Stone Soup – Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008
11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Theatre IV
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Deiss and Holly Timberline

Peter, a hungry sailor has no luck getting a free meal from the stingy citizens of a tiny village. He decides to turn the table, and invites the villagers to enjoy his Stone soup, for which he provides the stone and the villagers provide all the good stuff. Join Peter and his trusty parrot Admiral as they teach the villagers about friendship and sharing in this musical retelling of the classic folktale.

Simon Mostyn has recently married Kay Ridgeway, a rich woman, having thrown over his former lover, Jacqueline. The couple are on their honeymoon and are at present on a paddle steamer on the Nile. With them is Canon Pennefather, Kay's guardian, and Jacqueline, who has been dogging their footsteps all through the honeymoon. Also on the boat are a rich, ill tempered old woman with her niece and companion, a rather direct young man, a German who nurses a grudge against Kay's father, and Kay's maid. During the voyage Jacqueline works herself into a state of hysteria and shoots at Simon, wounding him in the knee. A few moments later Kay is found shot in her bunk. By the time the boat reaches its destination, Canon Pennefather has laid bare an audacious conspiracy and has made sure the criminals shall not go free.