enrichment guide - Citadel Theatre

ENRICHMENT GUIDE
WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PERFORMED BY
Rick Miller
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jeff Lord
Play Guides sponsored by
BOOM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THEATRE ETIQUETTE
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WHO’S INVOLVED
4
ABOUT THE PLAY
5
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
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THEMES
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SCRIPT REFERENCES
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PRODUCTION ELEMENTS
25
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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FURTHER READING/REFERENCES
27-28
CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
29-30
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THEATRE ETIQUETTE
Going to the theatre is an engaging and interactive experience. We want you to be an active participant when you
see our shows; laugh when it’s funny, cry when it’s sad, gasp when it’s shocking, and enjoy the experience as much
as possible. But we want you to do this in the most respectful way possible, for both the performers and your fellow audience members.
To ensure the most positive experience, please review the following information prior to arriving at the theatre.
The following items are not allowed in the theatre:
•Food and drink (except that sold during intermission and/or permitted by the Citadel Theatre, such as bottled water and ice cream)
•Cameras and other recording devices (please note that taking photographs or other recordings in the theatre is
strictly prohibited by law)
Basic courtesy:
•Turn OFF and put away all electronic devices such as cell phones, iPods, video game systems, etc. prior to entering the theatre
•Do not place your feet on the seat in front of you.
•The actors onstage can see and hear the audience during the performance – it is important that audience members
not talk, move around, or fidget during the performance, as this can be distracting for the actors, as well as fellow
audience members.
•There is no dress code at the Citadel Theatre, but we respectfully request that patrons refrain from wearing hats
in the theatre.
•For the safety of those with allergies, please refrain from using perfumes or scented products before coming to
the theatre.
•Please do not place backpacks or other bags in the aisle in front of your feet, as this may impair the ability of persons to exit the row in an emergency.
Inappropriate behavior:
Citadel Theatre representatives watch carefully during performances for inappropriate behavior, especially behavior that could endanger an actor or audience member. Inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to:
•Talking in the audience
•The use of laser pointers or other light or sound-emitting devices
•Interfering with an actor or the performance (tripping, throwing items on or near the stage, etc.)
Audience members identified as engaging in this type of behavior will be removed from the theatre during the performance or at intermission.
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WHO’S INVOLVED
CREATIVE TEAM
RICK MILLER: Writer/Director/Performer
JEFF LORD: Executive Producer
RAVI JAIN: Directing consultant
OLIVIER BOURQUE: Stage & Production Manager
DAVID LECLERC: Projection Designer
BRUNO MATTE: Lighting Designer
CREIGHTON DOANE: Composer & Sound Designer
YANNIK LARIVEE: Set/Costume/Props Designer
LOGOGRAPH: Design, Multimedia and Marketing
CRAIG FRANCIS: Director of Outreach Marketing
Season Sponsor:
Presentation Sponsor:
Media Sponsors:
Production Sponsor:
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ABOUT BOOM
Written, directed and performed by Rick Miller, BOOM is an explosive new solo performance that
documents the music, culture and politics that shaped the Baby Boom generation (1945-1969).
BOOM takes us through 25 turbulent years, and gives voice to over a 100 influential politicians,
activists and musicians. It's a mind-blowing experience for audiences of all generations.
Originally commissioned by the Stratford Festival,
BOOM premiered in January 2014 in Calgary at
the High Performance Rodeo, co-presented
by Theatre Calgary and One Yellow Rabbit. Touring
began in 2014-2015, including a run with Mirvish
Productions in Toronto. BOOM is part of a larger
transmedia project that Jeff Lord (EnTechneVision)
and Rick Miller have established to raise awareness
about financial literacy, cultural awareness,
and history. Craig Francis also joins this team as
head of children's development.
BOOM chronologically documents a historical period
stretching from that first ‘boom’ of the Atomic
Bomb in 1945 all the way to the Apollo 11 landing
the first human beings on the Moon in 1969. These
two iconic moments span twenty five of the most
tumultuous years in modern history, fueled by a
generation of children who grew up to wield
considerable influence due to their vast numbers,
and by advances in technology and communication.
In the BOOM generation, politics and culture
merged like never before – and perhaps never
again.
Kidoons and WYRD Productions blend cutting-edge multimedia, unforgettable characters and tour-deforce storytelling in a stunningly staged production. BOOM allows you to experience the global
events as they unfold: the Cold War, McCarthyism, Beatlemania, Trudeaumania, JFK, MLK, Mao,
Vietnam… The various stories spiral into the “The Summer of Love”, and BOOM ends as it began: with
a new generation born into a new world order.
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
RICK MILLER is a Dora and Gemini award-winning
writer/performer/director based in Toronto,
Canada. He trained in Montreal as an architect,
actor, musician, playwright and visual artist, and
has performed in five languages on five continents.
For 3 years, Rick hosted ABC’s hit primetime
series Just for Laughs, and Entertainment
Weekly has called him “one of the 100 most
creative people alive today”. As artistic
producer of WYRD Productions, an internationallyacclaimed company devoted to multi-disciplinary
theatre, he has created and performed shows such
as Art?, Slightly Bent, Into the Ring (co-created
with Dawson Nichols), and the worldwide
hit MacHomer. Two recent WYRD Productions have
been co-creations with director Daniel Brooks and
Necessary Angel Theatre Company: Bigger Than
Jesus and HARDSELL, which Rick recently reworked
as HARDSELL 2.0. He is also a frequent collaborator
with renowned director Robert Lepage, having
worked on such plays as La Géométrie des
Miracles, Zulu Time (co-created with Peter Gabriel), on the film Possible Worlds, and on the 9-hour
play Lipsynch. Rick recently taught an interdisciplinary class at U of T called The Architecture of
Creativity and co-starred in the Canadian premiere of Venus in Fur (CanStage). He is also developing
various projects in partnership with Kidoons: a solo documentary play called BOOM and a reimagining
of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, all of which involve educational, environmental and youth
-empowerment initiatives.
Rick is one of Canada’s most respected multi-disciplinary performers, with credits ranging from
classical theatre to the avant-garde, from musicals to live comedy, from voice work to film &
television. He has been called “one of Canada’s most dazzling performers” (Toronto Star), and the
“most virtuosic voice in the country” (Edmonton Journal). He recently starred as Brian Mulroney in the
satirical film Mulroney: The Opera and hosted a TV doc series called Canadian Made. Rick’s many
voices can be heard in hit cartoons such as George Of The Jungle (Tiger), My Big Big Friend (Bongo),
Skatoony (Hedley-Diddly-Dee), Atomic Betty (Sparky), and Magi-Nation (Orwin, Freep, Ashio). He lives
in Toronto with his wife Stephanie Baptist and their 2 daughters.
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THEMES
BABY BOOMERS
The phrase baby boom refers to a
noticeable increase in the birth rate.
Various authors have delineated the
baby boom period differently. The
United States Census Bureau considers
a Baby Boomer to be someone born
during the demographic birth boom
between 1946 and 1964.
Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe,
well known for their generational
theory, define the social generation of
Boomers as the cohorts born from 1943
to 1960, who were too young to have
any personal memory of World War II,
but old enough to remember the
postwar American High. French
