Theme
Learning to follow the teachings of Christ from the Sermon on the Mount. There is something for every child in this musical: The Queen Bee who leads the dance moves and speaks wisely about the beatitudes, the sporty bees that play buzzketball, the Royal Flowers who perform as backup singers for the queen at Buzzapalooza and the visiting Beeanca that brings us into the story. There’s also skateboarding wasps and delightfully self-absorbed birds, the Summer Tanagers, who are “Gen Beak” and have their own language that sound suspiciously like Gen Z’s modern slang of today. Above all, every bee gets to be reminded, or learn for the first time, about the truths that Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount. They learn about receiving God’s mercy, and then showing it to others. They learn about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, as well as learning what it means to be poor in spirit. They learn about loving enemies, and also learning that it's ok to be sad when things hurt, and the God will walk with them until they feel better. This musical is full of sweet truths that you and your kids will be singing for many years to come!
Setting
+Happy Hiveland (Buzzapalooza, The Tree Zone)
+Waspland
Characters
*Tryouts for solos and speaking parts are anticipated to be around the end of February and will be announced soon.
Speaking Characters:
Bees
Beeanca - spunky, cute, younger cousin visiting
Rubee - happy, bubbly, friendly bee
Tobee - sporty bee
Abbee - energetic friendly
Kirbee - no nonsense military type bee-on the brigade
Phoebee - super fan of Queen Bee and Royal Flowers
Queen Bee - the Queen
Flora - Royal Flower, Queens court
Announcer Bee - (announces Queen Bee) 1 line
Bee 1 - 1 line
Birds
Summer 1 - self absorbed, bored, red, “gen-beak”
Summer 2 - self absorbed, bored, red, “gen-beak”
Summer 3 - self absorbed, bored, red, “gen-beak”
Wasps
Wilder - Wasp skater
Winona - Wasp skater
Other nonspeaking roles:
Queen Bee Body Guard
Walker Wasp
Additional Skating Wasps
Bee Tap Dancers (opening song)
Swing Dancing Flowers
Buzzketball Players (scene 3)
Bees that can proficiently dribble basketballs in time (Song, “Mercy of God”)
Royal Flower Dancers
Umbrella Dancers
Solos
Bee Attitudes - Solo 1-2
Queen Bee Song - Queen Bee, Royal Flowers, Optional Solo 1-2
The Summer Tanagers - The Summer Tanagers
The Mercy of God - Solo 1-2
Love God - Solo 1-4; Queen Bee
The Wasp Way - Wilder, Winona, Wasp 1
Great is Thy Faithfulness - Solo 1-2
The Lord’s Prayer - Solo 1-2