Tom Pickett (Gerald) and Kelli Ogmundson (Piggie). Photo by Tim Matheson
March 2-31 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma carouseltheatre.ca|604 685 6217
carouseltheatre.ca Our Mission, Vision and Values Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP) creates playful, exceptional and accessible theatrical experiences that inspire, involve and educate. We envision a community that empowers people to be more imaginative, expressive and engaged. At our core, our values are playfulness, excellence, accessibility, integrity and financial accountability. Our Story Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP) has been creating theatre for young people since 1976. Located on Granville Island in the heart of Vancouver, CTYP is Vancouver’s professional mainstage TYA Company. We are a gathering place for artists, young people and families to embark on a journey where imagination, a dash of magic, and an abundance of play are the recipe for a theatrical adventure that has lasting impact. Our vision: to empower young people through the magic of theatre. Under the vision of Artistic Director Carole Higgins, CTYP stages vibrant stories that engage young people from the beginning of their development and continues to share stories that challenge young people through their formative years, empowering young people to become agents of positive change. Carole’s vision Stages of Play encompasses a full season that celebrates stories that explore rites of passage through our Family Stage at the Waterfront Theatre, explores Shakespeare’s canon through a contemporary lens every summer with our Teen Shakespeare Stage, and explores original Canadian creations for our BEE Stage.
Young People are not simply audience members at CTYP; they are active participants at the very centre of all that we do.
CTYP’s energetic year-round drama school teaches young people ages 3-17 to express their creativity and individuality through the theatrical form. Our drama school embraces CTYP’s organization’s core values, and is a central part of our mission to empower young people.
Each year 35 000+ young people, educators and families attend CTYP’s effervescent theatrical experiences. Our playful approach to creation and collaboration, unwavering commitment to outstanding production values and exuberant attentiveness to mentoring emerging theatre artists are key principals of our artistic practice. A testament to the artistic quality of the productions we create, CTYP’s pursuit of excellence has been recognized with 87 Jessie nominations and 13 awards in the last ten years.
In 2018, CTYP teamed with Boca Del Lupo to cofound the Granville Island Theatre District, with the shared vision to create a robust, diverse, theatre ecology in the heart of Vancouver. The GITD oversees three performance venues on Granville Island, with CTYP as artistic stewards of the Waterfront Theatre, which is now Vancouver’s first performance venue dedicated to youth and family programming.
carouseltheatre.ca Artistic Director’s Message
Welcome to Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!” This charming story of two best friends is a joyful introduction to theatre for our littlest patrons- and for us not-so-little adults a sweet reminder to appreciate the little things, and maybe have a dance party!
Carousel Theatre for Young People has a wonderful responsibility in that we are many young people’s first introduction to the world of live theatre. A world where magic, friendship, colour, music and story create a kaleidoscope of adventure, a mirror to nature and our community, and lasting memories. A world where anything is possible with a little imagination. We take this responsibility very seriously.
As we approach World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People on March 20th (which also happens to be the magical day when we will unveil our 2019/20 Season of Family Theatre), I would like to take a moment to salute everyone who believes and works in Theatre for Young Audiences. At CTYP that includes more than 100 volunteers, our volunteer Board of Directors, our fulltime staff of six (who really do the work of about 12 people), the wonderful actors who grace our stage, the directors, choreographers and music directors who create the visions, the designers who create works of art with light, sound, costumes and sets, the craftspeople, artists and technicians behind the scenes painting, creating props, sewing, hanging lights, rigging objects and building sets, and the stage managers who keep everything calm and on schedule. It takes many people to create one play, and the people who work in theatre for young audiences are some of the greatest magicians in the theatre, all working together to make a child’s theatre experience thrilling and empowering.
It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes many passionate, dedicated people to create a theatre. At CTYP we believe theatre is an essential part of a child’s development, and we are glad that you do too.
Thank you for bringing your child to the theatre.
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carouseltheatre.ca 1 Director’s Message
It is so great to be back at CTYP working on this absolutely delightful little musical. In addition to theatre, I have worked as a nanny for the past 15 years. I have spent many nights reading the Elephant and Piggie books to children. They are some of my absolute favourite books to read with kids. The simplicity of the design, the quirkiness of the humour, and the felicitous subject matter has always struck me. I end up enjoying them just as much as the kids do!
