B EHIND THE S CENES— Goldiocks & The Three Bears A Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents
S HOW T IMES I NSIDE THE G UIDE: A PRIL 24 – M AY 13 P UBLIC S HOWS: Synopsis……..…….…………………….……..1 S AT, A PRIL 29: 4:00 PM S AT, M AY 6 & 13 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM Author Bios…………………………..….….. 2 S UN, M AY 7 1:00 PM Characters & S CHOOL SHOWS: Vocabulary...……………………………...… 4 W EEK1: M ON, T UE 10:00 AM
W ED, T HURS, F RI 9:15 AM & 11:15 AM Discussion & Classroom W EEK 2: T UES – F RI 9:15 AM & 11:15 AM Activities……...... 5 W EEK 3: T UESDAY 10:00 AM
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About the Authors… George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Composer and Lyricist) In their 30-year collaboration, the multi-award winning team of George Stiles and Anthony
Drewe have written the musicals: Betty Blue Eyes, Soho Cinders, Honk! Just SO, Peter Pan-A Musical Adventure, Tutankhamun, and the new songs, dance and vocal arrangements for the world-wide smash-hit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins. Their current projects include Soapdish for Broadway, Wind in the Willows with Julian Fellowes for the West End, and a new adaptation of Graham Greene's Travels With My Aunt. Stiles and Drewe’s shows for younger audiences include The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Since winning the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2000, their show, Honk! has been seen by more than 6 million people all over the world in over 8,000 productions in more than 20 languages. With lyricist Paul Leigh, George has composed the musicals: Moll Flanders, The Three Musketeers, and Tom Jones, and his other work includes the music for Sam Mendes' Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya. (Donmar Warehouse and BAM). He is currently writing a new dance drama with choreographer Drew McOnie based on Oscar Wilde's short story, “The Star Child.” Anthony's other musicals are: The Card (with composer Tony Hatch) and A Twist of Fate (with composer Dick Lee). He and George also contributed songs for the RSC's world-wide hit The Shakespeare Revue. Stiles and Drewe's awards include: Olivier Award for Best New Musical (Honk!), Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Musical Production (Honk!), and a host of awards for Mary Poppins around the world. George & Anthony are founding board-members of Mercury Musical Developments, a charitable organization that nurtures new musical writing in the UK, which also awards the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for a new song written for the musical stage.
For more great information and to read interviews with the authors, check out their website: http://www.stilesanddrewe.co.uk/
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B EHIND THE S CENES— Goldiocks & The Three Bears A Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents
Synopsis:
As the play begins, the Three Bears are making their way home from a day of foraging in the woods. The opening song (A FAMILY OF BEARS) introduces them to the audience, and we learn that people think they’re scary, but they’re really not. The bears arrive home to their cabin in the woods, and go to sleep.
In the morning, Father Bear reads in the morning paper that the humans are going to build a new road, right through their woods! The family discuss what that might mean for them, and are worried not only for themselves, but for the trees, the bees, and the river. The parents warn Baby Bear to stay away from people! Mother Bear says that all this talk of people is making them hungry, and she says its Father and Baby Bear’s turn to make the porridge. They don’t know how, so Mother Bear teaches them (PORRIDGE). The finished porridge is too hot to eat, so they decide to take a morning stroll while it cools.
Meanwhile, in another part of the Woods, Mr. Locks, a lumberjack, is starting his day. Today he’s brought his young daughter Goldi with him, and she’s not very excited to be there. He tells Goldi to be careful, because there are wild animals in the woods. Goldi says she’s not afraid, especially because she’s a big girl (and has her Teddy with her). Mr. Locks needs to chop down enough trees to make room for the road, and tells Goldi all the things that wood is used for. (WOOD IS GOOD). Goldi offers to help, but Mr. Locks tells her cutting trees is not work for a little girl.
She thinks this is unfair, and tells Teddy that just because she’s a girl, she can’t do the same thing boys can do. (JUST BECAUSE I’M A GIRL). By the end of the song, she’s wandered through the woods, and comes across the Bear’s cottage. She goes inside, and realizes that no one is home. She tries all three bowls of porridge, and eats all of Baby Bear’s. She tries all three chairs, and breaks Baby Bear’s chair. She tries all 3 beds, and falls asleep in Baby Bear’s bed.
Mr. Locks chops down a tree, yelling “Timber!” and calls for Goldi to come and get her breakfast.
In the woods, the Bears hear the sound of the tree falling, but think it must have been another animal. Father Bear has an itch, and needs to scratch it! (ITCH AND SCRATCH), but he can’t find his favorite tree trunk. All he sees is a stump, which is confusing. They hear Mr. Locks yell “Timber” again, and decide to go back to the cabin to make sure everything is alright.
When they arrive, they notice that someone’s been there (WHO’S BEEN…), and find Goldi fast asleep in Baby Bear’s bed!
Goldi wakes up and apologizes profusely. The Bears tell her they’re not going to hurt her, and she tells them that she loves animals. She also tells them her father is chopping down trees to build the road, which will go right through where the cabin is. But she’s sure her father doesn’t know that the bears live there. The Bears tell Goldi what the Woods are good for (WOODS ARE GOOD). Nonetheless, Father Bear tells his family that they should start packing.
Goldi says that maybe she can persuade her father to put the road somewhere else, but the bears are skeptical. At that moment, they hear the sound of a bulldozer, and Mr. Locks is there, ready to rescue his daughter from the bears. Goldi shows him that they are actually friendly, and he agrees, with a little persuasion, to see if the road can bypass the woods.
