Welcome to the World of Rick Adam

STUDY GUIDES

The Student Guides are designed to present students with a personal look at the difficulties involved with drug and alcohol abuse, food addictions, co-dependent behavior, dysfunctional family dynamics, channeling aggression, preventing violence, and smoothing conflicts.

These guides can be used before and after the performance or workshop. It can also be used independent of any performance or artist visit. Much of the information listed here is designed to be copied and presented directly to students.

Students become involved in making healthy life choices and are given a chance to participate in group activities designed to enhance their self expression, communication, self awareness and creativity.

Questions often come up during discussions.
We recommend a counselor or similar professional be available for any students who might feel the need for a more in depth perspective on this topic.

DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDES IN .pdf FORMAT for CLASSROOM DISCUSSION.

View/Download "Red's Recycle-O-Rama STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)
View/Download "Sound Choices STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)
View/Download "Be Cool, Be Safe STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)
View/Download "Shaking Up Shakespeare STUDY GUIDE (.pdf format)
View/Download "Resolving Rage STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)
View/Download "A Journey Through Addiction STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)

Here is a brief description of each study guide.

1. Sound Choices - Involves a unique combination of original songs, hand shadows, circus arts, and audience participation. Rick Adam's spellbinding performance takes a caring look at growing up and believing in one's self.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Substance Awareness
• Conflict Resolution
• Building Self-Esteem
• Mapping Personal Goals
• Positive Self-Imaging
• Making Sound Choices

2. Be Cool, Be Safe - Involves a fun jam of original music, mime, hand shadows, circus stuff, and audience participation that really rocks! It is an educational, highly entertaining performance designed to leave the audience with plenty of creative tools to build and maintain harmony in our world.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Conflict Resolution
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Bullying
• Positive Choices
• Taming Tempers
• Preventing Abuse & Violence
• Positive Self-Imaging
• Resisting Peer Pressure
• Building Self-Esteem
• Celebrating Differences

3. Journey Through Addiction - Takes an autobiographical look at the difficulties involved with drug and alcohol abuse, food addictions, co-dependent behavior and dysfunctional family dynamics. It is the story of Rick Adam's own personal journey through drug dependency into recovery and beyond. The show and the follow up workshops are designed to give students an idea of how to access information on this subject. This program teaches students how to overcome negative internal messages and how to set and attain life goals.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Mapping Personal Goals
• Making Healthy Choices
• Building Self - Esteem
• Positive Self Imaging
• Peer Counseling

4. Resolving Rage - Rick's engaging personality and captivating style will mesmerize his audience while providing them with tools to control tempers, relieve frustration, resist peer pressure, and celebrate differences. He effectively delivers his message by creating an emotional bond with his audience, using original songs, contemporary music, personal experiences, and theatrical techniques.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Conflict Resolution
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Anger Management
• Celebrating Differences
• Mapping Personal Goals
• Making Healthy Choices
• Building Self-Esteem
• Positive Self Imaging
• Peer Counseling
• Resolving Rage

5. Red's Recycle-O-Rama - Assisted by "Rusty", the recycling dog, Rick Adam as "Red" uses audience participation, storytelling, magic, juggling, hand shadows, original songs, and Red's Original One-Man Junk Band to offer fun-loving tips on how and why to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Through this ingenious, high-energy performance, discover creative and concrete ways that your home and community can become more planet-friendly.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Ecology Awareness
• How to be "Planet-Friendly"
• How and Why to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
• How to create less trash
• Alternative Sources of Energy

6. Shaking Up Shakespeare - This enlightening and entertaining program explores, in a fresh new way, the World of Shakespeare. Equipped with only an electrical guitar and his arsenal of stage skills, Rick Adam brilliantly translates into modern times, Hamlet, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and other works of the Master. Lacing with humor and personal stories, Rick shares his journey of how, at 18, he stepped off the streets and onto the Shakespearian stage. Students will get to examine ageless teen themes of young love, self-esteem, family issues, peer pressure, honesty, and discover for themselves that the "Old Bard" still rocks, raps and rules!

PERFORMANCE FOCUS
• Bringing Shakespeare to life on today's stage, with an emphasis on teen issues then and now.
• A brief overview of the life, times, and art of William Shakespeare.

