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6 ACTORS OR FEWER - SMALL Cast
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AMA AND THE WHITE CRANE, O’Toole.
3 females, 2 males OR all male OR all female cast.Open theatre space. Suitable for touring. Easy costumes.
ANNE AND THE TIGER RAJA, Eliet (Musical).
12 characters (5 actors with doubling). Minimum set requirements. Accomp. CD and song sheets available.
CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS, McClelland.
1 female, 3 males.Contemporary flower shop.
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.
CODE BREAKER, THE Conley.
3 females, 2 males. One set, simple or elaborate. Futuristic costumes.
DOORS, Zeder.
1 female, 3 males.One set. Contemporary costumes.
EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, THE, Henry & Davenport.
5 actors, extras optional OR all female cast OR all male cast.Simple setting. Based on Hans Christian Andersen tale.
FOOL OF THE WORLD, Urquhart, Grauer & Picus (Participation optional).
4 or more actors. Open stage. Adapted from a Russian folk tale.
FURRY TALES WITH A TWIST, Defratis (with Audience Participation)
2-8 actors.Setting:Basic backdrop; simple house interior/exterior.
GHOST OF THE RIVER HOUSE, THE, Bush.
2 females, 3 males (one of whom plays a memory). Unit set.
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.
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE!, Miller (Music Optional).
5-6 actors with doubling OR up to 12 or more. Open stage. Flexible costumes. Simple vocal-line 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 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. Modern costumes. Suitable for touring.
IN MY GRANDMOTHER’S PURSE, Bass.
2 males, 2 females plus puppets OR add more actors.Open stage. Contemporary to fantastic 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.
LINCOLN’S LOG (or BETTER ANGELS), Kornhauser.
1 female, 3 males (performing multiple roles) OR add actors. One set. American Civil War era costumes.
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.
MARIA'S LOOM, Howard.
5 minimum, up to 10 with roles distrubuted; cross-casting okay. Open staging. Simple setting, 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.
NEWCOMER, Thomas.
3 females, 2 males. The present.
NIGHTINGALE, Urquhart & Grossberg (A Participation Play).
4 actors or more. Simple sets and costumes. Designed for touring.
OLD DRY FRYE, Snipes
1 females, 2 males plus 3 puppets with doubling, or up to 13 with roles distributed. Flexible staging. Suitable for touring.
OLDEST STORY EVER TOLD, THE (Cinderella), Eliet (A Play With Music).
1 female, 3 males with doubling OR up to 15. Music score for theme song included in script.
PINBALLS, THE, Harris.
2 females, 3 males. One set. Contemporary 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.
RANSOM OF RED CHIEF, THE, Kral.
3 males. Flexible set. Turn of 20th century American western costumes.
RAPUNZEL AND THE WITCH, Melanos.
3 females, 2 males, 3 amplified voices. Two sets. Fairy tale costumes
RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE, Miller (A Play with Music).
1 female, 1 male with doubling OR up to 10. Simple set. Civil War uniforms. Piano/Vocal Score available.
REMUS TALES, Longman.
4 actors.Single set. Suggested animal costumes.
SEAGIRL, Elitzig (Eliet).
2 females, 2 males with doubling OR up to 12. Open stage with a carpet, props. Costume pieces.
SENORA TORTUGA, Schroeder-Arce
6 roles (3 F, 1 M, 2 either). Setting elaborate or simple. Use of puppets suggested.
SHINING MOMENT, THE, Miller (Play With Music).
2 females, 2 males. One set. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Scores available.
STAR SPANGLED SALUTE, Harris.
1 female, 4 males. Open staging. Contemporary denim, white blouses, red sashes.
TATANYA’S GOLDEN DOE, Paxton (Musical).
2 females, 2 males with doubling OR up to 7. Unit set. Russian rural and fantasy costumes.
THIS IS NOT A PIPE DREAM, Kornhauser.
2 females, 2 males, 1 either. Unit set. Color Slide Set available.
TOTALLY RED!, Toups (With Optional Music).
5 actors with doubling OR up to 30. Simple staging. Costume pieces over neutral. Piano/Vocal Score available.
TOTTY-YOUNG ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, Whitney.
5 females, extras optional.Victorian set pieces and costumes.
TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE, Ireland.
3 females, 2 males with doubling OR up to 8. “Story Book” setting.
TROLL AND THE ELEPHANT PRINCE, THE, Bush.
2 females, 3 males with doubling OR up to 7. Unit set.
TROUBLED WATERS, Kral.
5 actors with doubling OR add more. Multiple suggestive settings.
TWO DUMB DOGS, Weiss.
6 actors minimum (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either) with doubling
UGLY DUCK, THE Still (Musical).
5 actors with doubling OR up to 10+. Unit set, several locations. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
VOYAGE OF THE DRAGONFLY, THE Bush.
2 females, 3 males with doubling OR up to 7.Three settings subject to fantastic stylization.
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.
WOLF AND ITS SHADOWS, THE Asher.
CAST: 3 (1 F, 2 M) with doubling or up to 18 (1 F, 2 M, 16 Either). Shorter version available. Minimal Set. Masks, puppets, costume pieces.
