The Wind in the Willows

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Cast Size

17any gender (adult)
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

Mole and his friend the River Rat decide to visit the famous Toad of Toad Hall, who is as charming a gentle-toad as you could wish to meet. However, when Toad gets enthusiastic about something -- well, nothing exceeds like excess, and his new enthusiasm is for motoring! Mole and Rat, unable to control their friend, seek the counsel of the wise old Badger, but in doing so, they stir up the Wildwood Gang. Poor Toad gets thrown into jail for reckless driving and polluting the quiet forest, so the Wildwood Gang and Fox move into stately Toad Hall. Fortunately, the Jail Keeper's daughter thinks Toad is handsome, and doesn't deserve life imprisonment, and helps him to escape. With his friends, he then sets out to recover Toad Hall! This magnificent adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's ebullient classic, combined with beautiful music, results in an original musical with the quality of a first-class Broadway show!

Cast Attributes

Keywords

4 Principals:
MOLE
WATER RAT
BADGER (Male)
TOAD (Male)

HOUSEKEEPER (Female)
CHIEF WEASEL (Male)
CHAUFFEUR (Male)
JUDGE
CLERK OF THE COURT
SERGEANT OF POLICE (Male)
NANCY (Female)
1st FIELD MOUSE
2nd FIELD MOUSE
1st GUARD (Male)
2nd GUARD (Male)
3rd GUARD (Male)
FOX SENTRY (Male)

CHORUS, as animals of the river, animals of the Wild Wood, etc.

Notes on Characters:
Unspecifed roles may be played by performers of any gender. Many of the above roles can be double-cast or played by Chorus members. The Chorus should be about evenly divided between Male and Female performers. A few young children can be added for scenes in which the Chorus members play riverfolk (animals).

17 characters total

Setting A remote part of Great Britain
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Music

Act I

1. "What Do I Feel?" (Mole)
2. River Music
2A. Fanfare
3. "Terror of the Road" (Toad, Mole, Rat, Housekeeper)
4. "Wind in the Willows" (Riverfolk)
4A. "Wind in the Willows - Autumn" (Chorus)
4B. "Wind in the Willows - Winter" (Chorus)
5. Sinister Interlude
5A. Wild Wood Ballet
6. Underground Setting
6A. "Underground" (Badger, Rat, Mole)
7. Spring Music
8. Tango
9. "What Are Friends For?" (Badger, Rat, Mole, Animals)
9A. "Reprise - Friends" (Badger, Rat, Mole, Animals)
10. "One Last Favor" (Toad, Mole)
11. Terror of the Road
11A. Toad Disappears - End of Scene
12. "The Sentence" (Judge)

Act II

13. Entr'acte
14. "The Jolliest Hall" (Toad, Nancy)
15. "Someone's Missing" (Rat, Field Mice)
16. Jolliest Hall - Reprise
17. Someone's Missing - Reprise
18. "Remarkable Me" (Toad)
19. "Learn 'Em" (Badger, Rat, Mole, Toad)
20. "Weasels' Drinking Song" (Weasel)
20A. Fight Music
21. "Remarkable Me (Reprise)" (Toad)
22. "Wind in the Willows (Reprise)" (Animals)

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Orchestra Size Medium
Chorus Size Medium

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1 Clarinet
1 Bass
1 Bassoon
1 Viola
1 Oboe
1 Flute
1 Cello
1 French horn
1 Violin 1
1 Violin 2

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Authors

Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1879 he joined the staff of the Bank of England, becoming secretary in 1898. He retired after the publication of his most successful work, The Wind in the Willows (1908), a fantasy about Mole, Rat and other anima ...

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