At the heart of the books is a beautiful friendship between Elephant and Piggie. Elephant and Piggie could not be more different. Elephant is lumbering, prone to melancholy, trepidatious, and quite formally dressed, whereas Piggie is exuberant, quick to temper, inquisitive, and quite casually dressed. However, as with most people, they also have many other varying traits. Navigating differences isn’t always easy in a friendship and Elephant and Piggie come up against some real big obstacles. With the help of some singing Squirrels and a few other animals, they zip and zap, and sing and dance their way through these obstacles and in the end, their love for each other always prevails. They celebrate each other’s differences and learn things from each other along the way.
We are lucky-ducky to work on a script that was adapted by the author of the books, and the addition of the jazzy music by Deborah Wicks La Puma elevates the story to unpossible heights! I hope you hum and bounce along with Elephant and Piggie on all of their adventures. But I hope most of all, that after you leave the theatre, you hug the friends and people in your life that love you for exactly who you are. Those people are precious and indispensable. Tom Pickett (Gerald) and Kelli Ogmundson (Piggie) with Director Kayla Dunbar, Photos by Tim Matheson Tim by Photos Dunbar, Kayla with Director Ogmundson (Piggie) and Kelli (Gerald) Pickett Tom
2 carouseltheatre.ca Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Creative Team Director & Choreographer Kayla Dunbar Music Director Arielle Ballance Set Designer Shizuka Kai Costume Designer Kiara Lawson Lighting Designer Sophie Tang Sound Designer Andy Horka Stage Managers Ronaye Haynes & Pamela Jakobs Lead Technician & Sound Mixer Holly Karpuik Set Construction Scene Ideas www.sceneideas.ca Properties Monica Emme Wardrobe Head Stephanie Kong Wigs Christine Hackman Running Crew Kate Chubbs
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Merewyn Comeau Squirrelle/Penguin Kelli Ogmundson Piggie Tom Pickett Gerald Lindsay Warnock Squirrelle/Delivery Dog Synthia Yusuf Squirrelle/Penguin
This play was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2013-14 season.ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S WE ARE IN A PLAY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Running time: Approximately 1 hour. There will be no intermission. FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ACTORS AND FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDINGS ARE NOT PERFMITTED DURING THE PERFORMANCE. For the enjoyment of everyone, please keep phones off during the performance.
Carousel Theatre for Young People is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and employs professional actors, directors and stage managers who are members of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement.
Thank you to Chad Combes, John Fluevog Shoes and Andy Toth
Carousel Theatre for Young People creates and performs on the beautiful unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. carouseltheatre.ca 3 4 carouseltheatre.ca Synopsis Gerald and Piggie are the best of friends. They’re overjoyed to be spending time together and think of all the fun they could have – anything could happen! They skip, play ping pong, and wear silly hats… all at the same time!
Piggie receives an invitation to a party from the Squirrelles and invites Gerald to join her. But what kind of party will it be, they wonder? Gerald knows how to get ready for a party, and so they plan for all the possibilities. They prepare for a fancy party, a costume party, a pool party, and a fancy, costume, pool party, just in case. At the party the Squirrelles and Piggie start dancing but Gerald realizes something. Elephants cannot dance! With some encouragement and help from his friends, Gerald starts to find his own funky dance moves and has a lot of fun.
After the party Piggie pulls out her trumpet and blasts it very loudly. Gerald carefully tells Piggie that she isn’t really playing music. Piggie explains that she was actually trying to say ‘thank you’ in Elephant, so Gerald helps her out getting the accent right.
Soon, Piggie says she has to go. Gerald really wants Piggie to stay and play for longer, but eventually she reveals she actually needs to go…to the bathroom! All alone, Gerald gets an ice cream, but struggles with a big decision: he wants to eat it right away, but knows that Piggie would also love to share it with him. Finally, he decides to be the Ice Cream Hero and share it but…it’s melted! Luckily, Piggie arrives with her own ice cream and they share that one.
Afterwards, Piggie shows Gerald her new toy. Gerald throws it high in the air and it comes crashing down and falls apart. Piggie is upset that her new toy is broken. Thankfully, the Squirrelles see that it is a snap-and-break toy and put it back together. Gerald and Piggie make up, and Piggie tells her friend that he is more important than any toy.
Suddenly, they realize they are being watched. In fact, they see there’s a whole audience! Gerald, Piggie, and the Squirrelles realize they are in a play and start to have some fun with the audience...
