TOUR PLAYS (plays suitable for touring)
SIMPLIFIED SETS OR COSTUMES (plays with option of simplified production requirements)
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ALADDIN, A PARTICIPATION PLAY, Goldberg
2 females, 2 males, 1 mime
Simple arena staging with prop trunk. Actors play simple music included wit
AMA AND THE WHITE CRANE, O’Toole
3 females, 2 males, extras optional OR all male OR all female cast
Open theatre space. Easy costumes.
ANDROCLES AND THE LION, Harris (Musical)
1 female, 5 males
One set. 16th century Italian costumes. Piano and Instrumental Scores available
ANNE AND THE TIGER RAJA, Eliet & Rosenberg (Musical)
5 actors with doubling OR up to 12
Minimum set requirements. Accomp. CD and song sheets available.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Sandberg
5 females, 3 males with doubling
One set with other locales suggested. Early 20th century costumes.
THE ARKANSAW BEAR, Harris
6 actors, gender-free roles
One set. Contemporary and animal costumes.
BECCA, Kesselman
1 female, 1 male, 4 animals, 5+ creatures of the closet
Single set of child’s room. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE BOY WHO TRICKED THE MOON, Grauer
2 females, 5 males
Open stage, simple sets. Participation play.
THE BUTTERFLY, Mofid and Fardjam
3 females, 6 males
One set. Insect costumes. .
CHRISTMAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, Martin (With Music)
5 females, 4 males
Setting of cardboard, 2 interiors, 1 airplane. Contemporary costumes. Music included in the script.
CLARISSA’S CLOSET, Ross (Musical)
3 females, 2 males with doubling OR flexible number of extras
Unit set of Clarissa’s bedroom with unusual closet. Piano/Vocal Score available.
CONESTOGA STORIES, Beck (Musical)
5 females, 4 males, extras optional
Unit set representing Conestoga wagon. Props and lighting suggest other locales. Period costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS UNTIL THEY CRY WOLF, Pearson (Musical; Participation Play-optional) 10 or more actors
Adapted from Aesop’s Fables.
No set. Animal costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, Henry & Davenport
5 actors, extras optional OR all female cast OR all male cast
Simple setting. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale.
FLASHBACK!, Wilson (With Music)
3 females, 3 males
Bare stage. Contemporary costumes. Vocal Score included in script
FOOL OF THE WORLD, Urquhart, Grauer & Picus (Participation optional)
4 or more actors
Open stage. Adapted from a Russian folk tale.
FURRY TAILS WITH A TWIST, DeFratis (with Audience Participation)
2 actors
Setting:Basic backdrop; simple house interior/exterior; props
GIFTS OF OBIDIAH OAK, THE, Eliet (Musical)
4 actors with doubling OR up to 12 or more
Simple setting. Contemporary and fantasy costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
GOLD FEVER, Grauer & Urquhart (Participation Play)
4 actors or more
Simple set. Suggested costuming.
GOODBYE MARIANNE, Watts
2 females, 1 male with doubling OR up to 7
Flexible set. 1930’s European costumes.
GREAT ALPHABET ADVENTURE,THE, Flood
CAST:5 (1 F, 1 M, 3 Either) OR up to 9 (1 F, 1 M, 7 Either) with roles distributed.
Simple or elaborate setting, as desired. Contemporary, enchanted, and animal costumes.
GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY RACE (The Tortoise and the Hare) THE, Broadhurst
6 females, 5 males, 9 animals
One set with interchanging set pieces. Supplement booklet of costume and make-up design by Irene Corey available.
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE! The Rhymes and Riddles of Mother Goose, Miller (Music Optional)
6 actors with doubling OR up to 12 or more
Open stage. Flexible costumes. Music scores included in script.
HUCK FINN’S STORY, Harris
1 female, 4 males with doubling
Open stage. Simple 19th century mid-west American costumes.
I BELIEVE IN MAKE-BELIEVE, Pearson (Musical)
12 or more singer-actors
Flexible set and costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
I DIDN’T KNOW THAT, Saldaña, Moloney, Selber & Winfree (Musical)
2 females, 2 males, 1 narrator
Bare stage. Ensemble costuming. Music included in script.
IN A ROOM SOMEWHERE, Zeder (Musical)
2 females, 3 males
Single set. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
IN MY GRANDMOTHER’S PURSE, Bass C Y T
4 (2 F, 2 Either) plus puppets OR more actors play puppets’ roles
Open stage. Contemporary to fantastic costumes.
IN ONE BASKET, Pugh (Story Theatre)
3 females, 3 males
Unit set. Basic costumes. A dozen little-known folk and fairy-tales.
IN OTHER WORDS, Doyle
6 or more actors
Simple set. Ensemble costumes. Maximum imagination.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Chorpenning
6 females, 7 males, 1 cow, villagers
Three sets. Peasant costumes.