6 to 10 ACTORS - MEDIUM Cast
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ABE, Saunders
CAST: 7 (2 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 17 (6 F, 11 M).Flexible staging; period costumes 1778-1831.
ALADDIN, A PARTICIPATION PLAY, Goldberg
CAST: 6 (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either). Simple arena staging with prop trunk. Actors play simple music included with script.
ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP, Norris
CAST: 7 (2 F, 2 M, 3 Either) with doubling or up to 20 + (2 F, 2 M, 16 Either) and extras or suitable for all-female cast.Three flexible settings. Costumes suggestive of Asian origin.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Miller
CAST: 9 (4 F, 2 M, 3 Either) with doubling or up to 13 (4 F, 2 M, 7 Either) or suitable for all-female cast. Bare stage with set pieces. Fantastic costumes.
AMA AND THE WHITE CRANE, O’Toole
CAST: 5 (3 F, 2 M) with doubling or up to 9 + (3 F, 2 M, 4 Either to play Demon) option to add prop people or suitable for all-female or all-male cast.Open theatre space. Suitable for touring. Simple costumes.
AMY’S ATTIC, Shurtz C Y T
CAST: 10 (4 F, 6 M suggested) with doubling or up to 45 + (16 F, 15 M, 14 Either) extras optional. Simple set. Circus costumes, or contemporary.
ANALYSIS OF MINERAL #4, THE, Goldberg Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M). One set. Contemporary costumes.
AND THE TIDE SHALL COVER THE EARTH, Cole Y T YA
CAST: 7 (5 F, 2 M) with doubling or 8 (2 F, 2 M, 3 G, 1 B). Open stage, simple set pieces. 1930s Appalachian costumes.
ANDROCLES AND THE LION, Harris (Musical) C Y T
CAST: 6 (1 F, 5 M). One set. 16th century Italian costumes. Piano and Instrumental Scores available.
ANNE AND THE TIGER RAJA, Eliet (Musical) C Y
CAST: 6 minimum (1 F, 1 M, 4 Either) with doubling or up to 12 (1 F, 1 M, 10 Either). Minimum set requirements. Accomp. CD and song sheets available.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Sandberg Y T
CAST: 8 (5 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 11 (4 F, 4 M, 2 G, 1 B). Green Gables set with other locations suggested. Early 20th century costumes. Shorter version available with same cast size.
APOLOGIES, Kral T YA
CAST: 6 (4 F – 3 teenage , 2 M).Flexible, fragmented settings.
APPLESEED, Graczyk T Y
CAST: 11 (4 F, 7 M). Stationery set, slide projections. American pioneer costumes.
ARKANSAW BEAR, THE, Harris C Y T
CAST: 6 (1 F, 5 Either). One set. Modern and animal costumes. Entertaining yet poignant play about life and death.
BABA YAGA AND THE BLACK SUNFLOWER, Korty (Play with Music) C Y T
CAST: 6 – 8 minimum (3 - 5 F, 2 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or up to 20 + (6 F, 1 G, 3 B, 10 + Either). Flexible staging. Puppets, masks and movement. Piano, instrumental scores available.
BAMBI: A LIFE IN THE WOODS, DeVita Y T
CAST: 9 minimum (5 F, 4 M) with doubling, or up to 13 (8 F, 5 M). Open stage and light. Eloquent tale of growing up.
BAMBOOZLED!, Brill Y T YA
CAST: 9 minimum (1 F, 7 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or up to 12 (2 F, 9 M, 1 Either)Simple setting, tourable. Traditional commedia costumes or pieces.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(See MASQUE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE, Brill Y T YA)
BLESS CRICKET, CREST TOOTHPASTE AND TOMMY TUNE, Daugherty Y T YA
CAST: 6 minimum (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or up to 9 (3 F, 5 M, 1 Either). Contemporary settings and costumes.
BOOK OF JOB, THE, Corey YA Adult
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) with advanced vocal skills. Platform stage with levels. Byzantine mosaic costume design by Irene Corey, or create original design.
BOY WHO LEFT HOME TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE SHIVERS, THE, Bush Y T
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M) with doubling, or up to 17 (3 F, 8 M, 6 Either). Set pieces. Peasant and fantasy costumes.
BOY WHO TALKED TO WHALES, THE, Smalley Y T
CAST: 10 (3 F, 7 M) or 6 minimum (2 F, 4 M) with doubling. Unit set and two-channel sound system to create the whale.
BOY WHO TRICKED THE MOON, THE, Grauer (A Participation Play) C Y
CAST: 10 (2 F, 5 M, 3 Either). Open stage, simple sets. Costumes suggestive of Tlingit Indians of the Pacific Northwest.
BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR, THE, Harris C Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M).Three sets. Fairy tale costumes. Based on the Grimm tale.
BUFFALO BILL, Harris Y T
CAST: 9 (2 F, 7 M) with doubling or up to 32 + (8 F, 24 M ) extras optional.Numerous scenes. American Indian and pioneer costumes or pieces.
BUSHVELD BIBBLE-BABBLE, Woolfson (Musical) Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M) with doubling, or 8 + (4 F, 4 M) extras may be added. Climbable tree and rock-like cave. Music included with script.