Song List Lucky to See You Toy Toss Skipping Ping Pong Hats Toy Breaker Swimmy! Fancy! Elephant in the Room Swimmy Fancy Playoff We’re in a Play! Best-Off We’re in a Playoff Don’t Go We’ll be Friends Ice Cream Hero We’ve Been Lucky Ode to Toy Ice Cream Bows
carouseltheatre.ca 5 CastCast && Creative Creative Team Team Arielle Ballance, Music Director/Pigeon Arielle Ballance is a music director, accompanist, instructor, and performer originally from Edmonton, Alberta. You may have seen Arielle this past holiday season, where she music directed and played the keys as Violet in A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill. Arielle has also music directed the last two Lawyer Shows for CTYP/Touchstone Theatre (Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is currently working on her third, Urinetown. Other music direction highlights include Anne of Green Gables (Capilano University), Merrily We Roll Along (United Players), and The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Alberta Opera). This is Arielle’s first time playing a Pigeon.
Merewyn Comeau Squirrelle/Penguin Merewyn Comeau is delighted to be performing with CTYP for the first time! A recent graduate from Capilano University’s Musical Theatre Program, her select credits include: Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish (Axis Theatre), Sedna (Urban Ink/Caravan Farm Theatre), Les Filles du Roi (Urban Ink/Fugue Theatre), Anne of Green Gables (CapU Theatre). As a little girl, Merewyn was inspired to pursue a career in acting, thanks to TYA shows for children just like this one! She hopes you enjoy the show!
Kayla Dunbar, Director Kayla is so grateful to be back directing at a company that feels like home! Other companies she has worked for include: Urban Ink, Bard on the Beach, Arts Club, Chemainus Theatre Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, City Opera, Delinquent Theatre, The Elbow Theatre, Itsazoo, Zee Zee Theatre, Famous Artists Limited, Fugue, Gateway Theatre, Studio 58, RCMT, TUTS, and many more. Most recently, she was the movement director of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Arts Club, and she was the associate director of It’s A Wonderful Life at Gateway Theatre. She is a graduate of the acting program at Studio 58.
Monica Emme, Properties Monica Emme is a fabricator, designer, and stage manager currently based in the Lower Mainland. She is a graduate of Douglas College’s Stagecraft program and holds a BFA in photography from Ryerson University. Select recent credits include production design for Jasper in Deadland (Awkward); props for A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill, The Velveteen Rabbit and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (CTYP), So, How Should I be? (Presentation House Theatre), Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (Awkward), and Oklahoma (Arts Umbrella). Monica is thrilled to be returning to CTYP. www.monicaemme.com.
6 carouseltheatre.ca Ronaye Haynes, Stage Manager Ronaye is thrilled to be Stage Managing Elephant & Piggie’s; “We are in a Play!” This is her first show with CTYP. Recently, she spent this past winter in Ottawa and Regina, Stage Managing Bed & Breakfast which will then play at the Arts Club Theatre Granville Island Stage in April of this year. She has worked for some awesome theatre companies: Arts Club, Globe, GCTC, NAC, Gateway, VTSL and Green Thumb, just to name a few. Two people she’d like to thank are Pam Jakobs and Angela Beaulieu who are always there to support here. She hopes you enjoy this show as much as she does!
Andy Horka, Sound Designer Andy is delighted to be back with the wonderful people of CTYP for the production of Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Andy’s design credits include, for CTYP, A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill, A Charlie Brown Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Andy’s design credits include, for the Ordway Theatre, Mamma Mia, Annie, In The Heights, Jesus Christ Superstar, Westside Story, White Christmas and Damn Yankees. For the 5th Avenue Theatre, White Christmas, Company, Wonderful Town, The Sound of Music, Miss Saigon, and Singin’ in the Rain. For the Arts Club Theatre, Spamalot, Altar Boyz, The Optimists and The Diary of Anne Frank.
Pamela Jakobs, Stage Manager Pamela is excited to be back with Carousel Theatre for Young People. Previous shows at Carousel include Busytown, Cat in the Hat, Shakespearean Rhapsody and My Game. Other recent credits include – for the Arts Club Theatre Company: The Matchmaker, Mom’s The Word: Nest Half Empty, Mamma Mia! and Fun Home. Pamela is an alumni of the UBC Theatre Program. She feels very lucky to be able to share this show with Ronaye Haynes and many thanks to Carole, Ashley and, of course her family.
