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Dinosaurs before Dark KIDS Showkit

Name: Dinosaurs before Dark KIDS Showkit
Brand: Broadway Junior
SKU: HL00121238
Price: 545.0 USD
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Frequently Asked Questions

HOW LONG CAN WE PERFORM THIS SHOW?

Your Performance License is good for 12 months. You can keep all the materials after the 12 month period, but the materials are not reusable.

CAN I PERFORM THE SAME SHOW THE NEXT YEAR AND JUST PURCHASE THE RIGHTS SINCE I ALREADY HAVE THE MATERIALS?

You will need to purchase a new kit and sign a new performance license if you would like to perform the show again at another time. The materials are not re-useable, refundable or transferable.

CAN I VIDEOTAPE THE PERFORMANCE?

The shows that can be videotaped with the purchase of a Video License at $75 include:

Disney's Aladdin JR.
Disney's Aladdin KIDS
Annie JR.
Annie KIDS
Disney's The Aristocats KIDS
Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR.
Disney's Cinderella KIDS
Dear Edwina JR.
Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs before Dark KIDS
Elf The Musical JR.
Fame JR.
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley JR.
Disney's Frozen JR.
Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens JR.
Guys and Dolls JR.
Disney's High School Musical JR.
Disney's High School Musical 2 JR.
Honk! JR.

Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach JR.
Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS
Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn KIDS
Disney's The Lion King JR.
Disney's The Lion King KIDS
Disney's The Little Mermaid JR.
Madagascar - A Musical Adventure JR.
Mary Poppins JR.
Disney's My Son Pinocchio JR.
Peter Pan JR.
Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS
Seussical JR.
Seussical KIDS
Shrek The Musical JR.
Singin' in the Rain JR.
Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS

Main restrictions: video recordings are for cast/crew/families only, can't be sold and can't be broadcast in any way including on the Internet.

The remaining shows do not allow videotaping. Parents cannot tape, even just for their own personal in-home use. It has nothing to do with how the tape would be used, not being sold, etc. It all comes down to legal copyright rights. Here is how Music Theatre International explains it:

Unfortunately, the rights to videotape are not available. Copyright law gives authors the exclusive right to control the reproduction of their work. When a license is granted for a live stage production of a show, that license does not include the right to tape it because the authors retain the sole right to decide when or if their work is recorded in any way. Even a videotape made for classroom use, as a personal memento or as an archival school record violates the authors' separate right to reproduce their work. In most cases, the authors have already granted such rights exclusively to film or television companies, in which case videotaping this show would also be infringing upon the rights granted by the authors to a third party.

CAN I POST A VIDEO OF OUR PERFORMANCE ON YOUTUBE?
There is no broadcasting of the show in any way, even if you've signed a video license. The license specifically restricts the right to broadcast your performance on YouTube, any school channel, etc.

I HAVE A FEW STUDENTS WHO WERE IN THE 9TH GRADE LAST YEAR AND ARE GOING INTO THE 10TH GRADE. CAN I STILL ALLOW THEM TO PERFORM IN THE SHOW?
No. All performers are required to be in the 9th grade or under when the show is performed.

CAN I PERFORM ONLY CERTAIN MUSICAL NUMBERS FROM THE SHOW?
No. The show must be performed exactly as it has been provided to you in the ShowKit materials and you cannot delete, alter or make changes of any kind in the text of the play, the musical numbers, characters or characterizations.

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Dinosaurs Before Dark KIDS Children's Musical

A magical tree house transports Jack and Annie to the land of the dinosaurs in this adaptation of the best-selling book series.

Duration: 30 minutes

Note: Performances must be done by accredited schools using students only. Sorry, orders cannot be processed for Community Theatres, Children's Theatres or Performing Arts schools which do not have an academic curriculum.

Broadway Collection musicals make take ~1 week to process since a separate licensing contract must be signed. Please plan to accordingly to order these shows.

OVERVIEW/SYNOPSIS

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs before Dark KIDS is an adaptation of the first of Mary Pope Osborne's award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies and is available in more than 100 countries around the world. Jack and Annie’s tree house transports them back in time to the age of the dinosaurs, where the siblings courageously learn that things are not always what they seem.

