Buon Appetito!
When 2 elderly Italian sisters decide to fulfill their lifelong dream of completing their education after leaving school as children to help run the family bakery, an Elementary school and a young newcomer girl have their lives upended as quickly as a pineapple upside down cake!
The 2 nonnas are so curious, but also full of firm rules and ideas. So, like their young classmate, they need to figure out how to take turns, work as a team and learn how to fit into a new environment! When the legendary school Bake Sale looms, the 3 must learn to work together for everyone to succeed!
Presented as a radio play and available online, this Covid friendly version is sure to delight and entertain.
Credits
Written by Josh Dalledonne and Bianca Miranda
Directed by Mieko Ouchi
Stage Managed by Sang Sang Lee
CAST:
Geri Schaer
Davina Stewart
Heather D Swain
Sound Design by Dave Clarke
Sound Design Internship by Daniela Fernandez
Recording Engineered by Bobby Smale
Resources
Curriculum Ties: Health and Safety: Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, conflict resolution, mentoring relationships, learning about and valuing diversity. Social Studies: appreciate the unique characteristics, interests, gifts, feelings, ideas and stories of others, demonstrate a willingness to share and cooperate. Language Arts: explore ideas and understand new concepts, share personal responses and develop own interpretations. Music/Drama: develop empathy through experiencing thoughts and feelings of other people and other cultures, as expressed through their stories.
Study Guide included.
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