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By Mike Flanagan. Originally produced by the Denver Civic Theatre. The heritage of the wild and woolly West for the adults of tomorrow. A wildfire success in the West and the Rockies. May be produced with or without audience participation. Ideal for K-6, or community audiences. Music included in the script. One set. American Western Costumes. Originally staged for 2 F, 2 M who divided 42 speaking roles. CAST: 5 (2 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 42 ( 2 F, 3 M, up to 37 Either)

With the help of black cowboy Nat Love, "Deadwood Dick", we meet a melting pot of characters who made a difference out West. Don Pedro de la Peralta lays out the city of Santa Fe long before the Pilgrims reach Plymouth Rock. A teenaged Sacagawea helps Lewis and Clark's original exploration of the West. Newspaper editor Gail Borden writes "Remember the Alamo" before inventing a process for condensed milk. Slaves learn about freedom in the Gold Rush. Esther Morris wins the cause for equal rights in Wyoming. John Stetson builds a better hat. Elfego Baca faces prejudice with blazing six-guns. The challenges of the future are pondered by the ancestors of the past, who realize that a people without history are like the "wind on the buffalo grass."

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Play by Judith Martin. Music by Donald Ashwander. From the celebrated Paperbag Players of New York comes this Christmas mini-musical, all about the most unlikely hero in the Forest. Characters are trees, rocks, piles of leaves, Wiggleworm and two Woodcutters. Costumes match the names and with them you require no scenery. Two songs are included in the play book. Created for in-school performance. CAST: (7 Either), or use as many actors as you wish.

Wiggle Worm, the cheerful sprite of the woods, tickles the winter roots of his Forest friends, waking them to song and laughter. Two Woodcutters arrive to cut Christmas trees. This is Wiggle Worm's finest hour. The woodland entertainer devises a strategy that saves the Forest and all ends in the merriest Christmas ever. Ecology was never so charmingly dramatized.

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By Suzan Zeder. Premiered at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, also a professional national tour by the Everyman Players. A spine-tingling tale of a boy and his worst fears in the swamp -- eventually overcome by Wiley himself. Fragmentary set which may suggest house and swamp. Costumes, "simple swamp." CAST: 8 + (1 F, 3 M, 4 Either) with optional extras.

Set deep within the mysterious Tombigbee Swamp, WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN centers around a young fatherless boy, his conjure-woman Mother, his faithful dog, and the Hairy Man who haunts Wiley's days and dreams. Through rhythm and rhyme, a Chorus creates the mystery of the swamp. The magic of this play is not fairy dust -- it is soil. The magic of the earth and mud of the swamp. The magic of survival. In an exciting duel of wits, Wiley learns to rely upon his own resources and conquers two villains; the Hairy Man and his own fear.

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By Monica Long Ross. Originally presented at Arizona State University, Northwestern University, and Fairbanks Summer Festival. A highly theatrical contemporary play about a girl’s struggle with a bully who also happens to be her big brother. The four settings may be readily suggested by simple set pieces. Suitable for touring. Contemporary costumes. CAST: 7 (3 F, 2 M, 2 Either).

Wilma’s brother is the worst. After he ties her to a tree—again—Wilma and her friends, Renee and Tracy, decide to get even. But figuring out the just punishment is not so easy. They try ignoring him, but Harry loves a challenge, so that doesn’t work. They try to frame him, but Wilma balks at throwing a ball through Coach’s window, so that doesn’t work. Finally, on the day of Harry’s big baseball game, the girls goad him into a pre-game challenge—a one-on-one game with their secret weapon—Renee! She beats him easily, humiliates him completely, bringing him to tears. Wilma makes amends with her brother, who quickly lapses into his bullish self once more. But Wilma is ready this time. With wit and cunning, she manages to tie Harry to a tree, leaving him just long enough to receive his just reward.

