A Musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic Pinocchio

Book by Patrick Rainville Dorn

Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Produced by special arrangement with

Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado

Pinocchio, everyone’s favorite wooden boy, is off on hilarious musical adventures as he learns what it truly means to be human.  If you’ve ever “wished upon a star” you’ll be cheering for Pinocchio as he meets up with a host of incredible characters.  

“No Strings Attached” is an enchanting musical look at life’s important lessons.  When Carl, a teenager, wants to run away from home, he applies for a job with the mysterious Professor Pinecone and his traveling magical marionette puppet show. He quickly discovers, however, that the position comes with all kinds of strings attached. In this play-within-a-play, Carl becomes Pinocchio and improvises his way through the story, meeting a cricket with an attitude (“I’m Gonna Bug Ya”), the devious fox and cat (“Easy Money”) and the memorable Blues Fairy (“Blues Fairy Mama”).  Will Pinocchio and his hedonistic friends learn the error of their ways?  After a string of poor choices (which makes his nose grow and ultimately leads him to make a donkey of himself), can Pinocchio make the right decisions to save Geppetto from certain disaster? 

Join our magical musical marionettes as we explore whether wishes can come true.  There’s a spot for YOU in our adventures ~ come join the fun!

The Songs are Fabulous!

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• All the World's a Stage  ~  Ensemble
• No Strings Attached  ~  Marionettes, Professor, Madame Azure, Carl
• I’m Gonna Bug Ya  ~  Cricket, Bug Chorus
• Easy Money  ~  Fox, Cat, Pinocchio
• The Scary Forest
• Blues Fairy Mama  ~  Blues Fairy, Backup Singers, Pinocchio
• Rockin’ Down to Hedonia  ~  Dipstick, Pinocchio, Revelers, Donkeys
• Welcome to Hedonia  ~  Dipstick, Pinocchio, Revelers, Donkeys
• The Donkey Trot  ~  Donkeys, Pinocchio, Dipstick, Trina, Fannie
• Shark Theme
• I’m on My Way Back Home  ~  Pinocchio
• No Strings Attached (reprise) ~  Ensemble
• All the World’s A Stage (reprise)  ~  Ensemble

Cast of Creative Characters:

Professor   .   .   .   .   .   .   . puppet master

Madame Azure   .   .   .   .   crotchety hag with blue hair

Carl / Pinocchio .   .   .   .   reckless teenage boy

Geppetto   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  kind, elderly man

Cricket   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  conscientious bug

Fox   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    wily canine

Cat   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .     fickle feline

Motel Owner   .   .   .   .   .    lacks hospitality

Motel Owner’s Wife .   .   . allergic to pets

Sparky   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  fire sprite

Peg   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    wily woodpecker

Paul   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   lumberjack with an ax to grind

Upholsterer   .   .   .   .   .   . chair carrier

Rug Rat .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  carpet whacker

Blues Fairy .   .   .   .   .   .    magical matron with blue hair

Mary Annette .   .   .   .   .   . wise and caring girl

Dipstick .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  magnet for trouble

Driver   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    cruel taskmaster

Donna .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   . donkey

Fannie Oakleaf .   .   .   .   . owns a Wild West Show

Trina .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    ballerina and choreographer

Tina Tuna   .   .   .   .   .   .   . plucky chicken of the sea

Plus choruses of Magical Marionettes and Townspeople, Bug Chorus, Villagers, Singers, Students, Revelers & Donkeys and even Tuna Fish! 

Hello one and all!  Here it is – the 2007 CAST list! 

WOW, are you ever an amazingly talented bunch!  There are thirteen area schools represented, and a more impressive group of enthusiastic singers, actors & dancers would be hard to find! 

The list is organized alphabetically by last name, followed by the name of specific roles that have been assigned so far.  There are still some speaking/solo parts remaining to be cast during the camp.

The “Townspeople” will portray village townspeople opening the show, plus revelers and donkeys in Hedonia, water sprites and fish in the ocean scenes, and return as Townspeople in the finale (plus some other spots yet designated).  The “Marionettes” will boogie as the “hip enchanted puppets” and “discordant dancing donkeys” along with the opening and closing scenes.  This is another musical where there are “no bad parts” because everyone is on stage a lot, and the smaller roles / choruses have great jokes, songs or characters.  What fun we will have!

There are No Strings holding this group back!

Abbes, Daniel             Townsperson

Axmaker, Torie            Townsperson

Bailey, Lauren             Townsperson, Fannie Oakleaf

Bailey, Ryan               Marionette, Dipstick

Balleby, Breanna         Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                     Singer 

Beilby, Katelyn           Marionette

Boorom, Natasha        Townsperson

Byers, Chris               Townsperson

Bynum, Claire             Marionette, Villager

Challe, Ana                Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                     Singer     

Chen, Jessica             Townsperson

Croft, Carly                Cricket

Croft, Marissa             Townsperson, Blues Fairy

Dunn, Alana               Townsperson

Espinoza, Derek          Townsperson

Hammerstad, Jasmine  Marionette, Mary Annette

Hare, Mary                 Townsperson

Hart, Katie                 Townsperson, Villager

Herman, Alex              Townsperson, Villager

James, Jacob              Marionette, Motel Owner

Kaye, Lila                   Marionette, Rug Rat

Killip, Laura                Marionette, Madame Azure

Krzykawski, Nicole       Townsperson, Villager

Lowrey, Devin             Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                      Singer

McIntyre, Shelby          Marionette, Cat, Blues Fairy Singer

Monk, Jason                Townsperson, Driver

Moreno, Katie              Townsperson, Donna Donkey

Ollerenshaw, Lindsay    Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                       Singer

Quinn, Courtney          Townsperson, Paul

Schoenfeld, Noah         Pinocchio

Silsby, Carson             Townsperson, Gepetto

Smith, Annie               Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                      Singer

Soloff, Jacob               Townsperson, Upholsterer the Second

Stevenson, Maggie       Townsperson, Peg

Tadepalli, Sravya         Marionette, Trina

Tarrant, Katie              Townsperson, Upholsterer the First

Teeter, Justin              Townsperson

Templeton, Kate          Townsperson, Sparky

Thackray, Grant            Professor, Blues Fairy Singer

Turkisher, Anna            Marionette, Fox, Blues Fairy Singer

Van de Wetering, Miles  Marionette, Motel Owner’s Wife

Weeden, Bree               Marionette, Villager

Wennstrom, Eva            Marionette

Williams, Victoria          Townsperson, Bug Chorus, Blues Fairy

                                       Singer

Zaremba, Kat               Townsperson, Tina Tuna