The National Players "Lord of the Flies"-
Monday, October 19, 2009 at 11:30 am;
Grades 7-12; 90 minutes; $8.50
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Based on the classic novel by William Golding, this chilling
and ever-relevant play chronicles the striking social shift in
a group of schoolboys stranded by a plane crash on a deserted
island. As the trappings of civilization fall away, their cooperative
survival efforts gradually deteriorate into savage animal instinct.
Set on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition,
this drama of lost childhood from the National Players raises
important questions about power, democracy, and the good
and evil in human nature.
Links to literature, allegory, democracy,
and theater.
VT Stan.: 1.3, 5.8, 6.10, 6.18. All shows address 1.14, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and relevant form(s)
within 5.31-5.37.
Note: Grade levels are recommended based on show content and curriculum connections. Grades outside the
recommendations are welcome to attend, at the teacher’s discretion. Some special preparation may be useful.
- Sponsor
We thank the following for general support:
The George W. Mergens Foundation and the Lintilhac
Foundation for their generous underwriting of the 2009-10
Student Matinee Series.
Bruegger’s Bagels for
contributing bagels and coffee
for our school bus drivers and matinee ushers.
Burlington’s Department of Public Works for use
of its parking areas by school buses.
The Expeditions Program of the New England
Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from
the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program
and the American Masterpieces Initiative, with additional
support from the six New England state arts agencies,
for support of Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Scrap Arts Music
(application pending).
The Susan E. Quinn Memorial Fund, created in memory
of Flynn volunteer Susan Quinn and held at the Vermont
Community Foundation.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra has been made possible by the
National Endowment for the Arts as part of American
Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
Grupo de Rua is funded in part by the National Dance
Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts,
with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation,
and The MetLife Foundation.
Flynn Center performances are funded in part by the Vermont
Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Turrell Fund supports ticket subsidies for low-income
students and related workshops in Burlington schools.
An anonymous family foundation and the Bay and Paul
Foundation support Words Come Alive! initiatives in Grand
Isle County.
Additional funding support from the Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family Foundation.
Walter Cerf Fund and Vermont Community Foundation (applications pending).
Additional funding received after April 21, 2009 will be
recognized in the 2009-10 Flynn Program Guide.
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