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HoustonFirst Theaters manages the Theater District, including Jones Hall, the Wortham Center, and many of downtown Houston's parks and plazas.

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HoustonFirst Theaters manages the Theater District, including Jones Hall, the Wortham Center, and many of downtown Houston's parks and plazas.

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'Some Kind of Courage, by Dan Gemeinhart (MPL Book Trailer #287)' on ViewPure

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'The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd' on ViewPure

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Emma must do whatever it takes to fulfill her extraordinary destiny. But how can she find something that\'s been missing for centuries?

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'The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate' on ViewPure

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Video games, Oreos, Mountain Dew, and a well-armed tree fort - everything a kid would need to survive. Hmmm... and a little help from your friends.

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A world-renowned theatre, education centre, and cultural landmark in London, UK.

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"It stands by itself as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind." Expert evaluation report to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, 2007.

Fusing ancient and modernist influences, the sculptural elegance of the Sydney Opera House has made it one of the most recognisable buildings of the twentieth century, synonymous with inspiration and creativity. As Pritzker Prize judge, Frank Gehry, said when awarding architecture's highest award in 2003: "[Jørn] Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, far ahead of available technology... a building that changed the image of an entire country."

Built to "help mould a better and more enlightened community," in the words of then New South Wales Premier Joseph Cahill, Sydney Opera House has, since opening in 1973, been home to many of the world's greatest artists and performances and a meeting place for matters of local and international significance. Today it is one of the world's busiest performing arts centres and Australia's number one destination, presenting uniquely diverse experiences to more than 8.2 million visitors, 363 days a year.

Those experiences range from the work of seven flagship performing arts companies - Opera Australia, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Theatre Company, The Australian Ballet, Bell Shakespeare and Bangarra Dance Theatre - to burgeoning contemporary music, talks-and-ideas and children's programming, and award-winning restaurants and bars.

As the Opera House approaches its 45th Anniversary in 2018, a year that also marks the centenary of architect Jørn Utzon's birth, a suite of projects is underway to renew the building for future generations of artists, audiences and visitors. As part of this Renewal, the Opera House is committed to bringing the vision and ambition that inspired its creation to all that it does. Google Cultural Institute provides an unparalleled opportunity to share the many facets of the Opera House, past, present and future, with people wherever they are.

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Sydney Opera House - Google Arts & Culture

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"It stands by itself as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind." Expert evaluation report to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, 2007.

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ABOUT THE THEATRE

Built in 1926 as one of America's most elaborate movie palaces, the Tampa Theatre today is a passionately protected and beloved community landmark. Designed by famed theater architect John Eberson, it is a superior example of his "atmospheric" style of design. Upon entering under the Theatre's "blade sign" marquee, audiences are transported to a lavish, romantic Mediterranean courtyard, replete with old-world statuary, flowers and gargoyles. Over it all is a realistic night sky filled with twinkling stars.

Like other lavish downtown movie palaces around the country, Tampa Theatre was enormously popular when it opened. For the first time in history, the common person had access to opulence on a scale never before imagined. For 25 cents they could escape into a fantasyland for two hours, enjoy first-class entertainment and be treated like royalty by uniformed platoons of ushers and attendants. By the end of the 1920s, more than 90 million Americans were going to the movies every week. For several decades, Tampa Theatre remained a jewel at the center of Tampa's cultural landscape. Generations of people stole their first kisses in the balcony, followed the world through the newsreels and grew up coming to the Theatre week after week.

But by the 1960s, times had changed. America's flight to the suburbs was having a damaging effect on downtown businesses, and among the hardest hit were the movie palaces that lit up America's main streets, especially with the advent of television. Audiences dwindled and costs rose. Many of our nation's finest movie palaces were demolished as the land beneath them became more valuable than the theater's operations.

In 1973, Tampa Theatre faced the same fate. But Tampa's citizens rallied. Committees were formed, community leaders got involved, and soon a deal was reached to have the City rescue the Theatre. By the time the Theatre reopened to the public in January 1977, it had become something of a national model on how to save an endangered theater.

Today, the Theatre is managed by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre Foundation and is a remarkable success story. As one of the most heavily utilized venues of its kind in the United States, Tampa Theatre's single auditorium hosts more than 600 events each year, including a full schedule of first-run and classic films, concerts, special events, corporate events, tours and educational programs.

Since being rescued in 1977, Tampa Theater has welcomed more than 5 million visitors to downtown Tampa - including 1 million school children for field trips and summer camps - all within the context of one of Tampa's largest historic preservation projects.

Community support and contributions are critical to the Theatre's continued vitality. In spite of its successes, the Theatre only earns about 60% of its annual operating budget through ticket and concession income. Contributions to the Tampa Theatre Foundation from individuals, companies and foundations help make up difference and keep the Theatre accessible and affordable for everyone.

Tampa Theatre was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, is a Tampa City Landmark, and is a proud member of the League of Historic American Theatres and the Art House Convergence.

MISSION

A catapult for the imagination since 1926, Tampa Theatre is a symbol of our city's glorious past and bright future. Tampa Theatre is a passionately protected landmark and one of America's best-preserved examples of grand movie palace architecture. The mission of the Tampa Theatre is to protect, preserve and program the Theatre as a creative film and cultural center for our community.

JOHN EBERSON

Tampa Theatre was designed and built by John Eberson, and became the architect's favorite example of his "atmospheric" style of design. As one of the most internationally renowned and prolific movie palace designers of his time, Eberson built about 100 theaters all over the world. Examples of his work still survive in Miami; Chicago; Ohio; Michigan; New York; Texas; Paris, France; and Sydney, Australia.

In a newspaper article that appeared on Tampa Theatre's opening day, Eberson told of how Florida inspired his signature style: "I have been wintering in Florida for the past several years, and it is from this state that I got the atmospheric idea. I was impressed with the colorful scenes that greeted me at Miami, Palm Beach and Tampa. Visions of Italian gardens, Spanish patios, Persian shrines and French formal gardens flashed through my mind, and at once I directed my energies to carrying out these ideas." - Tampa Tribune, October 15, 1926.

THE MIGHTY WURLITZER

The Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ is a magnificent three-manual, 14-rank instrument, which was originally installed when the Tampa Theatre opened in 1926 to accompany silent films. Although the Organ was relocated to a radio station and then a church during the Theatre's history, it was found, rescued and reinstalled by volunteer members of The Central Florida Theatre Organ Society (CFTOS) in the 1980s.

To this day, CFTOS members maintain the Mighty Wurlitzer and play the instrument before almost every film screening as part of their ongoing dedication to the preservation of the treasured art form of the theatre pipe organ and its music. Tampa Theatre also hosts a number of guest organists each year for concerts and special silent film events.
Click here to take the Google 360 virtual tour of the theatre! Photo by Joe Roberts

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Palais Garnier, Opéra Bastille, 3e Scène. On-line ticket sales. Plan your visit

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Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays

Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Presentations can easily be done in a k-3 classroom. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. Making comprehending the text meaningful and fun for the student! Once you start Reader's Theater in your classroom you and your students will be loving it!!!

"Reader's Theater proved to be almost a magic solution for Griffith: In just 10 weeks of using RT, every child in her class had gained a full grade level in reading. After a year, the children's gains had jumped to three years of growth. Griffith calls the transformation in their reading fluency totally remarkable." Quote taken from The Power of Reader's Theater, Scholastic Instructor

Update - July 08

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Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays for the Classroom

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Start studying Drama Vocabulary. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.