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Have You Heard About Bright Star Residencies?

Bright Star In-School Residencies are a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to fit your school. Bright Star Residencies can last from one to five days and can range in content
from broad introductory courses, to specific arts integrated content designed to enhance learning – each residency is custom made for your school!

With over 15 years of experience designing arts integrated content, we work alongside you to make sure your residency fits your school’s schedule and goals perfectly.

We would love to share the talent and expertise of our amazing educator/performers with your school!

Call 336.558.7360 to find out more!

Residency Pricing starts at $1995!

To start designing your custom residency today
email: josh@brightstartheatre.com

in Theatre / Theatre Camps

Bullying Doesn’t Have to be a Part of Growing Up

Educators know that bullying has dire consequences. It leads to poor emotional, mental and physical health, poor performance in school, attendance issues and often violence. We know that students who are bullied are more than twice as likely to struggle with one of these issues, and also be more likely to perpetuate the cycle by bullying others as well.

The good news is, bullying doesn’t have to be a part of every child’s school experience. While there’s no magic answer that ends it, a comprehensive school education plan that engages students and the community can help. That’s where Bright Star Touring Theatre comes in.

Our Bully Prevention shows serve as a great kickoff event or regular part of your community’s efforts to reduce violence, end bullying and teach empathy. In addition to directly addressing Bullying, all Bright Star shows have relevant social/emotional learning components and strong character education lessons.

We would love to have the opportunity to work with you this fall to help end bullying and teach students to be compassionate and caring friends. We have eight different shows to choose from.

Choose from:
The Pirate of Bully Bay
Maximus Mars: An Intergalactic Antibullying Adventure
Bullysaurus Rex
Friend Request: An Online Safety Show
Little Red and the Big Bully Wolf
Bullied
Captain Friendship and the Bully Bandit
The Story of Anne Frank

in Anti-Bullying / Theatre

Bullying Has No Place In Our Schools

We all know the trauma that bullying can cause. Emotional distress, loss of interest in activities, poor academic performance, absenteeism, and depression are all linked to bullying.

At Bright Star, we know that there isn’t a “magic pill” that can end bullying. It requires organized effort by staff, students and parents alike.

However, we do know that a solid Bully Prevention Assembly can help open the doors to help staff and students understand:

1.) What bullying is (and isn’t)
2.) How to communicate openly about bullying
3.) How to confront and report bullying
4.) How to be resilient if facing bullying

Bright Star has a number of Bully Prevention shows in our line-up for the Fall.
The Fall is a great time to set the tone that bullying won’t be tolerated at your school. Take a look at our Bully Prevention shows and consider making Bright Star a part of your Bully Prevention efforts this year.

Choose from:
The Pirate of Bully Bay
Maximus Mars: An Intergalactic Antibullying Adventure
Bullysaurus Rex
Friend Request: An Online Safety Show
Little Red and the Big Bully Wolf
Bullied
Captain Friendship and the Bully Bandit
The Story of Anne Frank

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Last Week To “Book 2 and Save”

Bright Star has five amazing Tours heading out next fall! Antibullying shows like The Pirate of Bully Bay, Friend Request: An Online Safety Show, and more! Classic Literature like The Wizard of Oz or A Tell-Tale Tale: The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, and fun STEM shows like
FrankenSTEM, Count Mathula and our brand new show Igor and the Masters of STEM!

Here’s our special offer:

Book one of our Fall shows AND a show from any other time of year (Holidays, Black History, Spring, Summer) before APRIL 15 and receive the following discount:

Schools, theaters and museums get $50 off both bookings!
Libraries get $25 off both bookings!

If you’ve already booked for the fall and would like to add another show to your lineup, you can still get the deal! Just mention this post when you’re booking!

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Book Your Antibullying Assembly for Fall 2019

Bright Star has eight incredible Antibullying shows heading out next fall. These shows focus on the power of positive friendships and give great lessons about how to include everyone in a school community.

You can double the impact of these shows by coupling it with our amazing whole-school program – “Operation Friendship” – where schools get extended Q&A with our talented actors, pledge cards where students can pledge to be good friends, and an “Operation Friendship” banner to display proudly in the school. Check out all of our Antibullying titles for 2019-20 below and click the links to read descriptions.

