
RESERVATIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL TIME SHOWS ARE NOW OPEN!
MAKE A RESERVATION REQUEST BY USING THE BUTTON ABOVE, OR BY CALLING (864) 278-9669
INFO & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
COST & DETAILS
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Students & Chaperones: $13/each
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Teachers are admitted FREE for all performances.
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For homeschool groups, please limit one teacher (free ticket) per household. Other adults attending will be considered chaperones and will be charged the chaperone rate.
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**Please note - Children of all ages, from 1 day old to 18 years old, all require a ticket. A ticket is required for anyone that enters the building.
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Each show runs between 45-90 minutes. See specific show below for run time.
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Teachers will receive a curriculum companion that corresponds to the show and linked to SC College- and Career-Ready Standards.
WHAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO MAKE A RESERVATION?
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To make a reservation, all you'll need is a head count of students, teachers, and chaperones attending. Since our performances often sell out, we recommend aiming high to ensure every student can attend, and then you can always change your numbers before you make your final payment. Chaperones are non-staff. All teachers and school staff (nurses, bus drivers, student teachers, etc) are free, but chaperones must pay.
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We'll get additional information from you like school name, grade, and teacher contact information. We'll send you a reservation confirmation by the end of the week, and then you'll receive your invoice no later than one week after your reservation is made.
WHEN IS PAYMENT DUE?
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A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your reservation. Deposits for all productions are due in early fall. Specific deposit dates will be assigned upon reserving.
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Full payments are due 4 weeks prior to performance date. Unpaid reservations are subject to cancellation.
WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE FINAL CLASS NUMBERS BEFORE RESERVATIONS OPEN?
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That’s ok! We anticipate number changes throughout the year. We can change your reservation numbers (pending availability) up until final payments are due.
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We recommend aiming high in your number estimate, then adjusting later when you have a final count.
WHAT IF I HAVEN’T GOTTEN PRINCIPAL APPROVAL BEFORE RESERVATIONS OPEN?
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We recommend reserving your group even if the trip hasn't been approved yet, as reservations fill up very quickly. Our school time performances always have lengthy waiting lists, so you if you have to cancel your reservation, another school will be happy to take your spot!
HOW TO RESERVE
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Reservations open Tues, Aug 5, 2025 at 9:00am. Reservations cannot be taken before this date.
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We anticipate a high volume of calls on August 5, so please keep calling if you don't get us right away!
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Call 864-278-9669 to reserve your seats.
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Reservations cannot be made by e-mail on the morning of the first day. An online reservation form will open the afternoon of August 5.
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Reservations go fast. We recommend calling on the first day that reservations open!
QUESTIONS?
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Call us at 864-278-9669.
SCHOOL TIME SHOWS
2025-2026 SCHOOL TIME PERFORMANCES
PETE THE CAT: THE MUSICAL (musical)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Students: $13/student
Non-staff chaperones: $13/chaperone
Teachers: FREE
Recommended Age Range: K4 & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
Book and Lyrics by Sarah Hammond | Music by Will Aronson
Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean
For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking - except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth! But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Join Jimmy and Pete on a musical adventure this crowd-pleasing musical based on the hit book series.
DISNEY'S FROZEN JR. (musical)
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 9:30am & 11:30am
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:30am & 11:30am
Students: $13/student
Non-staff chaperones: $13/chaperone
Teachers: FREE
Recommended Age Range: 2nd grade & up
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes (includes 5-minute intermission)
Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | Book by Jennifer Lee
Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she has desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.
ROBIN HOOD! (play)
Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Monday, February 6, 2026 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Students: $13/student
Non-staff chaperones: $13/chaperone
Teachers: FREE
Recommended Age Range: 3rd grade & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
By Greg Banks
High-powered, full of laughs, and action-packed, this is not your traditional tale of yore! This is a lean, mean swordfight-fueled story of good vs. evil, trickery vs. heroism, and compassion vs. greed. Blink and you’ll miss something: A sharp joke, a sly jab, or a treacherous attack! Join this hilarious band of underground heroes rallying for those who cannot!
DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL! (musical)
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm
Students: $13/student
Non-staff chaperones: $13/chaperone
Teachers: FREE
Recommended Age Range: K4 & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Lyrics by Mo Willems
Script by Mo Willems & Mr. Warburton
Whatever you do, don't let the Pigeon star in his own musical production! It's not easy being the Pigeon-you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Featuring an innovative mix of songs, and feathers, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone's wings flapping.
CONTENT ADVISORIES
PETE THE CAT: THE MUSICAL (musical)
Recommended Age Range: K4 & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
Language
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Instead of saying cat sitting, Olive says that she is “going to sit on a cat!”
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Olive says she is “so overdosed” on love and allergies for Pete.
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Pete says that “everyone on Maple Street is bonkers today!”
