The Trial of The Big Bad Wolf

The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf has a familiar ring at Ponderosa. It was The Trial of Goldilocks that marked Ponderosa's first production and the birth of Starting Arts. In this show, as in that first show, Act 1 includes a performance from each of the after school classes held at Ponderosa: Jr. Dance, Hip Hop, Vocal Music, Jr. Theatre, Cool Firbers, and Murals, with the Theatre class performing Act 2.

All of the students have been working hard. I know that the students in my class rose to the challenge of learning a play, which included 50 pages of dialogue. That's a tall order for 25 cast members ranging in age from 8 to 10. Rising to a challenge is a huge part of this learning experience. Performers learn in detail the depth of commitment and responsibility necessary to become a professional about work. You could even say that in preparing for a performance the students are also learning a strong work ethic - a point that is lost on many who feel the arts are just an extra, a frill, an unnecessary part in educating our children. We know that structured, consistent instruction in the arts enhances students' ability to make connections to the world around them as well as bolstering students' abilities in traditional academia, i.e. reading, writing, and arithmetic. In a nutshell, the time spent in after school arts programs with professional artists helps create a strong foundation from which our students can become well-rounded, self-confident, responsible members of the community.

With that said...
Thank you for your commitment to the arts in education.
It's show time folks!

Michael Boston
Director of Theater
Starting Arts

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