MicheLee Puppets…Live and Online (www.micheleepuppets.org)
MicheLee Puppets empowers lives through the art of puppetry. As Florida’s only educational puppetry organization, MicheLee Puppets has played a major role in the Central Florida community as a creator of art that produces social change. Since 1985, we have developed more than 80 original, issue-based theatrical and video/film productions reaching more than 3 million PreK-12th grade students, their teachers and families. Our productions have made a profound impact in the lives of young people regarding critical topics like divorce, child abuse, bully prevention, healthy lifestyles, literacy and more. Through the powerful art of puppetry, we promote respect, responsibility and positive choices among children and youth locally, regionally and nationally.
Denise@micheleepuppets.org
https://micheleepuppets.org/
4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd, Orlando, FL 32808
Orange
(407) 898-7925 Ext: 1
(407) 895-8313
Mission STEAMpossible is designed to connect with children through a compelling story that engages students on an intellectual and emotional level. Puppets and captivating visuals draw students into the world of our main character, Magnificent. Magnificent is a teen inventor, who dreams of becoming an engineer on the first manned mission to Mars. Magnificent’s hilarious robot sidekick, Dinobot, is programmed to fetch balls and to help Magnificent use the scientific method to compete in the Mission STEAMpossible Challenge. When her dreams collide with the needs of her little brother, Marcus, who is physically disabled, Magnificent learns that through her own ingenuity and engineering skills, she can help her brother and still reach for the stars.
Denise Lucich
407-898-7925 Ext: 1
Denise@micheleepuppets.org
Mission STEAMpossible is available on the following dates:
August 27, 28
September 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27
October 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30
November 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 26, 27, 29
December 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20
Mission STEAMpossible performances are available only in the morning.
The first performance may start as early as 8:00 AM
The second performance is one hour later than the first.
All performances MUST be completed by the first lunch.
Each performance is 45 minutes in length and we need 15 minutes to reset.
Thank you in advance for making the following preparations for your program:
1. We arrive 2 hours before the first show to load in and set up. Please assign a contact
person and/or custodian to meet our team so that we can load into your building right
away. It will take 30 minutes to unload the van, and then we will move the van to your designated parking area.
2. Make your cafeteria/auditorium space ready by clearing your stage completely. We have a large set and will use the entire stage area.
3. If you have windows in your cafeteria, please use black craft paper to block outside light. Even if you have blinds on the windows, use the craft paper under the blinds. We are using black light in the show, and the effects won't work unless your room is dark.
4. We want your students to have an extraordinary experience. If possible, we prefer for the kids to be seated on the floor, centered in front of the stage for the best sight lines. If you cannot have the tables moved for the kids to sit on the floor, the second option is to push tables toward the center so that no one is sitting too far to the right or the left of the stage.
5. We appreciate your feedback and ask for 5th grade teachers and students to take a brief survey to help us make this program even better.
6. Our team will need to be directed to the appropriate adult restrooms so that they can change into costumes before the show.
Mission STEAMpossible is available in the following counties:
Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
The fee for Mission STEAMpossible is $900. This gives a school up to 2 back-to-back performances, each performance is able to accommodate 350 students.
Cancellation Policy – If the School needs to cancel a performance by MicheLee Puppets, Inc. (MicheLee), the school must notify MicheLee of the cancellation, in writing, at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled performance date in order to receive a full refund of funds paid by the School to MicheLee. If the cancellation is within the two (2) business day period, the funds paid to MicheLee shall be forfeited by the School. Additionally, MicheLee reserves the right to cancel a performance. If MicheLee elects to cancel a performance, MicheLee will attempt to reschedule the cancelled performance with the school at a mutually convenient and appropriate time; if it is not possible to reschedule the performance, the funds paid by the School to MicheLee will be refunded to the school in full. In the event of a natural disaster (e.g., hurricane, flood, etc.) forcing the closure of the School, MicheLee will not require two (2) business day advance cancellation notice.
Further, in the event of a natural disaster resulting in the closure of the School and the cancellation of the performance, MicheLee will attempt to reschedule the performance at a mutually convenient and appropriate time. If it is not possible to reschedule the performance, a full refund of the funds paid by the School to MicheLee will be issued. In no event shall MicheLee Puppets be responsible for the payment to the School of more than the funds paid by the School to MicheLee.