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MICHAEL GRAVOIS
Nationality: USA
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In addition to Aesop's Fable-ous Christmas Tree, Michael Gravois is the author of 21 books for teachers published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. He has also written numerous articles for Instructor magazine. Gravois holds a bachelor's degree in theatre from the University of New Orleans and a master's degree in education from Rutgers University. A former fifth-grade teacher, he is now an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis, where he teaches theatre and education classes. Gravois is a resident company member at Playhouse on the Square, a professional theatre in Memphis, Tenn., where he has performed in dozens of shows, including Clybourne Park, A Tuna Christmas, Good People, Time Stands Still, I Am My Own Wife and The Drowsy Chaperone. [photo credit: John Moore]
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Aesop's Fable-ous Barnyard Bash Aesop's Fable-ous Christmas TreeAesop's Fable-ous Barnyard Bash
The Barnyard Bash is always a big hit on Aesop's farm. Too bad it only happens once a year! With a monthly countdown, the farmers and animals tell tales about life on a farm, giving familiar fables a barnyard twist. During The Dog Days of Summer (August's fable), the animals cheer one another upin the style of "Laugh-In"proving that "laughter is the best medicine;" a scarecrow and crow perform a ventriloquist act and outwit the hungry fox; and the farm mouse croons a country song to his rapping city cousin. A dozen vignettes feature all of your favorite barnyard characters and blend humor, rhythmic elements, rapping, puppetry, poetry, song and storytelling to create a fast-paced, fun-filled show that is sure to delight.
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Book and lyrics by Michael Gravois. Music and sound design by Zachary Badreddine.
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When Aesop's fables are given a holiday spin, you'll get a mash-up of The Twelve Days of Christmas and The Tortoise and the Hare, where the six birds of Christmas compete in a comical racewith the turtle dove winning, of course; a tiny snow mouse teaches the abominable snowman that little friends may prove great friends; Ebenezer Scrooge realizes that wealth unused might as well not exist; Santa's elves dream of a life outside the workshop as they sing a "patter poem" about their ideal careers; and even though the eight reindeer panic when Rudolph gets a cold in the nose, they learn that necessity is the mother of invention. A dozen vignettes illuminate important life lessons by reinventing the classic fables, blending humor, rhythmic elements, rapping, puppetry, poetry, song and storytelling to create a fast-paced, fun-filled show that's filled with Christmas spirit.
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comedy 60 min
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Male: - Female: - Other: 8 to 50 gender-neutral roles
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