Peter and the Wolf

by Alison Gregory
Based on the story by Sergi Prokofiev
With music composed by Hummie Mann


Peter and his grandfather live in a house by a lush meadow and sparkling pond, overlooked by a sturdy tree and high stone wall. Grandfather warns Peter to stay out of the meadow because a wolf is on the prowl. But what little boy can resist playing outside on a beautiful day? After letting the duck loose on the pond, Peter is rushed back behind the wall by Grandfather. Luckily, Peter keeps an eye out for his feathered friends and is able to warn the bird of the cat who stealthily approaches; too bad he couldn’t warn the duck when the wolf finally arrives. The bird and cat manage to escape into the tree but the poor duck gets too confused and ends up a snack for the wolf. Not wanting to see his other friends suffer the same fate, Peter devises a way to capture the wolf, before the hunters can shoot him. Together they deliver the wolf safely to the nearby zoo.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Length: 75 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 5 roles
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Full Details

Roles:

  • Grandfather/Wolf
  • Peter
  • Bird
  • Cat
  • Duck/Hunter

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script and score for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.
  • Orchestration for Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Oboe, French Horn, Flute, and Conductor

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package
  • Professionally recorded production tracks for backtracking, underscoring, and sound effects.

Allison Gregory

Allison Gregory's plays for young audiences have been seen at some of the country's leading theatres, and include Go, Dog. Go!,adapted from the P.D. Eastman book and co-written with Steven Dietz;Even Steven Goes to War ("Zoni" Best New Script Award, AATE and UPRP awards, Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices series); Peter and the Wolf (Footlight Award, Best New Play; National Tour with Childsplay, Inc.); Brementown Musicians; andJunie B. in Jingle Bells,Batman Smells!.Her plays for adults includeForcing Hyacinths(Julie Harris Playwright Award, South Coast Repertory Theatre's California Playwright's Award); Fall Off Night(Garland Award, L.A.);Cliffhouse; Burning Bridget Cleary (Footlight Award, Best New Play, Seattle). She has received commissions from South Coast Repertory, ACT in Seattle, The Skirball-Kenis Foundation, Seattle Children's Theatre, and Childsplay, Inc. Along with her husband, playwright/director Steven Dietz, and her two children, she splits her time between Austin and Seattle.

Learn more about Allison atwww.allisongregoryplays.com

Originally produced in Seattle Children's Theatre’s 2005-2006 season

Peter and the Wolf is the winner of the Best Children’s Show of the 2006 Seattle Times Footlight Awards.

Reviews

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The show offers 75 exuberant minutes of colorful, humorous and tunesome story-theater

- The Seattle Times
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Peter and the Wolf”…offers cool jazz, tangos, blues, gospel and unabashed show tunes

- New Jersey Star Ledger