The Night Before Chris Mouse: The Tale of Christopher Mouse
A P&T Puppet Theatre original! Based on the beloved poem, The Night Before Christmas, and the Aesop's Fable of the belling of the cat. This all mouse ( and cat) cast will delight all ages. Jack Frost, Jingles, Grinny, and Frosty are back, of course, to make this a fun packed show! Paul R. Bear, the ice-skating Polar Bear, finishes the show with a spectacular performance! 40 minutes. Lessons on time honored values.
Synopsis
The Night Before Chris Mouse
It's Christmas eve again, and the mice are looking forward to all the goodies that are usually left out on the table and in the stockings. To their surprise and dismay a Cat has taken up residence in the house! A meeting of all the mice of Mouse Town is called to order. The mice must decide how to get rid of The Cat before they starve to death. Professor Limburger's plan is put into action and fails. Then General Eisenmouser's plan also fails. Desperate, the Mayor of Mouse Town allows Christopher Mouse, the church mouse, to implement his plan. Christopher Mouse's plan is to put a bell on The Cat's neck so they can hear him and run in time to safety. He succeeds and becomes the acclaimed hero of Mouse Town. In his honor the day goes down in history as "Chris Mouse Eve", the day to celebrate their deliverance from the terror of The Cat.
Lesson learned
Persevere, your ideas are as good as anyone elses. No one is too young or unimportant to have a solution to a problem.
Type of puppets: Hand puppets, rod puppets, ranging in size from 18” to 30”
Set up: 6’x4.5’x7’. One outlet (15 amp). Complete with lights and sound system. One performer. (Natural light or darkened auditorium.
Audience: Up to 300, Suitable for family entertainment, parties, libraries, preschools, or school assemblies.
English with the music of Tchaikowsky,tradition Christmas melodies, Beethoven and Grieg.
Learning value for students:
Experience of live theater performance.
Cultivate an appreciation of classical music.
Building of imagination through the visual/auditory experience of puppetry.
An introduction to the arts and specifically the art of puppetry.
Cultivate an appreciation of the English language.
Inspire children to read.
Male role-modeling (an artistic, gentle male as opposed to the violent, self-absorbed male so often depicted in today’s culture).Recommended reading:
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