The Fever Trees
Drama, Bio-play (Rudyard Kipling and his sister, Trix)
Running Time: 55 mins, 1 male, 1 female
The startling story of young Kipling (23) and his sister as they struggle
to leave behind tragic first loves, a shared traumatic past and the
oppressive mystery of India itself.
(for more information contact foster.christine@gmail.com)
Drama, Bio-play (Rudyard Kipling and his sister, Trix)
Running Time: 55 mins, 1 male, 1 female
The startling story of young Kipling (23) and his sister as they struggle
to leave behind tragic first loves, a shared traumatic past and the
oppressive mystery of India itself.
(for more information contact foster.christine@gmail.com)
THE HIT CLIFFHANGER FAMILY PLAYS
Bluffer's Moon
Comedy. Based on a French Canadian Tall Tale
Running Time: 45 mins. One Act
Minimum Casting: 2 males, 2 females with doubling.
Suitable for: 5 to adult. Family Audience
In the backwoods of the 1850’s, Marcel tries to trick his feisty sister into staying home while he goes off adventuring, but a bumbling voyageur and a bear turn his devilish prank into a madcap Mardi Gras romp.
The Elfin Knight
Adventure/Fantasy
Based on the Scottish poem: The Ballad of Tamlyn
Running Time: 50 mins. One Act.
Minimum Casting:
3 males, 3 females with doubling plus 3 nonspeaking roles.
(Two roles require miming or playing musical instruments.)
Suitable for age 6 to adult. Family Audience.
Tamlyn, an adventurous young man, is captured by the Elfin Queen and forced to serve as her knight for seven years. Katherine, a country lass, crosses into the Unearthly Court to rescue a changeling child and falls for Tamlyn. Her struggle to free them both forces her to confront the treachery of bogles and sprites and culminates in a swordfight which pits the innocent against the immortal.
(included in "Prepare to Embark" published by PlayCan Press)
The Fool's Whistle
Comedy. Based on Romani (Gypsy) folklore
Running Time: 45 minutes. One Act
Minimum Casting: 2 Males, 3 Females,
plus Violinist or Actor to mime to prerecorded music
Suitable for age 5 to Adult. Family Audience
Denesh, a happy go lucky young man, breaks the Law of the Road and is
punished by being split into two distinct people: his wise and foolish selves.
Only the magic of music can reunite his two halves and help him win his heart’s desire.
The Odyssey
Epic Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour and 15 mins. One Act
Minimum Casting: 6 Males, 3 Females, with doubling
Suitable for age 7 to adult. Family Theatre
A fast moving, fresh stage adaptation of Homer’s classic tale of betrayal and loyalty.
The Firebird
A Saga of Sorcery and Fate
Mythic Adventure, based on Russian folktales
Running Time: 1 hour and 20 mins. One or Two Acts
Minimum Casting: 4 males, 3 females, with doubling
Suitable for: 7 to Adult. Family Audience
Vasilissa a young noblewoman, boldly dresses as a knight to rescue her
husband, Stavr, then joins him on a quest to find the legendary Firebird. The sorcerer, Kostchi the Immortal, is also hunting the Firebird, allied with Fate and Sorrow, forcing the young couple to risk their own lives to save the dazzling Spirit of Fire and Light.
Sheherazade and the 1001 Nights
Comic adventure/ fantasy/romance.
Minimum casting: 3 Males, 3 females.
Running Time: One or Two act versions available.
Suitable for 7 to adult. Family audience.
Can Sheherazade save not only her own neck but the entire kingdom by weaving nightly tales of adventure and magic? Can wisdom come to the broken-hearted King through the hearing of stories? A new adaptation of this epic romance includes six of the fabulous tales .
Bluffer's Moon
Comedy. Based on a French Canadian Tall Tale
Running Time: 45 mins. One Act
Minimum Casting: 2 males, 2 females with doubling.
Suitable for: 5 to adult. Family Audience
In the backwoods of the 1850’s, Marcel tries to trick his feisty sister into staying home while he goes off adventuring, but a bumbling voyageur and a bear turn his devilish prank into a madcap Mardi Gras romp.
The Elfin Knight
Adventure/Fantasy
Based on the Scottish poem: The Ballad of Tamlyn
Running Time: 50 mins. One Act.
Minimum Casting:
3 males, 3 females with doubling plus 3 nonspeaking roles.
(Two roles require miming or playing musical instruments.)
Suitable for age 6 to adult. Family Audience.
Tamlyn, an adventurous young man, is captured by the Elfin Queen and forced to serve as her knight for seven years. Katherine, a country lass, crosses into the Unearthly Court to rescue a changeling child and falls for Tamlyn. Her struggle to free them both forces her to confront the treachery of bogles and sprites and culminates in a swordfight which pits the innocent against the immortal.
(included in "Prepare to Embark" published by PlayCan Press)
The Fool's Whistle
Comedy. Based on Romani (Gypsy) folklore
Running Time: 45 minutes. One Act
Minimum Casting: 2 Males, 3 Females,
plus Violinist or Actor to mime to prerecorded music
Suitable for age 5 to Adult. Family Audience
Denesh, a happy go lucky young man, breaks the Law of the Road and is
punished by being split into two distinct people: his wise and foolish selves.
Only the magic of music can reunite his two halves and help him win his heart’s desire.
The Odyssey
Epic Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour and 15 mins. One Act
Minimum Casting: 6 Males, 3 Females, with doubling
Suitable for age 7 to adult. Family Theatre
A fast moving, fresh stage adaptation of Homer’s classic tale of betrayal and loyalty.
The Firebird
A Saga of Sorcery and Fate
Mythic Adventure, based on Russian folktales
Running Time: 1 hour and 20 mins. One or Two Acts
Minimum Casting: 4 males, 3 females, with doubling
Suitable for: 7 to Adult. Family Audience
Vasilissa a young noblewoman, boldly dresses as a knight to rescue her
husband, Stavr, then joins him on a quest to find the legendary Firebird. The sorcerer, Kostchi the Immortal, is also hunting the Firebird, allied with Fate and Sorrow, forcing the young couple to risk their own lives to save the dazzling Spirit of Fire and Light.
Sheherazade and the 1001 Nights
Comic adventure/ fantasy/romance.
Minimum casting: 3 Males, 3 females.
Running Time: One or Two act versions available.
Suitable for 7 to adult. Family audience.
Can Sheherazade save not only her own neck but the entire kingdom by weaving nightly tales of adventure and magic? Can wisdom come to the broken-hearted King through the hearing of stories? A new adaptation of this epic romance includes six of the fabulous tales .
