Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! logo
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! logo
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! logo
February 8 - March 2, 2025

Script by Mo Willems and Mr. Warburton
Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz
Based on the book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Directed by Travis Monroe Neese
Associate Directed by Allison Kasbee
Music Direction by Henry Allan
Choreography by Derrick "Panda" Shenault

If you loved Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” then you’ll love this!

It's not easy being the Pigeon! You never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Based on the award-winning children’s book by Mo Willems, audiences can now hop on board for an unforgettable ride.

Art © Mo Willems

    $18 All Ages
    Special rates available for groups of 15 or more. Use code GROUP or call 847.220.7268 for more information.

Saturdays & Sundays at 11am & 2pm
Evening Performances on Friday, February 14 & 21 at 7pm

Prairie Lakes Theater
515 E. Thacker StreetDes Plaines, IL 60016

If you loved Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” then you’ll love this!

It's not easy being the Pigeon! You never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Based on the award-winning children’s book by Mo Willems, audiences can now hop on board for an unforgettable ride.

Art © Mo Willems

Cast

  • Pigeon Elliot Mahon
  • Bus Driver Samantha Mayer
  • Business Man/Ensemble Bob Spidale
  • Teenager/Ensemble Henry Gessner
  • Little Old Lady/Ensemble Cassidy Keenan
  • Bus Engine Mollie Peery
  • Bus Engine Agustin Quijije
  • Bus Engine Lilly Ann Vreeland
  • Duckling/Ensemble (Select Performances) Josie David
  • Duckling/Ensemble (Select Performances) Heidi Hansfield
  • Bus Driver's Mom/Ensemble Kayce Drevline
  • Hot Dog Vendor/Ensemble Daria Koon
  • Puppy/Ensemble Shelby McKay Parker
  • Understudies Kayce Drevline (Bus Driver), Henry Gessner (Pigeon), Heidi Hansfield (Little Old Lady), Daria Koon (Teenager), Shelby McKay Parker (Business Man)

Creative

  • Director Travis Monroe Neese
  • Associate Director Allison Kasbee
  • Music Director Henry Allan
  • Choreographer Derrick "Panda" Shenault
  • Costume Design Martha Shuford
  • Sound Design Kody Burkemper
  • Hair and Wig Design Roberto Puig
  • Puppet Consultant Frank Cesario
  • Stage Manager Erin Versosky
  • Producer Travis Monroe Neese
  • Producer Martha Shuford