BUTTERFLY, THE, Mofid Y T YA
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) or 6 minimum (2 F, 2 M, 2 Either) with doubling. One set. Insect costumes. Translated from a Persian tale.
CHARLIE FOSTER – A play about swimming and theatre, Shurtz Y T YA
CAST: 10 (8 F, 2 M) or 5 minimum (3 F, 2 M) with some roles combined.10 chairs function as set. Contemporary costumes. Tourable.
CHRISTMAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, Martin (With Music) C Y
CAST: 9 (5 F, 4 M). Designed to tour. Contemporary costumes. Music included in the script.
CINDERELLA, Chorpenning C Y
CAST: 10 (6 F, 4 M) or all female cast.Two sets. Fairy tale costumes.
CINDERELLA, A MUSICAL, Goldberg (Music optional) C Y
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) or add more. Two full sets. Fairy tale costumes. Piano and Instrumental Scores available.
CLARISSA’S CLOSET, Ross (Musical) Y T
CAST: 5 (3 F, 2 M) with doubling, or add more, either gender, as closet characters. Unit set of Clarissa’s bedroom with unusual closet. Piano/Vocal Score available.
CONESTOGA STORIES, Beck (Musical) Y T
CAST: 9 (5 F, 4 M) additional child actors optional. Unit set representing conestoga wagon. Props and lighting suggest other locales. Period costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
DEATH AND LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE, Zeder Y T YA
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M) with doubling, or up to 13 (5 F, 8 M) with roles distributed. Multiple locations, special effects, period costumes.
DINOSAURUS, Mast & Bensinger Y T
CAST: 6 + (3 Either, 3 + Dancers, either gender).Shadow-play with life-sized dinosaurs projected on full-size screen.
DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF, A, Harris Y T YA
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M)-Short Version, 30 pages. (Longer version available CAST: 19 (10 F, 9 M).Three settings. 17th century French costumes OR modern. Adapted from Moliere.
DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA, Fauquez Y T YA
CAST: 10 (2 F, 8 M) or add more. Four sets with entr’acts. 16th century Spanish costumes.
DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS UNTIL THEY CRY WOLF, Pearson C Y (Musical; Participation optional)
CAST: 10 or more actors, either gender. Adapted from Aesop’s Fables. No set. Animal costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
DRACULA’S TREASURE, Saunders Y T YA
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M). One interior set. Modern costumes. Mystery slapstick comedy.
EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON, Kral C Y T
CAST: 9 (5 F, 4 M) with doubling, or up to 15 (8 F, 7 M). Five flexible settings. From the Norwegian folktale.
EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, THE, Henry & Davenport C Y T
CAST: 5 Either gender, with option to add extras. Simple setting, suitable for touring. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale.
EZIGBO, THE SPIRIT CHILD, Bush (Play with Music) Y T YA
CAST: 8 (7 F, 1 M) with doubling, or up to 11 + (8 F, 3 M) extras optional. One set. Native costumes or pieces. Short version also available. Dialect/Songs/Chants tape available.
FALCON, THE, Palmer Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M). One set. Russian or Soviet Georgia folk costumes. Adapted from a Russian folk tale.
FLASHBACK!, Wilson (With Music) C Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M). Bare stage. Modern costumes. Vocal Score included in script.
FLIBBERTYGIBBET, HIS LAST CHANCE, MacAlvay & Chorpenning Y T
CAST: 8 (4 F, 4 M). One set. Scottish folk costumes. Adapted from a Scottish folk tale.
FOOL OF THE WORLD, Urquhart, Grauer & Picus C Y T
CAST: 4 (2 F, 2 M) with doubling, or up to 10 (4 F, 6 M).(Participation optional). Open stage. Adapted from a Russian folk tale.
FORGOTTEN DOOR, THE Falls Y T YA
CAST: 7 (2 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 14 (4 F, 7 M, 3 Either). Simple set, suitable for touring. Contemporary and fantasy costumes. Adapted from the popular novel by Alexander Key.
FURRY TAILS WITH A TWIST DeFratis C Y
CAST: 8 (1 F, 1 M suggested, 6 Either) or 2 minimum (1 F, 1 M suggested) with doubling. (With Audience Participation)
GHOST OF MR. PENNY, THE, Musil Y T
CAST: 8 (4 M, 2 G, 2 B). Two sets. Period casual or contemporary costumes.
GIFTS OF OBIDIAH OAK, THE, Eliet (Musical) C Y
CAST: 4 Either gender, with doubling, or up to 12+. Gender of characters may be adapted to needs. Simple setting. Contemporary and fantasy costumes.Piano/Vocal Score available.
GOLD FEVER, Grauer & Urquhart (Participation Play) C Y T
CAST: 4 + actors, either gender.Simple set, designed to tour. Suggested costuming.
GOODBYE MARIANNE, Watts Y T YA
CAST: 7 (2 F, 2 M, 2 G, 1 B) or 3 minimum (2 F, 1 M) with doubling. Flexible set. 1930’s European costumes.
HANSEL AND GRETEL, THE LITTLE BROTHER AND THE LITTLE SISTER, Bush Y T YA
CAST: 6 (4 F, 2 M). Several suggested locales. Medieval costumes.
