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To reserve seats for your school/class, please download and complete the order form and mail or deliver with payment to:

MSU Riley Center
2200 5th Street
Meridian, MS 39301
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  • All school shows last one hour and are $6 per person, including teachers and chaperones.
  • Seat assignments are made based on a number of factors, including when the order is received, size of the group, students’ ages and any special needs. Keeping school groups together on the same level of the theater and accounting for height differences among grades are key factors in determining where school groups are placed in the theater.
  • Scholarship funds are available for applicable students through generous donations made to the Community Foundation of East Mississippi.
  • If you are requesting scholarship funding, please contact Dr. Charlotte Tabereaux before mailing your order form and payment to receive an approval code. Scholarships are awarded based on funding available.
  • These shows are strictly reserved for students, teachers, administrators and/or chaperones.
  • Chaperones must be acting in an official capacity with the school and must be capable of walking up four flights of stairs.
  • The number of chaperones should not exceed one per every 10 children; homeschool groups are limited to one parent per household; children under the age of 5, grandparents or other family members are not permitted.

For additional information and questions, please contact Dr. Charlotte Tabereaux at 601-696-2204 or ctabereaux@riley.msstate.edu.

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  Enchantment Theatre Company presents The Velveteen Rabbit
  Friday, October 26, 2012
9:30 a.m. and Noon–Grades: K-5
 

Curriculum Connections:
Language Arts, Music, Dance, Geography, Fairness, Respect, Caring

A plush rabbit yearns for the day a boy will choose him as a special playmate so that he can become real. With an original musical score, life-sized puppets, masks, and magic, this production brings to life the charming tale of love and devotion.

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  PHILADANCO
  Friday, November 2, 2012
10:30 a.m.–Grades: 6-12
 

Curriculum Connections:
Dance, Music, Social Studies/History (African History), Language Arts

Founded in 1970, PHILADANCO has a legacy of breaking barriers and building bridges across cultural divides, consistently performing for audiences representing an amalgamation of people from diverse communities. PHILADANCO is recognized for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers, and electrifying performances.


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  Theatre IV’s Pocahontas
  Friday, November 9, 2012
9:30 a.m. and Noon–Grades: K-5
 

Curriculum Connections:
Arts, Language Arts, Social Studies (Historical), Respect, Friendship, Diversity, Tolerance

With an emphasis on historical fact, follow along as Pocahontas grows from a girl who helps Jamestown colonists survive to the young woman, wife, and mother who carries her message of peace and mutual cooperation across the Atlantic to the mighty king of England. Join Pocahontas on her amazing journey and see how courage and determination can change the world.

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Dallas Children’s Theater’s The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
  Friday, January 25, 2013
9:30 a.m. and Noon–Grades: K-5
 

Curriculum Connections:
Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Literature-Based, English/Language Arts, Relationships

Based on the hilariously popular book, the play begins where the book left off, with the trial of a much-maligned citizen of the piggy public. Are YOU afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf? What really happened? You decide!

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  Mills Entertainment’s Clifford the Big Red
Dog™ LIVE!
  Tuesday, February 12, 2013
9:30 a.m. and Noon–Grades: K-3
 

Curriculum Connections:
Art, Language Arts, Literary Classic, Music, Reading, Self-Esteem, Friendship

In conjunction with the beloved BIG dog’s 50th anniversary in 2013, celebrate the timeless values of Clifford’s BIG ideas. It’s never been more fun as Clifford and his friends from Birdwell Island, including Emily Elizabeth, Cleo, and T-Bone, embark on new adventures. With memorable choreography and songs, there will be even more of him in this ALL NEW musical, sure to delight the entire audience.

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The Taming of the Shrew
  Tuesday, February 19, 2013
10:30 a.m.–Grades: 6-12
 

Curriculum Connections:
Literature-Based, Performing Arts, Language Arts, Literary Classic, Music, Dance, Relationships

The beautiful Bianca desires to be married, but she cannot be courted until her shrewish sister is taken to wife. Two of Bianca’s loving suitors hire fortune-hunting Petruchio to win the hand of the wild (but wealthy) Katherina, and to “tame” her. Aquila Theatre, as always, takes a fresh look at one of Shakespeare’s most challenging comedies.

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