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The Sticky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka

JACK - Alex Newell
LITTLE RED HEN - Annie Charlip
PROLOGUE - Natalie Birren
GOLDILOCKS - Susanna Langholm
MOTHER DUCK - Nina Wheeler
FATHER DUCK - Philip Gerner
SIX DUCKLINGS - Erika Grob, Marjie Hochberger, Maddie Kettle, Kristin Peters, Betsy Silberberg, Liza Warshaver
RABBIT - Jennifer Littas
TORTOISE - Marisa Levinson
OWL - Cara Guardino
REALLY UGLY DUCK - James Costantini
PRINCESS - Cyana Chilton
KING - Alex Engler
QUEEN - Ann Barkin
PRINCE - Philip Gerner
FROG - James Costantini
PRINCESS - Elizabeth Russo
LITTLE RED RUNNING SHORTS- Aimee Coburn
WOLF - Nina Wheeler
GIANT - Annie Charlip, Aimee Coburn, Philip Gerner, Brooke Hatfield, Jennifer Littas, Nina Wheeler
CINDERELLA - Brooke Hatfield
STEPSISTER 1 - Kelsey Nickerson
STEPSISTER 2 - Ann Barkin
STEPMOTHER - Damali Jackson
RUMPLESTILTSKIN - Brad Braunstein
OLD WOMAN - Marjie Hochberger
OLD MAN - Alex Engler
STINKY CHEESE MAN - Eddie Blum
COW - Erika Grob
GIRL 1 - Cara Guappone
GIRL 2 - Carla Kachadurian
FOX - Betsy Silberberg


Rutherford Wolf
by Thomas Hischak

RED RIDING HOOD - Lydia Quinn
RUTHERFORD WOLF - James Friedman
RED'S MOTHER - Natalie Birren
PETER - Brian Cowe
GRANDFATHER - Chester Curme
MOTHER PIG - Mara Black
1st PIG - Maddie Redlick
2nd PIG - Molly Greenberg
3rd PIG - Alex Hugon
DUCK - Christina Ryan
BIRD - Laura Creamer
GRANDMOTHER - Michela Hattabaugh

Squids Will Be Squids
by Jon Scieszka

STORYTELLER - Damali Jackson
AESOP - Alex Engler
ELEPHANT - Marjie Hochberger
MOSQUITO - Alex Newell
MRS. ELEPHANT - Maddie Kettle
MR. ELEPHANT - James Friedman
DEER - Jennifer Littas
MOUSE - Eddie Blum
RABBIT - Cyana Chilton
SQUID - Natalie Birren
FROG - Alex Engler
SKATEBOARDING FROG - Elizabeth Russo
CAT - Lydia Quinn
ROCK - Mara Black
PAPER - Cyana Chilton
SCISSORS - Cara Guardino
PIGEON - Liza Warshaver
PIGEON'S FRIEND - Erika Grob
SABER-TOOTHED TIGER - Carla Kachadurian
STRAW - Cara Guappone
MATHCES - Elizabeth Russo
FLEA - Mara Black
RHINOCERSOS - Betsy Silberberg
SKUNK - Michela Hattabaugh
MUSK OX - Liza Warshaver
CABBAGE - Brooke Hatfield
LITTLE WALRUS - Natalie Birren
LITTLE WALRUS'S FRIEND - Cyana Chilton
LITTLE WALRUS'S MOTHER - Marjie Hochberger
WHALE - Kristin Peters
GRASSHOPPER - Susanna Langholm
GRASSHOPPER'S MOM - Ann Barkin
TERMITE - Maddie Redlick
ANT - Elizabeth Russo
ECHIDNA - Betsy Silberberg
HORSESHOE CRAB - Nina Wheeler
BLOWFISH - Carla Kachadurian
PIECE OF TOAST - Erika Grob
FROOT LOOPS - Maddie Kettle
MOM - Molly Greenberg
DAD - James Costantini
SON - Brian Cowe
DAUGHTER - Christina Ryan
SLUG - Kelsey Nickerson
WORM - Aimme Coburn
SNAIL - Alex Hugon
LARVA - Chester Curme
HAND - James Costantini
FOOT - Philip Gerner
TONGUE - Cara Guappone
DUCKBILLED PLATYPUS - Kristin Peters
BEEFSNAKSTIK - Brad Braunstein
GNAT - Laura Creamer
SHARK - Cara Guappone
WASP - Annie Charlip
BACTERIA - Marisa Levinson