JACK AND THE WONDER BEANS, Snipes (A Participation Play with Music)
2 females, 3 males with doubling
Single set. Appalachian “fantasy” costumes. Traditional folk melodies included in script.
JUNGALBOOK, Mast
8 actors with doubling OR up to 15
Unit set: jungle gym. Costumes: playground characters.
THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, Still
6 actors with doubling OR up to 16
Two suggestive interiors, one exterior. Suitable for touring.
THE LAKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, (Musical) Eliet & Rosenberg
4 actors( 3F, 1 M) OR up to 14 with roles distributed
Simple set pieces as described, or option for elaborate stage design. Suitable for touring.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Goldberg (A Musical Participation Play)
2 females, 2 males
Simple scenery. Fairy tale costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE LOST AND FOUND CHRISTMAS, Martin (With Music)
5 females, 5 males or more
Simple cardboard settings on a bare stage. Contemporary costumes.
Music included in the script.
THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES, Heard
8 actors with doubling OR up to 11+
One set. 17th century costumes. Commedia dell’arte.
THE MAGIC FLUTE RELOADED, Cohen (Musical)
11 actors with doubling OR up to 25
One set with several suggested locales. Contemporary and fanstastic costumes. CD with rehearsal and production tracks available.
MARIA'S LOOM, Howard
5 minimum, up to 10 with roles distributed; cross-casting okay. Simple set, suitable for touring.
MARK TWAIN’S HUCKLEBERRY FINN, Grauer & Urquhart
1 female, 3 males, 1 musician with doubling OR up to 11
Open staging. Simple costumes. Designed for touring.
MASQUE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE, Brill (Play with Music)
3 females, 4 males, 3 to 5 “Grotesques”
Platform set. 16th century French masque costumes and devices.
THE MEDICINE SHOW, Koste
8 actors
No setting. Ideal for easy touring.
MONKEY MAGIC: CHINESE STORY THEATRE, Harris
9 or more actors
Traditional Chinese stage. Fanciful costumes.
MOTHER HICKS, Zeder
4 females, 4 males with doubling OR up to 10
Various locations suggested. 1935 American mid-west costumes.
MY DAYS AS A YOUNGLING John Jacob Niles: the early years, Sexton (Musical)
7 females, 6 males, 3 children, extras optional
Simple setting. Turn of 20th century rural costumes. Piano/Vocal/Instrumental Score available.
THE NEAR-SIGHTED KNIGHT AND THE FAR-SIGHTED DRAGON, Harder & Harder (Musical)
2 females, 5 males, extras optional
Simple set pieces. Medieval costumes. Piano/Vocal/Instrumental Score available.
NIGHTINGALE, Urquhart & Grossberg (A Participation Play)
4 actors or more
Simple sets and costumes. Designed for touring.
THE ODYSSEY, Falls & Beattie (A Play with Music)
2 females, 6 males with doubling OR up to 36
Set pieces. Masks and theatrical costumes.
OLD DRY FRYE, Snipes
1 female, 2 males plus 3 puppets with doubling, or up to 13 with roles distributed.
Flexible staging. Suitable for touring.
THE OLDEST STORY EVER TOLD (Cinderella), Eliet (A Play with Music)
1 female, 3 males with doubling OR up to 15
Music score for theme song included in script.
THE ORPHAN TRAIN, Harris (With Optional Music)
7 females, 4 males with doubling OR up to 25
Open stage. Early 20th century American costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
PINOCCHIO, Miller (Miniature Play)
1 female, 3 males, 1 fox, 1 cat OR all female cast
Numerous scenes with entr’actes. Fairy tale costumes.
PINOCCHIO, Wengrow (Musical)
4 females, 4 males with doubling OR up to 22+
Simple staging and costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, Harris (A Play with Music)
4 females, 7 males OR fewer with doubling OR extras optional
Tudor England costumes. Piano and Vocal Scores available.
THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, Lavrakas
2 females, 4 males
Simple unit set. Fairy tale costumes.
PRIVATE HIGH, Martin
3 females, 2 males
Simple set. Contemporary costumes.
PUSS IN BOOTS, Goldberg (A Participation Play with Optional Music)
2 females, 2 males
Simple scenery. Fairy tale costume pieces. Piano/Vocal/Bells Score available.
THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF, Kral
3 males
Flexible set. Turn of 20th century American western costumes.
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, Miller (A Play with Music)
1 female, 1 male with doubling OR up to 10
Simple set. Civil War uniforms. Piano/Vocal Score available.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN: A PARTICIPATION PLAY, Goldberg (With Music)
6 actors
Simple scenery. Suggested fairy tale costumes. Vocal/Instrumental/Chords Score available.
THE RUNAWAY PRESENTS, Martin (A Mini Play with Music)
6 actors, extras as presents.
