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SOCIAL STORY

SENSORY-

PERFORMANCESFRIENDLY

MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I am going to State Theatre New Jersey

in New Brunswick to see a show!

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I will be going to the show with

We will have a lot of fun!

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

At the show I will see a silly man named Mr. Pennygaff.

He will do some amazing tricks!

photo © Jim R. Moore

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

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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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

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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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I will walk up the stairs to

the second floor.

The second floor looks

like this.

There will be a bathroom

close by I can use if I need to.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Then I will go up some more stairs into another room.

I will see the show in this room.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I can sit on a chair to watch

the show.

Or I can sit up front on

the floor.

photo: Jeffrey Auger

photo: Nancy Swolensky

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

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 take a break in a quiet

area where I can sit, color, or do

something else.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Before the show starts, someone will come out to talk.

They will say that we will get milk and

a chocolate chip cookie after the show!

I will stay in my seat and listen while the person is talking.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Then the show will start!

I will see Mr. Pennygaff.

photo © Jim R. Moore

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Mr. Pennygaff will say I can cheer and clap

and make noise during the show if I want to.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Mr. Pennygaff will do some amazing tricks.

He will make bowls spin around on top of skinny sticks.

A bowl might fall on the floor and break.

It’s okay if a bowl falls and breaks.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I will see Mr. Pennygaff do some balancing tricks.

He will balance lots of different things.

He will try not to let anything fall!

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

I will see Mr. Pennygaff do some other fun tricks,

like spinning tops, juggling, and twirling a rope.

photo ©2013 Jim R. Moore

photo © Mark Read

photo © Jim R. Moore

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Mr. Pennygaff will tell me if there is a loud noise coming,

so I can cover my ears if I need to.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

When the show is over, I can applaud to

show Mr. Pennygaff I liked his show.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

In the lobby, I will get

some milk and a cookie!

Then I will go down the

stairs to the lobby.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

Going to a show is so much fun!

Then I will leave the theater and go home.

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MR. PENNYGAFF’S CIRKUS SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR SOCIAL STORY

ENJOY THE

SHOW!

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTERS

State Theatre New Jersey’s Education & Community Engagement programs are funded in part by The Frank & Lydia Bergen

Foundation, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, The DiLeo Family Foundation, Investors Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Kinder

Morgan Foundation, The George Link, Jr. Charitable Trust, The Harold I. and Faye B. Liss Foundation, McCrane Foundation, MetLife

Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, The George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust, Plymouth Rock Assurance, PNC Foundation, PSEG Foundation, The

Rea Charitable Trust, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation, Wells Fargo, and others.

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

Friendly 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.

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Sensory-Friendly Performances Social Story © 2019 State Theatre New Jersey

Find us at www.STNJ.org

Contact: education@STNJ.org

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.

Sensory-Friendly Performances made possible in part by

The Thomas and Agnes

Carvel Foundation

Milk & Cookies Series sponsored by

Additional support provided by

photo © Jim Moore

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