THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS (musical)

Recommended Age Range: 1st grade & up

Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

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Language

• Pigs enter with protest signs saying “Protect the piglets” and “Cage the Carnivore”

• Magill says that everyone calls the Wolf a “vicious, guilty monster.”

• Magill calls Prudence a “hard-headed Hog.”

• Rocky says that the Wolf is not a “domesti-ma-cated doggy”

• Julia says that Desmond’s belly is “humongous.” 

• Julia calls the Wolf a “big jerk!” 

• Al says that it is not his fault that “wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep.”

• The wolf says that people call him a "villain and creep.”

• Dr. Robert says that the wolf is a “murderous breed and impossible to control.”

• Martha calls the Wolf a “dirty doggy.”

• Martha accuses the wolf of yelling “Let me in, let me in, I want to eat you all covered in sugar!” to the Second Little Pig. 

• Martha, Julia, and Prudence call the Wolf a “beastie”, a “terror,” a “stalker,” a “crookster,” and a “mongrel!” 

• Julia calls the Wolf a “mangy ol’ cur!”

• Martha says that the Wolf was wearing an apron that said “Kill! Eat! Pork!”

• Maxwell says that the Wolf looks “deranged.”

• Maxwell calls the Wolf a “carnivore!”

• Al says that he had a “stupid cold!”

• Magill, as Maxwell, says “Your stupid old granny can go sit on a pin!” 

• Magill, Julia, Rocky, and Prudence, as Maxwell, say that they bet Al’s Grandma is “totally fat!”

Themes and Situations

• The overall themes of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs are considering both sides to every story, innocence vs guilt, being misunderstood, the harm in wrongful accusations, and perspective. 

• The wolf is on trial for the murder of two pigs. 

• There are situations throughout the show where the wolf is accused of eating two of the Three Little Pigs and other animals. 

• There are situations where the wolf is accused of blowing down houses.

• There is a moment of protest in the beginning of the show.

• There are situations where the pigs laugh at the Wolf for defending himself. 

• There are situations where the Judge participates in the prosecutor’s case. 

• There are situations where the Wolf does not get to question a witness or he keeps getting interrupted while he is trying to question a witness. 

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Potential Scary Moments

• There is a use of a wolf puppet when the prosecution team presents their case. 

• Maxwell raises his voice at the wolf. 

• The Wolf is seen blowing down houses.

• Flashing lights and theatrical fog/haze will be used in this production.

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! THE MUSICAL! (musical)

Recommended Age Range: 2nd grade & up

Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

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Language

• In the song, “The Horrible Herdmans,” there are lyrics like “put worms in your sandwich”, “ants in your purse”, “rottenest kids”, “they hit and they steal and smoke smelly cigars, they ought-a be arrested and out behind bars”, “they’ll find you and pound you til your face is black and blue”, “they spit and cuss. They jab you with pencils, throw mud on your dress”, and “they’re a natural disaster! A plague! A stampeding herd!”

• Grace calls the Herdmans a “menace.”

• Leroy calls Charlie a “loser.”

• The kids say that they will “end up dead” if they say they want to play a lead over the Herdmans in the play. 

• Alice says “Imogene told me she was playing Mary and if I even opened my mouth, she would get a pussy willow and jam it so far into my ear it’d come out the other side.”

• The Herdmans make a fart noise during “Silent Night.”

• Alice says that Gladys “took three sips of communion wine” even though it was grape juice.

• When learning about the story of Jesus’ birth, Imogene asks “What kind of cheapo king gives oil for a present?” She also asks if “they would kill a baby” when she learns that King Herod was worried that Jesus would take over. 

• There is a song titled “Die Herod, Die!” 

Themes and Situations

• The themes of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: the Musical are challenging traditions, community, family, tolerance, and the true meaning of Christmas.

• There are situations where a whole chorus of people sing about how terrible the Herdman family is.

• There are situations where the Herdmans use coercement to get what they want.

• There are situations where an entire community is prejudiced and does not want to let kids into the Christmas show.

• There are situations where friends fight over the pageant and turn on each other.

• There are situations of clear wealth differences in families.

• There are situations where social workers are brought up.

