The Theater!
"Einstein is a Dummy"
Children's Theater Visit:
"Einstein is a Dummy"
•February 2... •February 13...



•DUE: 02.23.07
NCT •[LINK]: "Einstein" overview
•[LINK]: "Einstein" quiz
•[LINK]: Math/Sci Problem Solving

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Theater Tasks:
•1. Write a review of the play
(3 paragraphs): include "likes" and "dislikes" (if applicable) supporting the reasons why. [double spaced/typed]

•2. Construct a profile and timeline of Albert Einstein. Include important scientific contributions as well as interesting facts. [double spaced/typed]

•3. Visit the Children's Theater website: www.nashvillechildrenstheatere.org

4. At the NCT website, look in the "teacher" section at a few of the links to the play. Also look at the pdf file there if possible.

5. At the NCT website, read the reviews of "Einstein is a Dummy" by the Nashville newspapers. Do you agree?


DUE: 02.23.07
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Click to Link:
•[LINK]: NCT website
•[LINK]: 2006-2007 plays at NCT
•[LINK]: 2006-2007 plays overview
•[LINK]: Theater Etiquette
•[LINK]: "The Shakespeare Stealer"
•[LINK]: "Einstein is a Dummy"
•[LINK]: Etiquette overview
•[LINK]: "Shakespeare" overview
•[LINK]: "Einstein" overview
•[LINK]: Etiquette quiz
•[LINK]: "Shakespeare" quiz
•[LINK]: "Einstein" quiz

•Link to [Problem Solving] for math/science...


N O V E L S



EINSTEIN IS A DUMMY

Book and Lyrics by Karen Zacarias
Music by Debbie Wicks La Puma

Jan. 30-Feb. 18, 2007
Maybe nobody thought much of Albert Einstein when he was twelve. Maybe he was always late and maybe he forgot stuff and maybe he got lost. A lot. Maybe he stumbled over his words every time he tried to speak to Elsa, the prettiest girl in Herr Schloppnoppdinkerdonn’s music class. Maybe the music students were supposed to play “Boring Ballad #4 in C Major” for the Illustrious Grand Fancy Schmanzy Recital, but young Albert couldn’t get it right. Maybe Einstein was a dummy – or maybe he was just writing a new song that nobody had ever heard before. Maybe, just maybe, he was sorting out the relationship between mass, energy and the speed of light. Join us for an imaginative, exhilarating, hilarious, inspiring musical romp through a fictional day in the young life of the greatest mind of the twentieth century – and his talking cat.
Basics of Theatre Etiquette:

We're excited that you'll be joining us for a show at NCT. Theatre is live, so watching it different from watching a movie. The actors on stage can see and hear you just as you can see and hear them. Because of this, you play a special role in helping to tell the story. As an audience member, you have both opportunities to participate and responsibilities to consider.

•If something in the show makes you want to laugh, clap, play, sing or dance, please do!

•Your reactions make the play fun for the actors and the audience (The actors can hear you.)

•However, please stay in your seat, and do not talk to your friends during the performance. Extra noise can distract the actors and make it difficult for them to perform (Again, the actors can hear you.)

•When you arrive at the theatre, an usher will help you to your seat. Right before the show is about to begin, the lights in the theatre (“house lights”) will go off. Don't panic! This happens so you can see the stage.