Table of Contents WELCOME. TO ANNE'S WORLD Page2 ANNE'S STORY Page3 THE. CHARACTERS IN OUR-PLAY Page4 LISTEN FOR THE.SE. LINES ne Page5 MAKING A MUSICAL Page6 OUR LETTER TO STUDENTS FAMILIES Page 7 ANN£ OF G-R££N G-Al3l£S- YOUR LE.TTE.R TO US es Page8 ARTSPOWER NATIONAL TOURING THEATRE A ONE-ACT MUSICAL based on the GARY W. BLACKMAN MARK A. BLACKMAN novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery Executive Producers Anne of Green Gables Adapted by GREG GUNNING Music by RICHARD DeROSA Costume Design & Construction by FRED SORRENTINO Set Construction by RED DOT STUDIOS Anne of Green Gables Study Buddy Writer: TRICIA PHILUPS Text Editor: ANDREA SKERRATT Graphic Designer: HOWARD LEVINE ArtsPower 9 Sand Park Road, Suite 6 Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 PLEASE PHOTOCOPY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS. ARTSPOWER National Touring -Theatre------------------- ANNE. OF -GREE.N"-----.:........:...____; GABLE.S__ Welcome to Anne's World - The Early 1900s The play Anne of6-reen 6-ables is based on the novel of the same title. The main character, Anne Shirley, had no television, fast food, or vacations away from home. In 1900, the United States of America had 45 states. Most people were farmers. Anne Shirley would never have heard o;,~ny of the things on the time line below. t,.r1 Toy bears called ~ (.,'ii:\ te~:~:;::~ Student Exercise ~ ;1 . our desk. the · k;,___ _,. President "Teddy" d ee around yo U (y d {Theodore) What o you Is th' your shoes) that woul Roosevelt lights. your c O mg. J900? 1903 not have been the same ,n . Wright brothers h · bs similar to the ones aoo. were t ere JO ? make the first In 1' airplane your parents have now. capable of controlled flight First electric washing LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY TO LE.ARN MORE. about machine 187Lf--19LfZ Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery set Anne ofGreen Gables in her Andronik, Catherine M. Kindred Snirit: hometown on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Since the A Biographv ofL.M. Montgomery, 1908 novel became so popular, the people ofPrince Edward Creator ofAnne of Green Gables. New Ford mass Island often call the entire north shore "Anne's Land." York: Atheneum, 1993. produces cars Lucy Maud Montgomery was born, raised, and is buried on Bruce, Harry. Maud : The Life of L.M. 1909 Prince Edward Island, Canada. When Maud (who hated the Montgom~cy. New York: Seal Bantam General name Lucy) was two years old, her mother died. When she Books, 1992. Electric sells was eight, her father remarried and moved away, leaving Colin, Molly. "It all began with Anne". her to live with her strict grandparents. She often felt the first Publishers Weekly, October 19, 1992. lonely, and she used her imagination to help her feel better. electric Since young Maud liked to read, she decided to become a Internet Resource: www.uxbridge.com/ toaster writer. She constantly wrote little notes to herself that people/maud.html contained story ideas. In 1904, she came across a note she 1912 had written that said: "Elderly couple apply to orphan TO LE.ARN MORE. First self­ asylum for a boy. By mistake a girl is sent." After being about Anne seTVice rejected four times by publishers, Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote a series grocery was finally printed in 1908. It was an immediate success. of "Anne" books. Look for: stores opens Anne of Green Gables, Ann~ of 1913 Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of The first Ingleside, Anne ofWindv Poplars, and crossword Anne's House of Dreams. puzzle Video recording: "Anne of Green appears in a Gables," "Anne ofAvonlea." Sullivan newspaper Films, Inc. in association with Canadian Broadcasting Corp., PBS/ Wonderworks. Written, produced, and 1920 directed by Kevin Sullivan. Walt First radio Disney Home Video, 1993. station begins Sound recording: Anne of 'reen broadcasting Gables. 8 sound cassettes. Washington, DC: Audio Book Contractors, 1980. - REPRODUCIBLE STUDENT ACTIVITY PAGE s Story GABLES - the parts Brother and sister MATTHEW of a roof that are and MARILLA CUTHBERT triangular in shape own a farm on Prince Edward Island in Canada. ADOPT - to make a child one's own They seek to adopt a boy orphan through legal action to help Matthew run the farm. Instead of a boy. the orphanage ORPHAN - a child sends them a young girl. whose parents ANNE. SHIRLEY. have died Sensible Marilla wants to send ORPHANAGE- Anne back to the orphanage. a home for orphans Shy Matthew wants Anne to stay. He likes her conversation and vivid imagination. Marilla agrees to let Anne stay on a trial basis. Anne calls her new home GREEN GABLES. Soon. nosey neighbor MRS. RACHEL LYNDE. pays a visit. She calls Anne "plain. small, and homely." Anne loses her temper and calls "Rachel "rude, impolite. and unfeeling." Will Anne be ~=:;:_:__----.