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PLATINUM

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SPONSORS:

Spartanburg Library
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THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS

TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 17

PERFORMANCES:

October 10, 2026 at 11:00am & 2:00pm

October 11, 2026 at 2:00pm

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TICKET INFORMATION:

*Patrons of all ages, including newborns, are required to purchase a ticket

Adults: $20
Youth (18 & younger): $15
*Use discount code GROUP at checkout for 15% off groups of 5 or more!

RUN TIME:

Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

SYNOPSIS:

Book & Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric
Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush
Adapted from the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, he finally gets his say. But whether he’ll get a fair trial in a corrupt piggy court is anyone’s guess. Enter the jury box and decide the fate of Big ‘n’ Bad in this musical adaptation of the hit children’s book.

CONTENT ADVISORY

Recommended Age Range: K4 & up

Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

Language

  • One pig says “Incarcerate this foul monster”

  • Rocky calls others a “domesticated Doggy”

  • A big bad wolf is called a filthy carnivore

  • AL says he would eat a sheep, chicken, and bunny

  • Maxwell says that AL looks “deranged”

  • Magill calls AL a Stuck up creek

 

Situations & Themes

  • Considering multiple sides to a story

  • Innocence vs guilt

  • Wrongful accusation

  • Being misunderstood

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

  • The wolf blows the houses down and eats the pigs

  • Prudence introduces a wolf puppet with sharp teeth and fangs and a shirt that says “kill eat pork”

  • Throughout the overall theme of the play there are many references to animal getting eaten

  • The wolf is on trial for murder of pigs throughout the play

 

Potential Scary Moments

  • The big bad wolf will interact with the audience; however in this production he is not portrayed as scary.

  • A large wolf puppet is used.

 

Other Cautions/Advisories

  • Some characters are yelling in anger throughout the play

  • Sequences of flashing lights will be used

Content Advisory
Cast
imagination never gets old.

SYT Office: (864) 278-9669

Box Office: (864) 542-2787

200 E. St. John Street

Spartanburg, SC 29306

The Spartanburg Little Theatre & Youth Theatre are funded in part by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and its donors, the City and County of Spartanburg, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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