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Never Cry Wolf!
A Tale of Sincerity and Work
A much expanded version of Aesop's "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."  Could be performed by a large cast with ages ranging from 5-14.

​FLEXIBLE CAST: 20+ Males and 30+ Females (or fewer)
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RUNNING TIME: approx. 60 min. 
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Director's Script - with stage directions, costume ideas, acting games, and choreography tips
Production Kit - Reproducible Booklet Script, Lyrics
Sheets, Coloring Page Activity, and Performance License for one series of shows

Score - Part 1  - Some 2nd Keyboard parts and 2-Part Chorus parts ​              
Score - Part 2 - Some 2nd Keyboard parts and 2-Part Chorus parts ​              ​
Watch a video clip of the Opener from the 2007 Summer Theater Camp Production of "Never Cry Wolf."
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FULL LIST OF SONG accompaniment MP3s for Purchase and Digital Download separately from SheetMusicPlus
01.Never Cry Wolf Overture          
02.&14.Greek Scarf Dance         
03.Long, Long Ago                                         
04. Long, Long Ago Incidental           
05.Hurry, Hurry, Busy, Busy             
06.Hurry,Hurry 
Incidental                 
07.Military Academy March       
08.Military March Exit          
09.Tapestry of Life         
10.Tapestry Incidental     
11.Something in Dorian Mode           

12.Set It for Posterity           
13.Set it for Posterity Incidental 
15.Little Lamb's Pastorale Prelude         

16.Take Care, Beware!   ​
17.Take Care, Beware Incidental       
18.
Little Lamb's Pastorale          
19.A View from the Highest Mountain        
20.Going Home Incidental     

21.Being Sincere       
22.Sheepish Soccer Game       
23.Everybody Works       
24.The Thieving Wolf Balle
25.Foolish Boy!             
26.&27.Now I Realize and Incidental            
28.Being Sincere Reprise                             
29.Everybody Works Finale 
               
30.Bows "Set It For Posterity"    
​31.Exit Music "View from the Highest Mountain"        
32.Play-Off "Everybody Works"
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Preview the video from the 2007 Summer Theater Camp production of
Never Cry Wolf!
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Read the Perusal Script 
Listen to Guide Vocal Performances 10 original songs
03.Long, Long Ago Vocals
05.Hurry, Hurry, Busy, Busy Vocals

09.Tapestry of Life Vocals
12.Set It for Posterity Vocals
16.Take Care, Beware! Vocals
18.Little Lamb's Pastorale Vocals
19.A View from the Highest Mountain Vocals
             
21.Being Sincere Vocals
23.Everybody Works Vocals
24.The Thieving Wolf Ballet Vocals
25.Foolish Boy! Vocals
26.Now I Realize  Vocals
28.Being Sincere Reprise  Vocals 
29.Everybody Works Finale Vocals 
 
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Synopsis:  A family in ancient Greece has a son who is just plain contrary!  He just wants to goof around and have fun all day.  His family and the people in his town think that he should learn to work.  They give him the job of tending the sheep.  He gets bored and calls the people to come running to save the sheep from an imaginary wolf.  He pulls this trick once too often and finally learns how important sincerity really is.

"Never Cry Wolf!" is an expanded (larger and longer) show created from the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."
The story line and many of the songs remain the same, but more colorful characters and situations have been created to broaden the telling.

Setting:   A pastoral scene and village in ancient Greece.  

PROPERTIES: Silk scarves (children dancers), scroll (for Aesop), wooden recorder (flute), slate tablet and chalk, button-on-a-string yo-yo, fabric satchel, small blanket, pita bread, small brown “soccer” ball (for Alec), clubs, pitchforks (for farmers), Grecian urns and black paint and brushes, stool or small work table (for Altair), Scrolls, helmets, spears, shields (for Politicians and Muses), harp, lyre, aulos, pandouris, finger cymbals, tambourine, long trumpet, and hand drum (for Musicians), wool in a basket and stool (for Galatia), fabric on loom, distaff and spinning whorl, baskets of fabric and food (for Women), low table with wooden bowls and spoons, towels, basket of rolls and fruit, scrolls, hat (for Family), painted war shields (for Military Academy boys). 
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