The East Arkansas Community College Family Series presents The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s production of A Brown Bear, a Caterpillar, and a Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle
January 24, 2012
East Arkansas Community College
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The East Arkansas Community College Family Series presents The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s production of A Brown Bear, a Caterpillar, and a Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the EACC Fine Arts Center. This much-anticipated new production brings together old favorites and new friends. The show features beautiful music, stunning visual effects and innovative ‘black light’ puppetry. The triple-bill presentation highlights three of Eric Carle's most beloved tales: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?, and Papa Please Get The Moon For Me, completes an hour-long performance, that both entertains and educates children of all ages.
The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia ranks among North America’s most respected theatres for the young, and plays an important ambassadorial role for Nova Scotia and for Canada. The company regularly crosses the continent, and has represented Canada in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Australia, England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Holland, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan. Mermaid Theatre has earned Export Excellence awards from both the Governments of Canada and of Nova Scotia. Based in the Town of Windsor, Mermaid has performed for more than 4.5 million spectators on four continents. The company was founded in 1972.
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 50 languages and sold over 33 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 110 million copies of his books have sold around the world.
The themes of Eric Carle’s stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature—an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience.
Tickets for A Brown Bear, a Caterpillar, and a Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle are $12 and are available online at www.eacc.edu or by calling 870-633-4480 ext. 352. The EACC Fine Arts Center is located at 1700 Newcastle Road in Forrest City just off of I-40.
Photo: A scene on stage from A Brown Bear, a Caterpillar, and a Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle, using innovative ‘black light’ puppetry.