Hard Facts makes for a Great Play

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The Winsor Hill third-graders in Ms. Staci Landi’s class recently brought down the house with their original production, The Princess in the Hard Fact Forest.

With five showings on Monday and Tuesday last week, the students dressed in costumes, arranged and took down sets, and took acting to a new level as they recited their lines that they had been practicing for the last four weeks.

The play follows a princess, Samantha, who travels through a dream to find the answers to hard facts-information that is dependable and reliable-such as multiplication tables. No matter how much the princess studies, she had difficulty remembering what she had learned. The play encouraged those who have difficulty studying to look inside and believe themselves when they are in doubt or frustrated.

The princess visited the Three Little Pigs, a fortune teller, wizard and king in her journey towards understanding. The play focused on perseverance while using math and memorization techniques as the princess tried to make her way home. After awaking from her dream, Samantha found that she had the skill necessary to do well on her test that she was so worried about, scoring a 100.

All lines, set designs, backgrounds, sound effects, direction, narration and costumes were created by the students with the assistance of Ms. Landi. Parents and families were invited to the school on Monday evening, while students from other classes enjoyed the performance on Tuesday.

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