Siblings, Jack and Annie, discover a tree house full of books while exploring one afternoon. Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see a real one. Suddenly, the wind begins to blow and the tree house starts to spin wildly. When it finally stops, Jack and Annie open their eyes to find they have been transported back to the time of the dinosaurs. Jack and Annie have a harrowing adventure, befriending some dinosaurs along the way as they try to make their way back home.

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs before Dark KIDS is a great first pick for new directors or if you have students new to the performing arts. There are dinosaur roles of all shapes and sizes and great opportunities to involve your students in the creation of their costumes.

CAST OF CHARACTERS →

It's story time in the forest, and all the young Saplings — along with Stump, a grumpy old tree stump — have gathered to hear Otto the oak tell his latest tale. Today, Otto's story begins in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, where a brother and sister named Jack and Annie find a mysterious tree house and discover that it is filled with a magnificent collection of books ("How Far Can You See?") As Jack is looking at a picture in a book about dinosaurs, he idly wishes they could go there — and, magically, the wind begins to blow and the tree house begins to spin ("Taking the Tree House for a Spin"). Terrified, Jack and Annie cover their heads and cling to each other.

The spinning stops. Jack and Annie look out the tree house window to discover that they have arrived in a land that looks exactly like the picture Jack was looking at in the dinosaur book. Annie spots Henry, a Pteranodon. Before Jack can stop her, Annie scrambles down the tree house rope ladder to meet the strange creature. Jack warns her about the dangers of making friends too hastily ("Friend or Foe"). Terri, Larry and Gary, three Triceratopses, enter the clearing. As curious about the two strange human creatures as Jack and Annie are about them, the Triceratopses join in the song, with everyone finally agreeing that they can be friends.

As Jack is making notes about his experience, he spots a gold medallion with the letter "M" on the ground. Before he can consider the mystery of how the medallion came to be in dinosaur times, Annie calls out that she's found something wonderful — a nest full of dinosaur eggs! Annie takes a flower from the nest and suddenly, with a huge roar, Natty the Anatosaurus rushes in to protect her nest! Annie freezes as Natty is joined by two more Anatosauruses, Susan and Joan. While Jack tries to figure out what to do, the three Anatosaurus mothers commiserate about the challenges of dinosaur motherhood ("A Mother's Work Is Never Done"). During the song, Annie slowly crawls back to Jack and they watch from a safe distance... until Annie decides to make friends with Natty. To Jack's surprise, Natty is receptive to Annie's friendly approach, and Jack and Annie are amazed that they are having an adventure with real live dinosaurs ("When We Woke").

The eggs begin to hatch and, as the Baby Dinosaurs emerge, they marvel at the wonders of the world into which they are being born ("Wonder"). Annie and Jack go to find food for the babies and discover a watering hole — the only place where plant eaters and meat eaters gather together. They watch as a variety of dinosaurs gather at the watering hole ("March of the Dinosaurs").

The peaceful scene at the watering hole is interrupted by the terrifying arrival of a Tyrannosaurus Rex ("Roar"). The Triceratopses distract the T-Rex while Jack and Annie run back to the tree house, but when they get there, Jack realizes he has forgotten his backpack and has to go back to get it. Jack races back and retrieves his backpack, but before he can return to the tree house, the T-Rex spots him! Jack hides in some ferns and distracts the T-Rex by throwing a rock into another part of the clearing.

Jack is about to make a run for the tree house when Henry arrives with Annie on his back. Henry rescues Jack, and Jack and Annie are thrilled to find themselves flying on the back of a Pteranodon ("When We Woke – Reprise").

Henry delivers Jack and Annie to the tree house, and they share a sad goodbye. Jack tells Annie the reason he had to go back for his backpack: he's figured out that the tree house magic works by pointing to a picture in a book and wishing to go there — and he needed a picture of Frog Creek from his backpack to wish them home. He makes the wish, and they return to the woods where the story began. The Saplings, Stump, Jack and Annie are all excited to see where the tree house will travel next ("How Far Can You See? – Epilogue").

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