• There are situations where prejudices lead to the pageant being shut down. 

Potential Scary Moments

• The Herdmans go through the lunchroom stealing everyone’s lunch and they surround the kids whose lunch they want to steal. 

• When the Herdmans show up at Sunday school, Ralph and Leroy trip Teddy and Imogene pushes and holds Alice’s hands behind her back. 

• During the song “Die Herod, Die”, the Herdman’s make Charlie play Herod and they tie him up.

• Imogene accidentally sets fire to the church with a cigar.

• Flashing lights and theatrical fog/haze will be used in this production.

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THE LIGHTNING THIEF - THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL (musical)

Recommended Age Range: 5th grade & up

Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes (includes 5-minute intermission)

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Language

• Luke, Annabeth, Grover, and Clarisse say that the children of the gods “have issues.” 

• Percy says that being a half god “gets you killed in very nasty ways.”

• Percy’s stepdad, Gabe, asks Percy’s mom who “would give me a back or foot rub?”

• Percy says he “sucks at school”. 

• Diyonsius says he is “God of Wine but he is dying of thirst”, that he “needs a drink”, and he calls the kids “runts.” 

• Percy asks Grover if he is “ever going to wear pants again?” 

• Clarisse calls Percy a "lucky punk” and “worm meat.”  

• Annabeth calls Percy “seaweed brain.”

• Ares tells Percy that he is “gonna wipe that stupid head off your stupid face.”

Themes and Situations

• The themes of The Lightning Thief are identity, family, friendship, belonging, and adventure. 

• There are situations where parents abandon or ignore their children.

• There are situations of unhealthy parental/step parent relationships.

• There are situations where a parent dies. 

• There are situations of crushes on people.

• There are situations where the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a child.

• There are situations of jealousy between the half-bloods.

• There are situations of betrayal.

• There are situations where people try to convince Percy that he will get his Mother back if he gives them the bolt. 

• There are several situations where Percy and his friends find themselves in peril and danger.

Potential Scary Moments

• There are moments of theatrical strobe lighting and haze throughout the show.

• There are moments of atmospheric darkness.

• There are theatrical puppets used to represent monsters like Cyclops, Furies, Medusa, and the Minotaur.

• There are swords, weapons, and stage combat used throughout the play. 

• There will be moments of loud noises like thunder and monsters roaring.

• Mrs. Dodds attacks Percy during his field trip. 

• The Minotaur kills Percy’s mom. 

• Clarisse threatens Percy during a game of capture the flag.

• Thalia gets attacked and killed by Cyclops, although we do not see it happen live onstage, but rather interpreted through dance.

• Medusa tried to turn Annabeth, Grover, and Percy into statues. Percy cuts off her head.

• Percy dreams that Luke is speaking with Kronos.

• Percy’s shoes try to drag him down a pit in the Underworld.

• Luke stabs Percy in the shoulder.

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IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE (play)

Recommended Age Range: K4 & up

Run Time: Approximately 45 minutes (no intermission)

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Language

• The Mouse calls his mom a “packrat.”

• The Mouse burps after drinking milk.

• The Mouse asks the Boy if his mom has whiskers.

• The Mouse calls his sister a “slob”.

• The Jungleman comic read by the Boy calls an elephant a “brute.”

Themes and Situations

• The themes of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie are the importance of listening, telling the truth, and consequences to actions. 

• There are situations where the boy lies.

• There are situations where the Mouse causes chaos throughout the house.

• There are situations where the Mouse and the Boy imitate their mothers. 

• There are situations where the Mouse changes into pajamas and he talks about not wanting anyone to see him in his underwear. 

• There are situations where the Boy yells when he is irritated at the Mouse. 

Potential Scary Moments

• The Mouse falls when he cannot hold a straw. 

• A broom falls towards the Mouse and gets dust everywhere.

• When the Boy is reading the Jungleman comic, the Mouse acts out the battle between King Constrictor and the Jungleman. At one point, King Constrictor swallows the Jungleman, but he bursts free and kills King Constrictor.

• The Mouse runs off stage to get a hammer and nail to hang a picture on the fridge, but the Boy chases after him and they tumble into things and make a huge mess.

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