Shizuka Kai, Set Designer Shizuka has a passion for set design and puppets. Select Design credits: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, On My Walk, and Go, Dog. Go! (CTYP), Sweat and Topdog Underdog (Arts Club), King Arthur’s Night (Neworld), Jabber (Green Thumb/Neworld), Troilus & Cressida (Studio 58), Flee (Electric Company/Studio 58), Hamelin - A New Fable (Axis Theatre). Puppetry credits: Slime (The Only Animal), Crème-Glacée (Théâtre la Seizième), The Japanese Problem (Universal Limited). She is a two-time Jessie Richardson Award winner and four-time nominee, Ovation Award nominee, recipient of the Earl Klein Memorial Scholarship, and a graduate of Studio 58. www.shizuka.ca
Elephant Jokes Q: Why can’t an elephant use a computer? A: He’s too afraid of the mouse. Q: Where does an elephant pack his luggage? A: In his trunk! Q: What do you get when you cross a Elephant with a garden? A: Squash! Q: What time is it when a elephant sits on a fence? A: Time to get a new fence.
carouseltheatre.ca 7 Holly Karpuik, Lead Technician & Sound Mixer Holly Karpuik is very excited to be part of the team for Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are In a Play!” Holly graduated from Vancouver Island University and now works as the head technician at The Waterfront Theatre where she has the pleasure of helping others bring their dreams and creations to life on stage. This is Holly’s first production with CTYP.
Stephanie Kong, Wardrobe Head Stephanie is a Vancouver based artist with a BFA in Theatre Production from UBC. This is her 4th season as Head of Wardrobe at Carousel Theatre for Young People and has worked in the wardrobe department at Ballet BC since 2015. Costuming credits: Misery (Arts Club Theatre, Costume Design), The Magicians (Seasons 2, 3, 4 Cutter/Seamstress), Jack and the Bean (Presentation House, Jessie Award; Design Ensemble), Go Dog, Go! (Carousel Theatre, Ovation Nomination, Best Costume Design), City of Angels (PIT Collective, Jessie Nomination, Costume Design Small Theatre). Upcoming: The Great Leap, Costume Design, Arts Club Theatre www.stephaniekong.com
Kiara Lawson, Costume Designer Kiara is tickled pink to be back at Carousel Theatre designing costumes for such a colourful and fun play! Previous designs for CTYP’s mainstage include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Velveteen Rabbit, as well as designing and building three years of the BEE Stage shows, three years of The Lawyer Shows, and four years of the Teen Shakespeare program. She has also been keeping herself busy mentoring and designing for the students in Theatre Temp program at Templeton High School. Kiara is an alumna of UBC’s Theatre Production and Design Program.
Kelli Ogmundson, Piggie Kelli is thrilled to be making her CTYP debut in Elephant & Piggie! She recently appeared in Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Fun Home where she earned a Jessie Richardson Award Nomination. She currently stars as Bryn on the CBC Original Comedy Cavendish. She has been featured on Netflix’s Haters Back Off, CW’s Supernatural and has voiced multiple ponies on My Little Pony. Kelli is a graduate of Capilano University’s Musical Theatre Program and performs weekly with her comedy group Little Mountain Improv. Much love to the fam and the dog.
Piggie Jokes Q: How do pigs write top secret messages? A: With invisible oink! Q: How do you take a sick pig to the hospital? A: In an hambulance! Q: Why should you never tell a pig a secret? A: Because they love to squeal! Q: What happens when you put a pig in a musical? A: It squeals the show.
8 carouseltheatre.ca Did You Know? Mo Willems started to draw and create his own characters when he was around 3 years old. He enjoyed writing stories about his characters to share with others. However, he was disappointed when adults would praise his work out of politeness. To fix this dilemma Willems started writing funny stories because he knew that even polite adults could not fake a laugh.