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE! The Rhymes and Riddles of Mother Goose, Miller (Music Optional) C Y
CAST: 5 – 12 or more, skilled, either gender. Open stage. Flexible costumes. Simple music included in script.
HOW THINGS HAPPEN IN THREE, Behm (A Participation Musical) C Y T
CAST: 6 + (3 F, 3 M) extras optionalUnit set. Simple costumes with masks and pieces. Piano/Vocal Score available.
HUCK FINN’S STORY, Harris Y T YA
CAST: 10 (4 F, 4 M, 2 B) or 5 minimum (1 F, 4 M) with doubling. Open stage. Simple 19th century American mid-west costumes.
I DIDN’T KNOW THAT!, Saldana, Moloney, Selber, Winfree C Y T
CAST: 5 (2 F, 2 M suggested, 1 Either). Open stage. Neutral costumes with accessories.
ICHABOD, Jones & Cole (Musical) Y T
CAST: 10 (4 F, 6 M) or add more. Space staging. Imaginative traditional costumes. Piano/Vocal/Instrumental Score available.
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE, Harris (Adapted from the play by Oscar Wilde) T YA
CAST: 9 (4 F, 5 M). Simple setting. 1895 English fashionable costumes.
IN MY GRANDMOTHER’S PURSE, Bass C Y T
CAST: 4 (2 F, 2 Either) plus puppets, or 6 + with actors playing puppets’ roles. Open stage. Contemporary to fantastic costumes.
IN ONE BASKET, Pugh (Story Theatre) C Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 62 (30 F, 32 M suggested). Unit set. Basic costumes. A dozen little-known folk and fairy tales.
IN OTHER WORDS, Doyle C Y T
CAST: 6 + Either gender. Simple set. Ensemble costumes. Maximum imagination.
INDIAN CAPTIVE, THE, Chorpenning Y T
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) with doubling, or up to 11 (3 F, 3 M, 3 G, 2 B). Two sets. Pioneer and American Indian costumes.
INVISIBLE PEOPLE, THE, Lavender (A Musical Play) C Y
CAST: 8 + (2 F, 2 M, 4 Either) extra villagers. Three flexible sets. Contemporary and fantastic costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
JACK AND THE WONDER BEANS, Snipes (A Participation Play with Music) C Y T
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) or 5 minimum (2 F, 3 M) with doubling. Single set. Appalachian “fantasy” costumes. Traditional folk melodies included in script.
JEST, THE Netzel Y T YA
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M). Unit set. Suggested 13th century English costumes. Adapted from Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT.
JIM THORPE, ALL-AMERICAN, Levitt T YA
CAST: 7 M. Single unit set. Suitable for touring. American Indian and early 20th century American costumes.
JOHNNY MOONBEAM AND THE SILVER ARROW, Golden Y T
CAST: 6 (3 M, 3 Either) or add more. One symbolistic set. American Indian costumes.
JUNGALBOOK, Mast Y T
CAST: 8 (2 M, 6 Either) with doubling, or up to 15 (2 M, 13 Either).Unit set: jungle gym. Costumes: playground characters.
JUST SO STORIES, Harris (Musical) Y T
CAST: 6 (2 F, 2 M, 2 Either) with doubling, or up to 19 (3 F, 6 M, 10 Either). Unit set. Primitive human and animal costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, THE, Still Y T
CAST: 6 (Either. Cross-gender casting OK) with doubling, or up to 16 (Either). Two suggestive interiors, one exterior. Suitable for touring.
LAKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, THE, (Musical) Eliet and Rosenberg C Y
CAST: 4 (3 F, 1 M) with doubling, or up to 14 (2 F, 3 M, 9 Either). Elaborate or simple set, as desired. Suitable for touring. Performance CD available.
LAND OF THE DRAGON, THE, Miller Y T
CAST: 9 (5 F, 3 M, 1 Either) or all female cast. Empty stage with props. Chinese and dragon costumes.
LEAVING HANNIBAL (Mark Twain), Barile Y T YA
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) with doubling, or up to 13 (5 F, 8 M). Simple set. Suitable for touring. Simple, period costumes. Music of the period suggested throughout.
LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA, THE, Schroeder-Arce Y T YA
CAST: 5 + (3 F, 2 M) plus chorus with doubling, or up to 12 + (6 F, 4 M, 2 Either) plus chorus. Setting simple or elaborate. Contemporary costumes. Bilingual English/Spanish play.
LINCOLN’S LOG (or BETTER ANGELS), Kornhauser Y T YA
CAST: 4 (1 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 10 (1 F, 9 M). One set. American Civil War era costumes.
LITTLE HUMPBACK HORSE, THE, Swortzell Y T
CAST: 9 (2 F, 5 M, 2 Either) with doubling or up to 17 + (2 F, 5 M, 10 Either) extras optional. One basic set. 19th century Russian country and court costumes.
LITTLE MERMAID, THE, Daugherty C Y T
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 17 (9 F, 5 M, 3 Either). Simple setting suggesting 4 locales. Fairy tale costumes, masks.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Chorpenning C Y T
CAST: 7 (3 F, 2 M, 2 Either). Three sets. Peasant and wolf costumes.