Historian, Jean-François Sirinelli, and
Rick Miller, the writer of Boom, both
define the baby boom generation as the period of time
from the atomic bomb in 1945 to the moon landing in 1969.
Woodstock, Aug. 17, 1969
Baby boomers are associated with a rejection or redefinition of traditional values; however, many
commentators have disputed the extent of that rejection, noting the widespread continuity of
values with older and younger generations. In Europe and North America boomers are widely
associated with privilege, as many grew up in a time of widespread government subsidies in postwar housing and education, and increasing affluence.
As a group, they were the wealthiest, most active, and most physically fit generation up to that
time, and amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time. They
were also the generation that received peak levels of income; therefore, they could reap the
benefits of abundant levels of food, apparel, retirement programs, and sometimes even "midlife
crisis" products. The increased consumerism for this generation has been regularly criticized as
excessive.
One feature of the boomers was that they tended to think of themselves as a special generation,
very different from those that had come before. In the 1960s, as the relatively large numbers of
young people became teenagers and young adults, they, and those around them, created a very
specific capabilities to inform, persuade and motivate within their generation, and the change
they were bringing about. These capabilities had an important impact in the self perceptions of
the boomers, as well as their tendency to define the world in terms of generations, which was a
relatively new phenomenon. The baby boom has been described variously as a "shockwave" and as
"the pig in the python."
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SCRIPT REFRENCES
WAR
END OF WORLD WAR II/CANADA’S INVOLVEMENT
Canada's military was active in every theatre of war, though most battles occurred in Italy,
Northwestern Europe, and the North Atlantic.
Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of
these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded. Between 1939 and 1950
the financial cost was $21,786,077,519.13 in Canada. By the end of the War, Canada had the world's
fourth largest air force, and fifth largest navy. As well, the Canadian Merchant Navy completed over
25,000 voyages across the Atlantic. Many Allied pilots trained in Canada during the war. Canadians
also served in the militaries of various Allied countries.
By D-Day (June 6, 1944) the
landings at Normandy were
accomplished by two
beachheads made by the
American forces at Omaha and
Utah, two by British forces,
Sword and Gold, and a final
one at Juno made by the 3rd
Canadian Infantry Division.
The war in Europe ended with
an invasion of Germany by the
Western Allies and the Soviet
Union culminating in the
capture of Berlin by Soviet
and Polish troops and the
subsequent German
Canadian military landing at Juno Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944
unconditional surrender
on May 8, 1945. Following the Potsdam Declaration by the Allies on July 26, 1945, the United States
dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9
respectively. With an invasion of the Japanese archipelago imminent, the possibility of additional
atomic bombings, and the Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan and invasion of Manchuria,
Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945. Thus ended the war in Asia, and the final destruction of the
Axis bloc.
The war had significant cultural, political and economic effects on Canada, including the
conscription crisis which affected unity between Canadian Francophones and Anglophones. However,
the war effort not only strengthened the Canadian economy but further established Canada as a
major actor on the world stage.
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THE COLD WAR
The Cold War was a state of political and military
tension after World War II between powers in
the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies
and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc
(the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact).
Historians have not fully agreed on the dates, but
1947–1991 is common. It was termed as "cold"
because there was no large-scale fighting directly
between the two sides, although there were major
regional wars, known as proxy wars (in Korea,
Vietnam and Afghanistan) that the two sides
supported. The Cold War split the temporary
wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin at the
USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound Potsdam conference, 1945
economic and political differences: the former
being a single-party Marxist–Leninist state, and the latter being a capitalist state with generally free
elections. A self-proclaimed neutral bloc arose with the Non-Aligned Movement founded by Egypt,
India, Indonesia and Yugoslavia; this faction rejected association with either the US-led West or the
Soviet-led East.
The two superpowers never engaged
directly in full-scale armed combat
but they each armed heavily in
preparation for a possible all-out
nuclear world war. Each side had
a nuclear deterrent that deterred an
attack by the other side, on the basis
that such an attack would lead to
total destruction of the attacker: the
doctrine of mutually assured
destruction (MAD). Aside from
the development of the two sides'
A Nike-Hercules missile, 1960
nuclear arsenals, and deployment of
conventional military forces, the
struggle for dominance was expressed via proxy wars around the globe, psychological warfare,
propaganda and espionage, and technological competitions such as the Space Race.
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KOREAN WAR
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by
the United States fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by
the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global
tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards.
Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing
days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union
declared war on Japan and—by agreement with the
United States—occupied Korea north of the 38th
parallel. U.S. forces subsequently occupied the south
and Japan surrendered. By 1948, two separate
governments had been set up. Both governments
claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea, and
neither side accepted the border as permanent. The
conflict escalated into open warfare when North
Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and
China—invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950. On that
day, the United Nations Security Council recognized
A map of the divide between North and South Korea before
this North Korean act as invasion and called for an
the Korean War
immediate ceasefire. On 27 June, the Security Council
adopted S/RES/83 : Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and
dispatch of the UN Forces in Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to
the defense of South Korea, with the United States providing 88% of the UN's military personnel.
After the first two months of the conflict, South Korean forces were on the point of defeat, forced back
to the Pusan Perimeter. In September 1950, an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched at Inchon,
and cut off many of the North Korean attackers. Those that escaped envelopment and capture were
rapidly forced back north all the way to the border with China at the Yalu River, or into the mountainous
interior. At this point, in October 1950, Chinese forces crossed the Yalu and entered the war. Chinese
intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951. After these dramatic
reversals of fortune, which saw Seoul change hands four times, the last two years of conflict became
a war of attrition, with the front line close to the 38th parallel. The war in the air, however, was never a
stalemate. North Korea was subject to a massive bombing campaign. Jet aircraft were used in air-to-air
combat for the first time in history, and Soviet pilots covertly flew in defense of their Communist allies.
The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when the armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean
Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. Clashes have
continued to the present.
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VIETNAM WAR
The Vietnam War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from
