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Cast, Musical Instruments, Costumes, Props

COYOTE AND THE HUMAN PEOPLE
CAST, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, COSTUMES, PROPS

CAST, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
COYOTE (many lines to memorize, could be played by an older student or adult)
Child #1, #2, #3, #4
Wek Wek, the Falcon, Coyote’s Grandson
Salmon
Clam
Turtle
Pelican
Dove
Owl
Woodpecker
Duck
Rabbit
Chipmunk
Bee
Flower
 Fox
Raccoon
Cougar
Porcupine
Wolf
BEAR  (Baritone, could be an adult or high school student)
Hummingbird
Sun Woman

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Recorder
Deer Hoof Rattle
Cocoon rattle (one maraca will do)
Clacker stick
Rainstick
Big Drum

COSTUMES (CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SHOW SCRIPT)
4 tan T-shirts for Miwok boys
2 “tule reed” skirts. (Undyed Hawaiian hula skirts with Velcro fasteners for quick change.)
2 knee-length loin cloths for the boys
2 feather headdresses for boys
Colored feathers
Coyote wears ears, paws and a tail; large head dress for conclusion.
2 abalone eyepieces for girls
At least a dozen strings of clamshell beads (thread buttons to make necklaces)
Rabbit wears a rabbit skin capelet.
Clam wears some clamshell beads.

COSTUMES FOR THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
Can be made by students in art class with craft supplies and paint to make masks and related coverings

PROPS
Lengths of turquoise blue chiffon for the waves on stage
Coyote’s bag of musical instruments, paddle stick, cattail rope


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