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28 pages text
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Adapted by Moses Goldberg. Animal fantasy, taken from Kenneth Grahame's well loved book. First performed at the Showboat Theatre in Seattle, followed by the Asolo Theatre of Sarasota, FL. Unit set. Animal and people costumes. CAST: (10 + Either)

Toad is the rich playboy of the animal kingdom. His current enthusiasm is motor cars, which he embraces passionately without the formality of learning to drive. After several narrow shaves, his friends Rat, Mole and Badger ground him for his own safety at his home, Toad Hall - - but he eludes them and appropriates a police car, which lands him in jail. In his absence, the Weasels take over Toad Hall, and Toad returns to find his elegant mansion in a shambles. It takes his friends to drive the Weasels out and restore Toad to his senses, but by that time he has acquired a new passion - - airplanes!

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By Liz Peterson, adapted from Kenneth Grahame's classic. Successful long runs at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, NY, and Youth Theatre Northwest in Seattle. An always lively, often hilarious adaptation, with wisdom enough for all. Peterson's music and lyrics add to the charm of the classic story, enhancing an old favorite. Unit set. CAST: (12 to 40 Either)

The wealthy, spoiled, and wildly enthusiastic Mr. Toad of Toad Hall takes up a new hobby - - motorcars - - and terrorizes the once peaceful English countryside along the Thames. His friends, Ratty, Badger, and Mole, try to talk sense to him but without success. As a last resort they lock him in his bedroom, but he escapes and "borrows" a motorcar without asking. Then the big trouble starts.

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Dramatized by Adele Thane. Premiered by the Boston Children's Theatre with a second production by Seattle Junior Programs. Utterly beguiling adaptation of the Frank Baum classic. Familiar folk music is suggested for the songs, for which no score is needed. Setting: Eight locations suggested. Fantastic costumes. CAST: 24 + (7 F, 6 M, 11 Either), or suitable for an all-female cast.

Blown to the Land of Oz by a Kansas cyclone, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are at a loss to know how to get back home. Wearing the magic silver slippers which she has earned quite unexpectedly, and protected by the kiss of the good Witch of the East, Dorothy goes in search of the Wizard of Oz, in the hope that he can solve her problem. On the way, she picks up some delightful new friends, who join her in seeking out the mighty Wizard. But it is many adventures later before she discovers the way to get back home.

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Full Length Version: 34 pages text
Approx. running time: 45-50 min.
Shorter Version available:30 pages text
Approx. running time Shorter Version: 35 min.
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By Sandra Fenichel Asher. commissioned and first produced by the Omaha Theater for Young People. In the forest at night, Wolf and Dog encounter stories from around the world contrasting wolf images in legend and nature. Minimal set; suitable for touring. Masks, puppets, costume pieces to augment neutral clothing. CAST: 3 (1 F, 2 M) with doubling, or up to 18 (1 F, 2 M, 16 Either)

Traveling toward Dog's home, where Wolf intends to seek employment, the two meet a hunter, a priest, and a shepherd, each of whom spins a tale of the evil wolf's foolishness and greed. Wolf responds with very different stories of her own. By dawn, she and Dog understand the high price of freedom. With respect for one another, they choose their separate ways.

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By Edward Mast. Commissioned and premiered at the Coterie Theater of Kansas City, MO. Suggested by accounts of the education of feral children, WOLF CHILD tells the fictionalized story of young Joseph, a boy raised by wolves. One set. 1810 New England costumes. Original production featured 2 F, 3 M doubling all the roles. CAST: 5 (2 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 9 (4 F, 3 M, 2 Either).

Captured, held against his will, prevented from seeing what he thought was his family. Disciplined, corrected, and punished until he learns a simple lesson: to walk on two legs instead of four. Joseph learns to walk, talk, behave, even laugh and play like a human being. WOLF CHILD asks what is lost as well as gained in his struggle to enter civilization.

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By Beaumont Bruestle. Premiered by the University of Tulsa, OK. Stylized Chinese-manner play, or bare stage, using movable Chinese properties. One set. Chinese costumes. CAST: 14 (6 F, 8 M) with doubling, or up to 25 + ( 9 F, 9 M, 7 + Either)

This is an original play, built around the fantastic tale of three suitors who come to prove their prowess in order to win the hand of the Emperor's daughter. Fleeing with the suitor of her choice, the unpretentious student Tang, the Princess is pursued by the Emperor's army, but is welcomed back when Tang is able to subdue the fierce dragon of the Khan of Tartary by twisting its tail. Novel, dead-pan comedy provided by Property Man and Chorus.