November 1,1955 to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This war followed the First Indochina
War (1946–54) and was fought between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other
communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States and
other anti-communist allies. The Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF), a
South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North, fought a guerrilla war against anticommunist forces in the region. The People's Army of Vietnam (also known as the North Vietnamese
Army) engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units to battle.
As the war continued, the part of the Viet Cong in the fighting decreased as the role of the NVA grew.
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to
conduct search and destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery, and airstrikes. In the course
of the war, the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and
over time the North Vietnamese airspace became the most heavily defended in the world.
The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a Communist takeover of
South Vietnam. This was part of a wider containment policy, with the stated aim of stopping the
spread of communism. The North Vietnamese
government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify
Vietnam under communist rule. They viewed the
conflict as a colonial war, fought initially against forces
from France and then America, and later against South
Vietnam.
Gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground forces began as part
of as "Vietnamization", which aimed to end American
involvement in the war while transferring the task of
fighting the Communists to the South Vietnamese
themselves. Despite the Paris Peace Accord, which was signed by all parties in January 1973, the
fighting continued. In the U.S. and the Western world, a large anti-Vietnam War movement developed
as part of a larger counterculture.
Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973. The capture of Saigon by the North
Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war, and North and South Vietnam were
reunified the following year. The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities. Estimates of
the number of Vietnamese service members and civilians killed vary from 800,000 to 3.1 million. Some
200,000–300,000 Cambodians, 20,000–200,000 Laotians, and 58,220 U.S. service members also died in
the conflict.
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GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES
Assassination of Gandhi – Mohandas Gandhi, who was the preeminent leader of the Indian
Independence movement, practiced nonviolent civil disobedience. On January 30, 1948 Gandhi was
shot at a prayer gathering by a Hindu Nationalist.
Civil Right Movement – This was a social movement took place in the US from 1954-1968 fighting for
civil rights for African-Americans. Its purpose was to end racial segregation and discrimination and to
get legal support and federal recognition from the constitution and government.
Volkswagen Beetle – The Volkswagen Beetle is a
rear motored car designed in Germany in 1938 to
meet standards and requests set by Adolf Hitler.
The Beetle, informally named the Bug, is now the
longest running, most produced car of a single
design worldwide.
GM - General Motors is the host name for over
thirteen different car brands. GM led automobile
sales globally from 1931-2007.
“All About Eve”- All About Eve is a film starring
Volkswagen Beetle from 1960
Bette Davis that came out in 1950. The film was
nominated for 14 Academy Awards (winning six) and is the film with the most nominations for Female
acting (four). All About Eve is still considered to be one of the best American films to date.
Rabbit of Seville – The Rabbit of Seville is a Loony Tunes theatrical short released in 1950. The short
has Bugs Bunny being chased through the stage door at the Hollywood Bowl by Elmer Fudd and then has
Elmer going on stage performing several breakneck, comedic stunts. The short is named after the
popular opera, The Barber of Seville by Rossini, and features the overture from that show.
“I Love Lucy”- A black and White American sitcom
that ran from 1951-1957. This sitcom was the most
watched show in America for four of its six seasons.
Lucille Ball as Lucy in “I Love Lucy”
Richard Riot 1955 - A riot broke out March 17, in
relation to Maurice Richard being suspended from
the remainder of the Montreal Canadians’ season and
playoffs. The commissioner of the NHL showed up to
the first home game after the suspension and the
fans were outraged. Eventually a tear gas bomb was
set off in the stadium and the game was cut short.
The riot spilled out onto the streets.
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Hockey Night in Canada– Hockey Night in Canada first aired on TV in 1952 and was the
Branding for NHL programming in Canada on CBC. Originally there was only one game
aired a week, usually Saturdays. Now Hockey Night in Canada is aired throughout the
week, and is not exclusively nighttime. Hockey Night In Canada also features various
segments in between games and during intermission, including Coaches Corner with
Don Cherry, which began airing in 1987.
Communist Witch-hunt (McCarthyism)- The practice of making accusations of treason without having real
evidence. Also known as the Second Red Scare, it lasted from 1950 to 1956, and was a period of political
repression of communism with the utilization of fear-spreading propaganda.
The Quiet Revolution (La Révolution Tranquille)- The socio-political and socio-cultural change that
happened in Quebec in the 60s after the Liberals came into power in the province in 1960. The Catholic
church’s role in society was diminished, and Quebec no longer identified with the religion. The biggest
change being the healthcare and education systems being put into the control of the government, both of
which were previously governed by the Catholic Church.
Davy Crockett-was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician who died in
the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Davy Crockett
was made into a popular character by the 1950s Disney TV show of
the same name. The television series also introduced the coonskin
cap, often associated with Davy Crockett, and worn by countless
American boys at the time.
Ed Sullivan Show– A popular American variety show that aired from
1948-1971. The show was well know by the WWII and Baby Boom
Generations for airing several breakthrough performances for
popular musicians including Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The
Supremes, The Jackson 5, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones.
Avro Arrow– or CF-105 was the fastest and most advanced jet of similar
purpose of its time. The Canadian-made aircraft faced increasingly larger
expenses than originally budgeted for ($2-12million). After Prime Minister
Diefenbaker failed to sell the design to the European or American militaries,
and with pressure from the Us to join their defense plan, Diefenbaker
cancelled the production of the Avro Arrow, Laying off 14,000 employees and
giving himself a negative public image.
Sputnik– The first artificial earth satellite, which was launched by the Soviet-Union on October 4, 1957.
The launch of Sputnik also marked the beginning of the space race.
NORAD– North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) provides aerospace warning, air
sovereignty, and defense for North America. NORAD was created by The US and Canada in 1957 in the
midst of the Cold War.
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Conscription (1965)- Conscription is the non-voluntary joining of the military enforced by the
government. American conscription for the Vietnam War generated a large anti-Vietnam War
movement. Many men came up with schemes to avoid conscription in the 60s such as getting married,
registering for university or escaping into Canada.
Howdy Doody – A popular children’s program that aired from 1947-1960
that featured a puppet in the title role. The voice and puppeteering for
Howdy was done by Bob Smith, who originally created the character for a
radio show.
Greensboro Sit-ins – A series of non-violent protests in Greensboro, North
Carolina in 1960. The sit-ins eventually led to the Woolworth department
store chain removing their racial segregation policy.
The puppet Howdy Doody pictured
with Bob Smith
Berlin Wall – A barrier, constructed by
the German Democratic Party, that
