Harold and the Purple Crayon

Music

Andrew Bird

Choreography

Robyn Mineko Williams & Terence Marling

Costume Design

Rebecca Shouse

Lighting Design

Matt Miller

Projections & Scenery

Ryan Wineinger-Schattl

Premiere

Hubbard Street 2, Chicago, 2010

PNB Premiere

March 23, 2024

Program Notes

​​One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. So begins Harold and the Purple Crayon, the first of seven delightful picture books by Crockett Johnson, following the zany adventures of an inventive young boy. As it turned out, there wasn’t any moon that night nor was there a path to walk on, so Harold simply drew them. And thus his journey began. Resourceful and brave, Harold creates the world he wants to explore, using nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky’s-the-limit imagination. The Harold books have captivated families for more than sixty years, celebrating the imagination of children and the unique way they see the world.