LIVIN’ DE LIFE, Graczyk C Y T
CAST: 9 (4 F, 5 M). Unit set. Animal costumes. Dramatized from Harris’ “Uncle Remus Tales.”
LOST AND FOUND CHRISTMAS, THE, Martin (With Music) C Y
CAST: 8 (5 F, 2 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or up to 11 + (7 F, 3 M, 1 Either) extras optional. Simple cardboard settings on a bare stage. Contemporary costumes.Music included in the script.
LOUIS BRAILLE – The World at Your Fingertips (Musical) Y T YA
CAST: 5 (2 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 21 + (5 F, 6 M, 10 Either) extras optional. Flexible staging. Period costumes 1880s. Piano/vocal score and rehearsal CD available.
LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES, THE, Heard Y T YA
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M) with doubling, or up to 20 + (4 F, 5 M, 11 Either) or add more. One set. 17th century costumes. Commedia dell’arte.
MAN WHO KILLED TIME, THE, Fauquez Y T
CAST: 9 (4 F, 5 M). Two sets. Italian peasant costumes. Translated from the French.
MARIA’S LOOM, Howard (Musical) C Y
CAST: 10 (5 F, 1 M, 4 Either) or 5 minimum (4 F, 1 M) with doubling. Cross-gender casting permitted. One set. Fairy tale costumes.
MARK TWAIN’S HUCKLEBERRY FINN, Grauer & Urquhart Y T
CAST: 5 (1 F, 3 M, 1 Musician) with doubling, or up to 12 (3 F, 8 M, 1 Musician). Open staging. Simple costumes. Designed for touring.
MASQUE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE, Brill (Play with Music) Y T YA
CAST: 10 - 12 (3 F, 4 M, 3 - 5 Either)Platform set. 16th century French masque costumes and devices.
MEDICINE SHOW, THE, Koste Y T YA
CAST: 7 (3 F, 3 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or up to 9 (3 F, 3 M, 3 Either). No setting. Ideal for easy touring. Costume pieces, masks.
MEN’S COTTAGE, THE, Goldberg Y T
CAST: 5 + (1 F, 2 M, 1 G, 1 B) extras optional. Unit set. Primitive costumes and masks.
MISER, THE, Reed Y T YA
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) with doubling, or up to 15 (4 F, 11 M). One set. 17th century French costumes.
MONKEY MAGIC: CHINESE STORY THEATRE, Harris C Y T
CAST: 6 + (3 F, 3 M suggested) plus 1 or more percussionists with doubling, or up to 40 + with roles distributed. Also suitable for all-female cast. Simple staging. Fanciful costumes.
MONKEY, MONKEY, Jones Y T
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) with doubling, or up to 18 + (2 F, 7 M, 9 Either) extras optional. Simple setting: painted pipes & cloth. Costumes: suggestive of Asian origin.
MONTANA MOLLY AND THE PEPPERMINT KID, Ross (Musical) Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 14 + (4 F, 6 M, 4 Either) extras optional. Flexible settings suggest various locations. 1912 American west costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
MOTHER HICKS, Zeder Y T YA
CAST: 8 - 9 (4 F, 4 - 5 M) with doubling. Open stage with several areas suggested. 1935 American Midwest costumes.
MY DAYS AS A YOUNGLING John Jacob Niles: The Early Years; Sexton, McBride and Jones (Musical) Y T
CAST: 9 (4 F, 5 M) with doubling, or up to 37 + (9 F, 11 M, 13 G, 4 B) extras optional, many roles for teens. Simple setting. Early 1900s American Midwest costumes. Piano/Vocal/Instrumental Score available.
NEAR-SIGHTED KNIGHT AND THE FAR-SIGHTED DRAGON, THE, Harder & Harder (Musical) C Y
CAST: 7 (2 F, 5 M) extras optional. Simple set pieces. Medieval costumes. Piano/Vocal/Instrumental Score available.
NEWCOMER, Thomas Y T YA
CAST: 10 (4 F, 5 M, 1 Either) or 5 minimum (3 F, 2 M) with doubling. Simple setting, tourable. Contemporary costumes. Multilingual play: English/Spanish/Chinese/Vietnamese/Tagalog
NICCOLO AND NICOLETTE, Cullen Y
CAST: 8 (2 F, 4 M, 2 Either) with doubling, or up to 14 + (5 F, 6 M, 3 + Either) extras optional. Four settings suggested. Fantastic costumes.
NIGHTINGALE, Urquhart & Grossberg Grauer (A Participation Play) C
CAST: 5 (4 Either, 1 musician) or add more. Simple sets and costumes. Designed for touring.
NO DOGS ALLOWED, Harris (a.k.a. JUNKET) Y
CAST: 8 (2 F, 2 M, 1 Either, 1 G, 2 B). One set. Contemporary costumes.
NO ONE WILL MARRY A PRINCESS WITH A TREE GROWING OUT OF HER HEAD, Brill (A Musical Fantasy) Y T
CAST: 7 (2 F, 5 M) with doubling, or up to 15 (3 F, 7 M, 5 Either). Simple settings. Fairy tale costumes. CDs, cassettes and lead sheet booklets available for rehearsal and performance.