PRODUCTION TEAM -

DIRECTOR - Aidan O'Hara
SET DESIGNER - Margaret Burns
COSTUME DESIGNER - Meg Cowe
MUSICAL DIRECTOR - Dan Foote
MUSICIANS - Zach Moss, Will Hulings, John Vlahakes, Gaby Mervis, Joseph Wynant
CHOREOGRAPHER - Laurie Katz
STAGE MANAGER - Kristin Chan
LIGHT CREW CHAIR - Peter Freeman
STAGE CREW - Alison Bennett, Brad Braunstein, Carol Cai, Maggie Cassady, Jessica Clayton-Matthews, Brittany Cohen, Tara Ebsworth, Danny McGean, Ellie McGuire, Mariah Minigan, Ginny Nolan, Hannah Perls, Alison Quinn, Turner Skenderian, Alyssa Schwartz, Kate Slookey, Stephanie Solomont, Cindy Szeto, Liz Taus, Brittany Wong
BACKSTAGE CREW - Katie Fitzgerald, Alyssa Lee, Robert Slotnick, Stephanie Solomont
LIGHT CREW - James Costantini, A.J. Blum, Brendan Devlin, Aaron Sikes, Kevan Zadeh
MAKE-UP CREW - Anna Been, Katie Fitzgerald, Miriam Fox, Annie Goldman, Alyssa Lee, Elyssa Shea, Turner Skenderian, Stephanie Solomont

THE STINKY CHEESE MAN and OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES

If geese had graves, Mother Goose would be rolling in hers. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales retells--and wreaks havoc on--the allegories we all thought we knew by heart. In these irreverent variations on well-known themes, the ugly duckling grows up to be an ugly duck, and the princess who kisses the frog wins only a mouthful of amphibian slime. The Stinky Cheese Man deconstructs not only the tradition of the fairy tale but also the entire notion of a book. Our naughty narrator, Jack, makes a mockery of the title page, the table of contents, and even the endpaper by shuffling, scoffing, and generally paying no mind to structure. Characters slide in and out of tales; Cinderella rebuffs Rumpelstiltskin, and the Giant at the top of the beanstalk snacks on the Little Red Hen. There are no lessons to be learned or morals to take to heart--just good, sarcastic fun that smart-alecks of all ages will love.

RUTHERFORD WOLF

Rutherford Wolf is a gentle creature who doesn't harm anyone (in fact, he's a vegetarian) and all he wants is to move out of the forest to escape his allergies. So one day he sets out for the big city, but he keeps stumbling into famous children's tales -- Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Pigs, and Peter and the Wolf, where he is expected to be fierce and lothesome. All three stories get interwoven and Rutherford is accused of blowing down houses, eating old ladies and it looks like he might be chopped up into little pieces! Lucky for him the mis-informed people of the forest learn the true nature of the beast, and he escapes with his hide! Because of the playful and satirical nature of this comedy, audience of all ages will enjoy this delightful comic adventure.

SQUIDS WILL BE SQUIDS

Every once in a while a book crosses our desks that makes us sit quietly delighted--except for a few squeaks of unmitigated joy--and this oversized, energized, stylized, highly prized book of fables is one of them. Jon Scieszka has a simple philosophy of the fable: "If you can't say something nice about someone, change the guy's name to Donkey or Squid." After all, the alleged Aesop did it. Squids Will Be Squids offers lessons such as "Everyone knows frogs can't skateboard, but it's kind of sad that they believe everything they see on TV." Sure, it's goofy, but it's also saying to kids, "Don't believe everything you see on TV." In "Duckbilled Platypus vs. Beefsnakstick," the bragging platypus and his beefy buddy teach us "Just because you have a lot of stuff, don't think you're so special." Of course, there is nothing heavy-handed here--morals such as "He who smelt it, dealt it" and "Elephants never forget, except sometimes" satirically prance amid the more heartfelt snippets of sagacity. Synopsis Cont....