420 East Packer Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18015-3179 (610) 758-2787 www.ZoellnerArtsCenter.org A Production of Théâtre Tout à Trac Monday, October 22, 2018 at 9:30am & 12:30pm Baker Hall at Zoellner Arts Center USING THIS STUDY GUIDE Dear Educator, On Monday, October 22, your class will attend a performance of Pinocchio by Théâtre Tout à Trac, at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center in Baker Hall. You can use this study guide to engage your students and enrich their Zoellner Arts Center field trip. Materials in this guide include information about the performance, what you need to know about coming to a show at Zoellner Arts Center and interesting and engaging activities to use in your classroom prior to and following the performance. These activities are designed to go beyond the performance and connect the arts to other disciplines and skills including: Puppetry English Science Social Sciences Teamwork Choreography Before attending the performance, we encourage you to: Review the Know before You Go items on page 3 and Terms to Know on page 15. Learn About the Show and Performers on pages 4-7. Help your students understand the history of the art form on pages 8-14. Engage your class the activities on pages 16-21. At the performance, we encourage you to: Encourage your students to stay focused on the performance. Encourage your students to make connections with what they already know about puppets and animation of inanimate objects. Ask students to observe how various show components, like dialogue, costumes, lights, and sound impact their experience at the theatre. After the show, we encourage you to: Look through this study guide for activities, resources and integrated projects to use in your classroom. Have your students complete the reflection questions on page 22. We look forward to seeing you! 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page(s) 1 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO 3 2 ABOUT THE SHOW AND PERFORMERS 4-7 3 ABOUT THE ART FORM 8-14 4 TERMS TO KNOW 15 5 LEARNING ACTIVITIES 16-21 6 REFLECTION QUESTIONS 22 NATIONAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND 7 23-41 CORE CURRICULUM 2 Section 1: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Whether this will be your students’ first visit to a theatre or one of many visits, it is always a good idea to speak with them about proper theatre etiquette. Please review the notes below to help make the experience enjoyable for all audience members, staff, and performers. 1. Be prepared and arrive early. Ideally, you should arrive at the Zoellner Arts Center 20-25 minutes before the show. Allow for travel time and bus unloading or parking, and plan to be in your seats at least 15 minutes before the performance begins. 2. Be aware and remain quiet. The theater is a “live” space. You can hear the performers easily, but they can also hear you. Even the smallest sound, like rustling papers and whispering, can be heard throughout the theater. It is best to stay quiet so everyone can enjoy the performance without distractions. Please remember to silence your mobile devices too! 3. Show appreciation by applauding. Applause is the best way to show your enthusiasm and appreciation. Performers return their appreciation for your attention by bowing to the audience at the end of the show. It is always appropriate to applaud at the end of a performance, and it is customary to continue clapping until the curtain comes down or the “house lights” (the lights over the audience’s seats) are turned on again. 4. Participate by responding to the action on stage. Sometimes during a performance, you may respond by laughing, crying or sighing. By all means, feel free to do so! Appreciation can be shown in many different ways, depending on the art form. For instance, an audience attending a string quartet performance will sit very still, while the audience at a popular music concert may be inspired to participate by clapping and shouting. The artists may ask you questions or invite you to participate in the show by clapping or even joining them on stage. You should feel free to join or not, but if spoken to directly, please respond politely. 5. Concentrate to help the performers. These artists use concentration to focus their energy while on stage. If the audience is focused while watching the performance, the artists feel supported and are able to do their best work. They can feel that you are with them! 6. Please note: Backpacks and lunches are not permitted in the theater. There is absolutely no food or drink permitted in the seating areas. Recording devices of any kind, including cameras, cannot be used during the performances. Please remember to silence your cell phone and all other mobile devices. The artists are performing challenging and sometimes dangerous work which can become more dangerous by outside distractions. 