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Home - Play Synopsis - Creative Team - Photo Gallery - Bookings What educators have said... "I watched an ESL student participate verbally more during the performance than he ever has at any other time. The intimacy of an in-class performance was brilliant for 4 and 5 year olds. Great performance — captivating, stimulating, whimsical, fun. The children were so pleased... They got it and it got them!" "The children were very engaged. The show was fantastic. The gibberish was fun and understood by all. Thank you for a show we won't soon forget." "Breadbox Theatre is revolutionary. Giving children the permission to be creatively silly is refreshing. ESL students? No problem!" "We spent several days using the play as a 'jumping off' point for our own mini-dramas...…A great show for ESL and primary students, and supporting our literacy curriculum." "The play is funny and engaging. The gibberish made them laugh and use their imagination. My students and I loved it." "Breadbox Theatre provides a charming introduction to live theatre for primary students. Inventive and playful, it engages young minds and encourages creativity." Other teachers... "I like the idea of seeing theatre up close and in a small space. It's a lovely experience for children. We are surrounded by 'screens' of all kinds so it's nice to have some live theatre." "It was just the right length…The gibberish was wonderful with an ESL population. We were all able to follow along. It has inspired me to incorporate this into drama. The kids love it." "I bought wooden kitchen utensils...…and each child was very eager to create his/her own character. We used googly eyes, bits of material, sparkles and felt. This activity really appealed to them! It was quite magical." "It was just plain fun for the kids. It prevented any barriers to ESL kids." "I can use the play as a sound board for lots of language activities." A parent's perspective… "My five year old son talked very enthusiastically about this show for several days after seeing it. The use of everyday kitchen utensils was a powerful tool in helping him to understand and relate to the difficult concept of bullying. The fact that he had no difficult attributing human characteristics to the utensils speaks volumes about the quality of the play. If he had his way, every object in my kitchen would be wearing googly eyes." |
Susan Anthony, Junior/Senior Kindergarten, Fern School