--:'f-:-o-u~la::-:y-:a:n:im::po:rt;a~n;t~ro~le allowed to stay You are the aud1ence. requires you to Usten rf ance '(our roler h with Matthew in our pe orm . l ly It is okay to laug or and Marilla? carefully and wat~h c ~se ly but remember that applaud if you enJOY t ~ pt~: same room. Not only d the actors are m Will she be sent back you an but they can see you. to the orphanage? can you see the actors, '···ng noise during the . h" pering or ma11.1 d" Find out when you Talkmg, w is .' ct them and other au ,ence e will d1stra t attend the play! performanc h l the company presen members, too · Please l e•ng P your role wel''l • µerformance by Payi REPRODUCIBLE STUDENT ACTIVITY PAGE ARTS POWER National Touring _T_h_e_at_r_e_ _ _ _____A_N_N_ E._O_F_ G_R_E._E._N_ G_A..;...B_L_E._S The Characters ~-~ t /') How does an actor play different characters? ~ Working with the director and costume designer, the actor decides how to "play" each character. Each character must have a distinctive way of: Dressing - Which costume belongs to which character? Moving - How does the character walk, stand, or otherwise move? Gesturing - What kind of mannerisms does each character have? TaIking - What accent, dialect, or vocal quality does each character have? DIALECT-the way a language is spoken in a particular place or among a J particular group of people. For example, in the Midwest people say, "Read-up L ~---'l.:..th.:..e _::ro_:_om___:_, "...:..bu.:..:t__in__t--he::_N_::o:.:_rt::_he.:..:a.:..st::..:p:..:.e-=.:op.:..:le.:..:s:..::.ay::.,:._"G.:..:e...:..t .:..th.:..e _::ro_:_om___::re:..::.a::.:,dy.:..."____r---- ~ he musical play Anne ofGreen Gables, four actors play eleven characters. 'Part of the fun of watching this play is seeing actors play different characters or roles. Actors who play more than one character m-e said to be doubling roles. There are four main or lead characters and seven supporting characters: LE.AD CHARACTE.RS SUPPORTING CHARACTE.'R.5 ACTOR 1'PLAYS Anne Shirley ACTOR 2 PLAYS Marilla Cuthbert Mrs.Spencer (Orphanage Headmistress) &. Teacher ACTOR 3 'PLAYS Matthew Cuthbert Conductor; Mr. Hammond, &. 'Diana Barry ACTOR Lf 'PLAYS Mrs. Rachel Lynde Mrs. Thomas &. Gilbert Blythe ARTSPOWER National Touring _T_h_e_a t_r_e ________A_N_ N_t _O_F_ G-_;_R.....;t_;t_N_ G-....;_A...;..B_L;....tc.........S Listen for These Lines A playwright writes lines of dialogue for actors to speak. By listening to the play's dialogue. you discover what the characters think and feel about themselves and others. What do these lines tell you about the characters in Arts-Power's Anne ofGreen Gahles? L LYNV E- AA':j<S. -:j<,t\CHE:. drink tea when t • , c;an a body •re just "Now, how curious they , 0 darn ?" they re s dy to bust· about rea c\f.l ..,hat little girl -oe:. NC E.1< AA tiff H[... c:an give fl\1<5. Sr dm istress I • ,n II the love we ed her od-for-nothing, .. deserves a aybe we ne hanage Hea 0 rp n't suc:h a 90 d years ago, her. 'Besides .•: needs us:· "If you were beel"I adopte •-an sn rriore t n .. ,ould have you vv (v\,t\1<1LL~ble is best:· d sel"ISI '":Plain an Developing your own character Picture a person, real or imaginary, in your mind. Use this space to help describe that person. Name Age Address Family members/pets Way of walking Way ofdressing Way oftalking (sadly, hoarsely, cheerfully, nastily.. .) Mannerisms (rubs head a lot, rolls eyes, chews lip .. .) Like a playwright, you have created a character. Have a conversation with a classmate while being your character. 'REPR.ODUC/13L£ STUDENT ACTIVITY PAGE ARTSPOWER National Touring -----------------------'"--Theatre ANNE. Or GREE.N GABLE.S- Making A Musical , Theatre Conventions ~\~ Student When you attend a play as an audience member, you enter an imaginary Activity world. You agree to "suspend disbelief'-to pretend that the stage action Imagine writing a and characters are real. You accept the use of traditional rules of theater play based on a called "theater conventions." book you've read in class. How The Sta9e: The stage becomes a house, a barn, a school, a field-any place or muchofthe original story do any time-simply by having items on stage that suggest that place and time. you have to tell? Doubling: One performer plays more than one role. Which characters Split Stage E.ffect: Two sides ofthe stage are used for scenes that occur are the most important? Which simultaneously in different locations. parts of the book Singing: The audience accepts the idea that people sing to one another in the would look good middle of a conversation.