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2011-2012
on tour with 
touring 
season
 
You and Theatre IV 
set the stage or 
Bringing Them Back into the Theatre
One of the biggest challengesperforming arts faces is gettingaudiences to come back as the economyswings in a positive direction. One wayto do that is with quality programmingthat is familiar while being fresh. AtTheatre IV, we get that, so we chooseseasons that bring the best of familiarand fresh right to your door again andagain.
Holding the Line onCosts
To say that we are in challengingeconomic times is quite theunderstatement. All of our expenses arerising but we want to help you keep yourcosts down. For 2011 – 2012, we are notincreasing our performance fees. Goodfor you and we hope, good for us too.
Invite Your Local, Stateand National Politicians
Arts and culture are taking a legislativehit these days but you CAN dosomething about it. Show off all youdo for your community by inviting yourelected representatives to our shows.They are important links to governmentfunding sources. Let them know thatthe arts and culture are vital to thecommunity and the nation and are a keycomponent of educating all our childrenas well as provide real, taxpaying jobs.
Theatre IV is aNonproft, ProessionalTheatre.
Since 1975, Theatre IV has beendedicated to the creation of professional,exciting and innovative theatricalproductions for young audiences.
Building TomorrowsAudiences Today
Theatre IV will help you bring youngaudiences to your venue. The youngaudiences of today are the patrons of tomorrow. They help build a stablefuture while bringing in much neededrevenue today. Get the youth of yourcommunity accustomed to coming toyour venue. You will instill in them alifelong habit of participating in the arts.
Create or EnhanceYour Series or YoungAudiences
Our plays are diverse and will be thecornerstone of your Young AudienceSeries. From
Snow White
to
Harriet Tubman
, from
Jack and the Bean Stalk 
to
A Christmas Carol to I Have a Dream
, wecan provide just what your audiencesneed.
Education at the Hearto the Art
Field trips are special in the life of achild. Give your community the gift of live theatre and an experience they willnever forget.
All titles, tours and dates in this brochure are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Tales as Tall asthe Sky
By Clif Todd 
What is a Tall Tale? Tales as Tall as the Skyis the story o three children who gather intheir tree house at the end o the summerand complain that they have nothingexciting to do. When one produces a book o American tall tales, the three beginto explore the wild and adventurous stories o Pecos Bill, John Henry andHurricane Hallie, bringing to vibrant lie this exciting literary genre. Thisshow will encourage interest in books and reading.
(K - 5)
Folk Tales, History,Language Arts, Reading
Fall 2011
The Frog Prince
Book and Lyrics by Douglas Jones,Music by Ron Barnett 
When a spoiled princess drops her goldenball into a well, a noble rog retrieves it inexchange or her promise o riendship.The princess breaks her promise, andmust ace the music in this colorul, unny,aithul adaptation o the classic olk storyrst recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Ourbeautiul production o The Frog Prince showcases an amphibian ensemblecreated by internationally acclaimed puppet master Terry Snyder.
(K – 5)
Art,Family Ties, Folk Tale, Language Arts, Literary Classic, Music, Puppets, Reading,Character Development 
Fall 2011
A great success, both in quality and educational value o the perormance and the entertainment provided or the students…generating muchcreative imagination.
Fine Arts Coordinator, Charlottesville Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA
 
Well, Theatre IV did it again! Wonderful, funny, sensi-tive, and informative production – what a joy to watchand learn from great enthusiastic, energetic, and friendlyperformers. Thank you for returning to Wesleyan College.
~ Campus Events Coordinator, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Theatre IV brings us beautiully scripted, designed and perormed shows. This is top o the line quality.
National Theatre, Washington, DC
Jack and the Beanstalk 
Book and Lyrics by Douglas JonesMusic by Ron Barnett 
This musical adaptation is a rollicking retelling o the classic airy tale. Joinour modern-day young hero as he uses his imagination to become theamous Jack rom the book he is reading. As he spins the tale o trading theamily cow or three magic beans, we watch the giant beanstalk grow andlet our imaginations soar as our hero climbs through the clouds to meet anill-tempered giant, nd abulous treasures and more adventures than youcan shake a stalk at.
(K – 5)
Folk Tales, Language Arts, History, Music, Puppets,Reading, Character Development 
Spring 2012
I Have a Dream
By Bruce Craig Miller 
The phenomenal impact o Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. is chronicled in this compellingdramatization o the lie and times o one o the most inuential and charismatic leaderso the “American Century.” Inspired by thearrest o Rosa Parks, Dr. King becomes theprime mover behind the Montgomery,Alabama bus boycott, putting his philosophyo non-violent protest to work. He gains national recognition and becomesthe dominant orce in the Civil Rights Movement during its decade o greatestachievement. Your students will be inspired by the story o this great leader’sstruggle and his dream o liting “our nation rom the quicksand o racialinjustice to the solid rock o brotherhood.”
(3 – Adult)
Biography, LanguageArts, History, Multi-Cultural, Public Speaking, Reading, Sel-Esteem, Character Development 
Spring 2012
The Three Little Pigs
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Deiss
This is a gentle tale o how three little pigs set out on their own and theirneighborly wol who doesn’t know his own strength. Houses o straw, sticks,and bricks are built along with lessons o a job well done and understanding.
(K – 5)
Folk Tales, Language Arts, Reading, Science, Music, Peer Pressure, Sel Esteem, Character Development 
Spring 2012
The Little RedHen
By Ford Flannagan
“Who’ll help me plant the seed?,” asks theplucky red hen as she begins the processthat goes into making a loa o her deliciousbread. “Not us,” say the sheep, the cow, thehorse, and the pig. They all have better thingsto do. But, “ a hen’s gotta do what a hen’sgotta do,” and so our crimson heroine perseveres until her work is done. But,the tricks o the conniving ox combine with the hen’s common sense to addadventure and a sound moral lesson to this classic, eel good, oot-stompin’country musical. This show has plenty o audience participation.
(K - 5)
Folk Tales, Language Arts, Reading, Science, Music, Peer Pressure, Sel Esteem, Character Development 
Fall 2011
Snow White andthe Seven Dwars
Based on the olk tale as recorded by theBrothers GrimmBook by Bruce Craig Miller and Ford FlannaganLyrics by Bruce Craig Miller Music by RonBarnett 
This musical adaptation o the classic Grimm’s airy tale eatures a script withlovable characters portrayed by an ensemble o live actors and wonderulpuppets. Follow along as Snow White meets her pint-sized riends, takes theapple rom the Evil Queen, receives a kiss rom the Prince, and lives happilyever ater. This aithul rendition o the airy tale will inspire young audiencesto read the original.
(K – 5)
Folk Tales, Music, Literary Classic, Language Arts,Reading, History 
Fall 2011
B r a n d  N e w S h o w ! 
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