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Back To School! EbzB Arts Integration Showcase.

Watch EbzB’s Arts Integration Showcase - A Sampling of Live and Streaming Performances and Workshops for 2022.

Contact Us for Booking!

EbzB Announces Live and Virtual Performances For Students, Artists-In-Schools Programming, Educators, and Presenters.

BACK TO SCHOOL!

Watch EbzB’s Arts Integration Showcase - A Sampling of Live and Streaming Performances and Workshops for 2022. Contact Us for a Booking!

PERFORMANCES

EbzB offers arts-in-education performances, residencies, and workshops for students. Additionally, EbzB offers professional development for educators. 55-minute versions of most EbzB Productions performances are available for schools or special events. Study guides, audience etiquette tip sheets, and lesson plans are available to promote a deeper understanding of the theatre-going experience. Workshops and residencies are available in tandem with a performance or in stand-alone form. Special rates apply.

Integrated With National and State Education Standards

EbzB Productions will work with you to design live or virtual arts programming that supports your students, your goals, your tools, and your syllabus. All of our work offers lessons in Resilience and Hope.

Keeping in mind that Covid19 may alter your arts-integration planning, EbzB also offers performances via online streaming. If you book us for a live performance, and circumstances change, we can provide a virtual opportunity instead:

The Wrights of Passage (Grades 1-8)
Closed Captioning in English and Spanish
Study guide and virtual post-show discussion with artists.

War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II (Grades 3-12)
Closed Captioning in English and Spanish
Study guide and virtual post-show discussion with artists.

The Night Before Christmas Carol (Grades 3-12)
Closed Captioning in English and Spanish
Study guide and virtual post-show discussion with artists.

In One Era and Out The Other (Grades 6-12)
Study guide and virtual post-show discussion with artists.

Native (Grades 9-12)
Closed Captioning in English and Spanish
Study guide and virtual post-show discussion with artists.

THEATRE ARTS RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS

EbzB has adapted our in-school residency for virtual learning. Students will be guided in creating a devised performance from original oral histories that they gather themselves. As always, we do a needs assessment with faculty before we choose specific topics related directly to the curriculum. Our work helps to meet National and State Education Standards.

EbzB offers an Online Classroom that includes interactive assignments and lesson plans. Supporting materials are also available. Once we are contracted, you will receive an access code.

We are also offering offline options for remote learning.

We encourage School Cultural Representatives and Presenters to contact us for information and fees. In recognition of economic concerns due to COVID-19, we have reduced our rates. However, grants for bringing performances and residencies such as ours into schools are available through the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the Chatham County Arts Council.

We are all in this together. Please let us know how we may help you meet your arts integration needs.

-Serena Ebhardt and David zum Brunnen
EbzB Productions

2019 –– HAPPY NEW YEAR! 📅

EbzB is genuinely excited about 2019.

We hope you will celebrate in the new year with us!

We are working on two different arts-integration residencies in the Chatham County schools of North Carolina. We will be creating plays with themes of economics and technology. Over one-hundred elementary school students will take part in this process. Thank you, Chatham County Arts Council!

The Wrights of Passage is scheduled for a spring tour across North Carolina. We are so delighted to continue bringing this show to audiences for the sixteenth season. Thank you Sampson CenterStage Class Acts Youth Theatre Series.

In One Era and Out The Other will have students at Heritage Middle School in Wake Forest, North Carolina singing and dancing in the aisles as they learn AP History.

War Bonds will be honoring veterans in Vidalia, Georgia.

––And our newest production Native by Ian Finley is headed for the Valerie Theatre in Inverness, Florida.

2019 begins EbzB Productions's twenty-first season. We will be adding more to our calendar as the pages fly by.

We truly hope to see you and celebrate the new year after the show.
Make plans to visit us at www.ebzb.org

-Serena & David
EbzB

Compliment: In One Era - History lesson combines music, photos, and dancing.

David, Serena, and Julie,

We can't thank you enough for being here in Wadesboro and the great performance on Sunday. We will stay in touch and hopefully have you back soon.

