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Dr. Emma adventures across the land and through weather of every sort in search of a very special barometer. Learn more! |
MusicalGr. 1-420 Min.
Musical Play: “The Weather Show”
Complete Script & Audio: $45 (other items also available)
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Synopsis
Dr. Emma loves to measure weather (rumor has it that she owns 74 weather vanes). The Weather Show is the tale of Emma's exciting adventure across the land and through weather of every sort in search of a very special barometer. She faces all kinds of climatic obstacles (most of whom sing!)---threatening clouds, competing air masses, the Wind sisters, and a shower of cats and dogs. With the help of Ralph the Weather Dog and a groundhog who loves tongue twisters, she learns the significance of the water cycle, how weather makes the earth habitable, and how the elements of weather are all connected.
Preview the script and songs!Key Concepts
Key Terms
- barometer
- atmospheric
- pressure
- hail
- weather vane
- Fahrenheit
- centigrade
- cumulonimbus
- evaporation
- stormcloud
- precipitation
- gusty
- hurricane
- typhoon
- thermometer
- isobar
The Weather Show is a great complement to your curriculum resources in elementary school science. And, like all of our plays, this show can be used to improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills (read about it!) -- all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
Aligned with national standards! View the standards and vocabulary.Publication Info
Author: Ron Fink (Composer) and John Heath (Book and Lyrics)
ISBN:
978-1-886588-19-6
© 1997, 2000
Bad Wolf Press, LLC
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The Show
We want you to know what you're getting, so the cast list and first third of the script are available here! Bad Wolf shows are written for flexibility and can be edited however you like to meet the needs of your actors, school, curriculum, parents, astrological chart, latest whim, etc. If you have questions about the portions of the script not shown, please contact us.
Casting
Flexible casting from 11-40 students. Use as many Water Drops, Wind Sisters, members of Warm Air Mass, etc. as desired. Actors can easily play several roles, or a single role can be divided between multiple actors. All parts can be played by any gender.
CHARACTERS:
Dr. Emma
Cats and Dogs
Ralph the Weather Dog
Water Drops
Wind Sisters
Shouter
Warm Air Mass
Cold Air Mass
Announcer
Analyst
Mr. Bolt
Storytellers (as many as desired)
and a Chorus made up of all students who are not playing roles at the
time.
Script
This is the first one-third of the script.
Song 1
Listen to
a sample!
ENTIRE CLASS (sings):
A Quest
A Quest
Oh yes
A Quest
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
A Quest
A Quest
Oh yes
A Quest
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
(The CLASS freezes as the music stops and the phone rings. EMMA enters, picks up phone.)
EMMA: Hello? Oh, hi Mr. Bolt!
STORYTELLER (stepping forward, as we see HER continue to speak, looking very excited and happy. STORYTELLER points to EMMA): This is Dr. Emma. She loves to measure the weather. She's talking to Mr. Bolt, an antique dealer. He has a very old barometer--just what she wants for her collection.
EMMA (excitedly): Oh no, don't sell it to anyone else! I'll come over
right
away. Thanks, Mr. Bolt. Bye.
(to audience)
The case is silver, with fancy designs! It's a really old barometer!
And
Mr. Bolt will sell it to me if I can get to his store by 2:00 this afternoon.
That gives me...
(SHE looks at watch)
...four hours. Great. Did I mention the case was silver?
(As the CLASS continues the song, we see EMMA dashing around excitedly trying to put on her coat---she puts it on all wrong several times--- maybe emptying a piggy bank, hunting for an umbrella. NOTE: EMMA has several spoken lines during the song which are not on the rehearsal tape)
Song 2
Listen to
a sample!
CLASS (individual STUDENTS take turns---it is important to hear individual voices):
STUDENT A:
Dr. Emma's greatest pleasure
Is running out to measure
Snow and rain and wind that come her way.
STUDENT B:
She has lots of dials and meters
She measures pounds and liters
Checks the weather every day.
EMMA (spoken): I've got to get going!
STUDENT C:
There're balloons that she sends sailing
Ev'ry time that it starts hailing
She's got 16 weather vanes.
EMMA: Where's my umbrella?
STUDENT D:
But for all her careful tracking
There's just one thing she's lacking
One device she must obtain.
ENTIRE CLASS:
A Quest
A Quest
Oh yes
A Quest
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
(NOTE: a few members of the CHORUS sing the "echoed"
words in parentheses)
A Quest (a quest)
A Quest (a quest)
Oh yes (oh yes)
A Quest (a quest)
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
EMMA: There's no time to lose-I've
waited years for this barometer.
STUDENT E:
Is it colder, is it hotter?
In summer you will spot her
Taking notes in sunlight and shade.
STUDENT F:
When snow comes most folks hate it
She's out to calibrate it
Fahrenheit and centigrade.