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Jimmy, while in a panic, calls the bus a “stupid bus.”
Themes and Situations
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The themes of are friendship, adventure, courage, adaptability, and resilience.
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There are situations where Pete doesn’t realize that his actions can affect others, like when he plays music in someone’s yard very late and he doesn’t care.
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There are situations where different personalities clash, like Pete and Jimmy when Pete starts living in his room.
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There are situations of jealousy, social panic, and confrontation between Jimmy and Pete.
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There are situations where Jimmy lies to his parents.
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There are situations where Olive says she wants to marry Pete because she loves the cat, and she tries to get him to wear a tutu.
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There are situations where Jimmy has to face the consequences of his actions, but his family supports him the whole way.
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There are situations where Jimmy is led into a panic by his perfectionism.
Potential Scary Moments
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The Cat Catcher catches Pete by the tail in the first song.
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Olive turns out to be allergic to cats, and her mom says they might have to send Pete to the pound.
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Jimmy copies Eloise’s painting, and Mrs. Creech says he might not pass the second grade if he doesn’t come back with an original painting.
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There is a moment when Pete and Jimmy think they’ve lost Olive in Paris.
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Use of bright lights and effects will be used to simulate a bus traveling to different locations.
Other Considerations
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Loud noises and high-energy activity accompany many of Pete’s scenes.
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Flashing lights will be used in this production.
DISNEY'S FROZEN JR. (musical)
Recommended Age Range: 2nd grade & up
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes (includes 5-minute intermission)
Language
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Anna sings that she wants the snowman that Elsa makes to have a “big, bouncy butt!”
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Anna sings that she doesn’t “know if I’m elated or gassy.”
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Anna accidentally tells Hans that he is “gorgeous.”
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The Duke of Weselton tells Elsa that her face is wonderful, and with some queens “you get what you get.”
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The Duke of Weselton says that “there’s something severely wrong with those two” about the sisters.
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The Duke of Weselton calls Elsa a “monster!”
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Olaf says that Kristoff looks like a “funky-looking donkey.”
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The Hidden Folk sing that Kristoff walks “clumpy,” his feet are “pear-shaped, square-shaped,”and that he is “sorta smelly.”
Themes and Situations
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The themes of Disney’s are forgiveness, family, adventure, sacrifice, love, and self-acceptance.
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There are situations of magic throughout the show.
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There are situations of parental suppression of Elsa because they were afraid of her losing control. They also separate the sisters because of fear, but they do not tell Anna why, so he is very hurt by her sister’s avoidance of her.
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There are situations of the sisters losing their parents in a shipwreck, and the daughter’s subsequent grief of losing their parents.
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There are situations where Elsa feels she has to deceive those around her to keep herself under control.
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There are situations where Anna falls in love very quickly with Hans. He asks her to marry him, and they ask Elsa for her blessing. However, she refuses.
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There are situations when the sisters fight publicly, and it leads to Elsa losing control of her magic.
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There are situations where Elsa thinks isolating herself from those who love her is the right decision.
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There are situations of betrayal, like when Hans admits to not loving Anna and showing his true evil nature.
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There are situations of violence or threat of violence. The Duke of Weselton and Hans call for revenge against Else for freezing the kingdom, and Hans actually tries to kill her with his sword.
Potential Scary Moments
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Elsa accidentally blasts Anna with her magic and she has to get treated by the Hidden Folk or she will freeze.
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The King and Queen are lost at sea.
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Elsa loses control of her powers and freezes the whole kingdom when Anna and her get into an argument about Hans.
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When Anna finds Elsa in her ice palace, Elsa accidentally blasts her with ice magic and hurts her.
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While the Hidden Folk sing “Fixer-Upper,” Anna collapses to the ground. They say that only an act of true love can thaw her.
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Elsa is captured by Hans and the townspeople.
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Hans deceives the townspeople to make them believe he is good and that Anna was killed by Elsa. He sentences her to death.
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Hans draws his sword to kill Elsa, but Anna throws herself in between them. She freezes solid as the sword strikes her.
Other Considerations
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Theatrical fog haze will be used in this production.
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Flashing lights will be used in this production.
ROBIN HOOD (play)
Recommended Age Range: 3rd grade & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
Language
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There are beggars in the beginning of the play that ask the audience for money.
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The beggars say they are “cold,” “homeless and hungry,” and “dirty, broke and hungry.”
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The beggars say that “the men up on their high horses” came and burned their homes and fields and stole their harvest.
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When Much is captured by the Sheriff, the men say they’ve caught him before and “cut off two of his fingers.” Then, they say since they’ve captured him again that they will “take out his eyes.” They say that the next time they capture him “he hangs.”
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The sheriff tells his men to “shut up.”
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The sheriff says he “doesn't like children,” and that he “wouldn’t waste my food on them.”
