Arrrrrrr is for reading in this seafaring tale!

The Legend of Walter Weirdbeard follows a crew of pirates on their search for buried treasure.  After much tragedy and travail on the high seas, the pirates finally find their fabled treasure, only to discover that the chest holds no gold, no silver, and no jewels!  The treasure chest is full, it turns out, of old, musty books!  Mutiny and mayhem erupt on board the ship, and Captain Weirdbeard must think quickly to save his own life.  He keeps his crew at bay by reading aloud the books from the treasure chest, leading his pirates into the world of the imagination and revealing to them, one story after the next, how valuable a treasure books can be.

The Legend of Walter Weirdbeard lasts approximately 45 minutes, including a behind-the-scenes look at Matt's puppets and stage at the end of the performance.  This program--appropriate for K-5 audiences--uses a combination of shadow puppetry and overhead scrolls.