Know Theatre of Cincinnati

A Box of Shel Silverstein

A Box of Shel Silverstein is an interactive group poetry game for thirty or three hundred. Over 60 poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic are performed by three actors and volunteers from the audience in a show that’s hilarious, fast paced and different every time. Poems are whispered, whistled and tapped by students. "The Unicorn" is rapped to a student beat box, and three students perform "Peanut Butter Sandwich" as an interpretive dance. All of this and much more makes A Box of Shel Silverstein a slice of heaven.

Recommended Ages: Grades K-5

Maximum Audience: No Limit

Length: 30 or 45 minutes

Cost: $350 first session/$225 second session/$150 third session/
fourth session free

Technical Needs

• Artist Arrival: 1 hour prior to start of presentation
• Organization representative should meet the artists and show them to the presentation area.
• The artists would like an organization representative to introduce them.
• There is a Question and Answer session following the presentation. It lasts approximately 5-10 minutes, not included in run time.
• Classroom or large gathering space is suitable for this presentation. Minimum amount of space needed for presentation: 10’ x 15’
• Please provide drinking water for the artists.

Downloads

Study Guide