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Energized Guyz brings show to Dobbins Elementary
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Energized Guyz performers Michelle Ogden (left) and Beau Wilson spoke to Dobbins Elementary School students before the start of their performance.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.The Dobbins Elementary School students and teachers filled the school's auditorium for the performance by the Energized Guyz.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Energized Guyz Beau Wilson (left) and Michelle Ogden began their performance on responsible energy use for Dobbins Elementary School students.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Dobbins Elementary School Principal Michael Daley spoke to the students before the performance by the Energized Guyz.
By TIM CLEVELAND
Dobbins Elementary School hosted a unique event on Oct. 30 to help children understand the importance of saving energy with an appearance of the Energized Guyz.
The Energized Guyz are a part of the National Theatre for Children, which is based in Minneapolis, Minn. The duo performing for the Dobbins students were Beau Wilson and Michelle Ogden.
“Trying to address the science standard the best we can and we always like to bring fun activities to the kids,” Dobbins Principal Michael Daley said.
Wilson and Ogden performed a 30-minute show for Dobbins’ 217 students in grades kindergarten through four.
“Our show is called the Energized Guyz,” Wilson said. “It’s a show about how energy is made, how it’s used and ways we save it. We stress all these points and things to do to through a show about superheroes and how it’s very important to save and use energy wisely so we can have it for the future.
“We have a bunch of costumes and we do a lot of quick costume changes, a lot of back and forth. We have different props. We have a lot of scrolls we use during the show. The scrolls are listed different things and different points that we’re trying to get the kids to remember as more of a visual aid.”
Wilson said he and Ogden are contracted for 8-10 weeks at a time. On average, they do about two schools and four shows a day from January to May and September to Thanksgiving. He said they have done more than 200 shows this year all over north and east Ohio for children ranging from preschool to fifth grade.
“We started in Toledo and and have slowly worked our way around,” he said.
Wilson said the show is sponsored by Ohio Edison and First Energy.
“Ohio Edison is the sponsor for this region of Ohio along with First Energy,” he said. “They sponsor the show that we’re doing and they very much want to spread the word of using energy wisely and conservation. Without their support, we would not be able to come to schools and perform.”
Both Wilson and Ogden said they want to use the show to help children remember the best ways to use energy positively.
“The message we’re trying to give to them that it’s very important to know where energy is made and where it comes from,” Wilson said. “It’s also very important to save it because it’s not just turning a light switch on and turning it off, it’s about where it comes from and why we need to keep it in order to keep having things we have now for the future.”
“To open your eyes and be energy wise,” Ogden said. “It’s an easy way to remember it.”