Little Players Children's Theatre Presents
Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures
July 18-20, 2025 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Grand Opera House, Pierre, SD
Friday and Saturday Performance at 7 p.m.
Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.
Tickets at the Door: $5 General Admission
Children's Play: Based on Kenneth Grahame’s "Wind in the Willows." Adapted by Vera Morris.
Director: Hannah Carda
Assistant Director: Holly Cole
Synopsis: Toad of Toad Hall is an eccentric but likable chap given to "crazes." His latest craze involves motorcars. Unfortunately, he smashes them up as fast as he gets them.
He even steals one for a wild ride over the countryside. Naturally, this gets him into a great deal of trouble. His dear friends Badger, Rat and Mole do their best to help, but their efforts aren’t enough, and Toad ends up in prison... after an uproarious courtroom scene.
His imprisonment couldn’t please his enemies, the weasels, more. They quickly take over Toad Hall and trash the place. Meanwhile, the jailer’s daughter, Polly, thinks Toad is an exceptional fellow and helps him escape dressed as a washerwoman! On his way back home, he has a wild adventure with a barge owner who is horrified to discover the washerwoman is actually a toad.
When Toad finally meets up with his friends again, they devise a clever scheme to recapture Toad Hall from the weasels in another wild scene.
Cast:
Mole: Alex Big Eagle
Rat: Morgan Freidel
Badger: Sawyer Garrett
Field Mouse #1: Willow Bonhorst
Field Mouse #2: Scarlett Big Eagle
Toad: Rose Waack
Housekeeper: Claira Johnson
Chief Weasel: Paxton Tostenson
First Weasel: Tyrion Mancuso
Second Weasel: Jude Jordan
Third Weasel: Cas Mammenga
Fourth Weasel: Aubrey Feist
Neighbor #1: Eli Baumann
Neighbor #2: Addison Rathbun-Benson
Neighbor #3: Audriana LaPointe
Salesperson: Penelope Meier
Nurse: Emily Janes
Cynthia: Anne Schmidt
Bertie: Eli Baumann
Red Lion Owner: Shelby Big Eagle
Judge: Lily Coppersmith
Clerk: Jana Big Eagle
Police Officer: Brooks Garrett
Wife: Kalliope Bonhorst
Polly: Adalyne Natchigal
Prisoner: Paxton Tostenson
Washerwoman: Reagan Webb
Bargewoman: Ellis Flors
Fox #1: Noble Brakke
Fox #2: Bonita Holben
Spectators: All Ensemble
"Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures" is presented by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service.