Touring Outreach Company

2018 · 2019 Touring Outreach Season

The Big, Bad Bullysaurus

Elementary Bullying
By Tommy Jamerson

AVAILABLE BEGINNING 9/21

When Paleontologist Mark learns that his niece Natalie is being harassed by a local bully, he tells her the story of Ryan Rex Jr., a little dinosaur with a big bully problem of his own. This updated version of a school favorite is a great addition to any Anti- Bullying curriculum.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Health, Safety and Physical Education.
• Safety and injury prevention; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.
• Critical Reading

For Grades K-5 · Download Our Study Guide!

Finding Your People

Tween and Teenage Bullying
By Tom Quinn

AVAILABLE BEGINNING 9/21

In the spirit of last year's Hurry Up! Be Perfect - this brand-new show follows two students as they search for connection in school. From the dreaded "Where do I sit in the cafeteria?," to "how can I be an individual and still part of a group?," we follow their journey as they look for acceptance and belonging. Finding Your People is ideal for middle-school anti-bullying assemblies and teaching acceptance, inclusiveness, and that every student matters.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Health, Safety and Physical Education.
• Extensive look at the dangers and implications of teenage bullying.
• Safety and injury prevention; safe/unsafe practices; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.

For Grades 5-8 · Download Our Study Guide!

The Fairy Godmother and the Tale of Sasquatch!

By Randall Paris Dark

AVAILABLE BEGINNING 12/12

Take your students on a journey to the Rockies where anything is possible. In The Fairy Godmother and the Tale of Sasquatch! we meet Rupert, an adventurous young lad on a mission. Along the way, Rupert finds talking ducks, mystic storms, spunky sock puppets, and a Fairy Godmother who comes to his rescue! This terrifically fun original play shares the tale of the legendary Sasquatch while tying in themes of acceptance and friendship.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities, Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
• Reading, analyzing and interpreting literature; reading critically in all content areas; analysis and evaluation of literary adaptation; comparison and contrast.
• Persuasive speaking; fact from opinion.
• Safety and injury prevention; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.

For Grades K-2 · Download Our Study Guide!

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders
By Tom Quinn

AVAILABLE BEGINNING 1/4

See Civil Rights history come alive onstage! Join two teenage students as they become part of important historical scenes involving Teddy Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Ossie Davis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and others. Students will be entertained, moved, and inspired as they witness this Freedom Ride.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Civics and Government; History
• Examines the Civil Rights Movement in depth.
• Discusses issues of racial profiling and affirmative action.
• US history, historical analysis and skills development; contributions of individuals and groups; rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
• Historical and cultural contexts; conflict and cooperation among groups; speeches and writings that impact civic life.
• Ideal for Black History Month or Diversity Awareness.

For Grades 6-12 Download Our Study Guide!