Pied Pipers
Hello Boys and Girls! We’re the Pied Pipers from Troy (State) University and today we have some stories we’d like to share with you. But first, let’s meet the Pied Pipers starting from my right…..Have you ever noticed that sometimes people look just like animals? Look up on stage and see if you see any Pied Pipers who look like animals!
The history of the Troy University’s PIED PIPERS is legendary. A touring ensemble for thirty-five years under the direction of former Speech and Theatre chair and Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Dr. David Dye, the Pied Pipers have performed for literally hundreds of thousands of elementary students across Alabama and the Southeast. When the University went to the semester system, the available time for touring was gone, so the Fall 1998 tour was the lengthy tour.
Today as part of our Freshman Year Initiative, all freshmen actors, theatre education majors, and other interested students prepare the treasured stories including Sally the Skunk, Mushroom in the Rain, Uncle Remus’ Tar Baby, and everybody’s favorite, The Three Little Pigs! Though a more extensive tour is in the making, students are now performing the stories for our Page to Stage performances and at local schools on non class days.
Enjoy the gallery of photos from days gone by and if you’re a former Pied Piper, let us hear from you!