Money might not make the world go around - but it's good to know how to make it and how to manage it! This fun and fast paced show uses an energetic cast of three to cover the history and theories of money and economies - and YES, your 2nd to 7th grade kids are totally gonna get it!

It opens with Aesop's story of the silly Grasshopper and the industrious Ant, then stops and tries to change the end of the story by teaching the Grasshopper about the ways of personal finance. We'll go back in time to the days of Cavemen, when Ugg the Cavedweller needs to figure out how to trade with his best friend, Bert. Eventually, Ugg and Bert hit on the idea of "currency" - how a piece of metal can actually represent something of value rather than BEING the thing itself. From there, we're off to the races, with the establishment of the principles of supply and demand, the collection of "assets" versus the collection of "things", the principles of Risk and Reward, what "stock markets" are, and how everyone can use the funds they have available to make themselves into sturdy financial "ants" rather than hapless "grasshoppers."

Available year-round, this is a great all-school assembly show for your 8 to 12 year old students, and will make a lasting impression on them every time they reach into their pocket and consider what to do with their hard-earned funds.

With - Andrew Pond, Marquecia Jordan, Allison McCorkle

Running time - 45 mins
Best for - grades 2-7
Available - year-round
Fees - from $575