Knuffle Bunny - Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
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Knuffle Bunny - Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Dear Teacher, Thank you for taking the me to bring your students to Tilles Center. Never has there been a more important me for creavity and innovaon in educaon. Bringing students to live performance helps them to view the world through a new lens, to use their senses in different ways and to appreciate a wide array of art forms and different cultures. This season marks the 25th year of bringing K-12 students to Tilles Center’s school -me manee series. We are proud to offer professional performances of the highest caliber of arsc excellence. Each program is carefully chosen to both educate and entertain students. We are honored to welcome over 13,000 students through our doors each year. In order to give your group the richest experience possible, please read and share this guide with all teachers and students who will a,end the performance. Addional study guides can be downloaded from llescenter.org. Thank you again for your support. See you at the theater! Ellio, Sroka Execuve Director Stephanie Turner Director of Arts Educaon Deborah Robbins Assistant Director of Arts Educaon Emily Lembo Arts Educaon Associate Table of Contents Objecves of the Performance ..................................................................... 4 A,ending a Performance at Tilles Center .................................................... 5 Your Role As an Audience Member .............................................................. 7 Ge;ng Ready to See “Knuffle Bunny” ......................................................... 9 About the Author ........................................................................................ 14 The Musical Theater .................................................................................. .15 Acvies ................................................................................................ 12-13 Elements of a Show .................................................................................... 17 Places in the Theater .................................................................................. 19 Glossary of Terms ....................................................................................... 20 Resources .................................................................................................... 21 Emergency Cancellaon ............................................................................. 22 OBJECTIVES OF THE PERFORMANCE This performance serves to: • Introduce students to the environment of a professional performing arts center; • Expose students to a live performance with high caliber performers; • Maximize students’ enjoyment and appreciaon of the performing arts; • Help students develop an understanding of the arts as a means of expression and communicaon. This teacher’s guide is designed to extend the impact of the performance by providing discussion ideas, experienal acvies, and further reading that can promote learning across the curriculum. This program can be incorporated into study addressing the Learning Standards for the Arts as spulated by the N.Y. State Educaon Department. Detailed informaon is available at: www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/arts/pub/artlearn.pdf . Learning Standards for the Arts (Theater): Standard 1: Creang, Performing, and Parcipang in the Arts Students will acvely engage in the processes that constute creaon and performance in the arts (dance, music, theater, and visual arts) and parcipate in various roles in the arts. Theater: Students will create and perform theatre pieces as well as improvisaonal drama. They will understand and use the basic elements of theatre in their characterizaons, improvisaons, and play wring. Students will engage in individual and group theatrical and theatre-related tasks, and they will describe the various roles and means of creang, performing, and producing theatre. Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for parcipaon in the arts in various roles. Theater: Students will know the basic tools, media, and techniques involved in theatrical producon. Students will locate and use school, community, and professional resources for theater experiences. Students will understand the job opportunies available in all aspects of theater. Standard 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art Students will respond crically to a variety of works in the arts, connecng the individual work to other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought. Theater: Students will reflect on, interpret, and evaluate plays and theatrical performances, both live and recorded, using the language of dramac cricism. Students will analyze the meaning and role of theater in society. Students will idenfy ways in which drama/theater connects to film and video, other arts, and other disciplines. Standard 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contribuons of the Arts Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape arsc communicaon and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society. Theater: Students will gain knowledge about past and present cultures as expressed through theater. They will interpret how theater reflects the beliefs, issues, and events of sociees past and present. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 4 A,ending a Performance at Tilles Center Main Stage at Tilles Center seats 2,200 people. Hillwood Recital Hall seats 500 people. When you a,end a performance at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, there are a few things you should remember. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE • Groups will be seated in the theater on a first-come, first-serve basis. • Tilles Center cannot reserve seats for school performances. • Plan to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the show. • Performances cannot be held for late buses. • C. W. Post Public Safety will direct buses to parking areas. • Remain seated on the bus unl instructed to unload. • Shows generally last one hour. ENTERING THE THEATER • Please stagger chaperones throughout the group to help keep students in line and moving quickly to the seang area. • Groups are directed into the theater in the order that they arrive. GETTING SEATED Upon entering the theater for seang, ushers will direct students and teachers row by row. It’s possible that classes may be split up into two or more rows. With adequate adult supervision, a group split into two or more rows should have enough chaperones to ensure safety. • Please allow ushers to seat your group in its enrety before making adjustments. This allows us to connue seang groups that arrive aKer you. You are free to rearrange students to new seats and to go to restrooms once the group is seated. • ENJOY THE SHOW So that everyone can enjoy the performance: • There is no food or drink permi,ed in the theater or lobby areas. • Photography and audio/video recording is not permi,ed during the performance. • Please turn off (or leave behind) all ipods or MP3 players, pagers, cell phones. The devices may interfere with the theater’s sound system and ringing, alerts, etc are extremely disrupve to both the audience and the performers. • Please do not talk, whisper, shuffle or ra,le papers or candy wrappers during the performance. • Please do not leave and re-enter the theater during the performance. There is no intermission so make sure you visit the restroom prior to the start of the show. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 5 DISMISSAL • A Tilles Center representave will come onstage following the performance to provide direcons for dismissal. Please remain seated unl you have received these direcons. _____________________________________________ Please Note: ⇒ CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 4 WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE THEATER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES – PLEASE MAKE CHAPERONES AWARE OF THIS POLICY. ⇒ TILLES CENTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE STUDENTS (UNDER SUPERVISION OF THEIR TEACHER OR CHAPERONE) FROM THE VENUE SHOULD THEY BE OF INAPPROPRIATE AGE OR A DISRUPTION TO THE PERFORMANCE. ⇒ FOOD AND DRINK ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE LOBBY AREAS OR THE THEATER. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN NOT PROVIDE SEATING IN THE BUILDING FOR STUDENTS TO EAT BAGGED LUNCHES. Thank you and enjoy the show! KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 6 Your Role as an Audience Member TO THE TEACHER: The audience is a very important part of the performance. Please talk to your students about what it means to be an audience member and how a “live” performance is different from TV and movies. Please share the following informaon with your students prior to your visit to Tilles Center. Some performances may involve audience parcipaon so students should be prepared to behave appropriately, given the nature of the performance and the requests of the arsts on the stage. BEING AN AUDIENCE MEMBER: A theater is an energecally charged space. When the “house lights” (the lights that illuminate the audience seang) go down, everyone feels a thrill of ancipaon. By discussing appropriate audience behavior as a class ahead of me, the students will be much be,er equipped to handle their feelings and express their enthusiasm in acceptable ways during the performance. Audience members play an important role— unl an audience shows up, the performers are only rehearsing! When there is a “great house” (an outstanding audience) it makes the show even be,er, because the arsts feel a live connecon with everyone who is watching them. The most important quality of a good audience member is the ability to respond appropriately to what’s happening on stage… somemes it’s important to be quiet, but other mes, it’s acceptable to laugh, clap, or make noise! GOOD AUDIENCE MEMBERS KNOW THESE KEY WORDS: Concentra=on: Performers use concentraon to focus their energy on stage. If the audience watches in a concentrated, quiet way, this supports the performers and they can do their best work. They can feel that you are with them! Quiet: The theater is a very “live” space. This means that sound carries very well, usually all over the auditorium. Theaters are designed in this way so that the voices of singers and actors can be heard. It also means that any sounds in the audience - whispering, rustling papers, or speaking can be heard by other audience members and by the performers. This can destroy everyone’s concentraon and spoil a performance. Do not make any unnecessary noise that would distract the people si;ng around you. Be respecPul! Keep in mind that somemes the performers will request the audience to take part in the acon by coming on stage, asking quesons, or calling out answers. At these mes, it is appropriate to respond in the manner in which you are directed. Above all, listen to the performer(s) on stage and follow direcons. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 7 Respect: The audience shows respect for the performers by being a,enve. The performers show respect for their art form and for the audience by doing their best possible work. Professional actors and musicians always show up for work ready to entertain you. As a good audience member, you have a responsibility to bring your best behavior to the theater as well. Doing so shows respect for the actors—who have rehearsed long hours to prepare for this day—and the audience around you. Apprecia=on: Applause is the best way for an audience in a theater to share its enthusiasm and to appreciate the performers. In a musical or opera, it is not usually acceptable to applaud in the middle of a song. However, it is appropriate to applaud aKer each song has finished. If the program is of classical music, applaud at the conclusion of the enre piece, not between movements. At the end of the performance, it is customary to connue clapping unl the curtain drops or the lights on stage go dark. During the curtain call, the performers bow to show their appreciaon to the audience. If you really enjoyed the performance, you might even thank the arsts with a standing ovaon! Common Sense: The same rules of behavior that are appropriate in any formal public place apply to the theater. If audience members conduct themselves in orderly, quiet ways, with each person respecng the space of those around him or her, everyone will be able to fully enjoy the performance experience. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 8 KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 9 KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 10 KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 11 KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 12 After the Show 1. Reflecon: In discussing a performance, it is oKen more producve to ask the queson “What did you hear in the performance?” or “What do you remember most strongly about the performance?” rather than “Did you like the performance?” The first two quesons lead to observaon or analysis of the performance, encouraging recall of details, while the third queson encourages more judgmental responses. Although audience members respond posively and/or negavely to a work of art, the performance that remains in one’s memory oKen reveals the musical choices at the heart of a work. Have students describe a memorable moment from the performance in various ways —verbally, in wring, by drawing, or through movement. 2. If you could ask any character in the book a queson, what would you ask them and why? Explain. 3. Create a musical! Use a familiar story or have students create a story and write the words to songs using familiar tunes (examples: Mary Had a Li,le Lamb, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Happy Birthday). Make sure the story has different characters and a beginning, middle and end. Allow mulple students to play one character- they can all speak the lines and sing at once so everyone can have a starring role! 4. Favorite Toys Discuss Why did Trixie miss Knuffle Bunny so much? What was your favorite toy when you were li,le? What was its name? How did it get its name? Did you ever misplace it? What happened to it? What else have you lost and found? Do you have a favorite stuffed animal now? What is its name? Here’s a story starter for students to write and illustrate and then present to the class: I lost my ______________________. I found it ____________________________. Students can bring their favorite stuffed animals to introduce for show-and-tell. 5. Searching for Details Seng Discuss: What is the se;ng of this story? Where does Trixie live? What can you find in her neighborhood? How is her neighborhood different from yours? Students can draw pictures of their street, showing everything one can find there. Educaonal materials provided, in part, by Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 13 KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 14 About the Author #1 New York Times Bestseller Mo Willems began his career as a writer and animator for PBS’ Sesame Street, where he garnered 6 Emmy Awards for his wring. During his nine seasons at Sesame Street, Mo also served as a weekly commentator for BBC Radio and created two animated series, Nickelodeon’s The Off-Beats and Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City. While serving as head writer for Cartoon Network’s #1 rated show, Codename: Kids Next Door, Mo began wring and drawing books for children. His debut effort, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! became a New York Times Bestseller and was awarded a Caldeco, Honor in 2004. The following year Knuffle Bunny: a CauMo Willems )onary Tale was awarded a Caldeco, Honor. The sequel, Knuffle Bunny Too: a Case of Mistaken Iden)ty garnered Mo his third Caldeco, Honor in 2008. In addion to picture books, Mo created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of “Easy Readers”, which were awarded the Theodor Suess Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009 and a Geisel Honor in 2011. For older audiences he has published an illustrated memoir of his year-long