separated East and West Berlin from
1961 to 1989. The Berlin Wall is one of
the most powerful and enduring
symbols of the Cold War.
Iron Curtain – The Iron Curtain is widely
used as a metaphor for the divide between communist and noncommunist states. Specifically the metaphor refers to the Soviet
Union’s effort to separate its region from the areas out of its control from the period of 1945-91.
Physically, the “Curtain” can be represented by barriers like the Berlin Wall and armed forces that lined
Soviet boarders.
Space Race – A competition during the Cold War between rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States,
over what region could exceed in furthering their spaceflight capabilities. The competition began in
1955 when both countries had missiles capable of
launching things into space, but the Soviet Union made the
first move by launching Sputnik in 1957. The space race
ended in 1972 when both the US and the USSR started
collaborating on projects, three years after the US landed
on the moon.
Apollo 11 – Was the spacecraft that landed the first
humans on the moon July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong became
the first man to set foot on the moon, followed by Buzz
Aldrin. The landing was broadcast on live TV worldwide,
and Armstrong’s words “one small step for man, one giant
leap for mankind,” became infamous.
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“I have a dream” speech Aug 28, 1963 -"I Have a Dream" is a public
speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King
Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the
United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the
speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Kennedy assassination – November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the
President of the United States, was in Dallas, Texas for a reelection
campaign tour. While riding in the back of an open convertible parading
through downtown, JFK was shot in the neck and head and Governor
John Connolly was shot in the chest. JFK was pronounced dead, but the
governor, although seriously injured, made a recovery.
Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the
Lester B. Pearson – Won the Nobel
Lincoln Memorial
Peace Prize for organizing the UN
emergency force that resolved the Suez Canal Crisis in 1957. In 1963 he
was elected as Prime Minister of Canada, and is considered to be one of
its most effective leaders. As Prime Minister, Pearson introduced
universal healthcare, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan, and the
new Canadian flag. He also assembled the Royal Commission on
Bilingualism and Biculturalism, kept Canada out of the Vietnam War, and
put an end to capital punishment .
Star Trek – A science fiction
franchise created by Gene
Roddenberry that debuted in
1966. It’s known for influencing
the world outside of science
Lester B Pearson, 14th Prime Minister of
fiction, inspiring technological
Canada
advances like the cellphone. Star
Trek also featured one of television’s first multiracial casts.
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) - A drug well known for its
psychological effects - which can include altered thinking
processes, closed- and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time, and spiritual experiences as well as for its key role in 1960s counterculture.
Prague Spring, Aug 21 1968 - a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its
domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander
Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), and continued until
21 August when the Soviet Union and other members of the Warsaw Pact invaded the country to halt the
reforms.
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Black Power Salute at Mexico City Olympics Nov 5, 1968 - an act of protest
by the African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their
medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic
Stadium in Mexico City. As they turned to face their flags and hear
the American national anthem, they each raised a black-gloved fist and kept
them raised until the anthem had finished. Smith, Carlos and Australian
silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets.
In his autobiography, Silent Gesture, Tommie Smith stated that the gesture
was not a "Black Power" salute, but a "human rights salute". The event is
regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the
modern Olympic Games.
Woodstock – A three day music festival that was held August 15-18, 1969 in
Bethel, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands and is
considered a pivotal moment in popular
music history.
Peter Norman, Tommie Smith, and
John Carlos, Mexico Olympics 1968
Apollo 8 – Launched December 21, 1968,
was the first spacecraft to leave earth’s orbit, rotate around the moon
and land safely back on earth. The three-man crew were the first
humans to leave earth’s orbit, see earth as a whole, witness the earth
rising, and see the far side of the moon.
Front de libération du Québec (FLQ ) – A separatist group created in
Quebec in the 1960s, and recognized as a terrorist group due to their
violent forms of protest. The FLQ was responsible for the 1969 bombing
of the Montreal Stock Exchange, and the October Crisis that started in
1970 when the FLQ kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross,
and Quebec Labor Minister, Pierre Laporte. The FLQ later murdered
Laporte.
Stonewall riots—a series of
spontaneous, violent
demonstrations by members of
the gay community against
Paul Rose, one of the FLQ members con- a police raid that took place in
victed of the kidnapping and murder of
the early morning hours of June
Pierre Laporte.
28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn,
located in the Greenwich
Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The riots are
widely considered to constitute the single most important event
in to the gay liberation movement leading to the modern fight
for LGBT rights in the United States.
Stonewall Riots—June 28, 1969
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OTHER HISTORICAL FIGURES
Eva Perón - María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of
Argentine President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of
Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She was an actress
when she met Perón and continued her theatrical ways as first
lady.
King George VI - was King of the United Kingdom and
the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December
1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of
India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
Winston Churchill - a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940
to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the
20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, an historian, a writer, and an artist.
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first foreign person to be made an honorary
citizen of the United States.
Edward R Murrow - an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of
radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the
United States. He is recognized as one of journalism’s greatest figures, respected for his honesty
and integrity.
Joseph McCarthy - an American politician who served as a
Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947
until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became
the most visible public face of a period in which Cold
War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist
subversion. He was noted for making claims that there were
large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and
sympathizers inside the United States federal government and
elsewhere. Ultimately, his tactics and inability to substantiate
his claims led him to be censured by the United States Senate.
Claudette Colvin – An African American woman who was the
first to resist segregation on a bus, by refusing to give up her
seat on March 2, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. This incident
preceded the more publicized event involving Rosa Parks by
nine months. Claudette was arrested by police, and became
the star witness in the court case that found bus segregation
to be unconstitutional in Montgomery.
Claudette Colvin
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Fidel Castro – Established the first communist state in the Western
Hemisphere after overthrowing the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in
1959. Castro was the leader of Cuba for five decades until 2008 . Under
