Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark

From Plank Road Publishing

by Teresa Jennings

A Truly Silly and Slightly Historical Fantasy For Young Voices

Teresa Jennings has created a primary musical that is great for any school's winter performance, and it is ideal for any school studying the voyage of America's great western explorers. It can be performed with groups of almost any size. While its plot is, shall we say, not quite historically accurate, this silly adventure provides the perfect springboard into a more in-depth unit of Lewis and Clark by the classroom teachers in your school.

Our tale goes something like this: Lewis and Clark accidentally wind up at the North Pole when they fail to turn left in North Dakota, despite the advice of their guide, Sacajawea. They have the great good fortune to meet up with Santa Claus and his usual entourage, including the renowned singing elf, Elfis. Santa gives Lewis and Clark and their team of explorers a ride back to the western territory on his sleigh. He returns to the North Pole, but leaves Elfis and several elves behind to join the expedition west. Unfortunately, the ride through the sky has left Sacajawea with a nasty cold and an acute case of laryngitis. Since she is the only one who can communicate with the native peoples they encounter along the way, they have a problem. The natives do not know whether the explorers are friend or foe. Elfis to the rescue! He sings a song of friendship and brotherhood, and lo and behold, they understand. Thanks to the universal language of music, Lewis and Clark are able to resume their mission and map the way through the west.

This musical features five songs:

  • Exploring!
  • Up and Away!
  • Friend or Foe?
  • See What We Share
  • Rockin' Adventure In The U.S.A.

As with all of Teresa's musicals, this carries a valuable message and comes with everything you will need to produce a memorable performance including comprehensive notes, plans for scenery and costumes, and even reproducible posters and program cover. The recording is state-of-the-art, featuring rich orchestrations and top professionals playing real instruments. When a full orchestra is needed, it's there; when Elfis plays rock, the band is the best!

(Run time: 15-20 minutes)

About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format.

About the Convenience Combo Kit The Convenience Combo Kit includes both the Kit with CD and the Downloadable Kit.

About the Audio RecordingsAudio recordings contain full performance and accompaniment only (instrumental) tracks.

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EW-116
Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark - Kit with CD
Teacher's Handbook, Reproducible Student Parts & Performance/Accompaniment CD
In stock.
$64.95
EW-117
Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark - Downloadable Musical
Downloadable PDFs and Performance/Accompaniment MP3s: 129.9MB
Always available
$62.95
EW-119
Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark - Convenience Combo Kit (kit w/CD & download)
Both Print and Download. Download is 129.9MB
In stock.
$74.95
EW-113
Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark - Hard Copy Book/Downloadable Audio
Hard copy book with downloadable Performance/Accompaniment MP3s: Downloadable audio is 87.5MB
In stock.
$64.95
EW-112
Elfis Goes West with Lewis and Clark - Student Edition
Minimum of 5. Ownership of kit is required to buy Student Editions.
In stock.
$2.95

Sound Samples

Song Title
Player
Exploring!
Scene 1
Up and Away!
Scene 2
Flying Music
Scene 3
Exit Music
Scene 4
Friend or Foe?
Scene 5
See What We Share
Scene 6
Rockin' Adventure In The U.S.A.

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