WolfTales Info

CAST OF CHARACTERS

THE WOLF, hip, funky, flashy, cool, sly, archetypal, Wile E. Coyote, no threat

LITTLE RED, a flower child, open, fresh, comely, red-haired; the ingenue

Her MOTHER, protective, admonishing

Her GRAMMA, red-haired, forgetful, Bette Middler

PETER, cocky, self-sure boy scout, loyal, adventuresome; our hero

His DUCKIE, naive, clumsy, loud, friendly, adorable

His KITTY, streetwise, sensual, instinctive

His BIRDIE (a puppet on a pole)

His GRANDFATHER, Mick Jagger, hard of hearing

MA PIG, plump, busy, no-nonsense

CURLY PIG, a goofy nerd, the drummer

LARRY PIG, punk rock guitarist

MOE PIG, practical, on bass

The BOY, appealing, mischievous, approaching brat

The WOLVERINES, three sexy backup singers

FAWN, FOXY, PORKY, & SKUNK, friendly forest folk

GOLDIE LOCKS, broad, exuberant, well-intentioned, valley girl cheerleader

SNOW WHITE, preppy upper crust, kind, affable, thrilled by adventure

Flexible Casting

WolfTales will play with as few as 12 actors (6 men, 6 women) and one boy by double-casting, (Mother and Ma Pig as Goldie and Snow; Red/Duckie/Kitty as Wolverines) and using puppets as forest animals. It is even possible to use a child from the audience (prepped just before the show) to play the Boy.

Pinna Styers as DUCKIE

SCENARIO & MUSICAL NUMBERS

The action is continuous. There is no intermission.

Opening

DEEP IN THE FOREST...........................................   Wolf, Company

    Red's Rap ............................................... Red, Mother, Gramma

    Popgun Pete .................................................. Peter, Grandfather

    Piggie Motif .......................................   Ma Pig, Curly, Larry, Moe



Scene One. The Little Boy Cries Wolf, Take 1



Scene Two. Little Red Meets the Wolf

THE BIG BAD WOLF ...........................................   Wolf, Wolverines



Scene Three. The House of Straw

LITTLE PIG, LITTLE PIG...............................................   Wolf, Curly



Scene Four. Duckie in the Wild

THE LANGUAGE OF THE WILD .......... .................   Kitty, Duckie,

                                                                              Forest Animals

HUNTING THE WOLF ................................................   Peter, Kitty



Scene Five. Red, Goldie, and Snow

FLOWERS ...................................................   Red, Goldie, Snow

HUNTING THE WOLF #2 ..............  Peter, Kitty, Red, Goldie, Snow



Scene Six. The House of Sticks

LITTLE PIG REPRISE ........................................   Wolf, Curly, Larry



Scene Seven. The Little Boy Cries Wolf, Take 2



Scene Eight. Oldsters' Olio

THE GOOD OLD DAYS................................   Gramma, Grandfather



Scene Nine. The House of Bricks

LITTLE PIG REPRISE ................................   Wolf, Curly, Larry, Moe

HUNTING THE WOLF #3 .............. Peter, Kitty, Red, Goldie, Snow,

                                                                                  Curly, Larry, Moe



Scene Ten. Catching the Wolf

GRAMMA'S BLUES ..........................................................   Gramma

BIG BAD WOLF REPRISE......................................   Wolf, Company



Scene Eleven. The Little Boy Cries Wolf, Take 3

FINALE ............................................................................   Company

Musical Notes

The music for Wolftales is up-beat and spontaneous; therefore, all performers are encouraged improvise. The score is sparse and much of what is written is a sketch to provide performers with a springboard for creativity. Liberal interpretation of melody is expected.

For instance, there are scat parts written in “Language of the Wild,” but ideally, these parts should be improvised. The band’s parts are also basic sketches and should certainly be embellished. Incidental music referred to in the script can be drawn from the score or from any other source, or simply created by the musicians during rehearsals.

For questions about feel or tempo, refer to the recording.

Scene Three
The House of Straw

(Straw actors take places as PIGS are heard among trees.)
CURLY: Hey, hold up a second, will you?
LARRY: Yeah, what's the hurry?
CURLY: My feet are killing me.
LARRY: Let's stop and rest a minute.

MOE: Move it. Move it!

CURLY: My feet won't take another step.

MOE:           (Appears with map and compass.)
              Oh, all right, here's a clearing. But keep your eyes peeled.
CURLY:        (Plopping.)
              Ah! Relief.
LARRY: Now where are we?
CURLY: I've got blisters on both heels!

LARRY: Where are we, where are we
              going, and how much farther do               we have to go?
CURLY: I'm not going anywhere.
MOE:          (Pointing to map.)
              According to the map, we're right

here.
LARRY: I know we're here. We're always here, no matter where we are. Where are

              we really?
CURLY: Here's good enough for me. I think I'll settle down.
LARRY: Here?
CURLY: Why not? It's a perfect place to build a house.
MOE:          (Trees move closer.)
              A little close to the forest, if you ask me.
CURLY: I don't care. I've had it with wandering. And look! There's even some straw!
LARRY: Straw?
CURLY: To build the house with, stupid!
LARRY: Who're you calling stupid, stupid?
MOE:     You two idiots shut up.
                  (Stooges slapstick bit: MOE ducks. To CURLY.)
              Now. You want to build a straw house?
CURLY: Yes I do.
MOE:     Straw isn't very sturdy. A strong wind might blow you away.
CURLY: I like the way it smells. It makes me think of home.
MOE:     You'll get wet when it rains.
CURLY: Hey, I'm a pig. I like the rain.
MOE:     It might catch on fire and turn you into barbecue.
CURLY: You can talk until you're blue in the face, I am not moving from this spot.
MOE:     Well, I guess this is it.
                   (Embracing CURLY.)
             Take it easy, Pork Chop.
CURLY: You too, you old Ham.
                   (Embracing LARRY.)
              Tenderloin.
LARRY: Pork Chop.
                  (Embracing MOE.)
             You big Ham...
                  (Slapstick bit. They start off.)
CURLY: Hey guys. One last riff for old time's sake.

