Garden City students enjoy theatre on the go

Garden City Early Learning Academy (GCELA) students in grades Pre-K through two recently experienced live theatre through a new program developed by Riverside Children’s Theatre. The program is called “Theatre on the Go” and is designed to take live theatre to the schools in the area. The performance of “Scrambled Stories”, adapted by Kevin Qullinan and Angelo Cerniglia, were favorite stories that were cracked, broken and scrambled by the silly Professor Scattergood. The students participated by helping unscramble “Goldilocks”, “The Ugly Duckling”, and “The Three Little Pigs”. Students had to help get them back to where they belong through audience participation. The students have been working hard in music class with Mrs. Quillinan, as well as with their classroom and other resource teachers. They are learning about proper audience etiquette which was demonstrated during the performance, as they were a wonderful audience! Great appreciation goes to Kevin and Deborah Quillinan for making this possible for GCELA students. Pictured, from left, are Kaitlyn Schirard and Chelsea Swearingen from the children’s theatre, GCELA teacher Karen Alarie, and Jacob Cummings from children’s theater.