Emerald Crown Programme minus pics

Lochgelly West Primary School
Proudly Presents
The
Emerald Crown
Artwork from an original painting by Tenci Earnshaw P4.
Written by
Debbie Campbell
Did You Know?
Rainforests get their name because rain falls there almost every day. The
Amazon Rainforest in South America is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Rainforests are amazingly rich in wildlife. They cover just a small fraction of the
Earth’s surface (about six per cent), yet they are home to two thirds of all of the
animals and plants found on land. Today, the Earth’s rainforests are
disappearing fast as people cut down trees for timber or clear forests to make
way for farms, mines and towns. In fact, an area the size of several football
pitches has been cleared in the time it has taken you to read this paragraph.
When rainforests are cut down, the wildlife that lives there is threatened.
Without trees, birds and other animals lose their homes. Experts fear that up to
50 different rainforest plants and animals are becoming extinct every day
because of this. As well as the animals, the rainforest people are losing their
homes and their traditional ways of life are dying out.
The destruction of the rainforests also changes the balance of the gases in the
Earth’s atmosphere, which is causing global warming. The felled trees can no
longer absorb carbon dioxide or top up the Earth’s oxygen levels. If global
warming continues, some scientists think that this will be disastrous for our
planet. This will affect every one of us.
Rainforests are precious and make the world a better place by keeping the air
rich in oxygen. What can you do to help save the rainforests and our planet?
Here are some ideas!
Don’t buy hardwood furniture that comes from a rainforest. Always buy wood
from a managed forest where more trees are planted for every one that is
chopped down.
Recycle as much as you can at your local recycling centre – especially paper
as this will help save trees.
Or bring things to our school recycling centre!
In school we now recycle paper, plastic bottles, carrier bags, printer cartridges,
aluminium cans and stamps. Also, we have our very own clothing bank.
Lots of the costumes for this show were recycled from previous productions!
Our school is currently aiming for its Eco Schools Scotland Silver Award and
next year we hope to get our Green Flag which would make us an Eco School.
To find out more about the rainforest or recycling, visit the following websites:
www.ecoschoolsscotkland.org
www.wwf.org
www.foe.co.uk
Your ticket price tonight includes a carbon offsetting charge which will be kept
aside by ‘The Green Team’, the school’s Eco team and used for environmental
projects in the school grounds and local area. Thank you!
The Emerald Crown
Please be aware that strobe lighting will be used during this performance.
Our story begins with the arrival of two ‘Twenty First Century Highwaymen’ (or jetsetting business men) at an airport near the Amazon Rainforest. They have come to
recruit local workers to destroy large areas of the forest for profit. The tranquillity of
the rainforest is shattered and it’s creatures, on witnessing the demolition, decide to
teach the humans a lesson by taking them on a perilous journey through the
rainforest. Two toucans and two macaws guide them through the beautiful forest.
There, they encounter amazing jungle inhabitants, including humming birds, bats,
monkeys, snakes and jaguars. Finally, the lesson to be learned is that all of these
jungle treasures will only survive if we leave them in their natural habitat.
Scene 1
Esmeralda Airport, South America
Twenty First Century Highwaymen
Scene 2
A rundown bar in a poor town ship near the Amazon River
Scene 3
The Amazon Rainforest
Slash and Burn – Lumberjacks Dance P6 and P7 boys
It Takes a Hundred Years – Soloist Rebecca Adie
Down On The Ground – P4 Bugs and Beasties Dance
We’re Bats! – P1 Bat Dance
Jungle Disco – P2 Monkey Dance
