It may be hard to picture a group of beavers singing and dancing around a stage, but at the University of Wisconsin Madison all things are possible. Revolt of the Beavers is a child-focused play which begins with Hannah and Michael, two humans who "just want to have a good time," wandering through the woods. During their venture, they are discovered by the wind, who requests that the children call him Windy. After chatting with Hannah and Michael, he decides to transport them to Beaverland on his way to the North Pole. When the children arrive in Beaverland, they meet the friendly beavers who turn out to be prisoners in their own land. The group of beavers explain to Hannah and Michael that they are controlled and being bossed around by the chief beaver, who forces them to work all day collecting bark while she sits back and enjoys the collections. In Beaverland, work is "busy busy" all day under the command of the towering chief beaver in a robot suit and fabulous silver platform boots. The children see how unhappy the worker beavers are and they decide to take action. They set out to find the chief beaver in hopes of discussing with her about how the other beavers are unhappy. Unfortunately, when they find the chief beaver she does not appreciate the interrogation so she throws the children in jail. The children are then rescued by one of the worker beavers and together they come up with a plan to overthrow the chief beaver and restore singing, dancing and equality back to Beaverland. Lastly, Revolt of the Beavers shows us the themes of environmentalism, the effects of bullying and the benefits of teamwork and friendship.
Revolt of the Beavers runs about an hour long and although it is a children's play, older audience members will definitely enjoy listening to the character's funny lines and interesting songs and dances!
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