Little Players' mission is to foster an appreciation of community theater and encourage self-development through the dramatic arts as students learn the skills and technical aspects of theater. Little Players performs one full-length production each summer and offers educational workshops throughout the year. (Financial assistance is available for Little Players' workshops upon request.)
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.
"Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures" is presented by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service.
For more information about Little Players programming, contact Co-Directors Michele Beeler at 605.999.8503 or Hannah Carda at 605.222.7723 or email littleplayers605@gmail.com.
Little Players is affiliated with Pierre Players, Inc.