America's Oldest Summer Theatre, since 1927
STAY AT HOME
ACTIVITIES!
While we are all stuck at home social distancing, Gretna Theatre is providing some fun things for you to do, whether you’re an adult or a kid! During difficult times, people often turn to the arts for hope, inspiration, entertainment, and a vision for how to move forward.
READ THE SHOW SCRIPTS
We requested special permission from the authors of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES and DINO to send you excerpts of the scripts that you can read at home. We want to hear from you; Let us know what you think! We hope you'll join us to see how they turn out fully produced live.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson
The most popular of the Sherlock Holmes adventures! When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate, with a look of terror still etched on his face, and the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes and Watson are summoned to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles. This sublimely funny adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes story is sure to have you howling of laughter.
DINO! AN EVENING WITH DEAN MARTIN
By Armen Pandola
Featuring music by Dean Martin
When a severe blizzard blankets the East Coast, Dino's band gets stuck out of town. Rather than disappoint his fans, Dean Martin brings us an intimate evening filled with personal stories and classic songs including, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," "Everybody Loves Somebody," "That's Amore" and more. For a short while, the man behind the legend reveals the humor, warmth and casual cool that marked his rise from his Italian-only speaking immigrant childhood to become one of the biggest legends in entertainment.
ACTIVITIES FOR
PARENTS WITH KIDS!
MATILDA DANCE CHALLENGE
Learn some of the kids choreography to "Revolting Children" from Gretna's upcoming production of MATILDA. Post your final YouTube links on Facebook and tag Gretna Theatre along with #RevoltingChildren
HOW TO :
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Learn choreography on your own at home with this dance instructional/tutorial video (going over steps front&back view) FIRST VIDEO BELOW.
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Practice the dance combination to the video with music (for you to see full out)
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Download the MP3 of the recorded music for you to use when filming your own video with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/nw5ck7c8bshngpd/MATILDADanceTrack.mp3?dl=0
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Upload your video to Facebook, or post your YouTube link to Facebook and Tag us along with challenging your friends to learn and share!
KIDS SERIES ACTIVITIES
We also have activities that are related to the Kids Series titles that will be postponed to summer 2021. You can read some of the books along with us, then do word searches and coloring pages that are themed with our shows. Give kids something to look forward to seeing on stage Saturdays next summer. Post your results on Facebook and tag Gretna Theatre.
READ AND WATCH
Read the popular kids books LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA and GO DOG, GO! along with us in these videos. Our staff provides the voices and animates the colorful pages as you follow along.
WORD SEARCH
This word search includes 10 words or names that are all connected with the Gretna Theatre Kids Series. How many of them can you find? Words can run from side to side, up and down or diagonally. Good luck!
COLORING PAGES
Break out your crayons and coloring pencils for these interactive coloring pages! Make sure to share your creations with us on social media at Gretna Theatre!