Timber Lake Playhouse’s Magic Owl makes an appearance after the show with the characters of the Magic Owl Production. See the Magic Owl Children's Theatre production of Pig Tales June 20-24, 11AM and August 8, and August 10-12, 2PM. Contact the box office at (815) 244-2035 for tickets or more information
MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (June 13, 2023) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, and The Magic Owl Children’s Theatre is thrilled to announce their summer offering, Pig Tales to open on June 20, 11AM.
Your favorite fairy tale characters help the Three Little Pigs over the river and through the woods so they can build their dream house. But look out! The Big Bad Wolf has other plans! Sing along with the pigs as they sing "A Pig Sty Palace" and the wolf as he sings "I'm Hungry." Pig Tales features catchy music, a familiar story, and a lot of action.
“Pig Tales is a high-energy, audience-participation show that keeps the kids cheering!” said TLP Artistic Director, Darren Mangler who also directed Pig Tales. “The crowd has a blast booing the Big Bad Wolf and yelling for the Three Pigs as they try to build their house.”
Pig Tales is written by TLP alumn Leslie “Lee” Adami. Lee is a fifteen-year veteran director/writer/choreographer and actress at Timber Lake Playhouse. Originally from England, Lee toured the world in dance troupes and currently lives in Scales Mound, Illinois. She returned last year as the director of Plaid Tidings and will be directing Church Basement Ladies in the fall. Her other children's show, The Forest Stone, was also produced at TLP with huge fanfare. A master of British Pantomime, she shares her knowledge of the genre with us to entertain the youth with great exuberance.
Pig Tales is a musical for children of all ages. This one-hour non-stop, mad-cap adventure uses familiar story book characters to help the Three Little Pigs avoid the Big Bad Wolf and make it home safely. Laughs and cheers from the audience are directed by the actors.
“Pig Tales was a huge hit when first introduced to TLP in 1990,” said Mangler, “and we're really excited to bring it back again!” Pig Tales will run June 20-24, 11AM, and August 8, 10-12, 2PM.
Information and tickets for all Timber Lake events are available online at timberlakeplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (815) 244-2035. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10AM-5PM, and until intermission on show days.
