Go, Dog. Go • Ve Perro ¡Ve!

Adapted by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz
Based on the book by P.D. Eastman
Spanish Translation by Ana Maria Campoy
Composed by Michael Koerner

Come along with these delightful dogs as they drive, swim, play baseball and make their way to the big dog party — all in a lively blend of English and Spanish. Like a pop-up book that comes to life, GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!is a heart-warming spectacle of music, color, language and delight, appealing to all ages.

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Length: 1 hour
  • Availability: Available for productions in the United States and Canada
  • Cast Size: 6 performers plus possible ensemble/musicians

Full Details

6 Actors plus optional musicians. Genders are mostly flexible but the harmonies work best with a cast of 3 male and 3 female actors.

Roles:
  • MC Dog (aka the Latecomer)
  • Red Dog
  • Blue Dog
  • Yellow Dog
  • Green Dog
  • Hattie (also plays Spotted Dog)
  • Musicians

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for this asset.
  • Permission to utilize illustrations from the original book for promotional purposes.
The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Performance audio files for backtracking, underscoring, and sound effects.
  • Written score by Rob Witmer

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

GO DOG GO! • Ve Perro ¡Ve received its world premiere production at Chicago Children's Theatre in Spring 2025

A Note from the creators:

“This play is adapted from a book renowned for its ability to generate fun, learning, adventure and surprise with a minimum of text. It honors the joyous simplicity of the world around us. Therefore, in the making of this play, it is not our intention to “fill out” or “open up” the story in the style of many traditional adaptations. “Expanding the book” in this way would, we believe, rob it of its essential wondrous and loopy anarchy. Instead, we hope to celebrate and explore the existing words and pictures; to look not “outside the book,” but more closely “within it” – in the way that a child can page through Mr. Eastman’s book night after night and find something remarkable and new with each subsequent reading. We have chosen, therefore, to play inside the story – to explore the buckets of bliss, wonder, longing and discovery that are waiting for us, for all of us, there.” -playwrights, Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz

Reviews

A delightful, bilingual burst of joy… the integration of English and Spanish is seamless, educational, and full of heart.

- Chicago Tribune

A revelation. Clowning, bubbles, and accordion music fill this riotous hour… a perfect chance for families to laugh together and revel in the simple joys of life.

- Chicago Reader