trip around the world in 1990-91 entled You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons. Mo’s drawings, wire sculptures, and ceramics (done in collaboraon with his father) have exhibited in numerous galleries and museums across the naon and his graphic story about his family experiences during 9-11 for DC comics resides in the Library of Congress’ permanent collecon. Mo has been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered where he occasionally serves as the broadcast’s ‘Radio Cartoonist’. While no longer working in television, Mo voices and produces animated cartoons based on his books with Weston Woods studios. The animated Knuffle Bunny was awarded Best Film during the New York Internaonal Children’s Film Fesval in 2008 and received the Andrew Carnegie Medal in 2007. The animated Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! garnered Mo his second Carnegie Medal in 2010. Mo wrote the script and lyrics for Knuffle Bunny: A Cau)onary Musical, commissioned by the Kennedy Center for its 2010 season. The producon is currently touring the naon. Mo lives in Massachuse,s with his family. Educaonal materials provided, in part, by www.mowillemsfaq.blogspot.com. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 15 The Musical Theater In a musical theater producon, or musical, characters tell stories through singing and speaking. A musical usually has three parts which consist of the book, music and lyrics. The book is responsible for providing the characters with speaking lines and the lyrics are the words that are sang by the characters. The book and lyrics together are known as the libre,o. The lyrics and the music are referred to as the score. Somemes, the lyrics and musical are wri,en by different people. For example, Richard Rogers wrote the music for the Broadway musical Oklahoma while the book and lyrics were wri,en by Oscar Hammerstein II. European opere,as, vaudeville and burlesque were very influenal to early American musical theater. George M. Cohan was first to write true American musicals. His dialogue, lyrics and melodies were familiar to Americans, along with his brash and energec wring style. Up unl Hammerstein and Kern’s Show Boat, American musical theater was highly comedic. Show Boat proved that American musical theater could have serious themes. Some examples of comedies today are Avenue Q and Spamalot while there are more serious musicals such as Next to Normal and Spring Awakening. Overall, musicals allow composers, lyricists, set designers, costumers, directors, choreographers and actors to express themselves arscally. Most musicals are entertaining in that they communicate important messages through unique and excing forms of imagery. Some even challenge polics or cultural issues. The musical theater’s ability to reach a wide range of audiences serves as an important part of entertainment in today’s world. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 16 Elements of a Show actor – a person who interprets a role and performs it in a play choreography – patterns of movement and stillness classic – having lasting significance or worth; enduring climax – the crucial moment, turning point, or dramatic high point in the action of a play, book, or film that can bring the previous events together, usually at the end of the story costumes – what the performer wears to help enhance qualities of the character that they are portraying curtain – drapery that hides the stage from the audience; when the performance is about to start, the curtain parts to the sides or rises up out of sight. Usually, curtain is closed again during intermission, and at the end of the show curtain call – the appearance of performers or a performer at the end of the show to receive applause from the audience. They enter in order of importance, with the stars coming last and usually taking more than one bow dialogue – conversation in a play, usually between two or more characters director – a person who creates an overall concept for a production, supervises all elements of the production and guides the actors in their performances dramatization – a work adapted from another medium, such as a novel or a poem, for dramatic presentation interpretation – the expression, through performance, of a particular concept of a role, scene, play, or musical composition lighting effects – the atmosphere, moods, and time of day created by the use of light monologue - a form of dramatic entertainment or comedic solo by a single speaker music – patterned sound changes in pitch, rhythm, loudness, melody and other qualities, capable of setting mood, time, or atmosphere narrator – a person who reads or speaks lines that advance a story, apart from the characters’ lines producer – a person responsible for mounting and financing a production, selecting the material, choosing the creative artists, staff, and administration, arranging the publicity KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 17 props – a property which a performer handles on stage, ex: a wallet, an umbrella, or a letter scene – unit within a play scenery – onstage decoration to help show the place and period of the show script – the written text of a play. It includes what is said and what is to happen sound effects – sounds characteristic of humans, animals, objects, and forces of nature (e.g. wind, rain) that can be performed live or pre-recorded storyteller – one who relates stories or