Sing Down The Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

Performance Dates
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Opening Performance

Journey into the Appalachian Mountains in this award-winning musical that deftly weaves four traditional tales and original music into a keepsake quilt of mountain lore and wisdom for the whole family. Jack who lands himself a job despite his foolishness. “Catskins” is a spunky Appalachian Cinderella. “The Enchanted Tree” is a beauty-and-the-beast love story between a lost girl and a frightening crow. And in a zany, sung-through “Sow and Her Three Pigs” plucky Nancy the pig outsmarts the hungry fox. This play with music incorporates singing, mountain dances, music, and puppets to create a highly theatrical storytelling style. The score, which interweaves music throughout the tales, is inspired by “Old Time” Appalachian music featuring fiddle and banjo that drives the play’s action and makes music itself a character in the play.

Production Information

Show Type
Musical
Approximate Running Time
60 minutes
Intermission(s)
No

Cast

Performer
Role
Catskins and Singer
Balladeer and Jack
Daughter and Girl
Mother and Old Woman
Storyteller and Crow
Nancy and Lady
Farmer and Fox
Farmer and Pa
Swing

Creative Team

Costume Designer
Musical Director
Book Writer
Dialect Coach
Fight Choreographer