Tentative Order for Performance

- Each Act will begin with students entering stage, holding a work of art in that color. A 1B1S student will read that color from the book. Then the pieces in that act will occur in the order listed.

 

Script for Beginning of Each Act

 

1. Opening: Orff/Dance (all colors)  The Blues

 

2. Red

    - playlet  The Red Summer

 

3. Yellow

    - orchestra

 

4. Blue

    -video

    -dance The Diamond Necklace

    -playlet A blue story about Honey the dog: the best things don’t always last forever

5. Green

    -dance

 

6. Yellow

    -orchestra

 

7. Pink

    -dance Swimming

 

8. Indigo

    -orchestra

    -playlet The Magic Wand

 

9. Finale

    - Dance (All colors with colored props and costumes) 

 

Music  The Orff Group will be singing "The Blues are a Way of Life," for One Book, One School, and possibly for the week of the Blues Residency.  The song is based directly from the book "Yesterday I Had The Blues."

 

The blues are a feeling tha can change most any day  ________ ________

The blues are a felling that can change most any day _________ ________

From sad blue blues to happy Gold blues, the blues will always take hold of you.

 

The green blues are very happy.  _________ ___________

The green blues are very happy.  __________ __________

They make you want to jump and hide, they make you want to play outside.  The green blues are very happy.

 

The gray blues can be kinda tourgh.  _______ __________

You forgot to do your homework, that's roughh.  The gray blues can be kinda tough.

Pull yourself together, for the stormy weather.  The gray blues can be kinda tough.

 

Some say the blues can be pink.  _______ _________

Some say the blues can be pink.  That really makes me think.

Could the blues in pink, be the missing link?  Some say the blues can be pink.

 

The indigo blues are kinda moody:  happy, sad, or root toot tootie.

The indigo blues are kinda moody:  happy, sad, or root toot tootie.

Aisha, Mary, Trudy and Rudy, are all feeling kinda moody.

 

The yellow blues are down home, pok chop wid da bone.

The yellow blues are down home, ham hok wid da bone.

Hangin' out, chillin' on the phone, the yellow blues are down home.

 

Red for some is happy/For some it is mad/Being in the office/You know it's bad!

_____________  ______________, That's not cool, ________________

Watch what you say, watch what you do, when you are at school.

 

The silver blues are about tomorrow, _______ ___________

There's no need for sorrow, the silver blues are about tomorrow.

It's gonna be a good day, a fine day to play, the silver blues are about tomorrow.

 

The gold blues are about our team. Now you know what we mean.

The gold blues are about our team: our great feats make us beam.

Working as one, is the pathway to fun.  The blues are about our team.

 

The blues are a way of life.  The blues are a way of life.

The blues are a way of life.  The blues are a way of life.

Boot doot doot, doot doot da do do do, Doot do do do do do do do

 

The blue uh ues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!