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The sheriff calls Robin Hood a “rotten do-gooder that helps out lazy wretches.”
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The sheriff calls Robin Hood a “cowardly, cowardly custard.”
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The sheriff calls his men “idiots.”
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Robin Hood says his arrow is aimed at the Sheriff’s heart “or the place it should be.”
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The Sheriff says that the Prince will have Robin’s head.
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The Sheriff says “You can forget about King Flipping Richard.”
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The Sheriff says he will “burn out his eyes!” when talking about Robin Hood.
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The Prince calls the Sheriff a “very weedy little rabbit.”
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The Sheriff calls Maid Marian a “stupid girl.”
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Little John tells Robin that he’ll “tan your hide with this staff of mine, then soak you in the stream.”
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The Sheriff calls Friar Tuck a “big oaf,” and says if he doesn’t move that he will have him “whipped, monk or no monk.”
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Little John calls the Sheriff a “liar, liar, pants on fire.”
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The Sheriff calls Maid Marian a “hateful girl.”
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The Sheriff calls Robin in disguise an “old fool.”
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The Sheriff tells the Prince to “shut up!”
Themes and Situations
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The themes of Robin Hood are good vs evil, poor vs rich, corruption, love, honor, friendship, and legacy.
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There are situations where beggars ask the audience for money.
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The Sheriff and his men capture the old man Much for trying to hunt a deer and he ends up getting killed.
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There are situations where men get captured by the Sheriff, and are sentenced to be hung.
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The Prince comes onstage in a bath full of money.
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The Sheriff threatens Maid Marian if she does not help him capture Robin Hood
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There are many situations of lies and disguises. The Sheriff sets up a trap to capture Robin Hood by pretending to be attacked by his own men. Because of the threat to her father’s life, Maid Marian pretends to be a scared woman in front of Robin Hood and he believes her and invites her to his camp. The sheriff dresses up like a peasant and tries to deceive Little John into letting him into Robin Hood’s secret hiding place. Robin and Marian disguise themselves for the King’s tournament.
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There is a situation where the Sheriff and Maid Marian’s father try to make her marry the Sheriff.
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There are many situations of fighting and mild violence. A lot of this is done in a comical, melodramatic way, but the nature of it is still aggressive in nature. The Sheriff kills Much in the beginning and burns down his house, the Sheriff uses force to capture men, Robin and Little John have a battle when they met each other, Robin sticks the Sheriff’s legs with fake arrows to make him dance, Robin and the Sheriff have a battle after Robin wins the king’s archery tournament which ends in the Sheriff dying, and Robin battles King John and his men.
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This story is not necessarily a happy ending for all the characters, but it is about how legacy is passed down, especially during hard times.
Potential Scary Moments
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Beggars speak directly to the audience at the beginning of the play about being poor and hungry. They say that it is a death penalty if they hunt in the forest and shoot the king’s deer.
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The character Much gets caught by the Sheriff while trying to kill the King’s deer to feed his family
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The sheriff burns down Much’s cottage because he doesn't give up Robin Hood’s location.
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The older Much gets stabbed in a skirmish with the Sheriff and dies.
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The Sheriff says that the Prince will have Robin’s head.
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Will gets captured by the Sheriff and his men.
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Marin’s father and the Sheriff both try to make her marry the Sheriff.
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Maid Marian and Robin, both in disguise, fight each other on their way to the archery competition.
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Robin Hood and the Sheriff have a big battle that ends in Robin getting hurt and the Sheriff dying.
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After King Richard returns and Robin is pardoned, he is seized by the prince’s men while praying. There he finds out that King Richard is dead and he is imprisoned by the new King John.
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Robin Hood escapes the prison, but is hurt in the process.
DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL! (musical)
Recommended Age Range: K4 & up
Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)
Language
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The Pigeon says that “it stinks” to not get what you want.
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The Hot Dog Vendor burps after eating a hot dog.
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The Pigeon makes a pun that the “Bus Driver has been around the block a few times.”
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The old lady says if she doesn’t get to see her grandkid she’s going to “flip her lid.”
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The Bus Driver says the passengers are “driving her nuts!”
Themes and Situations
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The themes of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus are responsibility, persuasion, the power of having a good attitude, achieving your dreams, and actions and consequences.
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There are situations where the pigeon has a very bad attitude about what he has in his life.
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There are situations where the Pigeon gets impatient and starts yelling at people.
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There are situations where the Pigeon lies to get what he wants. He is also disrespectful throughout the story before he learns his lesson.
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There are situations where the Pigeon feels like his dreams aren’t reachable.
Potential Scary Moments
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The bus breaks down and causes everyone to be late and to panic.
Other Considerations
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Loud noises and high-energy activity accompany many of Pigeon’s scenes.
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Flashing lights will be used in this production.