Thank you.

Leslie Capell
Anson County Arts Council
Wadesboro, NC

Compliment: In One Era, Heritage High School, Wake Forest, NC

Thank you for a wonderful performance yesterday. I heard great comments from students and teachers.

Happy Spring!

Thank you,
Lisa Nelson
Student Services
Heritage High School

Wake Forest, NC 27587

"In One Era and Out The Other"

Thoughtful Presenters Create Community - In One Era

Thoughtful presenters create amazing community experiences. For the general audience performance of "In One Era" in Kentucky, the presenter used AP History students as ushers. They also used the performance as an opportunity to honor local music educators from the county. It was an experience that reached far beyond the show, itself. Thank you, KY!

In One Era and Out The Other: High Point Area Arts Council, September 27, 2013

Dinner Theatre

In One Era and Out The Other:

A Patriotic History of the United States from 1901-2001

The High Point Area Arts Council will present In One ERA and Out The Other on Friday, September 27, in the dinner theatre at the Centennial Station Arts Center, 121 S. Centennial Street, High Point.

In One ERA and Out The Other is a history of 20th century America told through a patriotic, broad-spectrum prism. "ERA" is a fast-paced musical cabaret filled with multi-media images from 1901 - 2001. Culminating with the September 11, 2001 attack on America, the show refocuses the future with humor and hope.

"ERA" appeals to older audiences from a patriotic and nostalgic point of view and to college audiences for its subliminal language, double entendre, karaoke, prizes, and references to progressive & LGBT rights. Using celebrities, headlines, politics, protests, scandals, sex, sports, natural disasters, and popular culture, Serena Ebhardt makes history personal. She reveals how Americans come together in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness when they stand united. It is all just a little bit of history repeating with an uplifting look towards the future.

Serena Ebhardt has performed hundreds of roles in Europe, Canada, Off-Broadway, and in regional theater across the United States. Serena’s dramatic training includes NC Governor’s School and Hedgerow Theatre’s Master Acting Classes with Rose Schulman. She was a Paul Green Scholar in Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina and has been trained by The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Center Institute, and the National Center for Creative Aging as a Professional Teaching Artist

In One ERA and Out The Other will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on September 27. The show and an all-American dinner (including apple pie for dessert) is $40 per person. Seating is limited so please call 336-889-2787 ext. 24 to make a reservation before September 23.

Compliment: In One ERA

David and Serena,

Thank you again for the 3 superb performances of "In One Era and Out the Other." I was impressed with the fast pace and high energy of the show and the fact that it was steady throughout all three performances in the same day. WOW! Facts and history can sometimes be boring, but certainly not in this show! The variety and selection of visuals along with the dynamics of the music and the tremendous voice of Serena Ebhardt drew in the audience making them want more. The play on words, the humorous, the fun, the famous, the sad and the tragic were all presented like the kaleidoscope that is our history. I felt like I was watching and listening to an up-to-minute broadcast of a hundred years of history as it was happening.

The JROTC instructor, Major Beaulieu, whom you met, asked his 22 cadets how they liked the show--thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs sideways. He got 22 thumbs up. I'm sure the patriotic overtones of the show also struck a chord with this group. All the faculty and students I spoke with about the show really enjoyed it not only for the entertainment value, but also for the educational value.

I've enjoyed working with EbzB Productions over the years and appreciate the quality and professionalism of all your productions. Plus, you are just delightful folks to work with. I especially enjoyed meeting your son this time. He's an extraordinary young man. All the best to all of you, Jenny Johnson

--
Eugenia (Jenny) L. Johnson, Director
Swain County Center for the Arts
Swain County, NC

In One ERA and Out The Other

Having fun with my friends who stand by me in the student matinee of "In One ERA."

In One ERA - Pop Quiz

In One ERA - Pop Quiz

Take it and see how much you know about AP US History!
The answers can be found in EbzB Productions' "In One ERA and Out The Other."

