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Frank Levy directs plays and theater
workshops.
He also performs Instant Theater interactive shows and is the founding director of Playmakers Summer Theater Camps.
The
year 2010 will mark Frank's 14th year as the creative force behind the
theater camps.
NEW SERVICE: Click
here for full scripts for large casts of many favorite stories, including JUNGLE BOOK, PETER PAN,
BEAUTY & THE BEAST, WIZARD OF OZ, PINOCCHIO and more. E-Z templates also available for program and show poster for each script.
Frank has toured area
schools with a wide variety of programs for students, including successful
interactive theater projects, workshops, and performances. Frank has also taught
theater at Southeastern Louisiana University, Media Arts at Tulane University and recently performed in a highly
acclaimed production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh at the CAC in New
Orleans. He is listed in the Louisiana Registry of Performing Artists.
Contact Frank for information about
booking his Stories in Motion Instant Theater performances. You can also print the
brochure for next summer's theater camps right from the contact page or an email request will get
you the Summer Theater Camp brochure text via email, just for the asking.
INSTANT THEATER & INSTANT GREAT EVENTS
Students can't help getting caught up in Instant Theater with
award-winning educator and director Frank Levy as he enlists audience members as
the cast and crew of a theatrical, historical, or famous event performed on the
spot.
With wit, charm and a deft turn as narrator, Levy takes the group from zero to a
full show in forty-five minutes, complete with sound effects, props and even
perhaps a pirate ship or a magical cave or two.
Students learn first-hand that the art of theater is accessible to anyone. They
learn presentation of self through exposure to fundamentals of acting. They
learn that performing in front of others is not so frightening and that a group
working together can produce more than individuals working alone. They
especially take with them the valuable lessons contained in the social,
historical, literary and other educational elements of each
production.
Instant Theater Plays include:
- Adventures of Brer Rabbit
- Aladdin
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Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves
- Alice in Wonderland
- Beauty and the Beast
- Cinderella
- Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
- Jungle Book
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Lil Red Riding Hood
- Little Mermaid
- Peter Pan
- Pinocchio
- Robin Hood
- The Sword in the Stone
- Treasure Island
- The Wind in the Willows
- The Wizard of Oz
- Who's in Rabbit's House?
- Waltzing Mathilda
- Hanukkah Stories
- Jewish Folk Tales
-
The Purim Shpiel (Esther's Story)
- Dr Seuss
- The First
Thanksgivings
- Christmas Show
- Christmas on the Bayou: Story of Adrien Rouquette & the Choctaws
- Holding Up the Sky (environmental tale about taking care of the planet)
- Visit with Huey Long, or Thomas Jefferson or K. Faberge, or C. Monet
- The Story of Columbus
- The Story of the Louisiana Purchase, 1803
- The Story of the Battle of New Orleans, 1814
- The Story of Lexington & Concord
- The True Story of the Star Spangled Banner
- LEAP Test Success
- Healthy Life Styles
- Anti-Smoking|Conflict Resolution (Story of the Dragon & the Knight)
- Grades - All
Instant Theater Louisiana Heritage, Historical, or Great Events include:
-Instant Story of the Louisiana Purchase, 1492-1803
The story is an accurate history of the Louisiana Purchase, in
honor of its 200th anniversary, 1803-2003. The scope of the presentation spans
1492-1803, from the landing of Columbus at Santo Domingo to the actual signing of
the Purchase in New Orleans in December of 1803. The performance includes
students playing such characters as: Christopher Columbus, Don Alonzo Alvarez de
Pineda, Alvarez Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, Native Americans, Governor Bienville,
Napoleon Bonaparte, Acting Spanish Intendant Juan Ventura Moralis, Trappers,
Pirates, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
(the Leader of the Santo Domingo slave revolt), French Soldiers, Governor W. C.
C. Claiborne and more.
-Instant Battle of New Orleans, 1814
Historically
accurate
events and troop movements tell the tale with students as the actors and sounds.
The exciting drama is augmented with student portrayals of fascinating,
documented behind-the-scenes stories involving such important figures as General
Andrew Jackson, Jean Lafitte the Pirate, and Governor Claiborne.
-Instant Battle of Lexington & Concord, 1775
Relive the beginnings of America,
including the rides of Revere and Dawes, tactics of both sides, heroes and villains,
details of the day; and the Battle's place in history.
-Instant Waltzing Matilda
Performing this charming Australian heritage tale
allows students to learn the meaning behind the famous "unofficial national
anthem" of Australia.
-Instant You Name the Event
Choose your own historical, scientific, social or
other great event and let Instant Theater make it come to life for and through
your students.
-Instant You Name the Guy
Frank can BECOME your chosen character from history.
He will dress, walk and talk as the character. He will make a full presentation on your
character's life and times, including props and taking live audience questions. A few of the individuals Frank
has portrayed for schools, libraries and special events are: Huey Long, Thomas Jefferson, Franz Schubert,
Karl Faberge, and Claude Monet.
Ages All
Frank Levy's Stories In Motion Theater
Workshops
Mr. Levy will direct your group through a
complete theatrical learning experience aimed at putting on a show. Students
will have instruction in fundamentals of acting, use of props, sound effects,
mime, body language and the actual staging and performing of a workshop
production. Workshop projects begin at three-five hours and can be scheduled in
one or any number of sessions.
Ages All
Frank Levy's Summer Theater
Camps
The theater camp is located at Playmakers
Theater, which is nestled in the Sans Souci forest, two miles north of Covington
off of Lee Road.
- First Class Theater
- Ages 5-16
- Limited Enrollment
- Top Drawer Directors
- Personalized
Care
- In National Forest
- Lots of Fun!
Playmakers
Theater has been described by one parent as, "a wonderful, enchanted place for a
child to go to camp. I wish I had had this opportunity when I was a
child."
For more info, call Frank at (985) 893-2090, fax (985) 893-0077,
email Frank, or go to the contact page for a printable/mailable registration form.
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