New Paradigm Theatre
Stratford High School
Friday, August 9 – Sunday, August 11
The show is family-friendly and includes two matinees and two evening shows.
We are pleased to announce Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!! The New Paradigm Theater, and Artistic director Professor Kristin Huffman invite you to the extraordinary world of Willy Wonka. This outstanding production will be held at Stratford High School on August 9th.
New Paradigm Theatre (NPT), a company well-known for its inventive productions that are presented with multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-gendered casting has chosen three community nonprofits that echoes the themes in their upcoming live theatre production of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
Each summer The New Paradigm Theatre Company’s template is to partner with other non- profit organization that reflects the theme of the summer production to raise awareness for issues and organizations surrounding the community. For “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
NPT is proud to partner with three literacy nonprofits:
- Dolly’s Imagination Library
- Rise to Read
- and The Stratford Library.
Janet Lengel the Coordinator of Dolly Parton’s Library in Stratford says,
“One of the themes of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is that Good Things Come in Small Packages. In the same way with our Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a young child receives a book each month at no cost. Each small book alone may be overlooked or underestimated for its benefits. However, as the child grows, the collection of books grows with each monthly book. As the child gets the books read aloud to him or her each day, the literacy skills grow tremendously. Vocabulary is developed, knowledge of the world is increased, and brain synapses are firing on all cylinders. The children enter kindergarten with a feeling of success which gives them the power and determination to fulfill their dreams just as Charlie does. As Dolly says, “You Cant Get Enough Books into the Hands of Enough Children”.
