Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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In Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, a bus driver begins the story by expressing to readers the importance of not letting the pigeon drive the bus while he is gone. However, the persuasive pigeon spends the entirety of the book trying to talk us into letting him drive the bus. Brade Bradshaw [he/him/his] (Pigeon) is a Chicago-based actor, director, and writer, and is thrilled to be making his Young People’s Theatre of Chicago debut! Some recent theatre credits include: Creede Repertory Theatre, Second City, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Children’s Theatre of Madison, and About Face Theatre. Brade received his BFA in Acting with a minor in Directing from Oklahoma City University and completed the EPR Program at Milwaukee Rep post-graduation. Special thanks to his steadfast support system of friends, family, and all-star team at Paonessa Talent Agency. bradebradshaw.com What’s a time you learned something important from being punished? Are punishments ever good for you? What about for grown-ups? National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" . Retrieved August 19, 2012. Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, now featuring an exclusive board game!

If nobody was around and we wouldn’t be putting anybody outside in danger by letting the pigeon drive, could we let him drive?

Questions for Philosophical Discussion

If the pigeon grabbed the bus wheel, what should we do? Then: would it be our fault if he hurt someone? Can you think of times when you wanted to do something, but your parents or a teacher would not let you? Why wouldn’t they let you? WILLEMS’ INNOVATIVE AND HIGH-SPIRITED THEATRICAL ADAPTATION OF HIS OWN NY TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK IS AN INTERACTIVE ROMP ABOUT FINDING YOUR OWN SPECIAL, FEATHER-FILLED PLACE IN LIFE! Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-05-04 20:07:56 Boxid IA135701 Boxid_2 CH107601 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New-York Donor Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary A pigeon’s bus-driving aspirations help us to explore the responsibility to keep promises, persuasion, and the value of punishment.

Matthew Weidenbener [he/him] (Choreographer) is thrilled to be joining Young People’s Theatre! Matthew is a Chicago-based performer and choreographer. Chicago credits include Mike in A Chorus Line (Porchlight Music Theatre), Elf (Drury Lane Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (Marriott Theatre), Young Bernadette in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Mercury Theater), White Christmas (Theatre at the Center), Hanna in La Cage aux Folles and Choreographer for The Little Mermaid (Music Theatre Works). Regional credits: Grease, Man of La Mancha (STAGES St. Louis), William Barfée in Spelling Bee, Our Town (Indiana Summer Rep), West Side Story, Hairspray, Mary Poppins (Cardinal Stage). Matthew is a graduate of Indiana University. Endless love to his family and friends for their immense support and to Randy for over a decade of guidance and trust. Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!!! mweidenbener.com Make a new version of this story based on a similar title, e.g. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Steer the Ship!” or “Don’t Let the Pigeon Control the Steamroller”. ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY MO WILLEMS FROM HIS OWN 2004 CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD-WINNING BOOK, DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUSIS THE STORY OF AN IRREPRESSIBLE PIGEON WHO LETS EVERYONE KNOW THAT HE NEVER HAS ANY FUN! The story is simple, and delightful to children. A bus driver asks the reader (or at least the person the reader is reading to) to keep a pigeon from driving his bus. The pigeon will use all of his guile to convince you to allow it to drive the bus. The reader must be resolute and tell it no.I have read many books by Mo Willems that have been honored with the Caldecott Honor award, which included the “Knuffle Bunny” series. Now I have recently read “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” which is actually Mo Willems’ first children’s book and is a Caldecott Honor book and it is about how the Pigeon keeps asking the audience if he could drive the bus after the bus driver leaves to run an errand. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” is truly a memorable book that children can read over and over again! After my daughter and I worked our way through the entire epic Elephant & Piggie saga, we've decided to move on to Mo Willems other big series: The Pigeon. The first in this series is a tale we can all relate to; a tale of greed, ambition, hopes, dreams and wanting to drive a bus. I do not like the artwork of Mo Willems. He did the Elephant and Piggie series and I didn’t like that series. Now, the kids did like it. I went into this with dread, I’ll be honest.

Marquis Bundy (Teenager / City Worker) is beyond excited to be in this show! His journey with YPT began with Knuffle Bunny last year! A couple of his other Chicagoland credits include Little Shop of Horrors and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Citadel Theatre Company), Godspell and Little Women (The Home Creative Co.), and A Christmas Sonata (Sigman Brother’s Productions.) He is from Des Moines, Iowa, where he has done additional theatre work, including choreographing and assistant directing. Marquis loves video games, being a barista, and being a lava lamp enthusiast.

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Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either. Randy White [he/him] (Director) was founding Artistic Director of Cardinal Stage in Bloomington, IN., where he inaugurated the “Cardinal for Kids” series. In NYC, he directed Theatreworks USA’s Max and Ruby, (off-Broadway/national tour), Glen Berger’s Underneath the Lintel, assisted on Disney’s The Lion King, etc. He has directed at many regional theaters and universities. In Chicago, Randy directed The Wizard of Oz at the Children’s Theatre of Winnetka, and Curious George and Knuffle Bunny at Northbrook Theatre. For the Greenhouse, he directed Truman and The Birth of Israel and was nominated for an Equity Jeff Award for his critically acclaimed production of Midsummer (A Play with Songs). He also directed YPT’s inaugural production of Knuffle Bunny.