🎭 Mo Willems's children's story about a pigeon with big dreams gets a joyous, sold out musical production with Young People's Theatre of Chicago. | ✍️ katieeepowers
In the musical stage adaptation of Mo Willems’s, a down-on-his-luck pigeon is fed up with never getting to do anything fun. He’s an underdog who wants nothing more than to feel heard. When he meets the passionate local Bus Driver , he decides that his purpose is to drive the bus.
From there, Pigeon’s neighbors try to convince him, primarily through song and dance, that there’s no way he can drive the bus. It’s a fun, simple story with a lot of heart and plenty of pertinent life lessons for young people.Through 2/26: Sat 10 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM, Sun 1 PM; also Fri 2/20 7 PM; Sat 2/11 10 AM and 1 PM only; Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773-404-7336,, $25 . NOTE: all performances currently sold out.
Among the standout features in this Young People’s Theatre of Chicago production is Jackie Penrod’s set design, which depicts a colorful abstraction of Chicago, allowing the audience to imagine Pigeon and his friends in their backyard. The young audience was enthralled with Pigeon’s journey at the show’s opening performance. They cheered him on, felt his pain, and swayed to the show’s bright songs . While there is no question that the show is for younger children, adults can undoubtedly appreciate the pure joy of Pigeon’s world and the central message that there’s plenty of time to find your place and learn to fly.
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