Shows
Abandon Ship Theater Troupe announces Read Writing Hood for its 2026/2027 season. This plug-and-play assembly teaches and reintroduces elementary reading and writing concepts. The show runs 45-minute to an hour.
Read Writing Hood
An annoying grandma, a monster who can't quite finish a poem, and a big-bad wolf with the world's worst case of the munchies! A small theater troupe recounts the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” changing the story with the audience’s assistance. Little Red has adventures with similes, metaphors, homonyms, and other literary devices.
Read Writing Hood, is a fractured fairy tale that uses audience participation to turn the story of Little Red Riding Hood into a fun learning experience. The Abandon Ship Theater Troupe brings affordable educational theater to elementary school students of all backgrounds.
Audiences
Recommended Grades: 3rd-5th
Appropriate grades: 1st and up
Preview
*Our shows are an entertaining and engaging scaffolding tool for younger students! Introducing higher level concepts and subjects to students increases independent classroom learning!
ELA Standard 3.3
ELA Standard 4.5
ELA Standard 5.5
ELA Text Types
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Choose words and phrases for effect.
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Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
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Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
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Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Includes subgenres of narrative poems, and free verse poem.
Includes children’s adventure stories, folktales, legends, fables, fantasy, realistic fiction, and myth.
Common Core Standards
Pricing
Assembly
Our 45-minute stand-alone assemblies can be tailored to your needs. We also offer an add-on of teacher packets and/or talk-backs to accompany the performances.
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One Performance: $950
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Two Performances: $1,250 (*Both performances must be within a 2-hour period for pricing)
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Talk-Back Option (15-mins): Additional $50 (*per talk-back)
Teacher Packet
The teacher packets can be tailored to each school's needs or purchased as a single complete packet. These packets include worksheets on elements found in the production such as similes, metaphors, idioms, homonyms, theater basics, etc.
Full Packet: $25
*For customization, ask us for pricing options.
Past Events
Preview Show
June 13, 2026 at 2pm
Free of Charge
Newport Theatre Arts Center
2501 Cliff Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92663