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A ONE-ACT MUSICAL based on the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery A RTSPO WER 39 S. F uller t on A ve. M ont clair, N J 0 70 42 97 3 744 - 0 90 9 STUDY BUDDY STUDY BUDDY Table of C ont ents WELCOME TO ANNE’S WORLD Page 2 ANNE’S STORY Page 3 THE CHARACTERS IN OUR PLAY Page 4 LISTEN FOR THESE LINES Page 5 MAKING A MUSICAL Page 6 OUR LETTER TO STUDENTS ’ FAMILIES Page 7 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: YOUR LETTER TO US Page 8 ARTSPOWER NATI ONAL TOURI NG T HEATRE GARY W. BLACKMAN MARK A. BLACKMAN Executive Producers Anne of Green Gables Adapt ed by GR EG GUNN I NG Music by RICHARD DE ROSA Costume Design & Construction by FRE D SORR ENTI NO Set Constr uct io n b y RE D DO T S TUDI OS Anne of Green Gables S t udy Buddy Writer: TRICIA PHILLIPS Text Edit or : ANDRE A SKE RR AT T G raphi c Desig ner: HOW ARD LE VINE PLEASE PHOTOCOPY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS.
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A ONE-ACT MUSICAL based on the

novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery

ARTSPOWER 39 S. Fuller t on Ave. Mont clair, NJ 0 70 42 97 3 744 - 0 90 9

STUDY BUDDY™

STUDY BUDDY™

Table of Content s

WELCOME TOANNE’S WORLDPage 2

ANNE’S STORYPage 3

THE CHARACTERS

IN OUR PLAYPage 4

LISTEN FORTHESE LINESPage 5

MAKING A MUSICALPage 6 

OUR LETTER TOSTUDENTS’ FAMILIESPage 7 

ANNE OF GREEN 

GABLES: YOURLETTER TO USPage 8

ARTSPOWER NATIONAL

TOURING THEATRE

GARY W. BLACKMANMARK A. BLACKMANExecutive Producers

Anne of Green Gables 

Adapt ed by GREG GUNNI NG

Music by RICHARD DEROSACostume Design & Constructionby FRED SORRENTINOSet Construct ion by RED DOT STUDIOS

Anne of Green Gables Study BuddyWriter: TRICIA PHILLIPSText Edit or: ANDREA SKERRATTGraphi c Designer: HOWARD LEVINE

PLEASE PHOTOCOPY ANY OR

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES

TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS.

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Student Exercise

What do you see around you (yo

ur desk, the

lights, your clothing, your shoes

) that would

not have been the same in 1 90

0 ?

In 1 900, were there  jobs similar to the o

nes

your parents have now ?

Welcome to Anne’s World — The Early 1900s

The play Anne of Green Gables is based on the novel of the same title. The main character,Anne Shirley, had no television, fast food, or vacations away from home. In 1900, the UnitedStates of America had 45 states. Most people were farmers. Anne Shirley would never have

heard of any of the things on the time line below.1902

Toy bears called

teddy bears

named for

President “Teddy”

(Theodore)

Roosevelt

1903Wright brothers

make the first

airplane

capable ofcontrolled flight

1906First electric

washing

machine

1908Ford mass

produces cars

1909

GeneralElectric sells

the first

electric

toaster

1912First self-

service

grocery

stores opens

1913The fi rst

crossword

puzzle

appears in a

newspaper

1920First radio

station begins

broadcasting

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY1874-1942Lucy Maud Montgomery set Anne of Green Gables in her 

hometown on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Since the

novel became so popular, the people of Prince Edward 

Island often call the entire north shore “Anne’s Land.”

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born, raised, and is buried on

Prince Edward Island, Canada. When Maud (who hated the

name Lucy) was two years old, her mother died. When shewas eight, her father remarried and moved away, leaving

her to live with her strict grandparents. She often felt

lonely, and she used her imagination to help her feel better.

Since young Maud liked to read, she decided to become a

writer. She constantly wrote little notes to herself that

contained story ideas. In 1904, she came across a note she

had written that said: “Elderly couple apply to orphan

asylum for a boy. By mistake a girl is sent.” After being

rejected four times by publishers, Anne of Green Gables

was finally printed in 1908. It was an immediate success.

TO LEARN MORE aboutLucy Maud MontgomeryAndronik, Catherine M. Kindred Spirit:

A Biography of L.M. Montgomery,

Creator of Anne of Green Gables. New

York: Atheneum, 1993.

