The Pied Piper of Hamelin
An infestation of rats plagues the beautiful, perfect town of Hamelin, and the angry towns people give the Mayor and town council one last chance to solve the problem. A curiously dressed piper arrives just in time to save the day. He promises to lead the rats out of town for a fee of $1000. The town agrees and the rat problem is solved, but the people, arguing that the price was too high, refuse to pay. The angry piper takes all the children with him instead, leaving the town unhappy and without a future. But wait! The storyteller runs on stage to offer an "alternative" ending. Adults and children will be entertained by this adaptation of Robert Browning's classic narrative poem. The references have been updated and the rhyming charm of the original story has been preserved. About 40 minutes.