Alex Kaleidoscope Band Social Story · Alex_Kaleidoscope_Band_Social_Story.indd Author: lfarrer Created Date: 10/24/2018 5:28:51 PM

SOCIAL STORY

AUTISM-

RELAXED PERFORMANCES

FRIENDLY

ALEX & THE KALEIDOSCOPE SOCIAL STORY

I am going to State Theatre New Jersey

in New Brunswick to see a show!

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I will be going to the show with

We will have a lot of fun!

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I will go to the theater in

a car.

I will get out of the car in

front of the theater.

Or we will park nearby and

walk to the theater.

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I will go into the theater.

I will be in the lobby.

A helper called an usher

will take my ticket and

tell me where to go next.

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I will walk up the stairs to

the second floor.

I will be in a big room.

I will see the show in

this room.

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At the show, I can sit in a chair, or I can

sit on the floor.

There will be other people watching

the show.

There will be a bathroom close by

I can use if I need to.

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If I get scared or things

are too loud, I can cover

my ears, use my iPad

or my headphones, or

squeeze a toy.

Or I can go downstairs and

take a break in a quiet room

where I can sit, color, or do

something else.

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The show is called Alex and the Kaleidoscope.

This is Alex. He will sing and play the guitar.

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There will be two other performers in the show.

This is Tony.

He will play the drums.

This is Elliott.

He will play the guitar.

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The show will start.

Alex, Tony, and Elliot will play some really fun songs!

During the show, the audience will sing, wave their arms,

and dance along to the music.

If I want to, I can sing, wave my arms, and dance.

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Alex, Tony, and Elliot will play a song about riding on a train.

If I want, I can make a train sound: CHOO-CHOO!

They will play a song called

“Jim Along Josie.”

If I want, I can do a fun dance.

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They will play a silly song about a

Tyrannosaurus.

During the song, I can roar like a

Tyrannosaurus if I want to.

Alex, Tony, and Elliot will play

a song about different kinds

of insects.

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Alex, Tony, and Elliot will play a song about all the

different kinds of people there are in the world.

It’s great to be different!

They will play some songs about

being happy.

What are some things that make

me happy?

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Alex, Tony, and Elliot will sing a song about Superman.

When they play this song, I can jump up and down and

wave my arms if I want to.

They will sing a song called “Shine.”

If I want to, I can dance and say “shine!”

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In the lobby, I will get a

cookie and some milk!

Then the show will be

over.

I will go down the stairs

to the lobby.

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Going to a show is so much fun!

Then I will leave the theater and go home.

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RESOURCES

WATCH & LISTEN TO SONGS

FROM THE SHOW

“I’m So Glad”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83-mX3rr08c

“Feelin’ Fine”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NM2z-lkBE

“Insect Tourists”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSs8pXrx08

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

State Theatre New Jersey Social Story video

https://youtu.be/nvYNtzd67dY

Alex & the Kaleidoscope website

http://www.alexandthekaleidoscope.com/

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTERSState Theatre New Jersey’s Education & Community Engagement programs are funded in part by Andersen Corporate Foundation,

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Colgate-Palmolive, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Ingredion Incorporated, Investors

Bank, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The George Link Jr. Charitable Trust,

The Harold I. And Faye B. Liss Foundation, McCrane Foundation, MDRT Foundation, MetLife Foundation, NJM Insurance Group,

Plymouth Rock Assurance, PNC Foundation, The Provident Bank Foundation, PSEG Foundation, RBC Wealth Management, Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation, Silver Line Building Products, Wells Fargo, and others. Additional in-kind support is provided by Cream-

O-Land Dairy, and La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe. Their support is gratefully acknowledged.

Special thanks to Maria Arnold at Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, advisor for State Theatre New Jersey’s Autism-

Friendly Relaxed Performances.

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.

OFFICIAL HOTEL OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OFFICIAL AIRLINE

Autism-Friendly Relaxed Performances Social Story © 2018 State Theatre New Jersey

Find us at www.STNJ.org

Contact: [email protected]

State Theatre New Jersey—creating extraordinary experiences through the power of live performance.

Eden Autism is pleased to partner with State

Theatre New Jersey to make the thrill of live theater accessible for

individuals with autism.

Autism-Friendly Relaxed Performances made possible in part by

The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

with additional support from Unity Bank

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Alex Kaleidoscope Band Social Story · Alex_Kaleidoscope_Band_Social_Story.indd Author: lfarrer Created Date: 10/24/2018 5:28:51 PM