Green Screen Adventures
Student stories and artwork brought to life through green screen.
Green Screen Adventures is a children's television series which premiered in 2007. The series was originally produced for local broadcast on WCIU-TV (Channel 26) in Chicago, which is the flagship station of Weigel Broadcasting, and is designed to fit the FCC's educational and information programming requirements while also being produced locally in Chicago. As of 2025, the program now also airs nationally on Weigel's MeTV digital subchannel network.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- children's television series
- Creator
- Gail Sikevitz
- Writer
- Jessica H. Carleton; Steve Gensler
- Director
- Christopher M. Faulkner
- Starring
- Jessica Honor Carleton
- Ariel Coleman-Turner
- Kierra Bunch
- Rafael Torres
- Brendan Buckley
- Robert Schleifer
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 3 (as of September 2009)
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Did You Know?
- The show's ensemble takes submissions of short stories, school reports, poetry, essays, basic academic questions, and artwork from students in first through eighth grade.
- A parent or guardian must sign a standard release form if a student's idea is used in the series.
- Since their debut in 2007, the series has featured stories written by almost 1,000 elementary school students.
- Jessica Carleton designed puppets for the show including a 'Sock Drawer Drama' set (gray cat, brown dog, orange tiger, yellow mouse, sheep, wolf, fox, zebra, pig, cow) and a 'Food Folks' set (apple, banana, strawberry, hot dog, pepper, spaghetti, milkshake, pies, sandwich, tomato, waffle).
- From October 2008 to 2013, the program also aired on This TV when that network was operated by Weigel.
Cast and crew
Jessica Honor Carleton is a writer, actress, puppeteer, puppet designer and storyteller. Kierra Bunch, Brendan Buckley, Sasha Smith, Scott Gryder, Robert Schleifer, Alexander Knapp, and Zach Rebich are the actors and puppeteers, playing the roles of people and animals. Katy Daso and Nancy McDonald are the floor directors and costume designers. Retired cast members include Christopher De Paola, Ariel Coleman-Turner, Frankie Benavides, Rafael Torres, Casie Walls, Nathan, Molly Wallace and Lawrence Thompson, who is a singer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who created Green Screen Adventures?
Green Screen Adventures was created by Gail Sikevitz.
When did Green Screen Adventures end?
Green Screen Adventures last aired in 2008.
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