Fairy tales, fables and fantastic stories . . .Oh my!  Stories are powerful tools to influence, teach and inspire.  Storytelling forges connections between people and ideas.  Stories convey culture, history and values that unite us together.  The Once Upon a Time Magic Show engages students with important life messages wrapped in fun easy to remember tales.  The imaginative interactive style of the show builds familiarity and trust allowing students to be more open to learning complex ideas.

Using magic tricks, a silly puppet, drama, music, books and a variety of stories, the Once Upon a Time show may include some of the following messages:

• Humpty Dumpty  – the value of never giving up
• How to Catch a Unicorn – the value of imagination and big dreams
• Little Miss Muffet – the value of courage even when you are afraid
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf – the value of credibility through honesty
• Beauty & the Beast – the value of inward beauty over outward appearance
• Jack and the Beanstalk – the value of contentment regardless of circumstances
• The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs –  the value of being satisfied with what you have
• The Crow and the Pitcher – the value of thoughtful persistence over brute strength
• The Mother of All Diamonds – the value of patience over instant gratification

Steve and Beauregard

• professional lighting and backdrop system (if space & time allow)
• a professional PA system with 24+ music or FX trax to enhance the show
• a riveting princess guessing game using a volunteer from the audience
• a re-enactment of Jack and the Beanstalk using three volunteers!
• a hilarious retelling of the “Crow & the Pitcher” (with Beauregard Bird)
• an amazing machine designed to catch a magic Unicorn!  Will it work?
• the magical appearance of a live rabbit name “Hopper”
• a half-a-dozen volunteers from the audience to make the magic happen
• a promise to motivate kids to read more books
• increased circulation of library books
• a free bookmark for everyone attending
• and much more!