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When aliens from the planet Chlorophyll run out of gas on the way to a wedding, they get help from kindly gardeners and garden creatures. Learn more! |
MusicalGr. 1-525 Min.
Musical Play: “The Garden Show”
Complete Script & Audio: $45 (other items also available)
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Synopsis
Aliens Land in Garden! Students Say Little Men from Planet Chlorophyll Really ARE Green!
We are pretty sure this is the only garden-related play in any universe that features a singing compost pile. If you love that, you're guaranteed to love The Garden Show! When aliens from planet Chlorophyll land in a garden, they meet some new friends who teach them all about it. They (and your students!) learn about soil, photosynthesis, pollination, and the creatures who call the garden home.
Preview the script and songs!Key Concepts
We are pretty sure this is the only garden-related play in any universe that features a singing compost pile. If you love that, you're guaranteed to love The Garden Show! When aliens from planet Chlorophyll land in a garden, they meet some new friends who teach them all about it. They (and your students!) learn about soil, photosynthesis, pollination, and the creatures who call the garden home.
The Garden Show is a great complement to your curriculum resources in elementary school life 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:
978-1-886588-04-2
© 1996
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 8-40 students. Use as many Mushrooms, Bees, 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:
Gardeners
Mushrooms
At least 5 Aliens from planet Chlorophyll, including:
Kwandoo, Captain of Chlorophyll spaceship; Kwoot,
Engineer of Chlorophyll spaceship; Grandfather
Bees
Garden Animals (Snail, Grasshopper, Centipede, Spider, Mole)
Tabloid Reporters
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Singing Compost Pile
Chorus (comprised of ALL students---except Aliens---who are not directly
involved in
the scene)
Script
This is the first one-third of the script.
(The entire CLASS enters the room from two different points, singing loudly. The first STUDENT in each line holds streamers aloft. As they sing, they march around the audience. Some may hold aloft giant paper mache fruits and vegetables.
Song 1
Listen to
a sample!
ENTIRE CLASS:
Here we come to the Garden Show
We want to tell you what we know.
We have planted and watered too
We want to share it all with you.
We've got plants
We've got weeds
We've got spores
And we've got seeds.
Mushroom fans that are among us...
(The CLASS stops marching and points to the kids dressed as MUSHROOMS)
Look real close--
MUSHROOMS: Yeah, we've got fungus!
Fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus
Hey-hey!
(THEY ALL resume marching)
Here we come to the Garden Show
Let's sit down here and watch it grow.
That could be just a little slow
We'll think of something---here we go!
We've got plants
We've got weeds
We've got spores
And we've got seeds.
(THEY ALL stop again and point at MUSHROOMS)
Mushroom fans that are among us
Look real close--
MUSHROOMS: Yeah, we've got fungus!
Fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus
Hey-hey!
Here we come to the Garden Show
We want to tell you what we know
We have planted and watered too
We want to share it all with you.
We want to share it all with you.
(THE CLASS stops marching and begins to clap in rhythm as
they sing)
Dah dah bi dah dah
Dah bah di dah di dah.
Dah dah bi dah dah
Dah bah di dah di dah.
Dah dah bi dah dah
Dah bah di dah di dah.
Here we come to the Garden Show
We want to tell you what we know.
(GARDENERS gather on stage. Then mysterious music is heard, and after a few moments, the ALIENS emerge from their ship. THEY look around in wonderment. GARDENERS are nearby and see the ALIENS about the same time the ALIENS spot them. There is shock, finger pointing, and general confusion on both sides. Then the mysterious music fades away.)
NOTE: The "mysterious music" supplied on the accompanying recording may last longer than is needed for this scene. Just fade it out when the scene is over.
GARDENER (NOTE: The role of "GARDENER" can be played by one or many different actors): Who are you?
KWANDOO: I am Kwandoo, captain of this ship. We come from planet Chlorophyll.
KWOOT (moving a hand-held meter box around): Captain, this appears to be a carbon-based system. My calculations indicate that it is either a human being...or a lump of coal.
KWANDOO (to GARDENERS): And this is our engineer, Kwoot.
GARDENER: Hello. Welcome to our garden on planet earth. From the looks of you, I think you are going to like it here.
Song 2
Listen to
a sample!
CHORUS:
You're the Chlorophyll Folk from outer space
You're green from head to toe
We've got chlorophyll here on planet earth
It helps our garden grow.
It's the chlorophyll here that makes leaves green
It brightens up the place
Now our garden is yours so come on in
Green folk from outer space.
Green arm
Green hand
Green thumb as well
You're gonna be great gardeners, we can tell
We can tell!
You're the Chlorophyll Folk from outer space
You're here to have some fun
Photosynthesizing all day long
Just soaking up the sun.
It's the chlorophyll here that makes leaves green
It brightens up the place
Now our garden is yours so come on in
Green folk from outer space.
Green arm
Green hand
Green thumb as well
You're gonna be great gardeners, we can tell
We can tell!
