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NYC Theater Tour

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Gerber Tours... The Student Travel Experts

Why educational travel? What better way to learn about the world than to travelit? It is by seeing, touching, feeling and participating, that lessons come to life and stories become reality. As experts in student travel for over 30 years, we helpbring profound learning experiences to your students;experiences which provide the foundation for a lifetime of inspiration and motivation.

Why Gerber Tours? Founded by Marvin Gerber, a former educator whounderstood the unique needs of a student tour, we are acompany rooted in the belief that enriching students lives

through educational travel is vital to their learning experience. We believe that travel should be safe and well-plannedfor everyone involved. We know that each group we work with has different needs and interests so we work to provide the highest level of customization for each group. Many years as innovators in student travel enable us toprovide safe, reliable, fun, educational travel programs tothousands of students each year.

A complete, customized package for your group! Choose a city and based on your groups size, budget and interests, well design a customized itinerary just for your group including transportation, hotel, meals and attractions! Days are lled with educational activities in which studentsabsorb the citys history and culture; evening activities are afun culmination to the days events. Cuisine is part of a citys culture so we offer you a variety of dining options ranging from hotel meals tospecialty restaurants.

We work to make sure your trip is the best it can be! An experienced and trained Tour Guide is with your group throughout the trip. He is an expert at working withstudents and as a native to your tour city, he has an insiders view which he shares with your students. Youll have 24-hour access to a Gerber Tours contact incase you need to reach us while on tour. Ask us about fun Trip Extras that can be added to your tour, such as videos, t-shirts and calling cards.

We protect your group! Everyone travels con dently with our compreheaccident, illness and accident-related dental insurance. Safety is our #1 priority so we work to ensure ample supervision for your trip. For every 20 paying participone adult travels free! If your group needs a different rjust let us know.

We make it easy for you to plan your We help you coordinate trip details with ystudents, parents and chaperones by providing you wcustomized materials to help promote and organizetrip: posters, personalized trip brochures, registra

forms, luggage tags and optional travel insuranapplications for extra protection.

Youll have access to our easy to use online tools socan manage the details of your trip including rooming bus direction forms, customized parent brochures and m Flexible payment options so you can choose the plan

works best for your group.

Book your Tour in 3 Easy Steps!

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Choose your Travel DatesWe will design a customized itinerary based on yousize, budget, needs and interests. Everything is planyou including transportation, hotels, meals and attr

Hold a Parent Meeting to Generate InteresWe provide you with all the promotional and registmaterials you will need including posters, parent brand registration forms.

Let us Handle the Rest!

Our online tools and easy-to-follow payment schedso easy to manage the details of your trip. Get read

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Workshops are taught by the talented and interesting artists who help create the performances you see on stage. A choreographer, a dancer, an understudy covering severalroles, a Casting Director or a make-up artist from the shows you will be seeing; these are some of the many artists whoare eager to instruct your groups workshop.

Provide students with intense, skill-building experiences toenhance their on and off-stage abilities.

All workshops are based on the National Standards for theArts, taught by working Broadway professionals and are 90minutes in length.

To build general theatre skills:Stage Combat: Stage Combat, taught by certi edinstructors, explores the art of realistic ght choreographythrough step by step demonstration, illustrates the amountof work involved in the creation and execution of even thesimplest of stage effects and the importance of practice andpreparation.

Acting Shakespeare: Through script analysis, participantsare able to demystify the aspects of classical theatre.

Shakespeares plays were written in a time when directors wererarely used, and special attention is given to the clues and hintsincorporated into the writing that help performers choose actingbeats and character intention.

Acting Improvisation: Acting Improvisation highlightsthe bene ts of taking risks and trusting instinct by using improvgames that focus on group awareness, listening and answeringand creative play.

To explore the different aspects of

a Broadway performer:Stage Make-Up 101: A professional make up artistdiscusses the artistic process of make-up design for Broadwayshows. One or two students will be chosen to be made-upduring class, and everyone leaves with expert tips they canapply to their own productions.

Musical Theatre I: Explore the art of effectively marryingmusic and drama to achieve great emotional impact. Workingwith a professional director and a cast member, your group willbe coached through basic warm-ups and exercises. Severalparticipants will then be given the opportunity to presentprepared material for critique and analysis, focusing on musicaland acting interpretation.

Musical Theatre II: Experience the fast pace sensationof learning a musical number of a current Broadway show. Yourgroup will learn a musical selection and choreography from acurrent Broadway show taught by current Broadway artists. Thisworkshop can be customized to the show your group is attending.Meet and work with the artists you are going to see on stage!

Theatre Dance and Movement: Your group willlearn a typical combination taught by a professional dancer/choreographer and have the opportunity to experience thepace, pressure and exhilaration of a dance audition.

To glimpse inside the life of a perform

The Business Of The Business: From headshots andresumes to agents and casting directors, this program coversthe basics of what tools are needed to pursue a career in theperforming arts. Various exercises will illustrate the castingprocess and give participants the chance to understand theirtype and emphasize the importance of con dence whenpresenting themselves under stressful situations.

Acting Audition: Perfect the art of auditioning. Your groupwill work with a Broadway performer on Cold readings andMonologues and making a good rst impression. Participantswill learn how to con dently walk into an audition, makecreative choices and get the job.

