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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! Field Trips

About the Show

Whatever you do, don't let the Pigeon star in his own musical production! With a script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning "Pigeon" picture books, and featuring music by Deborah Wicks La Puma (Elephant & Piggie's We Are in a Play!), Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is even more fun than staying up late and having a hot dog party! 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. Featuring an innovative mix of songs, and feathers, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone's wings flapping.


Showtimes & Pricing

Admission is $7.50 per student. One free adult ticket is provided for every ten students in attendance. Reservations require a minimum of 10 tickets. Students and educators the opportunity to attend this production at one of two locations:


Richland Library Sandhills, Auditorium (763 Fashion Dr, Columbia, SC 29223).

  • September 14th at 9:15 and 10:45
  • September 15th at 9:15 and 10:45
  • September 16th at 9:15 and 10:45


Spring Valley High School

  • September 23rd at 9:15am and 10:45am

About CCT Field Trips

Since 2005 Columbia Children’s Theatre has been producing Mainstage productions featuring professional actors performing for young people across the Midlands. Through our education program, we make each season’s show availble to school and homeschool audiences at a discounted rate to ensure as many young people as possible have access to the arts.


Each field trip opportunity includes a study guide with standards-based material to help your students make deeper connections between the stage and the classroom. Each study guide includes:

  • A theatre career guide that helps students better understand how a theatre runs and what opportunities are availabe to them.
  • A theatre etiquette guide and key terms list that expand student’s cultural literacy and teach them how to think and talk about the theatre.
  • Theatre Games that any teacher can run. These games help students better understand what it means to perform and develop a deeper appreciation for what they are seeing on stage.
  • Discussion activities that help students analyze and contextualize the story that they see on stage.
  • A standards-based design that allows you to seamlessly weave the transformative power of live theatre into your lesson plans.

Register Your Field Trip Experience

Pigeon Field Trip

Safety Procedures

In accordance with the latest masking guidelines from the CDC, we are lifting our mask requirement for summer camps, rehearsals, and performances. 


If you or your child are more comfortable with mask usage or you are at higher risk of severe consequences from a Covid-19 infection, please continue to mask. Additionally, if your child is exposed to COVID-19, please have them wear a mask for a total of 10 days following the first day of exposure; anyone who is NOT fully vaccinated and who has been directly exposed should be kept home from camp/rehearsal for five days.


If your child is exhibiting symptoms or tests positive for the virus, please keep them home from camp/rehearsal. 


If you have any questions/concerns about these policies please contact CCT Artistic Director Jerry Stevenson at jerry@columbiachildrenstheatre.org or at 803-354-3883.


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