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The Lion King Study Guide - Telecharge

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community connections<br />

How does THE LION KING connect with your world?<br />

“Because theatre is about connections, it’s about the audience connecting with<br />

what is happening on stage. If you can’t close that link in the chain, you don’t<br />

have a piece of theatre.”<br />

- Thomas Schumacher (from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Lion</strong> <strong>King</strong>: Pride Rock on Broadway)<br />

Ensemble, London Company<br />

photo by Catherine Ashmore<br />

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Attend a performance by a local African Dance troupe.<br />

Volunteer to clean up your local park.<br />

Visit a zoo and create puppets or act out the animals you see.<br />

Invite someone from South Africa, another African nation, or someone<br />

who has been to Africa to address your class.<br />

<strong>The</strong> sometimes rocky relationship between siblings is something that runs<br />

through literature and history. Compare the relationship between Mufasa<br />

and Scar with other warring siblings, from the Bible to Shakespeare to<br />

modern day.<br />

Even if we live in a city, we’re still faced with the natural world every day.<br />

Make a list of all the animals you observe during a single day. How are<br />

animals a part of your “Circle of Life”?

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