On 2/27/08 at Butterfield Stage Playhouse,
the Cooke County Library in conjunction with
Extraordinary Stories presented
"Riders on the Orphan Train"
(This program was made possible inpart with a grant from Humanities Texas,
the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities,
Sarah's on the Square, Tom Thumb Food and Pharmacy,
and The Weekly News of Cooke County.)
There were 75 people in attendance for this performance.
Performers Alison Moore and Phil Lancaster
treated the attendees to a number of songs about the Orphan Train,
a reading from an upcoming historical fiction book written by Alison Moore,
and a historical video presentation. A question & answer
session was held afterwards.
Below are photos of this wonderful event.
On Wednesday, 3/5/08
Cooke County Library
and NCTC Drama
presented
Cinder-Elephant & Rumplesnakeskin
from
Leaping Beauty and other Animal Fairy Tales by Gregory Maguire
Professor Thom Talbot and 9 students,
from a NCTC Drama class,
came and performed 2 "fractured" fairy tales for
an audience of 50 children and adults.
Below are pictures from the performance.
"Rumplesnakeskin"
"Cinder-Elephant"
On Wednesday, 5/7/08
Cooke County Library
and NCTC Drama
presented
So What & the Seven Giraffes
from
Leaping Beauty and other Animal Fairy Tales by Gregory Maguire
Professor Thom Talbot and students,
from a NCTC Drama class,
came and performed this "fractured" fairy tale for
an audience children and adults.
Below are pictures from the performance.