America's Tallest Tales!

We took tall tales and made them taller...

 

*All photos courtesy of Cathy Rowell.

America's Tallest Tales
A First Ever Johnson, Nelson, Seigel-Boettner Production
A Musical Written by Ron Fink and John Heath of Bad Wolf Press

http://badwolfpress.com/america'.htm

June 8 and 9, 2005
9:00-10:00 and 10:30-11:30 both days
Vieja Valley Elementary School
Santa Barbara, California

National Education Standards
Fulfills National Arts Standard 3 for Dance,
1 and 8 for music, and 2, 3, and 5 for Theater.
Fulfills National History Standard 4 for K-4.
Fulfills National Social Studies Standard 1.

Extra! Extra! Babe Vanishes!
Paul Bunyan Vows to Find his Blue Ox

Babe's disappearance is a BIG mystery---he's so large a crow once got lost flying between his horns! Now Paul Bunyan, with the help of Bess Call, the strong- armed cattle-friendly heroine of the Adirondacks, is criss-crossing America in search of his missing companion. Has Pecos Bill rustled the big ox? Did Annie Christmas, Queen of the Mississippi keel-boaters, borrow him to pull her boat up the river? In the course of their adventures Paul and Bess run into John Henry, Alfred Bulltop Stormalong, and a host of other stars of America's Tallest Tales.

Song List
1. "America's Tallest Tales" (opening)
2. "Missing"
3. "I've Got So Much to Do"
4. "Ride On Pecos Bill"
5. "I'm Annie Christmas"
6. "Load a Hundred Boxcars"
7. "A Hammer in My Hand"
8. "Come Along"
9a. "I Need Pancakes"
9b. "Paul Needs Babe Back"
10. "America's Tallest Tales" (ending)

America's Tallest Tales Cast

Storytellers
Paul Bunyan
Bess Call
Pecos Bill
Johnny Appleseed
Paula Prunepit
Betty Bananapeel
Annie Christmas
John Henry
Captain Stormalong
Babe
Farm Animals
Cowtones
Ransom Notes
Deckswabs
Lumberjacks

A very special thank you to:
Mrs. Pulverman, Our Pianist
Nana and Mrs. Kelly: Our Set Designers
Mrs. Hauer, Our School Librarian
Mrs. Sullivan, Our Reading Teacher
Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Georgi and Mrs. Wootton, Our Classroom Aides
And Ms. Johnson who spent extra hours figuring out
how 3 classes could take on this challenging production!

Thank you to all the parents who helped gather costumes and encouraged their kids to sing their hearts out and deliver lines clearly.

Vieja Valley School

Santa Barbara, CA 93110