Art Dog

Written by John Olive
With music by Susan Ennis
Based on the book by Thatcher Hurd

By day, Arthur is a mild-mannered museum guard; by night, his alter ego, Art Dog, is a mysterious artist who makes the city his canvas. However, when Leonardo Dog Vinci’s Mona Woofa goes missing from the Dogopolis Museum of Art, Art Dog is a prime suspect. Not to be deterred, the canine superhero simply paints his way out of a jail and collars the thieves with his brush strokes. While the town applauds his heroism and celebrates his artistic brilliance, the only thing still at large is Art Dog’s true identity.

$12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Length: 1 hour
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 7 roles + ensemble | Doubling possible. Originally performed with 4 actors

Full Details

Roles:

  • ARTHUR, a museum guard
  • THE PAINTINGS
  • MUSEUM DIRECTOR
  • ART DOG, an artist
  • TWO THIEVES
  • A YOUNG COP
  • THE CHIEF OF POLICE

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script/piano.vocal score for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.
  • Permission to utilize illustrations from the original book for marketing and advertisement.

Please Note: Performance tracks are NOT available for this musical. All accompaniment must be played live.

John Olive

John Olive is a widely produced playwright, a screenwriter and a novelist. Plays include Standing On My Knees, The Summer Moon (winner of a Kennedy Center Award For New Plays), the often-produced The Voice Of The Prairie, Killers, Tell Me A Story In the Dark, and many others. Since 2000, John has enjoyed a happy and productive relationship with Seattle Children's Theatre, having written adaptations of Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Johnny Tremain, Our Only May Amelia, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and, Jason And The Golden Fleece and, most recently, his mystery Pharaoh Serket And The Lost Stone Of Fire. Most recently, John has adapted Charles Kingsley's classic The Water Babies for the stage and has written an adventure for First Stage Milwaukee, The Magic Bicycle. John lives in Minneapolis with his wife Mary and their son Michael.

Originally produced by Seattle Children's Theatre's 2013-2014 season