Quack-a-Doodle-Doo
2026 Children’s Opera touring schools and libraries during the month of May.
Quack the Duck has a problem. She can’t figure out what (if anything) makes her special. She wishes she could be like Red the Rooster and ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’ the barnyard awake every morning, or spin fur into warm, wooly scarves like Drama Llama. But she can’t. Quack-the-Duck can’t even catch flies with her tongue like Croak the Frog. But by finding the courage to say hello (something no one in the barnyard does these days), Quack the Duck discovers something she can do – make friends. And when the Wicked Weasler comes around, intent on cooking up a pot of frog leg stew, Quack the Duck might be the only one who can build a community and save the day.
This 40-minute operatic romp looks at how to reach out and talk to people, how to make a plan, and why community matters.
QUACK the DUCK (Soprano)
A plucky duck who finds her purpose by reaching out to others and building community.
RED the ROOSTER (Baritone)
Sure, he has a great “cock-a-doodle-doo” but Red wants more for his life than simply being the barnyard alarm clock.
DRAMA LLAMA (Soprano)
She can knit her wool into magical creations and sing beautiful arias at the drop of a hat. But Drama Llama doesn’t actually know anyone in the barnyard – so she sings to some rocks.
CROAK the FROG (Tenor)
A gloomy Gus of a frog. He thinks the sky is falling and that pretty soon we’ll all, well, croak.
WICKED WEASLER (Baritone)
The bad guy. He has his heart (and stomach) set on frog leg stew.
LESSONS
Talk to each other
Make a plan
Community matters