Amazon Cat – P6 and P7 Girls Dance
Emerald Crown / Look Around
It Takes A Hundred Years - Soloists Rebecca Adie and Heather Keir
The Cast
Solo Singers
Rebecca Adie, Heather Keir
José
Ciar Chalmers
Juan
Mitchell McCue
Carlos
Robbie McArthur
Maria
Wallis Donaldson
Ruthless Traders
Ben Christelow, Ryan Dredge
The Toucan Rappers
Cameron Brady, Ross Irvine
Toucan Dancers
Brandon Luke, Lee Marshall
The Macaw Rappers
Louise Cavannagh, Emma McPherson
Macaw Dancers
Rebecca Connelly, Ellis Lonie
Anaconda
Caitlin McCall
Monkeys
Amy Adam, Morgan Adam, Daisy Bathgate,
Kayla Bremner, Tamsin Carmichael,
Ryan Carr, Olivia Chalmers, Lewis Davidson
Ema Devine, Lois Duncan,
Lewis Fotheringham, Joe Graham,
Laura Heapy, Morgan Honeyman,
Scott Hunter, Angel Kelly, Zoe Kirk,
Sharmila McCann, Ben Mason,
Aaron Murphy, James Pennycuik,
Aaron Pullen, Ellen Ranklin, Isla Stewart,
Jay Stewart, Aaron Swan, Scott Young
Bats
Missi Ashton-Taundry, Nevyn Brand,
Kyle Carr, Kieran Connelly, Lauren Gray,
Greg Harrower, Jodie Keicher, Katie Lynch,
Ryan McLean, Jordan Mitchell, AJ Pearce,
Sarah Pratt, Logan Pullen, Paige Smith,
Charmaine Todd, Shauna Vanbeck
Airline Crew
Declin Lawrie, Erin Leslie, Jack Bonnar
The Jungle Queen
Bailey McLelland
Amazon Cats
Karley Bonnar, Vicki Bremner, Sara Burns,
Lisa Cavannagh, Briony Clark,
Louise Graham, Vicky Haxton,
Caitlin Hodge, Zoe Morrison,
Courtney Purves
Jaguar Cub
Courtney Bryson
Semi Chorus
Jamie Crichton, Aimee Devine,
Mohammad Fahid, Declan Gallagher,
Lawrie Hutchison, Regan Irvine, Scott Low,
Lisa Murray, Scott McLeod, Erin McNeill,
Sam McShane, Jordan Rannie, Ryan Stein,
Mollie Thomson, Craig Wishart
Lumberjacks, Gauchos, Construction Workers
Jack Adam, Callum Carr,
Dominic Cascarino,
Robbie Carmichael, Nathan Cowan,
Martin Fraser, Kris Harley, Sammy Todd,
Callum Honeyman,
Niall McMullen, Brodie Smith,
Douglas Stewart
Choir P4
Casey Abbot, Jaya Brand, Dylan Bryson,
Amy Burt, Ben Gray, Cameron McCann,
Jason McKenna, Megan McLean,
Daniel Pratt, Cameron Wilson
Rainforest Creatures P3
Brandon Anderson, Kieran Bett,
Caitlyn Drummond, Hayley Duncan,
Logan Franklin, Gary Fraser,
Louise Harley, Michelle Harley, Ryan Harley,
Jake Harris, Zoey Harrower, Rory Irvine,
Samuel Jowitt, Lana King, Casey Kinnear,
Adam MacKenzie, Kirsty Martin,
Jack Mathieson, Jodie Minns, Kevin Purves,
Nicole Skinner, Riona Stein, Chelsea Wilson
Rainforest Creatures P4
Leah Bathgate, Ryan Connelly,
Tenci Earnshaw, Brooke Gilliard, Beth Harrower,
Caitlin Hunter, Aiden Hynd, Loren Livingstone,
Cassie McKenna, Caitlin McLean,
Rachel McMullen, Adele Nelson, Shaun Young
Choir P5
Michael Blake, Cameron Bostock,
Sean Diamond, Brodie Harkins,
Michael Keicher, Erin Lister,
Kira Mackie, Paige McShane,
Skye Murphy, Danielle O’Hare,
Sean Smith, Logan Torley, Robbie Young
Choir P6
Kieran Brown, Scott Farrelly, Calum Singh
Bats, Cats and Anaconda
Monkeys
Toucan Rappers and Dancers
And
Macaw Rappers and Dancers
Solo Singers
P3 Rainforest Beasties
José, Juan, Carlos and Maria
Airline Crew
Ruthless Traders
P4 Rainforest Beasties
Choir
Lumberjacks, Gauchos and
Construction Workers
Acknowledgements
On behalf of the pupils and staff I would like to sincerely thank the many kind
and generous people and business associations who have supported
Lochgelly West Primary School and Nursery Class in our production of the
Emerald Crown.
They are:
The Parent Council
The Parent Helpers
Fife Council Visiting Teacher Service
Ian Pryde of Begg Scotland
Stanley Bayne of Baynes the Baker
Martin Goldie of Lochgelly Golf Club
Macari’s Main Street Lochgelly
Lochgelly Centre Theatre Staff
The Musicians
Conductor – Lesley Mair
Piano- Alison Williams
Bass Guitar - Erik Knussen
Drums – David Welsh
Flute – Louise Ryan
Xylophone – Lindsay Dow
Xylophone David Love
My personal thanks to every member of staff at Lochgelly West for their time,
effort and enthusiasm in developing the children’s creativity and talents, and
to every single child in the school for being special!
Carol A Pryde
Headteacher