Tom Pickett, Gerald Tom first appeared on the CTYP stage in 2002 in It’s A Wonderful Life as Clarence Oddbody. He has driven Miss Daisy several times most recently in Rosebud, AB and held down two roles in The Matchmaker at The Stanley Theatre; January 2019. Tom’s most recent films roles include Hallmark’s Harvest Love and a bounty hunter in the remake of Critters. I am overjoyed to join this fantastic company. In pursuit of his passion Tom believes “If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. “ Zimbabwe Proverb
Sophie Tang, Lighting Designer Sophie holds a MFA theatre design degree from UBC and a BFA theatre production and design degree from SFU. She is the 2018 Jessie Award Winner for lighting design in small theatre. Recent credits: Yoga Play (Set Designer), Titus Buffonious(Lighting Designer), Last Train In (Set Design- er), Charlotte’s Web,(Set Designer) Urinetown (Set Designer), Love and Information (Set and Projection Designer), Smash (Lighting Designer) ,Caged Beast (Lighting Designer), Arabian Nights (Lighting Designer). Upcoming project: The Orchard (Lighting Designer). Portfolio website: sophieyufeitang.com
Lindsay Warnock, Squirrelle/Delivery Dog Lindsay is a Jessie-nominated actor, singer, musician and educator based in Vancouver and is making her CTYP debut in this delightful show! Favorite credits within the realm of Theatre for Young People include; an award-winning performance as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical (TUTS), Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (Gateway Theatre) and The Student in Godspell (Arts Club). This summer, she will once again be the MC of The Grouse Mountain Lumberjack Show and you can also see her on TV as the Host/Lead Anchor of STIHL Timbersports which airs on TSN! Love to Kayla, Arielle, daCosta and family!
Synthia Yusuf, Squirrelle/Penguin Synthia is a Vancouver-based performer who has worked locally and around Canada as a singer, actor and dancer. She is a graduate of the Capilano University Musical Theatre Diploma Program. This is her first show with CTYP, and she is so excited! Her recent credits include Beauty and the Beast (Arts Club Theatre), Les Filles Du Roi (Urban Ink/ Fugue Theatre), Mamma Mia! (Citadel Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (URP). She hopes you continue to support theatre in your community, and that you enjoy the show! To CS—I’m so glad we’re friends!
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10 carouseltheatre.ca Our Team Artistic & Managing Director : Carole Higgins Drama School Faculty Members: Eileen Barrett, Ian Butcher, Frances Dowlatabadi, Operations Kayla Dunbar, Roselle Healy, Laura Jaszcz, Anton Lipovetsky, Victor Mariano, CJ McGillivray, Marketing Manager: Jenny McDonald Shea O’Connor, Todd Thompson, Jonathan Winsby
Venue Manager : Carey Erickson Production Audience Services & Operations Coordinator: Production Coordinator Ashley Noyes Mikaela Sanders Wardrobe Head : Stephanie Kong Accountants : Ewa & Joanna Borkowska, Valiant Accounting, Seamstress : Victoria Klippenstein
Publicity : Jodi Smith, JLS Entertainment Wigs: Christine Hackman
Season Illustrator : Kari Rust Props Creator : Monica Emme
Season Photographer: Tim Matheson Lead Technician : Holly Karpuik
Box Office, Front of House & Concession: Associate Technicians: Anna Brancato, Kathryn Dobbs, Olivia Hutt, Jethro Allen-Martin, Allan Frisk, Michael Gunion, Jackson Hulme, Laura Jaszcz, Jessica Keenan, Liz Kraft, Kaden O’Reilly, Heidi Quicke, Garret Quirk,Sarah Roa, Krista Skwarok, Jason Smith (Swing), Glenys Thorp Amanda Testini, Vic Ustare, Alina Wong Scenic Artists : Victoria Bryers, Shizuka Kai CTYP Puppies: Bijou, Khloe, Luna, Molly, Pesto Board of Directors Education President: Stephen Robertson Education Coordinator: Jenny Rush-Cooper Treasurer: Kathie Schwaia Teen Shakespeare Lead Instructor: Mike Stack Members at Large: Fila Testini, Tanja Dixon-Warren, Roger Watts
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Make Your Own Ice Cream! Elephant and Piggie love ice cream, and it’s even each banana and slice them into better when it’s shared with friends! approx. 1-2cm coins. This recipe has no refined sugar and can easily be adapted for dietary restrictions (i.e., dairy and 2. Put the banana slices gluten free). With a little help, this should be into a large Ziploc bag suitable for all ages! or Tupperware and place them in the freezer. You Ingredients can do this in advance, Bannanas!!! (use an much or as little as you like or for the same day, leave depending on how much ice cream you’d like) them in the freezer for at Make sure you have ripe bananas. This is a least three hours. great recipe for bananas which are going brown as they will be fantastically sweet, and 3. Put the frozen banana slices into a easy to blend! blender and blend until they become the 1 banana = 1 cup of ice cream. same consistency as soft-serve ice cream. For a creamier texture you can gradually Pre-Preparation Banana freezing needs to add plain yoghurt or milk (dairy, nut, or soya be done in advance, ideally the day before. all work.) Try adding cocoa powder, vanilla Preparation Time: 15-20 mintes essence or fresh berries to make some fun flavours! Directions 1. Using this as a guide, gather as many ripe 4. Scoop out into bowls and eat right away! bananas as you need to feed the group. Peel
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14 carouseltheatre.ca PROVIDED Reading List BY If you enjoyed Gerald and Piggie’s exuberant adventures and lively friendship, ask your library for these other stories of characters who burst from their pages with enthusiasm, kindness, and endless possibility.
