John K. Stone Composer

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Music for Children

My life with The Paper Bag Players

Ever since piano lessons at age three with my irrepressibly witty and mirthful teacher, Paul Sheftel, humor has been a vital ingredient in much of the music I listen to and write. As Music Director of The Paper Bag Players, America’s longest-running children’s theater company, I’ve been composing music and performing it on stage in over 120 shows a year since 2003. I was a huge fan of the Bags as a child, though never imagined I’d one day be a part of the company’s long and fruitful tradition. It has been a great delight to have the opportunity – in 1,500 shows and counting – to help inspire children to laugh, shout, imagine, dance and sing.

Collaborations

The audio and video samples below feature my music, but these were all highly collaborative endeavors, so I must give due credit to the cast. As a team, we worked on ideas for individual pieces and shows, and many elements, including the music, were shaped in that imaginative factory. The cast members represented on these audio samples are Ted Brackett, Laura Canty-Samuel, Amy Walsh, and Kevin Richard Woodall. For more info, visit The Paper Bag Players. 

Audio selections

Whoop-Dee-Doo! / The Great Mummy Adventure

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Saddles and Sunshine / Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!

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The Paper Bag Players

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Video

Highlights from "Here We Go!" (2019-20)

Featuring Ted Brackett, Cassy Pogensky, Rebecca Rand and Kevin Richard Woodall

"A Day on the Lake"

Featuring Ted Brackett and Kevin Richard Woodall (with Laura Canty-Samuel and Amy Walsh, hidden)

"The Cactus and the Balloon"

Featuring Ted Brackett and Amy Walsh

"Ants in My Pants"

Featuring Ted Brackett, Laura Canty-Samuel, Amy Walsh and Kevin Richard Woodall

"Howdy!" (from Saddles and Sunshine)

Featuring Ted Brackett, Laura Canty-Samuel, Amy Walsh and Kevin Richard Woodall

"Prints"

Featuring Ted Brackett, Laura Canty-Samuel, Amy Walsh and Kevin Richard Woodall

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Music for Children

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