will evaluate the importance of the accomplishments and support their opinions with evidence from the stories.
Pricing Information
$588 single performance
$955 back to back performances
$955 back to back performances
Video
Program Length
45-60 minutes
Participants
Any number from 5 to 200.
Technical Specifications
• Set Up: 45 minutes
• Break: 15 minutes
• Strike: 30 minutes
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: 1. Electrical source for Smart Board/projection device. 2. Photos can be accessed online by Wi-Fi or I can send the program to the customer in advance so that they can download it onto their Smart Board/projection device.
• Audiovisual/Tech: A smart board or other projection device to display photos/PowerPoint (If not, I can bring hard copies of the photos.). A microphone for audiences larger than 50. Technical assistance to answer my setup questions.
• Tables/Chairs: A card table or standard sized table and chair
• Dressing Room: I usually arrive and leave in costume. However, if possible, access to a lavatory or lockable room with a mirror is appreciated.
• Outside Possible: No
• Break: 15 minutes
• Strike: 30 minutes
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: 1. Electrical source for Smart Board/projection device. 2. Photos can be accessed online by Wi-Fi or I can send the program to the customer in advance so that they can download it onto their Smart Board/projection device.
• Audiovisual/Tech: A smart board or other projection device to display photos/PowerPoint (If not, I can bring hard copies of the photos.). A microphone for audiences larger than 50. Technical assistance to answer my setup questions.
• Tables/Chairs: A card table or standard sized table and chair
• Dressing Room: I usually arrive and leave in costume. However, if possible, access to a lavatory or lockable room with a mirror is appreciated.
• Outside Possible: No