Engagement in the Arts is essential to every student, teacher, and community member. With this belief is at its core, the Van Wezel is committed to assuring each student receives a well-rounded education, each teacher has tools and resources to reach every student, and every community member has access to meaningful arts experiences.
Schooltime Performances for 2024-24 School Year
Providing Schooltime Performances during the school year is one of our most exciting adventures. Please check our website for more updates and information. If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Lindsey at (941) 263-6750 or Margaret.Lindsey@sarasotafl.gov
mia.strickland@sarasotafl.gov
http://www.vanwezel.org/edu/st.cfm
777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
9412636771
In 1947, the Year of the Boar, a young girl leaves China with her parents for a new beginning in America… But it’s harder than she expected. Though her classmates in Brooklyn come from a variety of backgrounds, Shirley is the only one who doesn’t speak English, and she worries that she will never have a friend.
But through a new love of the Brooklyn Dodgers (especially her hero Jackie Robinson), Shirley begins to feel at home. Presented by the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and based on the book by Bette Bao Lord and told through humor, Chinese and English, and a rich multimedia staging, the play celebrates the bravery and sacrifice of those who bring new perspectives to our country.
Suggested for Grades 3-6
Dates:
Tuesday, November 8 at 10am (Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall)
Tuesday, November 8 at 11:45am (Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall)
For tickets:
Margaret Lindsey
9412636750
margaret.lindsey@sarasotafl.gov
11/8/22
10 and 11:45
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
777 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
34236
$7 per ticket
All schools are eligible for bus reimbursements
Title I schools are eligible for free tickets