The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza

The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza at The Coterie Theatre

Picture books made Elephant and Piggie beloved by offering children a friendship full of contrasting personalities. Now Mo Willems characters take the stage at The Coterie Theatre, where those same colliding personalities drive a comic holiday story instead of sitting quietly on a shelf. This world premiere brings the difference between generous preparation and stubborn skepticism into live performance, turning what readers recognize on the page into songs, squabbles and surprising choices.

The Pigeon, true to form, doesn't simply accept the season's cheer. Convinced the greatest gift waits elsewhere, he considers heading to the North Pole—a journey as impractical as it sounds and exactly the sort of plan a restless bird would hatch. Meanwhile, Elephant and Piggie celebrate while Unlimited Squirrels handle the decorating, each character pulling the story in a different direction. The production treats gift-hunting as a comic plot with real stakes, not a parade of familiar carols. Mo Willems and Adam Tobin’s lyrics and Deborah Wicks La Puma's music give each personality a voice, so the conflict unfolds through theater and song.

The Coterie's sixty-minute production balances silly stories with audience antics, letting families experience a new stage adventure as part of the show’s first productions. Children who know these characters from books discover how their competing desires play out when everyone shares the same room.

Get tickets for The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza at The Coterie.