anecdotes KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 18 Places in the Theater lobby— lobby—this is the first place you walk into, where the audience waits before the show box office— office—this is where audience members can buy tickets to shows house— house—the auditorium or area where the audience sits orchestra seats— seats—seats nearest the stage balconies— balconies—upper levels of seating light booth and sound booth— booth—located at the top of the balcony or toward the back of the house, the lights and sound for the production are controlled from these booths stage— stage—area where the performance takes place, often raised wings— wings—area to the right and left of the stage that the audience can’t see, sometimes scenery is stored here, and performers come on and off stage from here dressing room— room—place where performers put on makeup, change clothes, and store their costumes for a show KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 19 Glossary bawled—to cry very loudly and energetically bawled Brooklyn—a part of New York City, just across the river from Manhattan Brooklyn Bunraku—traditional Japanese puppetry using large puppets Bunraku cautionary—involving, giving, or being a warning cautionary errand—a short trip somewhere to do something on behalf of somebody else errand frazzled—exhausted and in a very confused or irritable state frazzled imaginary—existing only in the mind, not in reality imaginary Knuffle—a Dutch word for “hug” Knuffle laundry—dirty clothes or linen put aside to be washed and ironed laundry laundromat—a service mark for a self-service coin-operated commercial laundry laundromat puppet—a doll or figure representing a person or animal that is moved using the puppet hands inside the figure or by moving rods, strings, or wires attached to it tricky—difficult to do or deal with and requiring skill, caution, or tact tricky washing machine—a machine for washing clothes, usually an electric one machine wail—to wail express pain, grief, or misery in a long mournful high pitched cry or in words uttered in a mournful way KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 20 Resources STUDENT RESOURCES Craig, Helen. Angelina on Stage. Potter, 1986. Haas, Irene. The Little Moon Theater. Atheneum, 1981. Hayes, Ann. Onstage, Backstage at the Night Owl Theater. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1997. Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case WEBSITES of Mistaken Identity. Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. www.mowillems.com Mo Willems’ official website Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: a Caution ary Tale. Hyperion Books for Chil http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ dren, 2004. multimedia/series/VideoStories/knufflebunny.aspx Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny Free: an This page includes a video about the Unexpected Diversion. Harper making of the production. Collins Children, 2010. http://drawn.ca/archive/an-interviewwith-mo-willems/ Willems, Mo. Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator! Harper Collins An interview with Mo Willems. Children, 2011. DVD/VHS TEACHER RESOURCES Lee, Robert L. Everything About Thea tre: The Guidebook of Theatre Fundamentals. Meriwether Publishing Ltd., 1997. Manbeck, John B. Brooklyn: Historically Speaking. The History Press, 2008. Reiss, Marcia. Brooklyn Then and Now. Thunder Bay Press, 2002. Willensky, Elliot. When Brooklyn Was the World. Harmony, 1986. Knuffle Bunny... and More Great Childhood Adventure Stories. Scholastic Storybook Treasures, 2007. Emergency Cancellations Tilles Center Performance Cancella=on Due to Inclement Weather If schools throughout the area are closed due to inclement weather, Tilles Center performances will be cancelled. If, on the day prior to a performance, it appears that inclement weather may cause a performance to be cancelled, all schools will be called by our staff to alert them to this possibility. Schools should be advised to call 516 299-3379 the morning of the performance to determine if a performance has been cancelled. A message will be posted on this number by 6:30 AM indicang if the performance has been cancelled. If a performance is cancelled, Tilles Center will a,empt to reschedule performances on a date convenient to the majority of schools booked for the performance. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 22 Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, on the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York, is Long Island’s premier concert hall. Under the leadership of Execuve Director Ellio, Sroka, Tilles Center presents over seventy events each season in music, dance and theater, featuring world renowned arsts. The Center is also the theatrical home for many of Long Island’s leading arts organizaons, including the Long Island Philharmonic. Among the arsts and organizaons that have been presented by Tilles Center are the New York Philharmonic conducted by Kurt Masur, violinist Itzhak Perlman, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Opera Naonal Company, Andrea Marcovicci, the Paper Bag Players, Wynton Marsalis, and the MET Orchestra with James Levine and Pa; LuPone. Tilles Center has a 2,242 seat main hall and a 490 seat, more inmate Hillwood Recital Hall. The smaller theater features chamber music, cabaret, solos recitals, and theater producons for children and adults. School