Castro’s leadership, Cuba began its antagonistic relationship with the US
which included the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuban missile crisis and an
economic blockade.
Dick Clark – A popular radio and television personality best know for
hosting American Bandstand from 1957-1987. Clark also hosted the game
show $20,000 Pyramid and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the annual
New Years eve broadcast in Time Square.
Harold MacMillan – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 19571963. MacMillan worked hard to raise living standards in the UK during his
Fidel Castro
term. He shortened the standard workweek from 48 hours to 42,
introduced the Clean Air Act, past several other acts that ensured workplace safety, created the special
child allowance for children of divorce, and introduced a graduated pension scheme.
John F Kennedy - commonly known by his initials JFK, was
an American politician who served as the 35th President of
the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in
November 1963. Notable events that occurred during his
presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban
Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Police Week, the
establishment of the Peace Corps, the Space Race—by
initiating Project Apollo, the building of the Berlin Wall,
the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and increased
U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
John F Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline the day of his
assassination.
Lyndon Johnson – The
36th president of the United States from 1963-1969. Johnson was
the Vice president during John F Kennedy's term, and took over as
president after JFK’s assassination. During the 1964 election
Johnson successfully ran for a full term.
Richard Nixon during his Watergate Testimony
Richard Nixon -elected the 37th President of the United States
(1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and
a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American
fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the
U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign
the office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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Muhammad Ali – Former professional boxer, born Cassius Clay, considered to be one of the best
heavyweight champions in the sport’s history. In 1967 Ali refused to be conscripted into the US army for
the Vietnam War due to religious beliefs. Eventually he was arrested and found guilty of draft evasion
and was stripped of his boxing title until 1971 when the Supreme
Court overturned his conviction.
Nelson Mandela - a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary,
politician and philanthropist who served as President of South
Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief
executive, and the first elected in a fully representative
democratic election. After studying law in the 1940s, Mandela
became involved in anti-colonial politics joining the African
national Congress and became prominent in their Defiance
campaign and presided over the 1955 Congress of the people. From
1956-1961, Mandela was unsuccessfully prosecuted in a Treason
Trial, but in 1962 was sentenced to life in prison for leading a
sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. Mandela
served 27 years in prison until 1990 after an international
Nelson Mandela
campaign lobbying for his release.
Malcolm X - African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated
concepts of racial pride and black nationalism in the 1950s & 60s.
Dr. Benjamin Spock – An American pediatrician, whose book, Baby and Childcare, published in 1946,
inspired several generations of parents to be more flexible and affectionate while raising children, and
the importance of treating them as individuals. Spock was an activist in in
the New Left and Anti-Vietnam War movements during the 60s & 70s.
Walter Cronkite -an American broadcast journalist, best known as
anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the
heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the
most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll
Pierre Trudeau
Pierre-Elliot Trudeau – as leader of the Liberal party was Canada’s Prime
Minister from 1968-1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. Major events during
his terms include the creation of the Official Languages Act in 1969, the
enactment of the War Measures Act during the FLQ-October Crisis in 1970,
the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 and
legal independence from Britain with the signing of the Constitution Act,
1982. He was the first Prime Minister in Canadian history to appoint
women to the positions of Speaker of the Senate, Speaker of the House of
Commons and Governor General. During his political career, Trudeau had
rock star status and became a media sensation, inspiring "Trudeaumania".
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MUSICAINS/MUSICAL REFERENCES
Tony Bennett - Tony Bennett was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, on August 3, 1926. Bennett had his
first hit, "Because of You," in 1951, and made a career singing standards, including his signature song, "I
Left My Heart in San Francisco." Bennett's career waned in the mid-1960s, as rock music became
dominant, but rebounded in the 1990s. Last year he released an album with Lady Gaga.
Perry Como - Singer and television personality Perry Como pioneered the
weekly musical variety television show while working for RCA Victor. Known
for his smooth baritone crooning, he released the hit song "It's Impossible" in
1970, and was one of the most commercially successful popular singers
during a career that lasted over six decades.
Perry Como
Hank Williams - an American singer-songwriter and musician. Regarded as
one of the most significant and influential country singers and songwriters of
the 20th Century, Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously)
that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best
Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Bill Haley and his Comets - an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until
Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's
Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest
group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to
the attention of white America and the rest of the
world. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group
placed nine singles in the Top 20, one of those a
number one and three more in the Top Ten.
Elvis Presley - an American singer and actor.
Regarded as one of the most significant cultural
icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to
as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and
roll after a series of successful network television
appearances and chart-topping records. His
energized interpretations of songs and sexually
provocative performance style, combined with a
singularly potent mix of influences across color lines
that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights
Movement, made him enormously popular—and
controversial.
Elvis Presley
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The Coasters - an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the
late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood," their most memorable songs were written by
the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller. Although the Coasters originated outside of
mainstream doo-wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of
the doo-wop legacy through the 1960s.
Little Richard - Born Richard Wayne Penniman but known more by his stage name, Little Richard helped
define the early rock ‘n’ roll era of the 1950s with his driving, flamboyant sound. With his croons, wails
and screams, he turned songs like “Tutti-Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” into huge hits and influenced such
bands as the Beatles.
Jerry Lee Lewis - an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, who is often known by his
nickname of The Killer and is often viewed as "rock & roll's first great wild man." His 1957 hit "Whole
Lotta Shakin' Going On" shot Lewis to fame worldwide. Lewis followed this when he recorded songs such
as "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". However,
Lewis' rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to his 13-year-old
cousin when he was 22.
Buddy Holly - an American singer/songwriter who produced some of the most
