Bemis Company Education Series Announces Upcoming Season

With characters ranging from Worrying Worm and The Ugly Ducking to Laura Ingalls Wilder and Hamlet, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 's 2013-14 Bemis Company Education Series will create an exciting platform for learning onstage. The new lineup was announced Thursday, April 25 at the Center's annual Together for the Arts Educator Open House.

A cornerstone of the Center's mission-based programs, Executive Vice President Maria Van Laanen says the Bemis Company Education Series is more vital than ever to area students. "Each year, we welcome 23,000 students to experience their classroom lessons in a new way, and the student reactions are really powerful. When you take words from a history book or a concept like teamwork and present them live onstage, the impact is amplified. This series adds another dynamic to the quality of education in the Fox Cities and Northeast Wisconsin."

The Bemis Company Education Series is designed specifically to meet Wisconsin Model Academic and Common Core Standards for students in grades PreK-12, and feedback from educators says that the performances are hitting the right note. "The education series encourages students to explore the world through the arts, complementing the great educators and school systems that serve Northeast Wisconsin," said Van Laanen. "Education and lifelong learning are cornerstones of our mission at the Fox Cities P.A.C."

Reservations for the 2013-14 Bemis Company Education Series are only available to public and private school educators and home school groups. Reservations may be made by calling the group sales department at (920) 730-3786 or online at foxcitiespac.com/educators.

The 2013-14 Bemis Company Education Series includes the following titles:

Griffin Theatre Company's
LETTERS HOME
Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.
Suggested for grades 7-12
Tickets: $5
Community Partners: Chuck and Barb Merry and Woodward Radio Group

Swazzle's
DREAM CARVER
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades K-5
Tickets: $5
Community Partners: Robert and Laura Abernathy and Mrs. Robert J. Roloff

Theatreworks USA's production of
SKIPPYJON JONES
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades PreK-3
Tickets: $5
Community Partner: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation

MAX AND RUBY IN THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades K-4
Tickets: $5
Community Partners: O.C. and Pat Boldt and Great Northern Corporation

Nebraska Theatre Caravan's
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.
Suggested for grades 4-12
Tickets: $7
Community Partners: Associated Bank/Associated Wealth Management and Bergstrom Automotive

Omaha Theater on Tour's
THE DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades K-3
Tickets: $5
Community Partners: Johnson Bank/Johnson Insurance and Michiels Fox Banquets Rivertyme Catering

The Acting Company in association with The Guthrie Theater
William Shakespeare's HAMLET
Friday, February 7, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Suggested for grades 8-12
Tickets: $7
Community Partners: Bruce and Nancy Chudacoff and Willis
Partial grant support by the Marise Evadne Gustafson Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

DIAVOLO
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 6-12
Tickets: $5
Community Partner: O.C. and Pat Boldt

TAO: PHOENIX RISING
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 3-12
Tickets: $5

Lightwire Theater presents
THE UGLY DUCKLING AND THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades PreK-2
Tickets: $5
Community Partners:The Schneider National Foundation and ThedaCare

STEP AFRIKA!
Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Suggested for grades 5-12
Tickets: $5
Community Partner: Darwin and Jeanette Copeman

MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS DE NATI CANO - VIVA MEXICO, VIVA AMERICA!
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 6-12
Tickets: $5
Community Partner: David, Kim and Max Ritzow

ArtsPower's production of
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 2-6
Tickets: $5
Community Partners: The Schneider National Foundation and Mary A. Strange

Bemis Company, Inc. is proud to serve as the title sponsor of the Bemis Company Education Series. Additional community support for the Bemis Company Education Series is provided by Appvion, Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Miller Electric and ITW and Wisconsin Energy Foundation.