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50 pages text
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Adapted by Brian Kral from the Norwegian folktale. A young girl battles supernatural forces to free a young man from a terrible spell. 5 flexible settings, suitable for either mainstage or arena. 9-15 actors (4-7 men, 5-8 women)

The audience follows Karen on her quest into a dark Scandinavian wilderness, populated by magical trolls, mysterious hags, and talking gargoyles. Without hesitation she struggles to save a young man from the curse that makes him "a bear by day and a man by night." Humor and heroic adventure accentuate this adaptation of the epic of a girl achieving adulthood.

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42 pages text
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Dramatized by Nora MacAlvay and Charlotte B. Chorpenning. Lovable, elfin versions of the old fairy tale. One set. Peasant costumes. 8 women, 1 man, 3 elves. (Suitable for all-girl cast.)

A young Elf, just beginning to learn Elf duties, is accompanied by two experienced Elves, who take him to the Shoemaker's Shop for his first assignment. Here they find a scene of distress, as the Shoemaker is gone to war; and his wife and daughter are in danger of losing the shop for debt to the greedy Heckla, if they cannot make her a pair of shoes for the morrow. Late that night the Elves make the shoes, and return the next day to see their success. But Heckla has intercepted the money to pay off the debt, and is about to take possession. Again the Elves are obliged to come to the rescue, to make it possible for everybody to live happily ever after.

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58 pages text
Approx. run time: 50-55 min
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By Judith Baker Kase. A play in two acts for young people of all ages, based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen as retold in Japan, most delightfully and faithfully. Setting: A platform stage requiring the fashion of the Kabuki or Noh drama 6 men, 6 women.

A superb adaptation of Andersen's THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES adapted by Judith Baker Kase. Made thoroughly and appropriately Japanese, the beloved tale is spiritedly brought to life and given further perspective in the Island Empire of Japan. Cynical courtiers and idealistic rogues act out their destiny to everyone's recognition and laughter. The result is an oriental tapestry of theatrical pleasure.

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34 pages text
Approx. run time: 50 min
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Dramatized by Jeanine Dwinell Henry and Meg Bryant Davenport, based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Setting: Simple, suitable for touring 5 characters with option to add extra.

A delightful, funny re-telling of the Hans Christian Anderson story. The vain and childish Emperor is duped by two schemers who convince him they can make him a unique suit of clothes that is not only beautiful, but magical––it can only by see by those who are honest. Afraid he won't be able to see the cloth himself, the Emperor enlists the aid of his two ministers, who complicate matters when they are aftraid to admit they cannot see it. This play was designed to travel, but also plays well in a formal theatre. It requires a cast of 5 actors, male or female, and involves audience participation.

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95 pages text
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By Beverly Sturgill. It is 1692 and New England is consumed with witchcraft fever. A magically wise Grandfather and his enchantress Granddaughter brilliantly contrive to save the village of Ipswich from the terrors of nearby Salem, and all ends happily. Two settings, at Faerie Glen and the village common of Ipswich. Costumes of the time. 9 women, 9 men.

In the summer of this year, little Ipswich is caught up in superstition. Grandfather, the Wise One, and his granddaughter, Megan, an Enchantress first class, come from the Glen in the Land of Faerie to help the village. Soon entangled in the dishonesty and prejudice of the villagers, the unlikely pair are resolved to use their good magic only as necessary, Megan, not used to humans, and short on temper, complicates the situation. Eventually, out of many turns of plot, the villagers learn a valuable lesson about bigotry, and the love story of Megan and Nat ends happily, thanks to the wise magic of Grandfather. A delightful adventure story for all.

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Cassette Rehearsal Tape: Dialect/chants/songs $10.00
69 pages text (shorter version also available)
Approx. run time: 60 min+
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Dramatized by Max Bush from an Igbo Story as told by Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl. This story comes to us from an Igbo village in Nigeria, where the storyteller was raised. It is told with native songs, dances, drums, chants and games. But the heart of the story is universal---the value of children and the struggle to keep them safe. Both the author and the story teller suggest the play can be performed by casts of mixed races. 7-8 women, 1-3 men.

Long ago, when human beings and spirits were still close, the wife of a powerful chief longed for a child. The woman could have children, but her womb was possessed by the spirit of an Ogbanje. An Ogbanje (a forever-chld) is an invisible spirit-child that lives among the people. Sometimes this spirit wants to become part of the human world, but when the child is born, it longs for the spirit world and the comfort of its friends. The River Spirit comforts the Mother by telling her she will have a child an seven market weeks later she gives birth to Ezigbo, "The Good One". As she grows, the Mother, Medicine Woman, and Ngozi (Ezigbo's best friend) struggle to keep Ezigbo in the human world, while the Ogbanje try to call her home.