Who We Are
The Junior League of St. Louis (JLSL) is an
organization of women committed to promoting
voluntarism, developing the potential of women,
and improving the community through the effective
action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Its purpose is exclusively educational and
charitable. Founded in 1914, we are proud to be
celebrating 100 years of giving.
Attention Teachers!
Please review the following points before the day of your trip to the theatre.
We must seat 600 children quickly so that all may enjoy the show. Your cooperation is important. Please help us with the following:
1. Please have your students ready to leave the school as soon as your transportation is available. Allow time for traffic, parking, and
unloading. We must begin shows promptly. Please ARRIVE AT LEAST 20 MINUTES EARLY.
2. When your group arrives at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, ask students to line up in the Civic Center lobby. The entrance to the
theatre will be on your right, DO NOT ENTER THE THEATRE until a staff member checks your group in. A specific section has been
reserved for you.
3. No refreshments of any kind are permitted. This includes candy and gum.
4. We ask your help in monitoring the children's behavior. We want them to enjoy their visit, but cannot allow shouting, whistling, or
running. Before the show, we expect them to talk quietly. However, once the show starts, the children must be quiet and remain
seated so that everyone will be able to see and hear the performance.
5. NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING EQUIPMENT will be permitted without permission.
6. To ensure everyone's safety, no students will be permitted out of their seats unless accompanied by an adult on an individual basis.
The performance lasts one hour. We ask your help in keeping restroom visits restricted.
7. After the performance, groups MUST REMAIN SEATED until dismissed by a theatre usher. This is the only way we can keep groups
together and on the correct buses.
We thank you for your interest in The St. Louis Family Theatre Series and are happy to assist you in any way. Please call (314) 921-5678
with any questions.
Bringing Stories to Life with the
2014 – 2015 Season
Can Anyone Tell Me Some Differences
Between A Movie And A Play?
• The actors are live. Actors on TV and in movies
can perform a scene over and over again until it’s
perfect because that is the only one the audience
will see.
• You are the most important difference. The actors
respond to an audience. The actors hear you
laugh. They hear you clap. When you are quiet,
they know you are listening carefully.
• Every audience is different, each time the actors
preform the play, it will be a little different. It’s
not a tape. It’s live, and that’s what is so special
about the theatre!
Theatre Terminology
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1. Spotlights: very bright lights that illuminate the
stage
2. Stagehand: a person who does work connected
with producing a play, such as the operations
of lights and sound, etc.
3. Stage: area on which actors preform
4. Curtain: separates the stage from the audience
5. Scenery: painted screens, backdrops, etc., used
on stage to represent places
6. Director: organizes and interprets the play, the boss
7. Stagehand: a person who does work connected with producing a play, such as the
arrangement of scenery, etc.
8. Actor: a person who portrays a character
9. Props: objects actors use on stage
10. Costumes: special clothing worn by actors to help them portray a character
11. Usher: a person who assists the audience in finding their seats
 Curtain Call: when actors appear on stage after the performance for applause
 Lobby: outside the auditorium where the audience may gather
 Musical: a play with songs and dance that helps tell a story
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When You Go To The Theatre, What
Are Some Rules You Should Follow?
• Listen carefully to the actors, your teacher and the
ushers.
• Stay in your seat. Do not stand up or sit on your
knees, the people behind you want to see as well.
• Do not talk to one another during the play. Everyone
wants to hear. Save any questions for when the play
is over.
• Applaud at the end of the play when the actors are
bowing. Then, stay in your seat until an usher tells
you to stand up and leave with your teacher.
Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else. That's the
problem. For Stanley, life is TOO normal. He wants to travel
the world, do something amazing, something no one's ever
seen before. Careful what you wish for, Stanley!
One night, the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed
comes loose and falls - right on top of Stanley! The next
morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just a little
flat...really, REALLY flat! In a whirlwind musical travelogue,
Stanley - the ultimate exchange student - explores the globe
and learns that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
(Recommended for grades K – 5)
"Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a
thing!" Farmer Brown cries.
When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer
Brown declares the farm a "tech-free zone." He confiscates
her laptop in the cold barn along with the shivering cows who
use her computer to type messages requesting blankets.
"No way," replies Farmer Brown. "No blankets!"
So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in
solidarity. No blankets: no milk, no eggs!
Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals' demands?
Will Jenny get her computer back?
Find out in a hilariously "mooooo-ving" musical about
negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor
Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.
(Recommended for grades K - 4)
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her
cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. When he confiscates her
prized possession, a purple plastic purse that plays
music, joy turns to misery. Lilly, who is used to being
the brightest and loudest mouse around, will also
have to get used to sharing the spotlight with her
new baby brother in this charming adaptation of
Kevin Henkes' award-winning children's book.
Gripped with anger after losing her purse, Lilly
draws a mean portrait of Mr. Slinger and hides it in
his book bag. When she gets her purse back and
opens it outside of school, she finds a surprising
note: "Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be
better." Suddenly wracked with guilt, Lilly sets out
to make up with her teacher, but villainous bicycleriding bullies, a spotlight-stealing baby brother and
the dreaded "uncooperative chair" will test our
heroine's resolve.
(Recommended for grades Pre K - 2)
Join the inquisitive, lovable little monkey Curious George,
star of books, movies and the award winning PBS
television show in this delightful new musical.
The Golden Meatball
All–You-Can-Eat Meatball Day came just once a year.
George had been waiting all month for that day, a day
almost bigger than his birthday! On Meatball Day, George
helped his friend Chef Pisghetti cook some delicious
meatballs, and serve them to the hungry crowd. But this
year, the crowd had vanished! Something was keeping
people away. Something pretty big. And that “something”
was Phinneas T. Lightspeed and his speedy Meatballs
O’Matic machine. In despair, Chef Pisghetti vows to cook
no more. Determined to help his friend, George goes on a
mission to enter the Chef’s meatballs in the world-famous
Golden Meatball Contest…in Rome. With every swing and
flip, George takes the audience through a fun-filled
adventure in which he learns more about Rome...and
meatballs...and the “secret ingredient” to cooking!
(Recommended for grades Pre K - 3)
"One evening, after thinking it over for some time,
Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.“ So
begins Harold and the Purple Crayon, the first of seven
delightful picture books by Crockett Johnson, following
the zany adventures of an inventive young boy. As it
turned out, there wasn't any moon that night nor was
there a path to walk on, so Harold simply drew them.
And thus his journey began. Resourceful and brave,
Harold create the world he wants to explore, using
nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky'sthe-limit imagination.
(Recommended for grades K - 3)
We hope you
enjoy your visit
to the St. Louis
Family Theatre
and thank you
for attending
one of our
performances.