P.I.E. (Projects In Education) Story Theatre is a collection of adapted fairy tales, fables, and original stories presented in the “story theatre” style of theater games and storytelling created by Viola Spolin and Paul Sills. Five stools, a few props and performers dressed in colorful t-shirts and overalls; using narration, mime and creative characters to present an exciting and fun world of stories. PIE was developed in the early 90’s by Patrick Riviere as an arts-education assembly program that traveled to schools, community organizations, parks, libraries and other venues, introducing young children to theater and storytelling in a way that is educational, interactive and fun! Over the years the programming has reached thousands of children and families.

Some of the stories include: The Little Engine That Could, Casey at The Bat, The Richman and the Shoemaker, The Giant Jam Sandwich, and original stories written by our very own companies like The King of the Jungle which deals with the important issue of bullying. The repertory of stories numbers over thirty and usually seven or eight stories are selected for each 40-minute program so audiences can see multiple performances and not see the same story set twice!

The company also involves the children in warm ups, talks about the importance of teamwork and community and stresses the importance of reading as an important tool for learning. In addition, there is always one story that the entire audience participates in. While great for younger children and students, adults love it too!

P.I.E. Story Theatre will be performed throughout the summer at venues across the Outer Cape, including the Larry Phillips Performance Pavilion on select Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings.

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PIE Story Theatre is made possible by generous grants from: Cape Cod Five Foundation and Wellfleet Cultural Council with additional support from: The Cricket Foundation, The Kelley Foundation, The Horizon Foundation, The Red Auerbach Youth Foundation and our sponsors: 8 Dyer Hotel in Provincetown and Montano’s Restaurant in Truro.