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SOCIAL STORY

AUTISM-

RELAXED PERFORMANCES

FRIENDLY

THE POP UPS 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 The Pop Ups.

There will be two performers in the show.

The performers’ names are Jason and Jacob.

Jason Jacob

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And they will have some funny puppets!

Jason and Jacob will sing some songs.

They will do some dances.

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The show will start.

I will see Jacob pretend he is drawing with

his finger.

I will hear some sounds while he is drawing.

Jacob will pretend to draw a horse.

There’s not really a horse. Jacob is just pretending!

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Then Jacob and Jason will pretend they are

drawing musical instruments.

Then they will pretend they are playing the

instruments.

I can pretend to draw and play if I want to.

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Then Jason and Jacob

will do a song about

playing music.

I can make some music, too!

I can tap on my tummy, stomp

my feet, snap my fingers, and do

other things.

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Then I will see a robot!

The robot will do a funny dance.

I can dance along with the robot if I want to.

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Then Jason and Jacob will sing a song about a bat.

They will do a special bat dance.

I can do the bat dance if I want to.

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Then Jason will pretend to draw some flowers.

Jason will do a special bug dance.

I can do the bug dance if I want to.

I will see some cute puppets that

look like different bugs and insects.

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Then I will see a bird puppet and a rhinoceros puppet.

The rhinoceros will pretend he is stomping on a fire

to put it out.

I can stomp along if I want to.

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Then Jason and Jacob will put on different costumes.

If I want to, I can pretend I am at a costume party.

What kind of costume will I pretend to wear?

It’s fun to pretend!

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Then Jason will sing a

song about his box of

crayons.

Jacob will draw

pictures while Jason

sings his song.

At the end of the song, there will be

big, colorful balloons.

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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

“We Live in an Orchestra”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcnYj10T9fQ

“Robot Dance”

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

“The Bat”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ropYpxxU-wo

“Bug Out”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0JkbE-jOU

“Bird and Rhino”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVLT5gt6f1g

“Costume Party”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iir3EPF0zDA

“Box of Crayons”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w2OAqEG-Zc

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

State Theatre New Jersey Social Story video

https://youtu.be/nvYNtzd67dY

The Pop Ups website

http://thepopups.com/

EDUCATION & OUTREACH SUPPORTERSState Theatre New Jersey’s Education & Outreach programs are funded in part by Andersen Corporate Foundation, the Frank & Lydia

Bergen Foundation, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Colgate-Palmolive, E & G Foundation, 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, M&T Bank, McCrane Foundation, MDRT Foundation,

MetLife Foundation, Plymouth Rock Assurance, PNC 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, La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe, and Miller’s Rentals. 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.

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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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