The Bears are thrilled, and finally are introduced to Mr. Locks. (WE ARE A FAMILY OF BEARS, REPRISE) Then everyone has porridge!
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B EHIND THE S CENES— Goldiocks & The Three Bears A Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents
About MainStreet’s Production…. Characters in the Play Part of the fun of creating a play is coming up with all the details that make it come to life. Our Father Bear: A big father in a family of bears creative team couldn’t resist using the local that has no worries and cares. mountain woods as inspiration for the woods you
see on the stage. Do you think The Bear’s house looks like a cabin that you might find in nearby Mother Bear: The Mother of the Bear family. Big Bear? Take a look at all of the things in that Excellent porridge maker and has a reassuring, house. Maybe the Bear family found some of caring presence. their possessions by foraging at nearby campsites... Baby Bear: The Baby of the Bear family. Curious about the world and unfamiliar with Another fun part of this show is the audience interaction – the children will learn to make humans. porridge (by singing about it) and some of the characters use what we call “direct address” – Mr. Locks: A lumberjack and entrepreneur, which means they sometimes talk directly to the tasked with building a road through the audience! woods.
As with all of our musicals, this show has a live Goldilocks: Mr. Locks' daughter. An band, which is seen by the audience. We think it’s important for our young audiences to know inquisitive, feisty girl who loves animals. that the whole show is live, and the musicians Likes to act older than she is. always add so much to the way we tell the story.
Keep up to date by signing up for the “MainStreet Vocabulary Words Scoop,” which you can do right from our Facebook Here are some words that are used in the play: page! While you’re there, post questions and comments about the play or your field trip experience! Timber Grizzly
Beware Axe
Roam Timber www .facebook.com/MainStreetTheatreCompany
• Write a review of the play, describing Xylophone Carpenter the scenery, lighting, music, costumes, and Graze Tickle performers. • How did the scenery or the lighting help Bulldozer Latch you know which location each scene took Keen Flea place? • What was your favorite part of the play Bouquet Ferocious and why? Can you draw a picture of it? Nourishing Exercise • What did you think of the songs? Can you remember them well enough to sing them Woodpecker Friends for your family and friends?
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B EHIND THE S CENES— Goldiocks & The Three Bears A Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents
Discussion Questions: Using the Play in the Classroom
Science: The Three Bears or Real Bears What type of character is Goldilocks? Explain Compare and contrast real bears and fairy tale your thinking using background knowledge and bears e.g., their habitat, diet, etc. information from the story.
Science (2): The Three Bears Porridge What kind of dad is Mr. Locks? Explain your Experiment thinking? At the beginning of the story, Goldilocks tastes each bear’s porridge. She determines that the Was it a good idea for Goldilocks to enter the Great Big Bear’s bowl is too hot, the Middle- Three Bears home? Why? Why not? sized Bear’s bowl is too cold, and the Little Wee Bear’s bowl is just right. Have you ever thought How do our preconceived notions affect the why the smallest bowl has porridge that’s just manner in which we interact with others? right?
How do the bears feel about humans? How Make some oatmeal and scoop it into three does Mr. Locks and Goldilocks feel about different sized bowls. Place 1/3 cup of oatmeal bears? How do the characters feelings change in the smallest bowl, 1/3 cup of oatmeal in the as the story progresses? middle-sized bowl, and 2/3 cup of oatmeal in the largest bowl. {We figured the daddy bear Can you explain/describe how meeting The would eat more than the others.} Don’t add Bears affected Goldilocks? Mr. Locks? anything else to the oatmeal.
Measure the temperature of the center of the How are the play and storybook similar? How oatmeal with a digital probe thermometer and are they different? compare your results to Goldilocks. Are your results different from Goldi’s? Why might the Compare and contrast the Goldilocks results be different? What explanations can you characters from a book with the Goldilocks think of? Share or write your thoughts using characters in the play. information from the experiment.
Science (3): Wood is Good In the play, Mr. Locks and Goldilocks sang “Wood is good”. Can you look around the classroom and identify and list items made from wood?
Did you know? Writing Prompt: What happens after the play ends? In the original story, Goldilocks is an old ugly woman instead of a young girl and the bears Writing Prompt: Did Goldilocks demonstrate are three bachelor bears. good manners? Explain why or why not.
The story of the three bears has been around For more forest themed activities visit: for about 2 centuries. Robert Southey https://www.forestfoundation.org/family- published the story of the three bears in 1837. activities-in-nature
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In Class Activity
STEM Project: A New Bed for Goldilocks The Three Bears decide Goldilocks needs a new bed and they need help. Have students work in pairs or collaborative groups to design and create a new bed for Goldilocks. Students will use various items such as pipe cleaners, construction paper, index cards, cardboard, paper towel tubes, craft sticks, tape, etc. to construct the bed.
Provide students with a paper Goldilocks weighted down with pennies or washers, students will test whether their design holds Goldi’s weight. After Goldilocks has tested the bed, it’s time to introduce the bear family to the challenge (Mama, Papa, and Baby (who happens to be the same size as Goldi). Add more weight to the Mama and Papa bears as they are bigger and investigate why Mama/ Papa might fit on some but not others or why Mama/Papa might make the bed collapse.
At home activity: Why not try Mother Bear’s porridge recipe for YOUR family? It’s easy!
Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1 cup water A pinch of salt 1 cup of oats
Directions: 1) In a small pot mix the oats, milk, and water. 2) Bring to a boil over medium heat. 3) Simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4) Add salt. Can be served with fruit, yogurt, or cinnamon!
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