Meet the Artist*: Spend time with one or twoperformers from the shows you are attending. This 60 minsession will give you a glimpse of the life of those performers,what it is like to perform on Broadway and ask the questions

youve always wanted to ask!*This session does not take place immediately following the show,

but can be scheduled at any other time convenient for your group.

Hands-On WorkshopsCustomized workshops based on your groups skills & interests!

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SAMPLE ITINERARY*

* Itineraries can be completely customized including transphotel, meals, attractions and length of tour.

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Join your Tour Guide in New York for a walkinthe development of Broadway theatre from HerBroadway, and stop for lunchBackstage tour of Radio City Music HallCheck into your hotel

Dinner at a local NYC favoriteCurtain time for the show of your choiceLive discussion with select cast members from

Breakfast at your hotelCustomized theatre workshop of your choiceLunchWalking Tour of Lincoln Center and its world-fCustomized theatre workshop of your choice

Dinner at The Hard Rock Caf or Planet HollywCurtain time for show of your choice

Breakfast at your hotel and check-out Customized theatre workshop of your choiceLunch and browsing along Fifth Avenue.Visit Rockefeller Center and St. Patricks CatheDepart for home

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What better city in the world for students to absorb the magic of theatre? Our New York City Theatre Program gives students tchance to interact with working Broadway professionals and to see the best shows on Broadway! By pairing skill building workshowhich are taught by Broadway professionals, with the Broadway shows of your choice, students are able to hone their theatrical skiand then see those same skills put to work by Broadway performers. Walking tours of New Yorks most famous theatres includRadio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center and Broadway itself provide historical context to the World of Theatre as students know it to

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The entire experience was terri c. My studentswill remember this for the rest of their lives, and the theater experiences and workshops made thetrip unique. We cant wait to come back.

- Dan Lynch, Illinois



Mamma MiaMAMMA MIA! ingeniously interweaves 22 of ABBAsongs into a funny and infectous tale of a motherand soon-to-be-wed daughter. Set in the present

day on a tiny, mythical Greek Island, Its a musicallove story that crosses continents and generations.

Phantom of the OperaThis is your personal invitation to enter the spectaculaparis Opera House, where the Phantom waits to captureone womans heart and to take your breath away.

Hairspray With big girls, big hair, and even bigger laughs,comes Hairspray, a splashy new musical based onthe 1988 John Waters lm. Its 1962 and Baltimoreteen Tracy Turnblad has only one dream--to danceon the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dreamcomes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcasto sudden star!

RentBased on Giacomo Puccinis classic 1896 opera,La Boheme, Rent tells the story of struggling youartists living on the edge and reaching for glory inNew Yorks East Village. With exciting rock musicintelligent lyrics and a hot young cast, Rent singof our time, and of facing an uncertain future withcourage, humor, loyalty and love.

Monty Pythons SpamalotTelling the legendary tale of King Arthur and theKnights of the Round Table and the quest for the HolGrail in song, Monty Pythons Spamalot features achorus line of legless knights, men in tights (with legskiller rabbits and sexy dancing divas.

WickedLong before Dorothy dropped in, two other girlsmeet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, ery and misunderstood. Theother is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Theuntold story of the witches of Oz makes for the mosspellbinding new musical in years.

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Great Broadway Shows!The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeHello twelve, hello thirteen, hello omphaloskepsis. Six

young people on the edge of puberty strive to becomeadults in this funny, tender, sardonic musical by thecomposer of Falsettos.

The Drowsy ChaperoneLifes about taking chances. On love . . . and certainlyon Broadway. It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable,and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room,telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadwaystarlet trying to nd, and keep, her true love.

The ProducersTHE PRODUCERS won more Tony Awards than anyshow in Broadway history. Its the story of a couple of guys who come up with a scheme to produce the mostoutrageous Broadway musical ever. They think theycan take off with all their investors money - but whenthe curtain goes up, they realize their plan has goneridiculously wrong.

Beauty and the BeastThe magical story of a young woman who falls in lovewith a stubborn but charming beast. Discover the magicof live theatre, as song, dance, and Disney combineright before your eyes.

ChicagoThe kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie Hart, a chorus girl whokills her lover as a career move; Billy Flynn, a sharp

lawyer who turns Roxie into a celebrity; and VelmaKelly, a dancing jailbird with an ear for headlines andan eye for talent.

Mary PoppinsBased on P.L. Travers cherished stories and the classic1964 Walt Disney lm, MARY POPPINS featuresthe original Academy Award-winning songs, anddirector Richard Eyre leads a dream team of vision andstagecraft, bringing to life the story of the Banks familyand their magical nanny.

The Lion KingAt its heart, The Lion King is a simple and universalstory. Simba is destined to be king, but when his fatheris killed, and Simba believes himself responsible, the

young prince evades his responsibilities, running awayfrom who he is. When he takes on his duties as King, hisroar lls the theatre, and our hearts

TarzanA shipwreck leaves an infant orphaned on the WestAfrican shore. The helpless baby is taken under theprotection of a gorilla tribe and becomes part of theirfamily. When he eventually encounters his rst human- Jane Porter, a curious young explorer - both theirworlds are transformed forever.


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Insurance Protection: Gerber Tours provides Primary Medical Insurance coverage for Accident,Dental Injury or Illness for all tour participants during travel - terms and conditions apply. We alsomaintain a comprehensive Tour Operator Professional Liability, Errors and Omissions Policy whichcovers all schools, school districts and their employees.

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