DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE MUSICAL (musical)

Recommended Age Range: 3rd grade & up

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

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Language:
● Rodrick says that he “wants to get this over with” while taking a family picture. He then says to Greg, “you suck.”
● Rodrick calls Greg a “loser.”
● When a couple of 8th graders find Greg’s journal they bully him. They mock him by saying “Dear Diary, Today I put on my big boy pants all by myself.” They then call him a loser.
● Greg calls his old seatmates, Chris Hosey and Lionel James, morons.
● Charlie Davis says that Bryce Anderson has “clothes, money, and a cute butt. That’s all women care about these days.”
● An 8th grader calls Greg a “doofus.”
● Darren Walsh gets called a “fool.”
● Greg says that he sits by “dorks.”
● Rodrick is in a heavy metal band called “Loded Diper”
● The lyrics to Rodrick’s song are: “Somebody farted…farted…farted..”
● Bill Walters tells the mom that he has to “drop the kids off at the pool.”
● Rodrick says that he is “totally P.O.’d” at his mom.
● The pop star Joshie says to “wash your hands after you tinkle.”
● Greg says that the famous kids at school are known for “one stupid thing.”
● Patty Farrell sings a song about how she is better than everyone.
● Greg sings lies that Patty has lice, picks her nose, would take away pizza, her locker smells like cheese, and that she has a fart disease.
● Greg says he wants “a crystal bowl to fart in.”
● The 8th graders call Greg and Rowley the “double dorks.”
● When Greg is drawing the cartoons to become the yearbook’s cartoonist, they come to life. One of them says “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back.” A cartoon doctor says “Hey, Timmy, your mother slipped on a banana peel, and P.S. she is dead.”
● Another cartoon, Creighton the Cretin, asks the doctor for a new butt because his has a crack in it.
● Patty Farrell calls Rowley “garbage.”
● The eighth graders interrupt Greg and Rowley’s fight and chase them. They sing that they will “chase them around with a wiffle bat.” And “hang them from flagpoles and drop them down and watch them splat.”


Themes and Situations:
● The themes of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical are growing up, social status, friendship, bullying, and masculinity.
● It is important to note that the main character, Greg, is not a role model. In this musical, we see him explore Middle School ethics and social status in a way that is often an example of what not to do. He learns his lessons the hard way.
● There are situations where Greg looks down on the word “diary” and the idea of sharing feelings. He even gets bullied by the 8th graders for keeping a journal.
● There are situations where Greg wishes he were famous and everyone envied him. He becomes super obsessed with climbing the “popularity ladder.”
● There are situations where Greg says that he cheats off Chirag Gupta in class.
● There are a lot of pranks in this show.
● There are situations where Greg gets embarrassed by Rowley.
● Bill Walter is supposed to be perceived as a “35 year old” (still played by a youth who is 16) in Rodrick’s band.
● There are situations where Greg struggles with envy. Greg envies Rowley because he is an only child.
● There are situations where Greg lies to try to become popular. He lies and says Patty has lice, picks her nose, would take away pizza, her locker smells like cheese, and that she has a fart disease. Greg takes Chirag Gupta’s “mom bucks” to fool his mom. Rowley gets accused of pushing the kindergartens in a ditch while he was on safety patrol, but it was actually Greg wearing Powley’s poncho, and Greg lies about it
● There are situations where Greg gets very annoyed with Rowley because he thinks he isn’t cool. At one point, Greg tells Rowley that they aren’t actually besties and that they shouldn’t do the same stuff.
● There are situations where Greg’s friends turn against him because of his lying. That pushes Greg to hang out with Fregley, who makes Greg uncomfortable with his weird behavior.
● Greg and Rowley get in a screaming match that turns into a fight because Greg thinks Rowley stole his cartoon and put it in the school paper. The fight is mostly verbal, with mild pushing. There will not be any punching or kicking or aggressive physical fighting.


Potential Scary Moments
● The legend of the cheese touch is a little spooky.
● The eighth graders are very intimidating and threaten the 6th graders throughout the show.
● Theatrical haze/fog and flashing lights/strobes will be used in this production.
● Theatrical fog geysers will be used that shoot concentrated amounts of fog and make loud noises.