SONG: Piggy Motif Reprise

ALL:       WE'RE THE THREE LITTLE PIGGIES FOR ONE AND FOR ALL
              AND WE'RE FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE LAND
              WE'RE THE ROCK AND ROLL, HEAVY SOUL,

                      HOT CHILI SERGEANT PEPPER
              FUNKY-PUNKY PIGGY-WIG BAND
              BLACK BOTTOM, FOX TROT,

                      BOOGIE-WOOGIE, JITTERBUGGY
              HOKEY POKEY PIGGY-WIG BAND

MOE:          (As they exit.)
             See you later...
LARRY: Crocodile...
CURLY: (Calling after them.) Don't forget to write...
                  (Beat.)
              Alone at last! Nowhere to go, nothing to do, nobody to boss me around.
              What more could apig ask for?
                  (Beat.)
              All alone...
                  (WOLF appears behind tree.)
              Nothing to do...
                  (WOLF creaps out. CURLY raps his drums; WOLF ducks back.)
              Nobody to play with...
                  (WOLF moves tree behind CURLY.)
              It is a little close to the forest...
                  (Creepy feeling.)
              Wonder if I can catch up...
                  (He stands, moves as WOLF leaps, misses, ducks back
                  behind tree. CURLY stops for blisters.)
              Oh, my feet!
                  (Sits. Wolf appears.)
              Still...
                  (Moves as WOLF leaps.)
              Maybe I'd better get to work...

Pig Music

                  (CURLY starts to build. WOLF sneaks up, starts to grab him. Straw
                  makes him sneeze.)
              What was that? Did you hear anything?
                  (Audience response. WOLF ducks behind tree.)
              Must have neen the wind.
                  (Continues to build house. WOLF applies nasal spray, returns, starts to
                  grab CURLY, who gives him straw.)
              Hold this a minute...

(WOLF tries to hold back, CURLY takes straw back.)

Thanks.

(WOLF sneezes, ducks behind tree.)

              What was that?
                   (Audience response.)
              The wolf? Where?
                   (Looks around.)
              I'd better get finished.
                   (WOLF appears in gas mask as CURLY finishes house, taps on

shoulder. CURLY turns, sees WOLF.)

Chase Music

(Chase. CURLY runs into house, WOLF runs into door, pratfall. Stands,

knocks.)
CURLY: Who is it?
WOLF: It's your mother come to visit. Let me in.
CURLY: No you're not. My Ma has a sweet voice. You're the wolf, come to eat me up!

Go away.

SONG: Little Pig, Little Pig

WOLF: LITTLE PIG, LITTLE PIG,

LET ME COME IN
CURLY: NOT BY THE HAIR OF MY

                   CHINNY-CHIN-CHIN
WOLF:   THEN I'LL HUFF AND I'LL PUFF
                   (Huffs and puffs.)
              AND I'LL HUFF AND I'LL PUFF
                   (Huffs and puffs.)
              AND I'LL BLOW YOUR HOUSE IN

(Huffs and puffs; house blows away.)

Chase Music

(WOLF chases CURLY out through audience.

Fresh fairy tales a blast at Children's Theatre

Ma Pig throws Curly, Larry and Moe Pig out of her "Sty Sweet Sty" because the little porkers won't clean up. So, calling each other "You old ham!" and "Tenderloin!" they build their own homes out of straw, sticks and bricks. Little Red, on her way to Grandma's, runs into this, like, valley girl, Goldie, who craves porridge in a big way. "I like the fruit without the fiber," says Little Red. Along comes a preppie named Snow, looking for a job at a house with a seven-car garage. The three babes in the wood fall for this hunter guy, Peter, who does a funky walk when he sings that the Big Bad Wolf will "Eat you up!" Little Boy Blue is the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Grandma, she's got the blues, 'cause Little Red is running late. But Granny smites the Wolf with a saucepan.

Welcome to "WoIfTales," which opened Friday at Children's Theatre of Charlotte. It's a helter-skelter rock 'n' roll pastiche of fairy tales with witty words by George Gray and ballads, rock and rap by son Peter, played with offhanded virtuosity by Gray the Younger, Cody Davis and Chris Garges. Sung and acted by the teenagers of the Children's Theatre Explorer Scouts troop with cracking, pubescent voices and budding, self-conscious stage presence, the show is a blast. Especially good are Medea Bonney's soulful Grandma, John Latta's gawky Peter, Jonathan Adams' huffy-puffy Wolf and little Matthew Fay's Boy Who Cries Wolf.
The Charlotte Observer, July 24, 1992

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