"The kids were on the edges of their seats and giggling with anticipation and delight as Ron and Gavan gave them the lowdown on the earth worm. The props, staging and the interactive style engaged kids from tiny to teen. We--including adults--loved it." -Chris Christine Dove, LCSW Director,The Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ "Worm Drive was an AWESOME addition to Camp Zoo this summer! It fit perfectly with our theme. The interactive performance kept the kids engaged and entertained. Everyone had a great time, thanks!" Amy Meeker-Taylor, Camp Zoo Director, The Phoenix Zoo "How often do you find a performance that includes music, humor, hands-on science, and an environmental message that reconnects children with the soil that grows their food? Worm Drive Musical has it all! Your students will be laughing, clapping, singing, and wanting to learn more about our friend, the earthworm. A great compliment to any elementary school science program." - Lisa Packard, elementary school Science teacher, Highlands Center for Natural History, Prescott, AZ. "We had so much fun at our last Kid's Club. In honor of Earth Day, we invited Ron Wright, otherwise known as "The Worm Guy" to come in and entertain and educate us with his original production of WORM DRIVE, THE MUSICAL. He was really great. We hope to have him back one day!" - Michelle Peluso, Whole Foods Market, Tatum & Shey, Phoenix, AZ. "The earthworms have no greater friends than Farmer's Ron & Gavan" Sue Kovarkik .. Machan Elementary School "Our second year with the worm guys and they are still as crazy about worms as ever!" Kim Agnew .. Principal .. North Pointe Academy Show Teaches Youngsters Value of Earth's Little Cultivators The worms are crawling in and out of Phoenix libraries throughout this month. At a recent performance of Worm Drive The Musical at the Cholla Branch Library at Metrocenter, kids were both entertained and educated with the message that earthworms help the soil - especially in Arizona. The creator of the kids' show, Ron Wright or "Farmer Ron" if you're a kid, created the program after he began organic gardening and realized the importance of earthworms. "Earthworms are the greatest soil cultivators on the planet," says Wright, repeating a message he and his partner, Gavan Wieser, or "Farmer Gavan," promote through songs, stunts, and props. "I want kids to learn that worms are important to the health of the soil," Wright says, "and that they help with soil and water conservation." At the beginning of the 45-minute show, Wieser warns the crowd that there's a worm on the loose, cueing Wright to run through the crowd dangling a four-inch prop worm over the heads of screaming, laughing children. The bit ends with chants from the crowd for Wright to "Eat It!" to which Wright downs the worm in one gulp. Taylor Reynolds, 9, said he likes the show a lot, because of new things the farmers taught him. "I learned that the longest earthworm in the world is as thick as his (Wright's) pinky," Taylor said. A long prop illistrates just how long an 11-foot worm is. Then, just as the show seems to be ending, Wright announces it's time for the live worms and the kids scream again. Adults carefully pass out Canadian Night Crawlers and Red Wigglers to the anxious kids. Some cringe with disgust as they hold the squirmy creatures in their hands. Others ooh and ahh. Pedro Ramirez, 9, announces that holding the live worms was his favorite part of the show. "When it's in your hand it feels weird and gooey," he said. by Lars Jacoby ... Arizona Republic ...

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