		Study Guides
		Study Guides

		STUDY GUIDES The Student Guides are designed to present students with a personal look at the difficulties involved with drug and alcohol abuse, food addictions, co-dependent behavior, dysfunctional family dynamics, channeling aggression, preventing violence, and smoothing conflicts. These guides can be used before and after the performance or workshop. It can also be used independent of any performance or artist visit. Much of the information listed here is designed to be copied and presented directly to students. Students become involved in making healthy life choices and are given a chance to participate in group activities designed to enhance their self expression, communication, self awareness and creativity. Questions often come up during discussions. We recommend a counselor or similar professional be available for any students who might feel the need for a more in depth perspective on this topic. DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDES IN .pdf FORMAT for CLASSROOM DISCUSSION. View/Download "Red's Recycle-O-Rama STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format) View/Download "Sound Choices STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format) View/Download "Be Cool, Be Safe STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format) View/Download "Shaking Up Shakespeare STUDY GUIDE (.pdf format) View/Download "Resolving Rage STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format) View/Download "A Journey Through Addiction STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format) Here is a brief description of each study guide. 1. *Sound Choices* - Involves a unique combination of original songs, hand shadows, circus arts, and audience participation. Rick Adam's spellbinding performance takes a caring look at growing up and believing in one's self. PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Substance Awareness • Conflict Resolution • Building Self-Esteem • Mapping Personal Goals • Positive Self-Imaging • Making Sound Choices 2. *Be Cool, Be Safe* - Involves a fun jam of original music, mime, hand shadows, circus stuff, and audience participation that really rocks! It is an educational, highly entertaining performance designed to leave the audience with plenty of creative tools to build and maintain harmony in our world. PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Conflict Resolution • Solving Problems Creatively • Bullying • Positive Choices • Taming Tempers • Preventing Abuse & Violence • Positive Self-Imaging • Resisting Peer Pressure • Building Self-Esteem • Celebrating Differences 3. *Journey Through Addiction* - Takes an autobiographical look at the difficulties involved with drug and alcohol abuse, food addictions, co-dependent behavior and dysfunctional family dynamics. It is the story of Rick Adam's own personal journey through drug dependency into recovery and beyond. The show and the follow up workshops are designed to give students an idea of how to access information on this subject. This program teaches students how to overcome negative internal messages and how to set and attain life goals. PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Solving Problems Creatively • Mapping Personal Goals • Making Healthy Choices • Building Self - Esteem • Positive Self Imaging • Peer Counseling 4. *Resolving Rage* - Rick's engaging personality and captivating style will mesmerize his audience while providing them with tools to control tempers, relieve frustration, resist peer pressure, and celebrate differences. He effectively delivers his message by creating an emotional bond with his audience, using original songs, contemporary music, personal experiences, and theatrical techniques. PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Conflict Resolution • Solving Problems Creatively • Anger Management • Celebrating Differences • Mapping Personal Goals • Making Healthy Choices • Building Self-Esteem • Positive Self Imaging • Peer Counseling • Resolving Rage 5. *Red's Recycle-O-Rama* - Assisted by "Rusty", the recycling dog, Rick Adam as "Red" uses audience participation, storytelling, magic, juggling, hand shadows, original songs, and Red's Original One-Man Junk Band to offer fun-loving tips on how and why to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Through this ingenious, high-energy performance, discover creative and concrete ways that your home and community can become more planet-friendly. PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Ecology Awareness • How to be "Planet-Friendly" • How and Why to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle • How to create less trash • Alternative Sources of Energy 6. Shaking Up Shakespeare - This enlightening and entertaining program explores, in a fresh new way, the World of Shakespeare. Equipped with only an electrical guitar and his arsenal of stage skills, Rick Adam brilliantly translates into modern times, Hamlet, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and other works of the Master. Lacing with humor and personal stories, Rick shares his journey of how, at 18, he stepped off the streets and onto the Shakespearian stage. Students will get to examine ageless teen themes of young love, self-esteem, family issues, peer pressure, honesty, and discover for themselves that the "Old Bard" still rocks, raps and rules! PERFORMANCE FOCUS • Bringing Shakespeare to life on today's stage, with an emphasis on teen issues then and now. • A brief overview of the life, times, and art of William Shakespeare.