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By Eleanor and Ray Harder. A snappy, action-filled fairy tale with unexpected characters. The Harder's comic mastery shines in this quick-paced musical. Simple set pieces. Tourable. Medieval costumes. 7 roles: 2 F, 5 M with option to add guards, etc.

Despite his extreme near-sightedness, an unemployed knight charges everything in his path, hoping to become a hero so he can get a job. He tries to convince a career-minded princess she needs rescuing. But she's busy working on a mathematical formula to rescue her father, the king, imprisoned by a power-hungry duchess. The knight charges forward, uninvited, to rescue the king, then he becomes sidetracked by an opportunity to fight a dragon. The non-violent dragon and the exasperated princess subdue the knight with chocolate milk. Then the trio follow the princess's plan to rescue the King. The knight gets them all captured, but escape comes to those who learn to see from each other's point of view.

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28 pages text
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By Janet Thomas. Here is a contemporary play, simple yet impressive, familiar yet exotic, about Mai Li, a young refugee girl, a recent American immigrant from Southeast Asia. Audiences and critics have thronged to the numerous productions accorded this play by major American theatres. The present. Cast: 2 M, 3 F.

Mai Li, a refugee student from Southeast Asia, is plunged into the boisterous contemporary American high school atmosphere, from which she is alienated by language and custom. Benny, an all-American, hip high school hero, who happens to be Chinese, is asked to communicate with her. Unwilling to face ridicule from his peers, he refuses, plunging both himself and Mai Li into painfull realizations about their individual needs for acceptance and community. From the perspective of a "newcomer," whose silence reflects the unspoken needs of all, here is a theatrical look at some of the intricacies of a multi-ethnic culture.

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45 pages text
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By Allan Cullen. From England. An ordinary fantasy, created from beguiling characters, and written with inimitable Cullen humor. Three sets with entr'acts. Fantastic costumes. Cast: 3 F, 7 M.

A lovable old patent-medicine peddler named Seamus O'Shaughnessy, while visiting Nicolette in her toy-shop, opens a forbidden box and releases a dancing puppet, which is promptly purchased by an imperious Duchess. But the puppet comes to life, revealing himself to be a Prince bewitched by a wicked Magician. Since he must return to puppet status by cock-crow, Seamus summons a furious little Leprechaun to break the spell, who sends the little party to prevent the High Cockalorum from crowing. This proves a formidable enterprise, and they are obliged to call upon the Leprechaun again, to restore the Prince to his rightful place.

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24 pages text
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By John Urquhart and Rita Grossberg Grauer. A participatory play of the highest quality for grades K-3, adapted from the famous tale of Hans Christian Andersen, and created by the Yellow Brick Road Shows Company under direction of its authors. Designed to tour with simple sets and costumes. Flexible cast of four or more.

Something is amiss in the court of the great Emperor of China. Obsessed by his worldly possessions, the Emperor has grown blind to the needs of his people and the real treasures of life. In this humorous adaptation of the classic fairy tale, ancient Oriental gods, the Nightingale, and the audience join forces to cure the Emperor of his possessive and grasping ways. An important achievement in the often under-estimated but difficult genre of participation plays. A genuinely compelling story.

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33 pages text
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By Bix L. Doughty. A play that makes contemporary theatre of Noah, dealing with endangered species, and every child of us, working both drama and comedy out of universal material. One unit set. Cast: 6 characters (1 M, 5 animals).

On an earth that is an ark, and a present which is the past, we ship aboard Noah's original Ark in search of survival. Here there is an Auk, shielding her solitary egg for the future. Here amid many animals we meet a Ewe, a Bear, a Lion, and a villainous Hyena. The wise little Auk makes alliance with Noah on behalf of everyone, even, in a shipboard mutiny inspired by the Hyena, losing her own life, to save Noah and mankind. Under a rainbow, the survivors -- and a guarded Auk egg -- debark onto a fragile world and an uncertain future which is the present. A most American play of humor and danger, NOAH AND THE GREAT AUK is worthy comparison with REYNARD THE FOX of Europe.

The book includes the fanciful costume and make up designs of artist Ruth Ann Doughty - - and the details of execution which launched the widely acclaimed original production.

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36 pages text
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Dramatized by Aurand Harris, from Anne H. White's novel entitled "Junket." Spirited modern comedy, about three children and a dog. One set. Contemporary costumes. Cast: 2 F, 2 M, 3 children, 1 dog.

"It smells funny," says Michael when his family moves to the country. "There's nothing to hear," says Montgomery, "and no stores with candy and ice cream." "Where do you skate?" says Margaret. "There's nothing to do." Then they meet Junket, an enterprising Airedale dog, who leads them on a trail of exciting experiences. Unfortunately, Father has ruled "Positively No Animals Allowed" - - and the children are hard put to justify their new friend, until Junket takes the entire matter into his own hands.

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56 pages text
Printed Lead Sheet Booklet $20.00

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By Michael Elliot Brill, book and lyrics. David Jackson, music and orchestrations. A wicked spell, a bewildered Princess, a frantic King, two powerful wizards, four magical Winds and a mysterious riddle all combine to make this musical fairytale a "Once upon a time" to "Happily ever after" delight all ages. Simple settings. Fairytale costuming. Cast: 15 characters (3F, 7 M and 5 either) or a cast of 7 with doubling: 5 M, 2 F

The tale, wondrously funny, is well summarized above. Of course, after nine original songs, and musical guides for underscored stage business, all ends well just before the great tower clock strikes sundown-doom, and the riddle of the Winds is solved. All begins on the 21st birthday of the Princess, the day she will choose a husband, and then Wartsitch the evil wizard strikes. Not even good Gimlet can prevail. In thIrty minutes three days pass, and still the riddle of release Is unsolved. Good triumphs - - barely. A brilliant musical farce of heroic scale and charm. Widely acclaimed.