The Geography of Adventure

the

Y H P A R GEOG TURE OF ADVEN A LILLY STRONG MYSTERY

episode 1: the 50 states!

Play by Steven Cole Hughes • Music by Jessica Jackson Lyrics by Steven Cole Hughes & Jessica Jackson • Illustrations by Mathew McFarren

Creede Repertory Theatre PROUDLY PReSenTS THe 2012 YOUnG AUDIenCe OUTReACH TOUR

The Geography of Adventure A LILLY STROnG MYSTeRY

Episode 1: The 50 States!

Presented through the generosity of

THe KRUeGeR FOUnDATIOn

Thirst for Knowledge, Read for Success!

Play by Steven Cole Hughes Music by Jessica Jackson Lyrics by Steven Cole Hughes and Jessica Jackson Illustrations by Mathew McFarren Director - John DiAntonio Set Designer - Ryan Prince Tour Manager - Samantha Corey Costume Designer - Shelly Tarter Scenic Carpenter - Molly McDonald Starring Andy Brown & Mary Mcnulty education Director - Renee Prince Stynchula Book Layout by RoShamBo This project is supported in part by an award from the national endowment for the Arts

© Creede Repertory Theatre All Rights Reserved All original artwork © Mathew McFarren, 2012.

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If you want to help Johnny escape his fate, you must know all 50 states! The answer to the riddle lies somewhere in the middle. Your capital aim is to get to the root of the name. If it’s the next clue you wish to see, you must become

the master of geography!

“ Give it up, Cipher! I’ve defeated you and your evil plans

once again!”

“ Not so fast, Lilly Strong.

I know your weakness...

geography!”

Topeka, Kansas

tallahassee, florida

“ There’s the Empire State Building.

Fuggedaboudit.”

new york city, new york

“There are eight “There are eight million people in this million people in this city, and they all have city, and they all have places to go, things to places to go, things to do, and people to see. do, and people to see.

Good thing this busy New Good thing this busy New York City guy was willing York City guy was willing to to help me!” help me!”

“Fuggedaboudit.”

“Fuggedaboudit.”

“ What have you learned today?”

“I really saw today that America is a melting pot — so many different kinds of people and places.”

sacramento, california

“Foiled again!

American kids

can

be good at geography!”

“HELP

ME,

LILLY!

”

the

550 0 ssttaatteess

song!

Let’s start in the Northeast And call ‘em out by name The first state we begin with is Maine!

Then New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island (Which is not really an island) Now the Mid-Atlantic States New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Maryland, and Delaware Where?

Delaware Where?

DelaWhere?

DelaWhere?

There!

And now let’s head down South To Virginia, West Virginia Carolina North and South And Kentucky, which is north of Tennessee And Georgia, Florida, Alabama, too Just an old sweet song That keeps Louisiana on my mind Mississippi.

M. I. SS. I. SS. I. PP. I. Arkansas, which looks like ArKANSAS but really it is ArkanSAW And the rest is Oklahoma and Texas

We call the Midwest the Heartland Because its got lots of heart and Ohio and Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Wisconsin, Michigan again [the Upper Peninsula] Minnesota, Missouri and Iowa North and South Dakota, Nebraska Waves of grain on a patchwork plain And Kansas, too.

The West is rocky and plain-y And seldom ever rainy Montana’s got big sky Wyoming and Idaho are close by There’s the 4 corners of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona And then there is Nevada That’s how the West was done.

Yippeeei-oh!

Yippeeei-ay!

Now let’s get specific With the states of the Pacific Washington, Oregon, California And don’t forget Alaska and Hawaii, too.

Yeah!!!!!!

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