Study Guide Resource: AP US History - Notes, Outlines, Vocabulary and Quizzes

AP US History - Notes, Outlines, Vocabulary and Quizzes

E(race)sure, Queerness, and Civil Rights in the South: The Undocubus and the Legacy of Bayard Rustin | The Feminist Wire

In One Era, And Out The Other

Serena Ebhardt has it covered with IN ONE ERA, OUT THE OTHER!

In One Era and Out The Other
A Patriotic History of the United States From 1901 ~ 2001

Serena Ebhardt tells a story of the twentieth century through her patriotic prism. Through propaganda, politics, sex, race, religion, natural disasters, and popular culture, Americans remain free to choose life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. United we stand!

Contact your Alkahest representative for details.

Elizabeth Bridges
Phil Crabtree
Philip Moye
info@alkahestartists.net
www.alkahestartists.net
888.728.8988

In One ERA: Study Guide Resources

Curious?

The links below relate to what you see "In One ERA and Out The Other" by EbzB Productions.

The Authentic History Center http://www.authentichistory.com/

Building the Pentagon, 1940s | The Pentagon: Rare and Unpublished Pictures http://life.time.com/history/building-the-pentagon-rare-photos/

The Inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge in 19251 http://artandhistory.house.gov/highlights.aspx?action=view&intID=229

Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New York. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years

Woodstock Music and Art Fair, 1969 | LIFE at Woodstock, 1969 | LIFE.com http://life.time.com/culture/life-at-woodstock-1969/#1

World Trade Center, c.1985 Print by Andy Warhol at Art.com http://www.art.com/products/p4697995991-sa-i2703617/andy-warhol-world-trade

Pitching High Octane Performance: IN ONE ERA

Hello Presenters!

Wishing all of you well as you begin the 2012/13 season and sell-out performances for each event! With meetings and reviews abounding, I hope you will turn your attention to SERENA EBHARDT and her one woman tour de force contemporary & historical cabaret show, "IN ONE ERA, OUT THE OTHER"!

Serena's passion is manifested in her quest for excellence and education, and her talent for teaching and energy for life and learning is paramount in her craft as an actress and writer.

Everyone working in education will instantly appreciate how Serena weaves the medicine of "education" in a marvelous and unique tribute to our nation and her own beloved country and family. Your audiences will forget their cell phones and game boys and be transported to an on stage YouTube for the mind and soul.............

IN ONE ERA covers iconic Americans from the world of politics, religion, athletics, arts, science, and of course, entertainers from cinema to stage. Tarheel audiences will recognize many native sons and daughters, reminding folks of real time memories. As most of you know, high energy and high octane goes without saying in all of Serena's performances.

This extraordinarily smart and polished show is available for single and multiple runs, along with an array of opportunities for in school workshops and local community outreach activities.

Highly entertaining.....full of facts in music and story, for all ages.......
Latest comments ....

Morehead City, NC
"On behalf of the Carteret Arts Forum, I would like to thank you again for your wonderful performance at our Carteret Arts Forum first program of the Season.
The Program Committee wanted to have strong programs to begin and end our Season and we were right on target with your "In One Era and Out The Other."

Lake Wales, FL
I was so happy that one particular student, Alec, participated in the 'talk back session' after the show - his self-concept has been soaring this week.

Let David Briggs know you are headed to High Point for the next show! Tickets on sale now! 7:30 curtain, Thursday, November 15th.....post election!

Thank you for your serious consideration! More information is available on line at alkahestartists.net or at ebzb.org. And our phone is toll free! We'd love to hear from you!
We are looking forward to working with you and this show and many others!

At the end of the day, we all know why we do what we do! Congratulations on running the race!
Best wishes!

Elizabeth Bridges
Philip Moye
Alkahest Artists & Attractions, Inc.
888.728.8989
423.510.0005
423.510.0012 Fax
info@alkahestartists.net
www.alkahestartists.net

Compliment: IN ONE ERA, CAF

Dear Serena,

On behalf of the Carteret Arts Forum, I would like to thank you again for your wonderful performance at our Carteret Arts Forum first program of the Season.

