Monday

8:15 Tipton and Dodson

9:00 Berry and Rutherford

Tuesday

8:15 Brown and Bunch

9:00 Hedge and Yearwood

10:25 Petty and Haselton

Synopsis of Each Segment in the Prime Time Players’

2023 Tour

The Day the Crayons Quit written by Drew Daywait

Educational objective:

1. Reinforce good values and behavior

Synopsis:

Duncan loves to color pictures but discovers that his crayons are tired of the way he has treated them and have quit. Each of his disgruntled crayons takes turns explaining why he is displeased. For example, Yellow and Orange crayons lament over being left in the sun and being melted together while Brown crayon discusses the traumatic experience of being forgotten on the floor, eaten by Duncan’s dog, and then regurgitated. All is resolved when Duncan and the crayons work together to draw signs displaying good values. For their efforts, they receive notable recognition.

The Birthday Party poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends and Where the Sidewalk Ends written by Shel Silverstein

Educational objective:

1. Introduction to Shel Silverstein’s humorous poetry.

Synopsis:

This is a collection of Shel Silverstein poems about a few zany characters who attend Annabelle’s birthday party. This segment includes poems like “Spaghetti”, where someone confuses the words “throw confetti” with “throw spaghetti”; “Bear in There,” about the discovery of a polar bear eating food in their Frigidaire; and a person confronted with a pile of gifts in “Presents, Presents, Presents.”

The Original Cowgirl: The Wild Adventures of Lucille Mulhall written by Heather Lang

Educational Objective:

1. Exposure to historical fiction writing

2. Introduction to the villain and heroine

3. Reinforce how to treat other people kindly

Synopsis:

Lucille Mulhall enters the town of Rattlesnake, Oklahoma and discovers that the residents are all frightened by the evil, no good Snake Eye, who has run the sheriff and mayor out of town. After trying to intimidate Lucille, Snake Eye realizes that he has met his match. Lucille, using her magic rope, transforms Snake Eye into a law-abiding citizen, and Rattlesnake becomes a safe place to live again.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs written by Jon Scieszka

Educational Objective:

1. Introduces the literary concept of “point of view”

2. Students determine fact from fiction.

Synopsis:

The Big Bad Wolf is tired of the misinformation that is being spread by the three little pigs. He explains that he was suffering from a terrible cold but was determined to make a birthday cake for his beloved grandmother. Discovering he needed sugar for the cake, he visits Pig 1 and Pig 2’s houses hoping to borrow a meager cup of sugar. In a sneezing fit, he unintentionally blows their houses down. Pig 3 reports Mr. Wolf to the police, and the audience is left to sort out fact from fiction.

Loudon Elementary School