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ACT 1: The play director signals the start of the play–but oh my, do interruptions abound! There is a woman who always has an idea, actors who forget their lines, and continuous musical outbursts as key words remind everyone of songs they know.

The play itself begins with Pato (the duck) and Oso (the bear–his best friend) fishing on a lake in Canada. But it is not your ordinary fishing trip. This becomes obvious when a book starts talking. Although honestly, this is not so surprising… I mean, wouldn’t you think books would have a lot to say? They are chock full of words.

Our main characters spring into action when a radio station announces something about a “Hamster in a piano”. This is a complete misunderstanding from the start because IRL, there is a Parry Gripp song that went viral called, “Hamster on a Piano.” But because “en” can mean both “in” and “on” in Spanish, Pato assumes the worst, and sets out on an adventure to save the poor hamster allegedly “trapped inside a piano.”

Complete with enough twists and turns to make you think you’re on a roller coaster, Pato and friends travel the world and meet many new friends along the way. From the Muppets and Cookie Monster to a paper drawing of a dragon that comes to life and a director who is increasingly frustrated by the actors’ constant interruptions, there is no room for boredom in Stuffed Animal Land.