Bruce, Harry. Maud: The Life of L.M.

Montgomery. New York: Seal Bantam

Books, 1992.Colin, Molly. “It all began with Anne”.

Publishers Weekly, October 19, 1992.

Internet Resource: www.uxbridge.com/

 people/maud.html

TO LEARN MOREabout AnneLucy Maud Montgomery wrote a series

of “Anne” books. Look for:

Anne of Green Gables, Anne of 

Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of 

Ingleside, Anne of Windy Poplars, and 

Anne’s House of Dreams.

Video recording: “Anne of Green

Gables,” “Anne of Avonlea.” Sullivan

Films, Inc. in association with

Canadian Broadcasting Corp., PBS/

Wonderworks. Written, produced, and 

directed by Kevin Sullivan. Walt

Disney Home Video, 1993.

Sound recording: Anne of Green

Gables. 8 sound cassettes. Washington,

DC: Audio Book Contractors, 1980.

Prince Ed ward

  Island

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Anne’s Story

Brother and sister MATTHEWand MARILLA CUTHBERTown a farm on Prince EdwardIsland in Canada.

They seek to adopt a boy orphanto help Matthew run the farm.

Instead of a boy, the orphanagesends them a young girl,

ANNE SHIRLEY.

Sensible Marilla wants to sendAnne back to the orphanage.

Shy Matthew wants Anne tostay. He likes her conversation and vivid imagination.

Marilla agrees to let Anne stay on a trial basis.Anne calls her new home GREEN GABLES.

Soon, nosey neighbor MRS. RACHEL LYNDE paysa visit. She calls Anne “plain, small, and homely.”

Anne loses her temper and calls Rachel “rude,impolite, and unfeeling.”

Will Anne beallowed to staywith Matthewand Marilla?

Will she be sent back

to the orphanage?Find out when youattend the play!

GABLES— the parts

of a roof that aretriangular in shape

ADOPT— to makea child one’s own

through legal action

ORPHAN — a child

whose parentshave died

ORPHANAGE —a home for orphans

 You ar e  t h e aud i enc e.  You  p la y an  im por tan t  ro le

 in our  per formance.  Your ro le requ ires  you  to  l is ten

care fu l l y an d  wa tc h c lose l y. I t   is o ka y  to  laug h or

a p p lau d  i f  you en jo y  t he  p la y,  bu t  remem ber  t ha t

 you an d  t he ac tors are  in  t he same room.  No t  on l y

can  you see  t he ac tors,  bu t   t he y can see  you.

 Ta l k ing,  w h is per ing, or ma k ing no ise  dur ing  t he

 per formance  w i l l  d is t rac t   t hem an d o t her au d ience

mem bers,  too. P lease  he l p  t he com pan y  presen t

 t he  per formance  b y  p la y ing  your ro le  we l l.

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The Characters

How does an actor play different characters?Working with the director and costume designer, the actor decides how to “play” eachcharacter. Each character must have a distinctive way of:

Dressing  — Which costume belongs to which character?

Moving  — How does the character walk, stand, or otherwise move?

Gesturing  — What kind of mannerisms does each character have?

Talking  — What accent, dialect, or vocal quality does each character have?

DIALECT —the way a language is spoken in a particular place or among a

particular group of people. For example, in the Midwest people say, “Read-up

the room,” but in the Northeast people say, “Get the room ready.”

In the musical play Anne of Green Gables, four actors play eleven characters.Part of the fun of watching this play is seeing actors play different charactersor roles. Actors who play more than one character are said to be doubling rolesdoubling rolesdoubling rolesdoubling rolesdoubling roles.There are four main or lead characters and seven supporting characters:

LEAD CHARACTERS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

ACTOR 1 PLAYS Anne Shirley

ACTOR 2 PLAYS Marilla Cuthbert Mrs. Spencer (Orphanage Headmistress) & Teacher

ACTOR 3 PLAYS Matthew Cuthbert Conductor, Mr. Hammond, & Diana Barry

ACTOR 4 PLAYS Mrs. Rachel Lynde Mrs. Thomas & Gilbert Blythe

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ANNE  “A pers on c ouldn ’ t

sur vi ve  wi th ou t an imagina ti on. ”

MA T THE W  “ Tha t li t tle girl

deser ves all  the l o ve  we can gi ve

her.  Besides, ma ybe  we need her

m ore  than she needs us. ”

MA RILLA

 “ Plain and sensible is bes t. ”

Listen for These LinesA playwright writes lines of dialogue for actors to speak. By listening to the play’s dialogue, youdiscover what the characters think and feel about themselves and others. What do these linestell you about the characters in ArtsPower’sAnne of Green Gables? 