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THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION (musical)

Recommended Age Range: 2nd grade & up

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

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Language:
● Dorothy calls Miss Gulch’s cat a “nasty, old cat.”
● Hunk says to Dorothy that he would think she doesn’t “have any brains at all” when she asks him what to do about Miss Gulch.
● Zeke calls Miss Gulch a “heifer”
● Dorothy tells Miss Gulch, “I’ll bite you myself” when she is taking Toto away.
● Dorothy calls Miss Gulch a “wicked old witch!”
● Dorothy says that “witches are old and ugly.”
● The Wicked Witch of the West threatens to “make a beehive” out of the Tin Man, and that she will “stuff a mattress” out of the Scarecrow.
● The Cowardly Lion calls Toto a “pee-wee.”
● Dorothy calls the lion “ a great, big coward.”
● The Wizard of Oz calls the Tin Man a “clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk!”
● The Wizard of Oz calls the Scarecrow a “billowing bale of bovine fodder!”
● The Witch threatens to tie a rock around Toto’s neck and throw him into the river.


Themes and Situations:
● The themes of The Wizard of Oz are self-discovery, overcoming self-doubt, friendship, home, and good vs. evil.
● There are situations of brushing people off. Dorothy tries to ask Zeke, Hunk, and Auntie Em about the situation with their neighbor, Miss Gulch.
● There is a situation where Miss Gulch takes Toto away from Dorothy because he bit her.
● There are situations of magic. Dorothy and Toto are transported to a magic land. The Wicked Witch of the West magically appears in Munchkinland. Ginda the Good Witch makes the slippers disappear and appear on Dorothy’s feet. The Scarecrow, the Tinman, and the Cowardly Lion can all talk.
● There are situations of a long and arduous journey to get to the Emerald City.
● There are situations of bargaining. The Wizard of Oz tells Dorothy and the trio that they must bring him the broomstick of The Wicked Witch of the West before he will grant them their requests.
● There are situations of venturing into danger and having to be courageous and brave. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion willingly walk through the haunted forest to get to the Wicked Witch's castle.
● There are situations of death. Both the Wicked Witch of the East and West are unintentionally killed by Dorothy.
● There is a situation of deceit. The Wizard of Oz lies to Dorothy and the trio because he is not actually a Wizard at all.

Potential Scary Moments
● Miss Gulch demands that Mr. Gale deals with Toto or she will take him to the sheriff to “be destroyed.”
● Miss Gulch takes Toto away from Dorothy.
● The Professor says he sees Auntie Em collapse on the bed in the crystal ball.
● There is a tornado that blows Dorothy to Oz.
● A house falls on top of The Wicked Witch of the East and kills her.
● The Wicked Witch of the West threatens to kill Dorothy when she finds her sister.
● The trees that Dorothy picks an apple from are alive and fight for their apples.
● The Wicked Witch appears after the Tin Man agrees to go see the Wizard with Dorothy and the Scarecrow.
● Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and Tin Man walk through a creepy forest. The lion growls ferociously before he gets scared.
● The Wicked Witch sends her Jitterbugs to make the trio dance until the ruby slippers fall off.
● The Wizard’s booming voice scares and silences Dorothy and the trio.
● The Flying Monkeys attack Dorothy and the trio, and they take Dorothy to the Witch.
● The Witch tries to take the ruby slippers from Dorothy, but they zap her. She tells Dorothy that she will kill her when the hourglass goes down.
● The trio finds Dorothy and they all try to escape, but the Witch and the guard discover them.
● The Witch lights The Scarecrow on fire. Dorothy tries to put it out by throwing water on him, but ends up hitting the witch too. This causes her to melt.
● The audience sees a silhouette of the Wicked Witch melting
● Theatrical haze/fog and flashing lights will be used in this production.

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THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (play)

Recommended Age Range: 5th grade & up

Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

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Language:
● Edmund calls the mansion “boring” at the beginning of the play.
● Edmund tells Susan to “Stop acting like Mother.”
● Mr. Beaver grumpily says “It will take a lot more than good fortune to help any of us.”
● Centaur calls Fenris Ulf a “scoundrel.”
● Fenris Ulf calls Tumnus a “knave.”
● Edmund calls Lucy “crazy” after she explains Narnia to him.
● The Witch says that Edmund looks “like an idiot.”
● Edmund calls Peter a “scaredy-cat”
● Edmund calls Mr. Beaver a “silly Beaver”
● The Witch calls Edmund “the little fool.”
● An animal says, 'Shut Up, you toad!’ to the Dwarf.
● The Witch’s Army calls Aslan a “ stupid pussy-cat.”


