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"They loved it! Wonderfully creative and funny!" "The best show I’ve ever seen." "Wonderful – kept them captivated. Fabulous backdrop! Excellent acting
and adapting of storyline." "The performance at Bramblewood Elementary (The Emperor’s New Threads)
was absolutely fantastic! It was suitable for the age group, the guide was
useful, both parents and students enjoyed the actors, and all went well.
Thanks again."
"...it is wonderful. The children were mesmerized throughout the
performance as was the staff. I have been in the Langley District for 27
years and this is the best performance I have ever seen. The set, props and
use of said made a well known tale come to life in a new and innovative way.
Well done. We hope to see another of your performances in the future."
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Melody Anderson - Playwright Acclaimed mask-maker and designer Melody Anderson has received Jessie Awards for her work on The Number 14 for Axis Theatre (collective creation and design), Cultural Metaphors for Pangaea Arts, and The Beauty Machine and Peacemaker for Green Thumb Theatre. Her masks are used as teaching tools in acting workshops throughout North America. Peter Anderson - Playwright In addition to being one of the original creators (along with his wife Melody Anderson) of the international hit The Number 14, Peter has appeared in and helped create Flying Blind, Only Birds and Fools Fly, Identical Islands, and Peter and the Wolf (with the VSO) for Axis Theatre. Peter’s credits as a playwright include over a dozen plays for the Caravan Farm Theatre, including The Ballad of Weedy Peetstraw, Coyotes’ Christmas, A Sleigh-Ride Christmas Carol, The Shepherds’ Play, Mystery Cycle (Creation, Nativity, Passion) co-produced with Western Canada Theatre, Horseplay (co-written with Phil Savath), Bull by the Horns, Animal Farm, Law of the Land, The Coyotes. Other plays include Rattle in the Dash, El Crocodor and Lysistrata. He has received six Jessie awards in Vancouver for his work as a playwright and actor.
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An Emperor, obsessed with the latest fashion, falls prey to
two tricksters who boast they can make him some new clothes so fashionable
that only those who are "smart and good at their jobs" will be able to see
them. Worried about other people's opinions, the Emperor and everyone else pretend to see what
isn’t there - everyone, that is, except one small child who is not afraid to
tell the truth.
Here’s what the schools are saying! 
"I
stood at the back of the gym today (Feb. 13, 2007), behind 300 grade K
through 7, and watched motionless, totally involved and focused students
watching ‘The Emperor’s New Threads’. I admit I was worried about the
behavior of the older children but discipline was never an issue. We all
loved your performance. The pacing, the humour, the zany characters, the
clear message, the fantastic props (especially the crowd scene)… you did a
marvelous job. Thank you very much for coming to our school."