About Our Children's Shows:
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!"
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
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!"
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