Cardboard scenery. Contemporary and “gift-wrapped” costumes.
SACRAMENTO FIFTY MILES, Harder & Harder (Musical)
2 females, 4 males
Two sets with entr’actes. Western and suggested animal costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, Lane (A Play with Music)
10 actors with doubling OR up to 25
Open stage. Simple beribboned costumes of Middle Ages. Music included in script.
SEAGIRL, Elitzig
2 females, 2 males with doubling OR up to 12
Open stage with a carpet, props. Costume pieces.
THE SECOND SHEPHERD’S PLAY, Harris
2 females, 4 males, 1 either
Simple setting. Medieval costumes.
SENORA TORTUGA, Schroeder-Arce
6 roles (3 F, 1 M, 2 either)
Setting elaborate or simple. Use of puppets suggested.
THE SHAGGY DOG MURDER TRIAL, Kraus (Participation)
3 females, 5 males
Simple exterior set. Contemporary costumes. Easy to tour.
THE SHINING MOMENT, Miller (Play with Music)
2 females, 2 males
One set. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Scores available.
THE SILVER WHISTLE, Mace (Optional Participation)
3 females, 10 males
One set.
SIX CANTERBURY TALES, Thomas & Redmond
2 females, 4 males
Single set. 14th century dress.
SLEEPING BEAUTY (DORNRÖSCHEN), Goldberg (A Musical Participation Play)
6 actors with doubling OR up to 10
Simple setting. Fairy tale costumes. Easy to tour. Piano/Vocal/Chords Score available.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, Kase (With Optional Music)
2 females, 2 males, 7 dwarfs
Two sets. Fairy tale costumes. Tours comfortably. Piano/Vocal Score available.
SOJOURNER TRUTH IS MY NAME, Sternberg & Beechman
3 females, 3 males
Single set. 19th century America, unadorned costumes.
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, Surface
1 male, 5 either
Single setting.
SOUTHERN FRIED CRACKER TALES, Kase-Polisini (Story Theatre with Music)
6 actors with doubling OR up to 12+
Simple unit set. Folk dance costumes. Piano/Synthesizer Score available.
SPIRIT SHALL FLY, Surface, ( Play with Music)
5 actors with doubling OR up to 10
Simple set, contemporary costumes. 3 vocal melodies with chord notation inlcuded in script.
STEP ON A CRACK, Zeder (With Optional Music)
4 females, 2 males
Unit set representing 3 locales. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal/Guitar/Percussion Score available.
TARHEEL TALES, Behm (Story Theatre/Participation)
6 actors with doubling OR up to 16
Unit set. Simple costumes. Ideal for touring.
THIS IS NOT A PIPE DREAM, Kornhauser
2 females, 2 males, 1 either
Unit set. Color Slide Set available.
THREE TALES FROM JAPAN, Hall (Story Theatre)
5 females, 5 males with doubling OR up to 14
Abstract set suggesting various locales. Happicoat-type costumes.
A TOBY SHOW, Harris
4 females, 3 males, vaudeville entr’actes
One interior set. 1915 American costumes.
TOTALLY RED!, Toups (With Optional Music)
5 actors with doubling OR up to 30
Simple staging. Costume pieces over neutral. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE TRICKS OF SCAPIN, Harris
3 females, 7 males
Open stage. Neapolitan costumes of 17th century.
TROUBLED WATERS, Kral
5 actors with doubling OR add more
Multiple suggestive settings.
TWO DUMB DOGS, Weiss
11 actors (6 with doubling)
Simple set. Contemporary, enchanted and animal costumes.
TWO PAILS OF WATER, Greidanus
2 females, 4 males
One exterior set. Folk costumes.
THE UGLY DUCK, Still (Musical)
5 actors with doubling OR up to 10+
Unit set, several locations. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
THE UNWICKED WITCH, Miller
4 females, 2 males
One set. Witch and folk costumes.
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, Still
3 males, 7 either OR doubling possible
Simple setting.Contemporary and animal costumes.
WESTWARD HO!, Flanagan (Musical with Optional Participation)
2 females, 3 males with doubling OR up to 42
One set. Western American costumes.Music included in the script.
WIGGLE WORM’S SURPRISE, Martin (With Music)
7 actors with doubling OR add more
No scenery. Costumes create the scenery.
WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN, Zeder
1 female, 3 males, chorus of 4+
Unit set suggesting two locales.
WILMA’S REVENGE, Ross
3 females, 2 males, 2 extras
Simple set pieces. Contemporary costumes.
THE WOLF AND ITS SHADOWS, Asher
1 female, 2 males
Minimal set. Masks, puppets, costume pieces.
YANKEE DOODLE, Harris (Musical)
12 actors with doubling OR more
Unit set. Piano/Orchestral Scores available.
THE YELLOW BOAT, Saar
3 females, 4 males
Shorter touring and contest length versions available.
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