Children’s Theater in the Garden: “Robin Hood”

Step into the Sherwood Forest where Mead Botanical Garden becomes the setting for the legendary tale of Robin Hood! This is a 5 class series where children will learn about storytelling, playwriting, and performance as we bring this tale of justice, outlaws, and adventure to life! Using a mixture of existing scripts, songs, and original material, students will create and perform their own version of Robin Hood outside in the garden. When: Sundays from 9:30am–Noon October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 (Performance at 11:30am) Class Rehearsals: 9:30am – noon Performance: Sunday, November at 8th at 11:30am Cost: $125 (5 class series) Age: 8–12 years old (parent/guardians are not required to stay onsite) Meeting location: Discovery Barn at Mead Garden (building behind the public restrooms along the shell stone path) About the instructor: Sage Tokach is an assistant professor in the Theatre for Young Audiences department at the University of Central Florida, where she received her MFA in 2022. In Orlando, Sage works as a guest director at Orlando Family Stage and coordinates the Jeanette M Gould Traveling Theater, which brings arts programming to local children’s hospitals. She has worked as an education director, teaching artist, and guest director at organizations across the country, including the New London Barn Playhouse, Maples Repertory Theatre, Missoula Children’s Theatre, and the state parks system. Sage is on a mission to visit every national park (she’s reached 33 so far) and embraces every opportunity to combine her love of the outdoors with theatre and performance. In any project, Sage is interested in creating a learning space where students of all ages are encouraged to explore, share ideas, and ask challenging questions.