NOAH AND THE GREAT AUK, Doughty Y
CAST: 6 (1 M, 5 Either). One set. Noah and animal costumes (plot included).
ODYSSEY, THE, Falls & Beattie (Play with Music) Y T YA
CAST: 8 (2 F, 6 M) with doubling, or up to 36 (2 F, 6 M, 28 Either). Simple set pieces. Masks and theatrical costumes.
OLD DRY FRY, Snipes and Snipes C Y
CAST: 3 (1 F, 2 M) with doubling, plus 3 puppets, or up to 13 (6 F, 6 M, 1 Either). Flexible staging. Suitable for touring. Southern U.S. rural costumes.
OLDEST STORY EVER TOLD, THE, (Cinderella), Eliet (Play with Music) C Y
CAST: 4 (1 F, 3 M) with doubling, or up to 15 (10 F, 5M). Music score for theme song included in script.
ONE TO GROW ON, Kral Y T
CAST: 7 - 8 (1 F, 2 M, 4 – 5 B). Multiple suggested settings. Contemporary costumes.
O.P.Q.R.S., ETC., Miller Y
CAST: 6 Either, or add extras. Single set. Fanciful medieval costumes suggested.
OTHER DOORS, Zeder Y T
CAST: 6 (4 F, 2 M). One room. Contemporary costumes.
OUTING, THE, Rabin Y T
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M) with doubling, or up to 10 (2 F, 1 M, 2 G, 4 B, 1 Either). Simple setting, accented by lighting. Contemporary costumes.
PECK’S BAD BOY, Harris Y
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M). One set. Turn of 20th century costumes.
PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER, King Y
CAST: 8 (6 F, 2 M). One set. Folk costumes.
PETER RABBIT AND ME, Harris C Y
CAST: 9 (6 F, 3 M). Two suggested sets. Victorian and animal costumes.
PIED PIPER OF NEW ORLEANS, THE, Church Y T YA
CAST: 8 + (4 F, 4 M) plus instrumentalist, optional extras. One set. Late 1930s American southern costumes.
PINOCCHIO, Miller C Y
CAST: 6 (1 F, 2 M, 2 Either, 1 B) with doubling, or up to 8 (1 F, 2 M, 3 Either, 2 B). Also suitable for all-female cast. Several locales suggested. Fairy tale costumes, masks and puppet/props suggested.
PINOCCHIO, Wengrow (Musical) C Y
CAST: 10 (1 F, 4 M, 5 Either) with doubling or up to 20 + (2 F, 8 M, 10 Either) extras optional. Simple staging and costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, THE, Harris (Play with Music) Y
CAST: 11 + (4 F, 5 M, 2 B) extras optional or doubling possible. Tudor England costumes. Piano and Vocal Scores available.
PRINCESS AND THE PEA, THE, Lavrakas Y
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M). Simple unit set. Fairy tale costumes.
PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD, THE, Miller C Y
CAST: 8 (5 F, 3 M). Two sets. Fairy tale costumes.
PRODIGY: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Surface (With Music) T YA
CAST: 8 (4 F, 4 M) OR add more. Single evocative setting. Period costumes 1760s Europe. Harpsichord/Vocal Score available.
PUNCH AND JUDY, Harris (Musical) C Y
CAST: 6 (1 F, 3 M, 2 Either) with doubling or up to 13 (1 F, 7 M, 5 Either). Unit set. Traditional Punch and Judy costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
PUSHCART WAR, THE, Falls T YA
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 46 (11 F, 13 M, 22 Either). Mobile trucks, pushcarts, fanciful sound effects. Futuristic costumes and cartoon-like masks.
PUSS IN BOOTS, Miller Y
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M) or suitable for all-female cast. Three sets. Fairy tale costumes.
PUSS IN BOOTS AND OTHER CAT TAILS, Routman C Y
CAST: 4 (2 F, 2 M) plus percussionist with doubling or up to 22 (4 F, 7 M, 11 Either). Flexible staging. Suitable for touring. Costume pieces and masks.
RAGS TO RICHES, Harris (Musical) Y T
CAST: 9 + (3 F, 6 M) plus chorus. Four sets painted on reversible screens. Late Victorian costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
RAPUNZEL AND THE WITCH, Melanos Y
CAST: 6 (3 F, 2 M, 1 Either) with doubling or up to 8 (4 F, 3 M, 1 Either). Two sets. Fairy tale costumes.
RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE, Miller (A Play with Music) Y T YA
CAST: written for 2 (1 F, 1 M) with doubling or up to 11 (1 F, 9 M, 1 Either). Simple set. Civil War uniforms.
RELUCTANT DRAGON, THE, Surface C Y
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M). Two sets. Medieval costumes.
REYNARD THE FOX, Fauquez C Y
CAST: 7 (1 F, 6 M). One set that changes seasons. Animal costumes.
RIDE A BLUE HORSE, Harris Y
CAST: 9 (3 F, 6 M) with doubling or up to 19 + (5 F, 9 M, 5 Either) plus extras. Open stage. 19th century American costumes.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW, Harris & Shakespeare (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM) Y T YA
CAST: 6 (1 F, 4 M, 1 Either) with doubling or up to 12 (1 F, 4 M, 7 Either). Two sets. Elizabethan, rustics and elfin sprite costumes.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, Chorpenning Y T YA
CAST: 13 (2 F, 10 M, 1 Either) plus a parrot puppet. Two settings. 17th century English and primitive costumes.