3 Section 2: ABOUT THE SHOW AND PERFORMERS About Théâtre Tout à Trac Since its founding in 1998, Tout à Trac has performed over 1,200 shows and reached over 425,000 spectators arcross the world. From the beginning, the company has been exploring the inner Tout à trac workings of imagination and theatre through a creative process in (pronounced too-ta-trak): which acting with masks, storytelling and puppetry all play an French expression. “without active part. stopping” 1493; Archaic - while expressing itself in an As a result, Tout à Trac has become well known by Quebec’s adult abrupt manner, suddenly and and teen audiences, thanks to hits like L’Oiseau vert, commedia without preparation dell’arte… and La Princesse Turandot, which have both won several prizes, including a Masque in 2006. It has also been recognized for “Staging of the year,” “Best costume design,” “Best sound design,” and more by Théâtre Denise-Pelletier and Masques. About Pinocchio This adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s book tells the story of the puppet, Pinocchio, and his quest to be a real boy. Geppetto is a poor, elderly man “Pinocchio” whose job as a wooden toy maker is falling by the wayside, as technology means and machines have taken over the toy industry. Planning to use his last “little pine” log in the fire to warm himself, Geppetto is surprised when the log talks to him, and even more surprised when he finds himself carving it into a or “pine boy. nut” in the Italian As with all versions of this classic tale, we follow Pinocchio on his journey language. to becoming a real boy. However, one key difference in this version is the idea that Pinocchio becomes a “real boy” by working hard and learning to care for others, not by magic. During the course of the play, Pinocchio will experience all forms of temptation, and will have to face the consequences of his actions. He will battle with the lure of money, fame, false religion, easy success, and more, and eventually learns that none of these things really matter. When the Blue Fairy finally appears at the end of the play, she tells Pinocchio that he is already a real boy. There is no magic wand changing him from wood, but instead a gradual growing up of the character. About the Author C. Collodi, pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, (born Nov. 24, 1826, Florence, Tuscany [Italy]—died Oct. 26, 1890, Florence), was an Italian author and journalist, best known as the creator of Pinocchio, the childlike puppet whose adventures delight children around the world. As a young man Collodi joined the seminary; however, the cause of Italian national unification usurped his calling as he took to journalism as a means of supporting the Risorgimento (See TERMS TO KNOW, pg. 15) in its struggle with Austria. In 1848 Collodi started publishing Il Lampione, a newspaper of political satire. With the founding of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, Collodi ceased his journalistic and militaristic activities and began writing for children. 4 Giannettino was published in 1876 and Minuzzolo in 1878. The first chapter of Pinocchio appeared in the Giornale dei bambini (“Children’s Magazine”) in 1881, and it was an immediate success. All of Collodi’s works portray children in a realistic light, imbuing them with mischievous behavior with which youngsters easily identify. Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/C-Collodi About the Characters Pinocchio – a puppet Mangiafuoco – director of the puppet Geppetto – an old man who makes theatre wooden toys Candlewick – a disobedient boy The Talking Cricket – a talking cricket! The Jolly Man – the host of Toyland The Fox – a thief The Blue Fairy – a fairy who protects The Cat – his sidekick children and grants their wishes Misbehaving children About the Cast Pinocchio: The Fox, The Jolly Man Krystel Descary Michel Daviau Catherine Ruel Gabriel De Santis-Caron Marie-Eve Milot Christian Perrault Isabeau Proulx-Lemire The Cat, Candlewick, The Blue Fairy Émilie St-Germain Geppetto, Talking Cricket, Mangiafuoco, Milva Ménard Misbehaving Boy Audrey Talbot Claude Tremblay Sarah Laurendeau Philippe Robert About the Creative Team Playwright and director - Hugo Bélanger English translator - Bobby Theodore Assistant stage director - Josianne Dicaire Set and costumes design - Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle Lighting design - Luc Prairie Original music and sound design - Patrice d'Aragon Masks design - Marie-Pier Fortier Puppet design, Pinocchio and The Jolly Man - Marie-Pierre Simard Props design - Joannie d'Amours Makeup design - Maryse Gosselin Production manager and technical director - Michel Tremblay Voice coach - Carl Poliquin English coach - Julia Lenardon Stage manager, creation - Jean-François Patoine Assistant technical director - Vincent Prairie Costumes assistant - Geneviève Bouchard 5 Assistant stage director, tours - Julie Lussier Research and development, Pinocchio’s nose - Denis Tremblay; Isabelle Fortin; Alexandre Plomteux 3D Printing - Axis Proto 3D Scan - Fablab Set construction – steel structures - Aciers Trans Rol Scenic painting - Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle; Josée Bergeron-Proulx; Angela Rassenti; Seamstresses - Élise Leroy; Maude Viens; Maude Boisvert Musicians - Guillaume Bourque (clarinette); Gaëtan Daigneault (orgue Hammond B3) Photographer - Jérémie Battaglia About the Director For more than 20 years, Hugo Bélanger has been perfecting mask theatre and puppetry as a popular theatre in order to appeal to a wide range of audiences.