You're gonna be great gardeners, we can tell!
GRANDFATHER (Bearded alien, very excited): Bracken snack. Mumfo goozenburger.
Whackawhacka gesneezen!
GARDENER: I'm sorry, what did you say?
KWANDOO: You'll have to excuse Grandfather. He only speaks Chlorophyll.
GARDENER: Why is he so upset?
KWANDOO: He's reminding us that we're late. We're on our way to Uncle
Kweek's wedding
in the neighboring galaxy.
KWOOT: Unfortunately our reactor began to consume fuel at an accelerated rate.
GARDENER: You mean...you ran out of gas?
Song 3
Listen to
a sample!
ALIEN:
It isn't cool
To run out of fuel
How can we now ever fly away?
It isn't cool
To run out of fuel
Please won't you help us
Won't you help us
Won't you help us on our way.
ALL ALIENS:
It isn't cool
To run out of fuel
How can we now ever fly away?
It isn't cool
To run out of fuel
Please won't you help us
Won't you help us
Won't you help us on our way.
Our spaceship is old
The engine is worn
There's no stereo and no heater.
The muffler is shot
The mileage is bad
Just seventeen light-years per liter.
It isn't cool
CLASS: No!
To run out of fuel
CLASS: Oh!
How can we now ever fly away?
CLASS: We're gonna help
It isn't cool
CLASS: No!
To run out of fuel
CLASS: Oh!
Please won't you help us
Won't you help us
Won't you help us on our way.
Our spaceship is stuck
There's nothing to do
Despite all our efforts and labors.
We'll put it on blocks
Out in the front yard
Just to annoy all the neighbors.
It isn't cool
CLASS: No!
To run out of fuel
CLASS: Oh!
How can we now ever fly away?
CLASS: We're gonna help
It isn't cool
CLASS: No!
To run out of fuel
CLASS: Oh!
Please won't you help us
Won't you help us on our way.
GARDENER: Can't you get any fuel here on earth?
KWANDOO: I doubt it. Our fuel is very, very rare. On Planet Chlorophyll we have to import most of it from a neighboring solar system.
GARDENER: Maybe we can find something here in the garden you can use for fuel. Why don't you take a look around?
(THEY ALL walk around staring at the ground)
KWOOT: What is all this brown material on the ground? It seems very familiar.
GARDENER: This? This is soil---it's where we plant things.
KWOOT: Soil? It looks like dirt. On planet Chlorophyll we call that dirt.
GARDENER: We do too! But sometimes that word leaves the wrong impression.
Song 4
Listen to
a sample!
CHORUS:
Some folks call this brown stuff dirt
It gets on your pants and shirt.
But it's worth more than gold or oil
So let's agree to call it soil.
Dirt and soil might be the same
But dirt gives soil a dirty name
It feeds the plants, rewards our toil
So let's agree to call it soil.
Buh buh do dah
Buh buh do dah
Buh buh do dah buh do dah buh
Buh buh do dah
Buh buh do dah
Buh buh do dah buh buh dah.
(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
reactor
consume
accelerated
rate
muffler
mileage
light-years
liter
labor
solar system
familiar
toil
ritual
dignified
emanating
meter
buffet
tabloid
bloom
shed
buds
millennium
debris
marvelous
incredible
import
percent
efficient
Garden Terms
spores
fungus
carbon-based
chlorophyll
“green thumb”
photosynthesizing
soil
pollen
pollinate
season
bloom
shed
buds
compost pile
clippings
Vocabulary from stage directions
streamers
papier-mâché
mysterious
emerge
accompanying
agitated
magnifying glass
choreographed
Matthew Manera –
Third graders love this one, and it talks all about the garden, and every aspect of what goes on from the soil, to the creatures, to the plants that grow. We love this one!
KM (verified owner) –
My son bought the sheet music with his own money because his class was performing the Garden Show with their kinder buddies. He is 10 years old and had a great time learning most of the songs. In his opinion, their could be some dynamics written in the music. His teacher allowed him to play the last song for every performance. I enjoyed the humor and the movements of the creatures of the Garden. I am happy that his 5th grade teacher had them involved in such a fun, educational play. The lines were funny. Thanks for a great play.
nfoote (verified owner) –
I thought the musicals songs were catchy and cute. I would probably edit the script a little more to make it more content specific i.e. speaking lines about parts of plants, the purpose of compost, etc.
My students loved performing the music. It would be helpful for elementary school students to have a female voice to match with if at all possible. Also the performance tempos were different than the rehearsal tempos on the tracks.
Renee Keeler (verified owner) –
Best play ever! I have introduced colleagues to Bad Wolf over the years by sharing their contacts info. The best is when everyone goes out singing with the cast as they leave. BUT my best memories are when kids from former classes come in and sing along! All the lyrics are so memorable and well written. John and crew, I love you and appreciate all your hard work! Your biggest fan, Renee.