ROMANS BY SAINT PAUL, Corey (Spoken cantata with Musical interludes) T YA Family
CAST: 10 - 12 (5 - 7 F, 5 M). Poetic language from the King James translation of the Bible. Flexible staging. Tourable.
RUDE MECHANICALS, THE, Graczyk Y T YA
CAST: 10 (1 F, 8 M, 1 Either). One unit set. Elizabethan costumes.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN: A PARTICIPATION PLAY, Goldberg (With Music) C
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M). Simple scenery. Suggested fairy tale costumes. Vocal/Instrumental/Chords Score available.
RUNAWAY PRESENTS, THE, Martin (Play with Music) C Y
CAST: 6 + (2 F, 2 M, 2 Either), extras as presents. Creative cardboard scenery. Contemporary and “gift-wrapped” costumes.
SACRAMENTO FIFTY MILES, Harder & Harder (Musical) C Y
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M). Two sets with entr’acts. Western and suggested animal costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, Lane (A Play with Music) Y T
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 25 with roles distributed. Open stage. Simple beribboned costumes of Middle Ages. Music included in script.
SEAGIRL, Elitzig (Eliet)C Y
CAST: 4 (1 F, 3 Either – one to be the musician/prop master) with doubling or up to 12 (1 F, 11 Either). Open stage with a carpet, props. Costume pieces.
SECOND SHEPHERD’S PLAY, THE, Harris T YA
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M). Simple set. Medieval costumes
SECRET GARDEN, THE, Avery Y T
CAST: 8 (3 F, 5 M). Several settings suggested. 1910 English costumes.
SEÑORA TORTUGA, Schroeder-Arce C Y T
CAST: 4 (3 F, 1 M) with doubling or up to 10 (3 F, 1 M, 6 Either). Setting simple or elaborate. Costumes contemporary or stylized.
SHAGGY DOG MURDER TRIAL, THE, Kraus (Participation) C Y
CAST: 10 (5 F, 4M, 1 Either) or 6 minimum (3 F, 2 M, 1 Either) with doubling. Simple exterior set. Contemporary costumes. Easy to tour.
SHAMROCK ROAD, THE, Simmonds (Musical) C Y
CAST: 9 + (3 F, 4 M, 1 G, 1 B) plus extras. Open stage and props. Period costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, Harris Y T YA
CAST: 10 (3 F, 6 M, 1 Either).Single set. 18th century English costumes.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, Scott Y T YA
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M) with doubling or up to 20 + (3 F, 6 M, 11 + Either).Empty space. Versatile tunics over black pants. Suitable for touring.
SIX CANTERBURY TALES, Thomas & Redmond Y T YA
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M). Single set. 14th century costumes.
SLEEPING BEAUTY (DORNRÖSCHEN), Goldberg (A Musical Participation Play) C
CAST: 6 (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either) with doubling or up to 10 (5 F, 4 M, 1 Either). Simple setting. Fairy tale costumes. Suitable for touring. Piano/Vocal/Chords Score available.
SOJOURNER TRUTH IS MY NAME, Sternberg & Beechman Y T
CAST: 6 (3 F, 3 M). Single set. 19th century America, unadorned costumes. Suitable for touring.
SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, THE, Surface C Y
CAST: 6 (1 M, 5 Either). Single setting. Simple or elaborate costumes as desired. Suitable for touring.
SOUTHERN FRIED CRACKER TALES, Kase-Polisini (Story Theatre with Music) C Y
CAST: 6 (2 M, 4 Either) with doubling or up to 12 + (2 M, 10 + Either). Simple unit set. Folk dance costumes. Ideal for touring. Piano/Vocal Score available.
SPIRIT SHALL FLY, Surface (With Music) Y T
CAST: 5 (1 F, 4 M) or up to 10 (1 F, 4 M, 5 Either) with added ensemble. Simple setting. Contemporary costumes. Suitable for touring. Simple vocal/chords score printed in script.
STAR SPANGLED SALUTE, Harris Y T
CAST: 5 + (1 F, 2 M, 2 Either) plus optional chorus. Open staging. Contemporary denim, white blouses, red sashes.
STEP ON A CRACK, Zeder (With Optional Music) Y T
CAST: 6 (4 F, 2 M). Unit set representing 3 locales. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal/Guitar/Percussion Score available.
TARHEEL TALES, Behm (Story Theatre/Participation) C Y
CAST: 5 Either gender, with doubling or up to 16 Either. Unit set. Simple costumes. Ideal for touring.
TASTE OF SUNRISE, THE, Zeder Y T YA
CAST: 9 (5 F, 4 M including 1 M Deaf actor-required & 1 M Deaf actor-strongly suggested) with doubling, or up to 21 + (6 F, 5 M including 1 M Deaf actor-required, 1 M Deaf actor-strongly suggested, 10 + Either) with roles distributed. Multiple locations. 1920s rural midwest costumes.
