This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "A Village Fable, In the Suicide Mountains," A one-act musical play based on the novella "In The Suicide Mountains" by John Gardner, and presented by The Coterie Theatre. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains seven activity sheets for use in class, addressing: (1) A Village Fable (offering a story synopsis, introducing important characters, and offering activities that examine different ways to say lines from the play); (2) Ways of the Stage (looking at theatre conventions, production problems, and the role of the audience); (3) About Adaptations (looking at the challenges of adapting a story into a play script); and (4) Superstition on Stage (discussing both ancient and current superstitions, and listing resources for people who "hurt too much"). (SR)