The Program Committee wanted to have strong programs to begin and end our Season and we were right on target with your "In One Era and Out The Other."

We have received many wonderful comments on your performance. One subscriber said he knows he missed some important history facts and would love to see it again. He was very impressed how much history you shared, while singing with your beautiful voice and with the accompaniment of Julie Florin and Drew. We all loved the audience participation. It was truly an outstanding cabaret.

We all enjoyed meeting you and David and your son. Your son is an amazing young man. We enjoyed getting to know you all better at dinner. Bill Colbert, the Chairman for your program, said it was a pleasure to work with you all.

Please keep in touch, we would love for you to return in the future. Thank you again!

Sincerely,
Elaine G. Tempel
CAF Vice President/Program Chairman

Compliment: In One Era, Carteret Arts Forum

Serena:

It was such a treat having you all with us. Thank you for being the perfect artists in residence. Yes! We'd love to have you back and we'd love to tell the world how great you are. Most important: I think you should feel very proud of what I found from the feedback.

Bill Colbert
Carteret Arts Forum
Morehead City, NC

Below are comments collected from our audience after the show...

Serena Ebhardt's narrative on 20th century American History was most accurate and enlightening. She spoke and sang in tones that were most audible.You could understand every word she sang. The pictures she selected to use were most effective. She made me feel that she was talking to me and not a general audience.

The sincerity in Ms. Ebhardt’s voice was so clear. She came off the stage and mingled with the audience. After the show she answered all questions and did not rush anyone off. She gave out Cracker Jacks (that we haven’t seen for years). And, she smiled almost throughout the show.

History With A Wink - In One Era

http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/entertainment/performance/article_d09ef444-0401-11e2-ac67-0019bb2963f4.html

The Carteret Arts Forum will present 100 years of American history Thursday, Sept. 27, when Serena Ebhardt presents the cabaret “In One Era and Out the Other,” a one-woman show that shares history with song, performance and humor.
The show opens at 6 p.m. at Joslyn Hall on the Carteret Community College campus.

Tickets are $35, and the performance is included in the forum’s 2012-13 five-show subscription series.

Subscriptions for the rest of the season will be available at the show.

The show gives an overview of the 20th century in America through a patriotic lens. Ms. Ebhardt uses headlines, protests, popular culture, natural disasters and more to make history personal. The show is also interactive, and audience members should be ready to help with a chorus.
Ms. Ebhardt began her professional stage career at the age of 6 as Gretel in “The Sound of Music.” Since then, she has performed hundreds of roles in Europe, Canada, Off-Broadway, and in regional theater across the United States.

In 1998, she co-founded EbzB Productions with her husband, David zum Brunnen. Their productions of “War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II” and “The Night Before Christmas Carol” may be seen on public broadcasting stations across the United States and abroad.

Ms. Ebhardt’s dramatic training includes N.C. Governor’s School and Hedgerow Theatre’s Master Acting Classes with Rose Schulman. She was a Paul Green Scholar in Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina and has been trained by The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Center Institute, and the National Center for Creative Aging as a Professional Teaching Artist.

For more information visit www.carteretartsforum.com or call 252-726-1152.

Compliment: In One Era

The performance of In One Era & Out The Other, was thoroughly enjoyed by all at Alta Walk. All generations can relate to history with music and pictures......and when you put it all together it is an amazing experience for all to enjoy.
While enlightenng our youth, it also brings back many memories for our older generation.

Melinda Kizer
Life Enrichment Assistant
Alta Walk

In One Era Reviews

In One Era Compliments and Reviews...

"A must-see, multi-generational show that the whole family will enjoy."

"A sing-along experience that really gets people thinking and talking!"

"These are the songs I sang with my father - it brought back such wonderful memories. Thank you so much!"

"Serena Ebhardt's throaty vocals have stark beauty and authenticity. She spins little dramas when she sings. Crowds adore her."

-The News and Observer, NC

"Ebhardt has the ability to grab the audience from the first note and not release them until the final blackout."

-West Chester Daily News, PA

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