TATYANA’S GOLDEN DOE, Paxton (Musical) Y T
CAST: 7 (4 F, 3 M) or 4 minimum (2 F, 2 M) with doubling. Simple, tourable set. Colorful, late 19th century, Russian folk and fantasy costumes.
THIRTEEN BELLS OF BOGLEWOOD, Bush Y
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M). One forest setting in spring. Contemporary and fantastical costumes.
THREE TALES FROM JAPAN, Hall (Story Theatre) Y T
CAST: 10 (5 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 14 (8 F, 6 M). Simple, abstract, tourable set suggesting various locales. Happicoat-type costumes.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE, Nursey-Bray (With Music) Y
CAST: 9 + (3 F, 2 M, 4 + Either) with doubling or up to 35 (5 F, 4 M, 26 Either). One basic set. Optional use of puppets and black light theatre. Fantasy costumes. Vocal/chords score included in script.
TOBY SHOW, A, Harris C Y
CAST: 7 + (4 F, 3 M) plus extras for vaudeville entr’acts. One interior set. 1915 American costumes. Short version available.
TOKOLOSHE, A ZULU FOLKTALE, Scholtz C Y
CAST: 10 (2 F, 3 M, 5 Either) or 6 minimum (2 F, 2 M, 2 Either). Flexible staging. Costumes simple or imaginative as desired.
TOTALLY RED!, Toups (With Optional Music) Y T
CAST: 5 (2 F, 3 M) with doubling or up to 30 (7 F, 10 M, 9 + Either). Simple staging. Costume pieces over neutral. Piano/Vocal Score available.
TOTTY ... YOUNG ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, Whitney Y T
CAST: 5 + (1 F, 4 Girls) with option to add extras as servants. Victorian set pieces and costumes.
TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE, Ireland C Y
CAST: 7 (3 F, 2 M, 2 Either) with added puppets or 5 minimum (3 F, 2 M) with doubling. “Story Book” setting.
TREASURE ISLAND, Harris (With Music) Y T
CAST: 13 (1 F, 12 M) or 10 minimum (1 F, 9 M) with doubling. Three sets. 18th century English costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
TRICKS OF SCAPIN, THE, Harris Y T YA
CAST: 10 (3 F, 7 M). Open stage. 17th century Neapolitan costumes.
TROLL AND THE ELEPHANT PRINCE, THE, Bush Y
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M) or 5 minimum (2 F, 3 M) with doubling. Unit set.
TROUBLED WATERS, Kral Y T YA
CAST: 5 – 6 (2 - 3 F, 2 – 3 M). Multiple representative settings. Ideal for touring. Contemporary costumes.
TWO DUMB DOGS, Weiss.
6 actors minimum (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either) with doubling, or 11 (3 F, 3 M, 5 Either)
TWO PAILS OF WATER, Greidanus Y
CAST: 6 (2 F, 4 M). One exterior set. Folk costumes.
UGLY DUCK, THE, Still (Musical) Y
CAST: 6 + (2 F, 4 M) extras optional. Unit set, several locations. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
UNWICKED WITCH, THE, Miller C Y
CAST: 6 (4 F, 2 M). One set. Witch and folk costumes.
VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE, Still C Y
CAST: 10 Either gender, or doubling is possible. Unit set. Simple or elaborate costumes as desired.
VOYAGE OF THE DRAGONFLY, THE, Bush Y T
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M) or 5 minimum (2 F, 3 M) with doubling. Three settings subject to fantastic stylization. Medieval costumes.
WESTWARD HO!, Flanagan (Musical with Optional Participation) Y
CAST: 5 (2 F, 3 M) with doubling or up to 42 (2 F, 3 M, 37 Either). One set. Western American costumes. Music included in the script.
WIGGLE WORM’S SURPRISE, Martin (With Music) C Y
CAST: 7 Either gender, or use as many actors as you wish. No scenery. Costumes create the scenery. Songs included in script.
WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN, Zeder Y T
CAST: 8 + (1 F, 3 M, 4 + Either). Unit set suggesting two locales. Costumes “simple swamp.”
WILMA’S REVENGE, Ross Y
CAST: 7 (3 F, 2 M, 2 Either). Simple set pieces. Contemporary costumes.
WIND IN THE WILLOWS, THE, Goldberg Y
CAST: 10 + Either gender. Unit set. Animal and people costumes.
WOLF AND ITS SHADOWS, THE Asher Y T
CAST: 3 (1 F, 2 M) with doubling or up to 18 (1 F, 2 M, 16 Either).Shorter version available. Minimal Set. Masks, puppets, costume pieces.
WOLF CHILD: THE CORRECTION OF JOSEPH, Mast Y T
CAST: 9 (4 F, 3 M, 2 Either) or 5 minimum (2 F, 3 M) with doubling. One set. 1810 New England costumes.
YELLOW BOAT, THE, Saar Y T YA
CAST: 7 (3 F, 4 M). Open stage with simple set pieces. Contemporary costumes. Shorter touring and contest length versions available.
YOUNG BLACK BEAUTY, Harris C Y
CAST: 9 (4 F, 5 M) with doubling or up to 12 (2 F, 5 M, 3 G, 2 B). Open stage. 1870 English costumes; coveralls with pieces for horses.
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