CanyonArts Festival about Tortoise and the Hare

Thanks so much for adding such a great performance to our very young festival...the kids are still talking.

Renate

Salem Chamber of Commerce, 2010 Show Biz for Captain Bobella of the Beast

Your services to the kids was absolutely fantastic

Sharron

Shows Plus (Jack and the Beanstalk, followed by 5 classroom workshops)

You guys were amazing. I wanted to thank you for the wonderful performance you gave our students. The added mini sessions were just as beneficial as I had hoped. I know that all the kids and teachers really enjoyed all that you did.

Thank you,
Megan Hutchinson
First Grade
Stayton Elementary School

Third grade teacher and her class about Big Steps: American Tall Tales:

“Your presentation was so powerful and appropriate for our students. You totally kept their attention and had them so involved. We have not had such a fun assembly ever.”
“My friend and I talked about it at lunch. ”    “Thank you for letting me be the mama bear. ”     “It was one of the best shows I ever saw. ”     “I hope you come again sometime soon. ”     “It was so fun and funny and I had a good time. ”     “Thank you for letting me be Johnny Appleseed. ”     “It was awesome! ”     “Thank you. I enjoyed the show. I enjoyed John Henry. I enjoyed Johnny Appleseed. I enjoyed Paul Bunyan. ”

North High School, Drama Club

(This was for a mime workshop)
"I enjoyed it!"     "Thank you for the fun time. Please consider coming back soon."     "...it was pretty much amazing."     "So you’re pretty flippen awesome! I had so much fun while you were here."     "We all had a fantastic time!"     "I learned a lot and had a bunch of fun!"     "Thanks for coming to North! My friend and I play imaginery catch all the time!"

PGE Festival of Lights Team

Thank you so very much for sending Mr & Mrs Claus our way for the parade. You two were awesome, we all thank you both very much for a job well done. We look forward to having you both with us to celebrate our 20th anniversary this year.

Cheryl & Bob

Stayton Public Library

The library wants to thank you for your performance this summer for our Summer Reading Program! We had a wonderful summer and appreciate your part in the success we had. Your attention not only to entertaining kids, but also encouraging them to READ is so important.

Karen, Children’s Librarian

Dallas (Oregon) Area Chamber of Commerce

Your “pre-parade performances” were great & kept kids of ALL ages entertained!

Chelsea, Director

Coos Bay Library

Thank you both so much for a very fun and professional performance. We all loved it!...We will look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Pat, Children’s Librarian

Grand Ronde Headstart

...thank you both again for coming to do your wonderful plays [Puss in Boots and Captain Bobella of the Beast] for us this year! Everyone enjoys them so much.

Elaine

from Carlton Plants:

Honkers [the clown] was the best. Everyone loved him. Great job. And thank you very much.

Donna

from Lora:

Thank you so much for the great singing telegram at our son’s birthday party. It was so fun. The kids really liked it and I loved watching them all get into singing with you. We had a great time.

Thanks, Lora

from Willamina Elementary School:

Thank you for helping make our Family Arts Night a success last month. It was fun to see you involve the students [in mime], and parents really enjoyed watching you work with their children!

Sincerely, Don Keller, Principal

from Brenna:

We were all so blessed last night. Santa was beyond awesome. The kids were so blessed. The twins and their sister had not met Santa before and it was a great experience for their first time. It is Santa buzz at work today, it is amazing how spending a little time with Santa can sure bring back memories for us older folks and build memories for the future. And all the memories are an experience that is attached to a story or 2. Fun, Fun - You guys are such a blessing and [Santa] was so great with all of the kids, young and old (55 was the oldest).

Thank you again,
Jim and Brenna

from Walker Middle School:

Thank you very much for coming to our school and performing your wonderful miming techniques. We enjoyed it immensely. We also enjoyed when you came to the performing arts class and taught many more miming strategies. Having you at our school was a memorable day. We hope to see you again some time in the near future. Thanks once again for your time and effort.

The Performing arts class, and sixth grade drama of Walker Middle School

from Tierra Rose Care Center:

(This was a special intergenerational production for home schoolers and the residents of the care center.)

We enjoyed your performance very much. Please feel free to use me for a referral any time. I hpe we have an opportunity to work together again.