distinctive and influential work in rock music. Already well versed in several music
styles, he was a seasoned performer by age 16. With hits such as 'Peggy Sue' and
'That'll Be the Day,' Buddy Holly was a rising star when a tragic plane crash struck
him down in 1959 at age 22.
Little Eva - Plucked from obscurity by songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin,
for whom she was babysitting, Little Eva reached the top of the charts with the
dance song "The Loco-Motion" in 1962. She appeared on the popular TV dance show
American Bandstand, and her follow-up single,
"Keep Your Hands off My Baby," made it into the
top 20 later that year. Later efforts, however,
failed to catch on with fans.
The Beach Boys - an American rock band,
formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961.
Emerging at the vanguard of the "California
Sound", the band's early music gained
international popularity for their distinct vocal
harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern
The Beach Boys
California youth culture of surfing, cars, and
romance. Influenced by jazz-based vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and doo-wop, the band
experimented with several genres ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and baroque while devising
novel approaches to music production and arranging.
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Bob Dylan - an American singer-songwriter, artist, and writer. He has been
influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much
of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when his songs
chronicled social unrest, although Dylan repudiated suggestions from
journalists that he was a spokesman for his generation. Dylan has sold
more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists
of all time; he has received numerous awards including Grammy, Golden
Globe and Academy Award; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of
Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The Beatles - an English rock
band that formed in Liverpool
in 1960. With members John
Bob Dylan
Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely
regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock
era. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first
emerged as "Beatlemania", but as the group's music grew in
sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and
McCartney, they came to be perceived as an embodiment of
the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions. They
The Beetles featured on their 1969 album cover
have received ten Grammy Awards, an Academy
“Abbey Road”.
Award for Best Original Song Score and fifteen Ivor Novello
Awards. The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 600 million records
worldwide.
Peter Paul and Mary - an American folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to
become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of folk song writer Peter Yarrow, Paul
Stookey and Mary Travers.
Barry McGuire - an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit
song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and
songwriter of contemporary Christian music.
The Who - an English rock band that formed in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend,
bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered
one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over
100 million records worldwide and establishing their reputation equally
on live shows and studio work.
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Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones were in the vanguard of
the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in
1964–65. At first noted for their longish hair as much as their
music, the band are identified with the youthful and rebellious
counterculture of the 1960s. The Rolling Stones were inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and the UK Music
Hall of Fame in 2004. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them
fourth on the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list, and
their estimated album sales are above 250 million.
The Rolling Stones
Steppenwolf - a Canadian-American rock group that was
prominent from 1968 to 1972. Steppenwolf sold over 30 million records worldwide, releasing eight gold
albums and twelve Billboard Hot 100 singles of which six were Top 40 hits, including three Top 10
successes: "Born to Be Wild", written by Dennis Edmonton, "Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me."
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin - was the lead singer in the band Big
Brother and the Holding Company in 1966. Their 1968
album, Cheap Thrills, was a huge hit. However,
friction between Joplin and the band prompted her
to part ways with Big Brother soon after. Known for
her powerful, blues-inspired vocals, Joplin released
her first solo effort, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues
Again Mama!, in 1969. The album received mixed
reviews, but her second project, Pearl (1971),
released after Joplin's death, was a huge success.
The singer died of an accidental overdose on October
4, 1970, at age 27.
Joni Mitchell - a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. Mitchell, with popular songs like "Big Yellow
Taxi" and "Woodstock", helped define an era and a generation. AllMusic said, "When the dust settles,
Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential
female recording artist of the late 20th century", and Rolling
Stone called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever". Her lyrics
are noted for their developed poetics, addressing social and
environmental ideals alongside personal feelings of romantic
longing, confusion, disillusion, and joy.
Joe Cocker – An English rock, blues and soul singer and musician
who came to popularity in the 1960s. He was known for his gritty
voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and cover
versions of popular songs, particularly those of the Beatles.
Joni Mitchell
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Sly and the Family Stone - an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1967 to 1983, the band
was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter,
record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and
friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup.
David Bowie - an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, and actor.
Bowie has been a major figure in the world of popular music for over four decades, and is renowned as
an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive baritone voice as well
as the intellectual depth and eclecticism of his work. Aside from his musical abilities, he is recognized
for his androgynous beauty, which was an iconic element to his image, particularly in the 1970s and
1980s with his sometimes used alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie
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PRODUCTION ELEMENTS
PROSCENIUM STAGE
A proscenium theatre is a specific style of theatre. Several features define a proscenium theatre, and this particular
theatre layout is extremely common; if you have ever been to see a live performance, especially in a high school auditorium, chances are high that you have seen a proscenium theatre. In addition to proscenium style theatres, it is also possible to find black box theatres, theatres with thrust stages, theatres in the round, and numerous other configurations
of stage and audience.
The classically defining feature of a proscenium theatre is the proscenium arch which frames the stage for the audience. In addition, the audience faces the stage directly, with no audience on the sides of the stage, and the stage in a
proscenium theatre is typically raised, allowing the audience to see more clearly. Modern proscenium theatres sometimes lack the proscenium arch, but they are still called “proscenium theatres” because they retain the other characteristics of this style of theatre.
Proscenium theatres originated in the 1600s, and became immensely popular by the 1700s. There are certain advantages
of a proscenium theatre, such as the fact that the stage doesn't have to be as open, allowing people to conceal props,
sets, and orchestras in the wings or near the stage without having these things visible to the audience. A proscenium
theatre also creates a sense of staged grandeur, with the proscenium arch acting almost like a picture frame, giving the
audience the sense that they are looking into a scene.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