ENTIRE CLASS:
A Quest
A Quest
Oh yes
A Quest
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
A Quest (a quest)
A Quest (a quest)
Oh yes (oh yes)
A Quest (a quest)
A Quest for the ancient
Dr. Emma's greatest pleasure
Is running out to measure
Quest (a quest)
A Quest (a quest)
Oh yes (oh yes)
A Quest (a quest)
A Quest for the ancient barometer.
STORYTELLER: Emma has four hours to walk a few blocks from her
apartment in Manhattan to Mr. Bolt's antique store.
(EMMA is strolling across the stage)
But suddenly it starts to rain -- and it's no ordinary rain.
(A bunch of stuffed toys-dogs and cats-are tossed onto the stage just
before CATS and DOGS enter.)
Song 3
Listen to
a sample!
CATS and DOGS:
Raining, raining
Raining cats and dogs
See the Saint Bernard splash down
Raining-Watch out for that basset hound.
Raining, raining
Raining cats and dogs
Pouring labradors so hard
Raining-Beagles flooding out the yard.
A shower now of kitties
Oh no, oh no
A shower now of German shepherds
And oodles of poodles in puddles wherever you go!
Raining, raining
Raining cats and dogs
Can't you smell that wet sharpei?
Raining-Raining cats and dogs all day.
(CATS and DOGS do the Cat and Dog Dance, or THEY can hold the
stuffed animals and "dance" them around)
CATS and DOGS and CHORUS:
Raining, raining
Raining cats and dogs
See the Saint Bernard splash down
Raining-Watch out for that basset hound.
Watch out for that basset hound.
Raining-watch out for that basset hound.
(CATS and DOGS exit. From the side of stage enters RALPH the WEATHER DOG.)
STORYTELLER: Emma is stuck for an hour waiting for the downpour to stop. When it does, Ralph the Weather Dog appears, having come down in the storm.
RALPH (to EMMA): Whew, that was some nasty cumulo-nimbus. You got a towel?
EMMA: No, I don't. Could you move? I'm in a terrible hurry.
RALPH: Well excoooooose me. I'm drenching wet, I've been chased out of the sky by lightning, and I need a fire hydrant, if you know what I mean. I ought to bite you.
EMMA: I'm sorry.
RALPH: Well, you're lucky I'm in a good mood.
EMMA: If you'd like to come with me, I'm heading to a store where I'm sure my friend Mr.Bolt will have a towel.
RALPH: Has the lightning stopped? I hate lightning.
EMMA: There's no lightning. But please, we've got to hurry. I've already lost an hour waiting out the storm.
Song 4
CHORUS and EMMA:
Oh no
So slow
Three hours
To go
Three hours for the ancient barometer.
Oh no (oh no)
So slow (so slow)
Three hours (three hours)
To go (to go)
Three hours for the ancient barometer.
STORYTELLER: Ralph is happy to tag along in search of a towel. In fact, he says he knows a short-cut, and leads the way.
STORYTELLER: Unfortunately Ralph's not too good with New York streets. Soon they are lost and come to a street flooded with water. Emma is worried -- there's no way to get across.
(WATER DROPS enter and kneel in front of RALPH and EMMA)
EMMA: What'll we do now?
RALPH: Don't look at me, I can't even dog-paddle.
EMMA: Well if you hadn't stopped to sniff every light post.
RALPH: I'm a dog. Sue me. Hey, maybe these water drops can help.
WATER DROP #1 (to EMMA): Sure we can, but we need a little respect.
(This concludes the first one-third of the script.)
The Songs
Click on any song to listen to a snippet. Click the cart icon to purchase any track for $1.
Standards
Common Core and Other National Standards
Science
Language Arts
- Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:
- Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th
National Core Arts Standards
- Music - Anchor Standards 4-6
- Theater - Anchor Standards 3-6
- Dance - Anchor Standards 1-6
Vocabulary
antique
meter
liter
lacking
obtain
calibrate
“raining cats and dogs”
Saint Bernard
basset hound
labrador
beagle
German
shepherd
sharpei
dogpaddle
Mets
appointment
hibernate
fuss
guff
sass
grudge match
flank
foreboding
ominous
jolt
volt
flee
trend
conclusion
feat
chuck
tongue-twister
iridescently
Vocabulary From Stage Directions
dashing
individual
kneel
distinguish
affectionately
Dawn24 (verified owner) –
We are still in the rehearsal pages of the show, but so far the kids are loving it. Many of my students were in a Bad Wolf Press show in second grade, so they are used to the musical format. I enjoy doing your plays every year.
Dianne Greenaway (verified owner) –
I'm in production with this show with two schools for this show, and have not performed them for an audience yet. But I have to say that the MUSIC for this show is WONDERFUL! My new favorites! They are more nuanced than other shows I've produced (Gold Dust or Bust, Coyote Steals the Summer, Anansi, Little Red Riding Hood) and really show new moods. Love it. The kids I'm working with are enjoying learning it. Older students really like the lines and characters. These shows really help grow student confidence and teacher and parent appreciation.