Maggie Samples
Activity Director
Tierra Rose Care Center

from Sandy Public Library:

We probably shouldn’t be using words to express our thanks for your performance at the Sandy Library, but we are at a loss as to how to do it in mime.

Let us just say that the audience was thrilled with your presentation, and we know that there were many novice mimes practiciing in their homes that evening.

---look forward to having you back at our library.

Judd and Dorothy

from Andrea:

       Hi Marian! I just wanted to let you know what a great time we all had at the theater class performance Thursday night! All of the kids were so great...there were a lot of talented kids in that class! Clover had a ball...

from Clover Ridge Elementary:

The children who have watched cwerks productions came back to class ready to perform their own play. We were inspired to create and perform stories that were old time favorites. The children realized that with only a little bit of costuming they could become a whole new character. What a good way to become enchanted with books and oral stories.

Thank you for coming to our school and inspiring the children to a love of acting out literature.

Nancy Friesen
Clover Ridge teacher, retired now :-)

from North Albany Elementary School, Albany, Oregon:

       I just wanted to take a minute to write and thank CWERKS for the work you do with children’s theater. We recently had the pleasure of hosting the CWERKS production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” as a part of the Albany Parks and Recreation Department’s, “Children’s Performing Arts Series”.
       We found the production to be an excellent choice for elementary school audiences and an awesome experience for our students. The presentation was wonderful and the inclusion of students from the audience, in the actions of the play was a great touch. Our kids are still talking about the play 5 days after the performance.
       We include at least 2 live performance assemblies per year for our students and count on these activities as great teaching tools and cultural experiences for our kids. CWERKS met all of our expectations for quality and appropriateness, we look forward to having you back in the future.

Sincerely,
Ric Blasquez, Principal
On Behalf of the Staff and Children of North Albany Elementary School

from Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin, Oregon:

        Cwerks performed “Puss in Boots” for us at the Tualatin Public Library on January 25th, 2003. The response was very positive from both library staff and patrons. They engaged with the audience, young and old. They had everything from elaborate costumes to funny props to add to the story.
        Before the program, Marian took a few moments to pull library books on costumes, plays, and acting for young people. Towards the end of the program she held up the books and encouraged everyone to be creative, rehearse your favorite story, and to read, read, read!
        We have had Cwerks perform at our library several times, and each time has been successful. they are professional, fun, and funny performers who make books and stories come alive! I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Sincerely,
Julie Wickman
Program Coordinator
Tualatin Public Library

from Albany Parks & Recreation, Albany, Oregon:

       Thank you for coming and performing for the elementary students as well as for the families at Linn-Benton Community College. Your performance of Jack & the Beanstalk was one of a kind. Your interaction with the children was wonderful as you kept them involved throughout the performance.

Sincerely,
Jan Taylor
Recreation Coordinator

from Concordia Lutheran School, Keizer, Oregon:

        Concordia Lutheran School has had the privilege of enjoying three different and exciting performances by CWERKS thespians Marian and Christopher Scadden. Their performances are always delightful fun and educational. We can’t wait until they can come again!

from Head Start of Yamhill County, McMinnville, Oregon:

        This letter goes out to early childhood educators, as a recommendation to invite the cwerks children interactive theater to your school. I have been a preschool teacher for the past 15 years. At present I am working as lead teacher for Head Start of Yamhill county. So many of the children in my classroom are high risk high needs children. Their need for confidence building is great, and opportunities to participate in something like interactive theater is rare for these children. When my co-workers and I heard about the theater our interest was sparked, we talked with Christopher Scadden about the theater visiting our school, and it was arranged.
        Cwerks came to our school around the first part of May and created an interest that was expanded on for the rest of the school year. Cwerks presented the play Jack and the Bean Stalk. The children that participated in the play were so charged by the experience that we expanded on it by providing props in the dramatic play area. The children took turns acting out the different characters and found new ways to work cooperatively and constructively with each other.
        In this day and age where our schools are experiencing budget cuts that effect the arts and theater I believe that having cwerks visit our school was money well spent. Ask your school and co workers to support this most empowering and positive experience for your children. I know we will be inviting them back next year.
        Thank you cwerks

Sincerely,
Early childhood educator
Maria Blankenship