Themes and Situations:
● The themes of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe are the dangers of gluttony, family, faith, strength, courage, redemption, and resisting evil.
● Peter makes fun of the manion’s housekeeper and impersonates them.
● There are situations where some characters threaten others. Fenrius Ulf threatens that the Queen will turn Tumnus into stone if he does not turn in a child of Adam and Eve.
● There are situations of imprisonment and destruction. Tumnus lets Lucy go back to the wardrobe, but Ulf sees this and captures Tumnus, destroys his house, and imprisons him.
● There are situations where characters manipulate others. Tumnus and Lucy run into each other and he convinces her to go with him to his home. The Witch manipulates Edmund with sweetness. She hands him a coat, a hot drink, and Turkish Delight to bring Susan and Peter to Narnia. She promises to make Edmund King if he brings his siblings to her. Edmund tries to convince his siblings to go to the Witch’s castle instead of with the beavers.
● There are situations where magic is used. Because Edmund ate the Turkish Delight, he is under the Witch's spell. Both The Witch and Aslan mention “old Magic.”
● There are situations where some characters use weapons. Father Christmas gifts Peter a sword and shield, and tells him that they are “tools, not toys.” He gives Susan a bow and arrow, and Lucy a dagger as well. The Witch wields a dagger and tries to use it on Edmund. She does use it on Aslan. There is a large battle at the end, which shows the use of many weapons.
● There are situations of sacrifice. Aslan sacrificed himself so Edmund wouldn’t be killed by the witch.
● The audience will see a silhouette of Aslan being killed.
● There is a situation of resurrection when Aslan comes back to life after a storm.
● There are situations of battle and fighting.

Potential Scary Moments
● Mr and Mrs Beaver and the Centaur narrowly miss being spotted by Fenris Ulf in the first scene in Narnia.
● Fenris Ulf threatens that the Queen will turn Tumnus into stone if he does not turn in a child of Adam and Eve.
● Tumnus and Lucy run into each other and he convinces her to go with him to his home.
● Tumnus lets Lucy go back to the wardrobe, but Ulf sees this and captures Tumnus and destroys his house.
● Lucy goes off to find Tumnus and leaves Edmund alone by the lamppost. The Witch finds him there.
● Edmund leaves his family with the beavers without them knowing.
● The Witch yells at Edmund for showing up at the castle without his siblings.
● The Witch tells Fenris Ulf to kill anything that gets in their path to capture Peter, Susan, and Lucy.
● The Witch demands Edmund to be tied up and to drive ahead of the traveling party with a whip.
● Peter and Fenris Ulf fight and Peter mortally wounds him.
● In retaliation, The Witch tries to kill Edmund before Aslan’s forces reach them.
● The Witch comes to Aslan’s camp and demands Edmund’s life because he is a traitor.
● The Witch kills Aslan in front of her Army and with Lucy and Susan watching from a hiding spot.
● Loud sound effects, theatrical haze/fog, and flashing lights will be used in this production.

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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW (play)

Recommended Age Range: K4 & up

Run Time: Approximately 45 minutes (no intermission)

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Language:
● In “The Very Lonely Firefly,” a man yells “Quiet out there!” when the dog barks and the cat meows at the firefly.
● In “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” the ensemble calls the caterpillar “A Big, fat, caterpillar” after it eats a lot of food.

Themes and Situations:
● Themes include transformation, discovery, family, and life cycle.
● There are situations of drifting apart and finding a new place in the world.
● There are situations of loneliness and finding the right place with the right people.
● There are situations with a complete body transformation when the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon.
● All of the puppets used in this production are recreations of the illustrations in the books. These puppets will be large, but not at all scary.

Potential Scary Moments:
● In “Ten Little Rubber Ducks,” a big storm knocks ten of the ducks off the boat and into the sea.
● The ducks drift apart in the ocean, and float in all different directions in the dark night.
● A Polar bear growls at one of the rubber ducks.
● In “The Very Lonely Firefly,” the firefly is so lonely that it flies towards different light sources, like a candle, a lantern, a porch light, and fireworks.
● Flashing lights and some loud sound effects will be used in this production.
 

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