Accompany Publishing - "Fire of Vesuvius"

Fire of Vesuvius

Suggested Performance Level: Upper Elementary to Middle, Grades 5-8
Character Parts: 28 | Original Songs: 5 | Estimated Running Time: 50 Minutes

79 AD. Life is good in the seaside town of Pompeii, jewel of the ancient Roman Empire. Aqueducts bring water to the homes, games occur daily at the Colosseum, and Mount Vesuvius quietly towers nearby. All is well until Philosophers stand up at the Consul meeting and warn of imminent doom: tectonic plates shifting under the earth's surface will cause Mount Vesuvius to erupt and destroy Pompeii.

Now, the Ancient Romans know a thing or two about geology. After all, they had turned stones into roads and sidewalks. They even used rocks to build great arches. But in ancient Roman tradition, nobody dared upset the gods by predicting disaster, especially by underground rocks that couldn't be seen. When Messengers report the Oracle's vision, that Pompeii will be "famous for all time," the Consul think the Philosophers' warnings are surely crazy.

But that morning, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius shocks Pompeii. The sky darkens with ash. The city is buried under falling rock and lava.

Does anyone survive the fire of Vesuvius?

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“Fire Of Vesuvius” is an interdisciplinary tool for integrating the arts with social studies, earth sciences and language arts standards at the upper elementary to middle school levels. The show is built in accordance with the National Council for the Social Studies themes and performance expectations.

CLASS PLAY KITS

INSIDE THE KIT

SALES PACKAGES

STAGE-LEARNING SERIES

HOW TO ORDER

WHO WE ARE

•	View the first 20 pages of the "FOV" script

Music Samples | MP3

•	"Colosseum"
•	"We Could Use a Rock or Two"
•	"Gone But Not Forgotten"

Free Set Downloads | PDF

•	Title Backdrop
•	Title Backdrop b&w
•	Scene Backdrop
•	Scene Backdrop b&w

Other Downloads | PDF

•	Letter to Parents
•	Program Template

Testimonials

•	Read teacher success stories and testimonials