Choose from:
The Pirate of Bully Bay
Maximus Mars: An Intergalactic Antibullying Adventure
Bullysaurus Rex
Friend Request: An Online Safety Show
Little Red and the Big Bully Wolf
Bullied
Captain Friendship and the Bully Bandit
The Story of Anne Frank

Help make your school a safe and fun place through the power of theatre!

in Anti-Bullying / Theatre

Blast Off This Summer With Bright Star!

Bright Star Touring Theatre has just the summer adventure for YOU!

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing!

We are celebrating with a great lineup of space-themed shows:
Maximus Mars
Jack’s Adventure in Space *New show*
One Small Step: The Real-Life Journey to Outer Space! *New show*

But of course that’s not all!
We also have classic stories like The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast,
Once Upon A Time: Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella and more!

Check out our “Out of This World” titles for Summer 2019!

Bright Star Touring Theatre has just the summer adventure for YOU!

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing!

We are celebrating with a great lineup of space-themed shows:
Maximus Mars
Jack’s Adventure in Space *New show*
One Small Step: The Real-Life Journey to Outer Space! *New show*

But of course that’s not all!
We also have classic stories like The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast,
Once Upon A Time: Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella and more!

Check out our “Out of This World” titles for Summer 2019!

Summer Tour 1:
The Wizard of Oz
Jack’s Adventure In Space
Maximus Mars

Summer Tour 2:
Once Upon a Time
Beauty and the Beast
One Small Step: The Real Life Journey to Outer Space

Summer Tour 3:
Aesop’s Fables
One Small Step
Jack’s Adventure in Space

Summer Tour 4:
Jack’s Adventure in Space
One Small Step
Upcycled Cinderella

Summer Tour 5:
Jack’s Adventure in Space
One Small Step
Little Red and the Big Bully Wolf

And all of our titles for the 2019-20 School Year are also NOW AVAILABLE!
Antibullying, Holidays, Black History, Women’s History, STEM and More!

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Announcing Bright Star’s 2019-20 Season!

The 2019-2020 Season will be Bright Star Touring Theatre’s 17th year of bringing high quality, professional theatre to young audiences! Our model – 1 van, 2 actors, 3 shows, 45 minutes each – has proven to be a great formula for bringing timely and entertaining shows to schools, libraries, museums, theaters and YOU! We hope you will agree that 2019-20 is the time to take full advantage of our amazing shows, workshops, residencies, and camps!

Take a look at our new season by clicking here.

in Uncategorized

Just Two Weeks Left!

There are just two weeks left to get 2017-18 prices on 2018-19 shows!

Our prices are going up in 2018-19 so be sure to act now to get the best deal of the year.

We’ve got amazing new titles like:

The Wizard of Oz
Beauty and the Beast
Count Mathula
Friend Request
North By Night
One Small Step
Jack’s Adventures In Space

Tours are filling up fast so be sure to book your show TODAY!

in Uncategorized

Celebrate Black History!

Happy December, dear friends!

Have you thought about how you’ll celebrate Black History 2018 yet? January will be here in a flash and we want to help you find the perfect school assembly. We have several amazing shows hitting the road in the new year that will teach your young audiences valuable lessons through the magic of live theatre.

You could always bring in one of our returning shows that are sure to be crowd favorites like Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King, Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History or Heroes of the Underground Railroad.

If you’re looking for something new try one of these moving productions: Let Freedom Ring: Music & Poetry of Black History or Frederick Douglass.

George Washington Carver & Friends and Black History Hall of Fame are just two of our fast-paced shows perfect for your younger audiences.

We truly have something for everyone!

To book 1, 2 or 3 shows for your school today, call us at 336.558.7360 or send us an email to booking@brightstartheatre.com! We can’t wait to work with you!

in Uncategorized

Time to start thinking about the holidays!

The holiday season is just around the corner… make merry with your students by bringing in a Bright Star performance!

We are bringing back our most popular holiday classics such as Christmas with Santa, A Dickens Tale, and Holidays Around the World, as well as introducing our exciting new productions Old MacDonald’s Sing-Along Farm and Stone Soup and Other Heartwarming Tales.

We can’t wait to celebrate the holidays with your school… call us today to inquire about availability!
336-558-7360

in Holiday / Literary Classics / Theatre