Developing your own characterPicture a person, real or imaginary, in your mind. Use this space to help describe that person.

 Name

Age

Address

Family members/pets

Way of walking

Way of dressingWay of talking (sadly, hoarsely, cheerfully, nastily...)

Mannerisms (rubs head a lot, rolls eyes, chews lip...)

Like a playwright, you have created a character. Have a conversation with a classmate while being your character.

M R S.  RA CHEL L YN DE

 “N o w, h o w can a b od y drink  tea  when

 the y ’re s o darn curi ous  the y ’re  jus t

ab ou t read y  t o bus t ? ”

M R S.  S PEN CE R

 Orphanage Headmis tress

 “I f  y ou  weren ’ t such a g o od - f or -n o thing,

 y ou  w ould ha ve been ad op ted  years ag o. ”

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Making A Musical

Theatre Conventions

When you attend a play as an audience member, you enter an imaginaryworld. You agree to “suspend disbelief”—to pretend that the stage actionand characters are real. You accept the use of traditional rules of theatercalled “theater conventions.”

The Stage:  The stage becomes a house, a barn, a school, a field—any place or 

any time—simply by having items on stage that suggest that place and time.

Doubling: One performer plays more than one role.

Split Stage Effect: Two sides of the stage are used for scenes that occur 

simultaneously in different locations.

Singing: The audience accepts the idea that people sing to one another in themiddle of a conversation.

Characters Freeze: Even though you can still see them, characters “frozen”

in positions on stage are not part of the action.

Time: The audience understands that time has passed when the scene changes.

Addressing the Audience: Some plays allow a character to break away from

the play and talk directly to the audience.

Theatre CollaboratorsWhen you attend a performance, you see the actors on the stage.There are many people you do not see who work to create the

 performance. These people work together, or collaborate, long before the performanceis ready for an audience.

Producer –  puts the theatrical production together and is responsible for managing the production’s

 business and money matters.

Playwright – writes the play.

Composer – writes the music.

Lyricist – writes the words to the music.

Director – helps the performers understand their roles and tells them where to move on stage.Choreographer – creates the dances.

Set designer – creates the scenery.

Costume designer – creates the clothing the performers wear on stage.

Stage manager – ensures that the performers, the set, scenery, and props (objects) get on and 

off the stage at the proper times.

Stagehands – move the scenery and work the lights. (Note: The actors in Anne of Green Gables

move the scenery themselves.)

Student

Activity I mag i ne  w r i t i ng a

 p la y  based o n a

 boo k   yo u’ ve  read

 i n c lass.  Ho w

 m uc h o f   t he

o r ig i na l s to r y do

 yo u  ha ve  to  te l l ?

 W h ic h c ha rac te rs

a re  t he  mos t

 i m po r ta n t ?  W h ic h

 pa r ts o f   t he  boo k 

 wo u ld  loo k  good

o n s tage ?

 Ho w does a s to r y

 p la yed  l i ve  i n a

 t hea te r d i f  f e r  f  ro m

a s to r y c rea ted  i n

 t he  mo v ies ?  Do  t he

 mo v ies  ha ve

co n ve n t io ns  t he

 wa y  t he  t hea te r

does ?

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We welcome your comments!Contact ArtsPower at 973-744-0909 or visit us on the web at www.artspower.org

D ear F amil y,

Today I saw a live musical theater production

of Anne of Green Gables. It was brought to us by

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre of Montclair,New Jersey. The story was filled with music, and

the actors were terrific.

The main character was Anne, who was an

orphan. She went to live with an old couple on

Prince Edward Island in Canada—only, they had

asked for a boy orphan to help with the farming.

They got Anne by mistake.

Nobody wanted to adopt Anne because she

daydreamed too much and kept asking too many

questions. Finally, though, the Cuthberts decided

they needed Anne and her cheerfulness as much as

Anne needed a home.

Seeing a story told by live actors is a lot

different than watching a story on TV. Can we talk

about the show? I can tell you all the things Iremember best.

L ove,

L etter to F amil ies

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What did you think?

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 T ha t’s  beca use

 T he  bes t ad jec t i ve  I  wo u ld c hoose  to

 desc r i be  Anne o f  Green Gables  is

  S i nce re l y,

T eacher’s  Name  ☞

Y our School   ☞  Cit y, State   ☞

  Date   ☞

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