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The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf 

 

The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf

by Kevin M Reese]

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Detailed Plot:
The show opens with the Narrator introducing the audience to Nicholas, The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf (THE LITTLE BOY). Soon we hear him and his two friends, Jake and Tanner, coming. The two boys are, as usual, teasing Nicholas about his name (HEEBEEJEEBIE RAP). After they finally leave, Nicholas’ mom enters and tries to console him. She reveals that he has a hard time resisting a dare. She explains that he has a lot of responsibilities being the town shepherd and that he can’t let his ego get in the way of his decision making. As soon as Mom exits, The Wolf approaches Nicholas. He has been eavesdropping and heard that he can’t resist a dare. After tricking Nicholas to reveal how many sheep he has in his flock, he endeavors to make Nicholas yell “wolf” so many times that the townspeople get mad at him, leaving the way clear to scoop up as many sheep as he wants. (IT’S A WOLF!) At first, the townspeople come running to help, but after the third false alarm, they become angry at Nicholas and don’t even bother checking on the sheep, much to the pleasure of the Wolf. (I’M A WOLF) Nicholas’ Mom re-enters after hearing of his troubles. She explains that once people label you as a liar– it’s very hard for them to trust you again– but it can be done with extra vigilance. He promises that he has learned his lesson. When the Wolf appears to begin his meal with all the sheep, he very smugly brags to Nicholas about how easy it will be now that nobody will listen to his pleas for help. Nicholas decides that if the townspeople won’t come running anymore if he yelled “wolf,” perhaps he could get them to come another way. (FIRE!) The townspeople come running to save the sheep from a fire and discover the wolf running away. They apologize to Nicholas for not believing him before. (THE LITTLE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF - FINALE)

Courtesy: Wichita Children's Theatre (KS)

Sets:
setting:   the "old-fashioned" once upon a time period.  Scenery:  a Field, just past the opening of the forest.

Characters:  8 (Doubling possible)
Narrator
Nicholas B Little
Jake
Tanner
Wolf
Mom
Townsperson1
Townsperson1
(Kids in Audience may be extra townspeople)

Original Cast: 4:   3 Men, 1 Women

Theme:
Taking Dares, Lying, Tolerance, Stranger-Danger.  

Short Description:
The town's shepherd boy has been hanging with the wrong crowd. An up-to-no-good wolf decides to use the boy’s poor choice for friends to his advantage. He convinces the boy to lie and play practical jokes on the townspeople just for fun. The boy is having a good old' time until he realizes the Wolf has set his sights on the sheep! Will he discover the value of character, responsibility, and truthfulness in time to save his herd? You can bet he does-- but not before he turns up the heat on that ol’ Wolf!

MUSIC:
1 THE LITTLE BOY - Narrator
2 HEEBIEJEEBIE RAP - Nicholas, Jake, Tanner
3 IT’S A WOLF - Nicholas
4 IT’S A WOLF (Reprise 1) - Nicholas
5 IT’S A WOLF (Reprise 2) - Nicholas & Wolf
6 I’M A WOLF - Wolf
7 FIRE! (It’s a Wolf Reprise 4) - Nicholas
8 THE LITTLE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF (Finale) - All

Original Production
THE LITTLE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF was first presented by the Wichita Children's Theatre for the Once Upon a Time series. It opened March 9, 2006, and played seven performances. It was directed and choreographed by Kyle Vespestad. Nancy Bogard was the Music Director.