Partnership Program An intensive part of Tilles Center’s Arts Educaon program is the School Partnership Program, modeled on the highly acclaimed aesthec educaon program that has evolved over a 30 year period at Lincoln Center. The Partnership is a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning about the arts, applicable to all grade levels and academic disciplines. The Partnership inspires students and teachers to approach the arts with an open mind and to gain insights into the creave process. A,endance at professional performances at Tilles Center and viewing art works at museums is combined with experienal in-school workshops. Led by teaching arsts and teachers, students explore their own arsc capabilies while strengthening essenal skills – abstract thinking, teamwork, crical judgment, problem solving. Guided to a deeper level of understanding, students learn what to look for, and listen to, in a performance or work of art. All new teachers who parcipate in the School Partnership Program a,end an introductory course in Aesthec Educaon, presented at Tilles Center for one week in the summer. The 2011-12 School Partnership program will work with various K-12 public and private schools in Nassau and Suffolk counes on Long Island. For informaon about the School Partnership Program and other performances visit our website: www.llescenter.org or call (516) 299-2752. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 23 2011-12 Partner Schools: Archer Street School, Freeport Atkinson School, Freeport Bayview Avenue School, Freeport Columbus Avenue School, Freeport Freeport High School, Freeport Leo S. Giblyn, Freeport New Visions, Freeport Connolly School, Glen Cove Deasy Elementary School, Glen Cove Gribbin School, Glen Cove Landing School, Glen Cove Portledge School, Locust Valley Tilles Center’s Arts Educa=on Advisory Panel was created in 2007 and is comprised of a diverse group of educators who have shown exceponal interest and commitment to Tilles Center’s School Partnership Program. Each member serves a two-year appointment on the panel and advises the Arts Educaon Department on the content of the program, study guides and resource materials, performance programming and curricular connecons. 2011-12 Advisory Panel Aneesah Abdus-Shakur, New Visions, Freeport Patricia J. Belfi, Atkinson School, Freeport Florence Bell, Freeport High School, Freeport Doris J. Benter, Portledge School, Locust Valley Marc Checola, Gribbin Elementary School, Glen Cove Joanne Criblez, Gribbin Elementary School, Glen Cove Yve,e Goldstein, Bayview Avenue School, Freeport Mary Jane Gould, Leo S. Giblyn School, Freeport Jean Henning, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Irena Kamola, Gribbin Elementary School, Glen Cove Valerie Piali, New Visions, Freeport Nomi Rosen, Glen Cove CSD, Glen Cove Francine Santoro, Gribbin Elementary School, Glen Cove Lisa M. Scicchitano, Archer Street School, Freeport John Segre, Gribbin Elementary School, Glen Cove Susan Warren, Columbus Avenue School, Freeport KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 24 ARTS EDUCATION STAFF Dr. Ellio, Sroka, Execuve Director, Tilles Center Stephanie Turner, Director of Arts Educaon, Tilles Center Deborah Robbins, Assistant Director of Arts Educaon Emily Lembo, Arts Educaon Associate For informa=on call (516) 299-2752 or visit our website at www.=llescenter.org Tilles Center for the Performing Arts C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York 11548 516-299-2752 Emily Lembo Study Guides: content, design and editing KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 25 Tilles Center’s Arts Educaon Program is supported, in part, by its annual Swing for Kids Golf and Tennis Tournament. We are grateful to the following supporters of the 2011 event for enabling us to connue to provide the best in Arts Educaon to Long Island’s schoolchildren: The Tilles Family Foundaon Instuonal Insurance Group KPMG LLP Lahr, Dillon, Manzulli, Kelley & Pene,, P.C. Richmond County Savings Foundaon Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty LLC Standard Funding North Hills Office Services, Inc. Americana Manhasset Keefe, Bruye,e & Woods, Inc. Koeppel, Martone & Leistman, L.L.P. New York Community Bank Foundaon The Fay J. Lindner Foundaon Wells Fargo Advisors The Bahnik Foundaon Jonathan & Elysia Doyle Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Meridian Capital Group Racanelli Construcon Company, Inc. Seidman & Associates Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The Beechwood Organizaon Farrell Fritz P.C. Ruskin Moscou Falschek, P.C. Superior Air Condioning & Heang System Paragon Group, LLC Tummarello & Associates, Inc. DiFazio Power & Electric, LLC Bank of America Merrill Lynch Albanese Organizaon, Inc. Astoria Federal Savings Cerlman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP Credit Suisse Securies (USA) LLC Daniel Gale Sotheby's Internaonal Realty The Garden City Hotel Kaplan Development Group LLC The Klar Organizaon Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Sterling & Sterling, Inc. Triangle Building Products Corp The Weeks Lerman Group Pall Corporaon Albertson Electric Inc. Designtex Mr. and Mrs. Gary Andersen Mr. Lawrence Liman Northville Industries Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Kadamus Birchwood Park Homes Thomas Calabrese Murphy & Lynch, P.C. TexFabco Far East KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL PAGE 26