What figures and events shape your generation? Are there events from the Boomer generation
that continue to influence your generation?

Does “history repeat itself”? Are there echoes of events during the Boomer generation that have
been seen in current events?

What role does music have in culture? How does the music you listen to reflect your generation?

Do you recognize the influence of music from across the century in the music we listen to today?
How has popular music evolved?

Media, such as radio and television, had a significant role during the Boomer generation. With
the introduction of the Internet in the 90s, in what ways has this influenced your generation?

Discuss the economic effects of the baby boom.

Consumerism rose sharply following the war. What evidence is there that advertisers target
specific generational groups? How do you know when you are the ‘target demographic’ for a
specific product or advertising campaign?

Why do you think that advertisers target specific generational groups?

Identify the years that are referred to as the baby boomer era. Account for the increase in
population at this time.

What are the long-term consequences - both good and bad - of this large contingent of our
population living longer?

How does the age factor have an effect on politics and income in a province or country?

Determine the current age of the people who were born from 1946-1957. What percentage of
these people would be retired and eligible for CPP? What percentage would likely be outliving
the current life-expectancy (divide this into women and men)? Compare the life style of these
people’s grandchildren with their life style in the 50’s and 60’s.

The 20th century was a time of rapid technological change. Make a list of the devices used today
that have been invented since 1946.