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This Book Will Not Be Fun by Cirocco Dunlap, It’s Shoe Time! by Bryan Collier pictures by Olivier Tallec It’s a big day, ‘Daddy-and-Me Day’, and every Mouse wants a boring book – a book so boring shoe in the closet clamours to be you can just sit and wait for it to be worn. Which will the girl choose? It’s over. A book where nothing guaranteed to be a punny pair! happens, a book with no excitement at all. This is not I’m Just No Good at Rhyming and that book. Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups by Chris Wallpaper by Thao Lam Harris In this wordless story, a girl’s A collection of absurd and imaginary adventures give irreverent poetry – funny enough her the courage to reach out to make you squirt milk out of your for friendship and the ability to nose. recognise it in unexpected forms. How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Claymates by Dev Petty, pictures by Lauren Unusual Animal Partnerships by Steve Jenkins Eldridge and Robin Page Two blobs of clay are sculpted into animals, but Read about symbiosis - real life relationships as soon as the sculptor leaves the room the blobs where animals of different species help each get goofy. They make funny faces, swap eyeballs, other out. and try whatever shapes take their fancy. What’s My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston, This Is Not a Normal Animal Book pictures by Tim Mack by Julie Segal-Walters, pictures by Brian Biggs Nalvana, an imaginative young Inuk girl, easily This attempt to create an animal fact book is identifies the superpowers possessed by her entirely derailed when the author and illustrator friends, but yearns for a super power disagree on the subject matter. The argument of her own. is not resolved by the end of the book, leaving us with a list of Murilla Gorilla and the Missing facts, some true, and some Mop by Jennifer Lloyd ridiculous. Murilla Gorilla is a jungle detective, but on this hot, hot Just a Walk by Jordan Wheeler, day, does she want to solve a pictures by Christopher Auchter case more than she wants a Chuck wants to go for a walk, so he cold glass of lemonade? follows a hawk. His forest adventures get increasingly hilarious as he New Shoes by Sara Varon encounters various animals and rhymes In this graphic novel, gentle donkey Francis that lead him into improbable situations. leaves his cozy village to quest through the rainforest of Guyana for the supplies to make a Happy! by Pharrell Williams perfect pair of shoes for his musical idol. Apologies for the earworm, but this books features not just the lyrics to the hit song, but a gang of multicultural kids photographed in a variety of imaginary environments – showing that anything is possible! carouseltheatre.ca 15 16 carouseltheatre.ca What’s Coming Up Next? Salmon Girl April 6 - 14, 2019 Perfect A Raven Spirit Dance production for ages Created by Michelle Olson and Quelemia Sparrow 5+ Written and Directed by Quelemia Sparrow Choreographed by Michelle Olson
A young girl makes some extraordinary friendships when she dives into a magical adventure where the delicate balance of nature could change her life forever. Theatre, dance, music and puppetry create a stunning experience that shares a First Nations perspective on the importance of salmon in the natural world. “A delightful, age appropriate, show full of music, dance, laughs, flowing costumes and cleverly fashioned puppets.” Muskrat Magazine
The Young King April 13 - 21, 2019 Great for A Slingsby production from Adelaide, Australia Written by Oscar Wilde Adapted for the stage by Nicki Bloom kids 8+
A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price. Will the young king make the right decision for himself Tim Overton, Photo by Andy Rasheed, eyefood or his kingdom?
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