With regards to technology, how different is your life compared to that of your parents? Your
grandparents?
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REFERENCES/FURTHER READING
http://www.rickmiller.ca/boom
Baby Boomers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers
Baby Boomers http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/07/26/my_woodstock/
Baby Boomers http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-François_Sirinelli
WW2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
WW2 http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/06/05/
canadas_veterans_made_an_extraordinary_contribution_to_victory_on_dday_editorial.html
Cold War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
Cold War http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/citizensoldier/conflicts/coldwar/1960.cfm
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/famous_political_handshakes/truman_stalin_churchill.html?state=play
Korean War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Korean War http://www.shmoop.com/korean-war/timeline.html
Vietnam War http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/news/35-years-after-the-fall-the-vietnam-war-in-pictures-36859810
Vietnam War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Mahatma Gandhi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi
Civil rights Movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281954%E2%80%9368%29
Volkswagen Beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle
General Motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors
All About Eve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_About_Eve
Rabbit of Seville http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Seville
I Love Lucy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy
Maurice Richard Riot http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/on-this-day-in-history-anniversary-of-the-maurice-richard-riot-inmontreal/
Hockey night in Canada http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada
McCarthyism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
Quiet Revolution http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quiet-revolution/
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Quiet_Revolution
Davy Crockett http://www.biography.com/people/davy-crockett-9261693#synopsis
Ed Sullivan Show http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
Avro Arrow https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/avro-arrow
Sputnik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
NORAD http://www.norad.mil/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
Conscription in the States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States#Vietnam_War
Howdy Doody http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody
Greensboro sit-ins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
Berlin Wall http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
Iron Curtain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain
“I Have a Dream” speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Space Race http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race
Apollo 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
JFK Assassination http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx?p=2
Lester B Pearson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson
Star Trek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek
LSD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide#Society_and_culture
Prague Spring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Spring
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REFERENCES/FURTHER READING Cont.
Woodstock http://woodstock.com/
1968 Olympics, Black Power Salute http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute
FLQ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_de_lib%C3%A9ration_du_Qu%C3%A9bec
October Crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Crisis
Apollo 8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
Stonewall riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
King George VI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI
Eva Peron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n
Winston Churchill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
Claudette Colvin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudette_Colvin
Fidel Castro http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fidel-castro
Dick Clark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark
Harold Macmillan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Macmillan
Richard Nixon https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/richardnixon
John F Kennedy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson
Mohamed Ali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali
http://muhammadali.com/
Nelson Mandela https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
Malcolm X http://www.biography.com/people/malcolm-x-9396195
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x
Dr. Benjamin Spock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock
Walter Cronkite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite
Pierre-Elliot Trudeau http://pm.gc.ca/eng/prime-minister/pierre-elliott-trudeau
Tony Bennett- http://www.biography.com/people/tony-bennett-9926699
Perry Como http://www.biography.com/people/perry-como-9254500
Hank Williams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams
Bill Haley and his Comets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Haley_%26_His_Comets
Elvis Presley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
The Coasters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coasters
Little Richard http://www.biography.com/people/little-richard-9383571
Jerry Lee Lewis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis
Buddy Holly http://www.biography.com/people/buddy-holly-9342186
Little Eva http://www.biography.com/people/little-eva-246039
The Beach Boys http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
Peter Paul and Mary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_Paul_and_Mary
Bob Dylan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan
The Beatles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
Barry McGuire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_McGuire
The Who http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who
The Rolling Stones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Steppenwolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_%28band%29
Janice Joplin http://www.biography.com/people/janis-joplin-9357941#synopsis
Joni Mitchell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell
Joe Cocker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker
Sly and the Family Stone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone
David Bowie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie
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CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
Curriculum Connections:
Participation as an audience member at the Citadel Theatre aligns with the Alberta Education Curriculum. We’ve outline
below some (but not limited to) objectives which are developed through the viewing of live theatre:
Drama (Elementary)
Third Goal
To foster an appreciation for drama as an art form
Objectives
The child should:
1. develop an awareness of an respect for potential excellence in self and others
2. Develop a capacity to analyze, evaluate and synthesize ideas and experiences
3. Develop an awareness and appreciation of the variety of dramatic forms of expression.
Specific Learner Expectations:
Intellectual—develop and exercise imagination; develop concentration
Emotional—explore emotion; control emotion; express emotion
Social—understand others; discipline self; develop appreciation of the work of self and others; cope with emotional responses
Integrative—learn to respond to stimuli; e.g., music, pictures, objects, literature; test and reflect on the consequences of
dramatic decisions
Drama (Junior High)
GOAL I
To acquire knowledge of self and others through participation in and reflection on dramatic experience.
Objectives
The student will:
• strengthen powers of concentration
• extend the ability to think imaginatively and creatively
• extend the ability to explore, control and express emotions
• extend the ability to explore meaning through abstract concepts

develop the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism
GOAL III
To develop an appreciation for drama and theatre as a process and art form.
Objectives
The student will:

develop awareness of various conventions of theatre

develop awareness of drama and theatre by viewing as great a variety of theatrical presentations as possible

develop the ability to analyze and assess the process and the art

develop recognition of and respect for excellence in drama and theatre
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CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
Drama 10-20-30
GOAL I
To acquire knowledge of self and others through participation in and reflection on dramatic experience.
Objectives
The Student will:

extend the ability to concentrate

extend understanding of, acceptance of and empathy for others

demonstrate respect for others — their rights, ideas, abilities and differences (S)

demonstrate the ability to offer, accept, and reflect upon, constructive criticism.
GOAL II
To develop competency in communication skills through participation in and exploration of various dramatic disciplines.
Objectives
The Student will:
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demonstrate understanding of integration of disciplines to enrich a theatrical presentation.
GOAL III
To develop an appreciation of drama and theatre as a process and art form.
Objectives
The student will:
• explore various conventions and traditions of theatre
• broaden knowledge of theatre by viewing as great a variety of theatrical presentations as possible (
• demonstrate the ability to assess critically the process and the art
• demonstrate recognition of and respect for excellence in drama and theatre
• develop an awareness of aesthetics in visual and performing arts.
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