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The Ransom of Red Chief
Based On The Short Story By O. Henry


Adapted by Pam Nagle and George Wingerter


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CAST:  6M, 12F, chorus, extras
SET:  Simple exterior sets
TIME:  About 90 minutes
Script:  $6.50 (More items available) Piano score:  $25.00
Vocal score:  $8.00
Production-rehearsal CD set:  $65.00
CD sampler E:  $4.00
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]:  $6.00

E-view script also available


ROYALTY:
$90 First Performance
$90 Each Additional Performance

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The townspeople of Summit, Alabama are a happy folk whose bliss is marred only by young Johnny Dorset, a "two-legged skyrocket of a kid" whose mischief leaves no one unscathed.  Two con-men kidnap Johnny in order to extort a large ransom from his mother.  The scheme soon goes awry:  the "supernatural tortures" imposed by Johnny, alias Red Chief, on the two hapless kidnappers wear their patience thin; the townspeople, overjoyed at the boy’s disappearance, refuse to help the sheriff search for him; and the Widow Dorset offers to take the boy off the kidnappers’ hands for a small fee.  When Red Chief captures four friends and brings them to the hideout, the renegades’ resolve is further weakened, and they decide to accept his mother’s generous offer.

Additional products available:
Piano score:  $25.00
Vocal score:  $8.00
Production-rehearsal CD set:  $65.00
CD sampler E:  $4.00
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]:  $6.00

E-view script also available
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ALLEGANY LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY
ALLEGANY, NY
LINN-MAR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST
MARION, IA
XENIA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
XENIA, OH
MARJORIE FLEGEL
KULM, ND
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ELEM
ROCKLEDGE, FL
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL
CHAMBERSBURG, PA
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL
BELVIDERE, IL
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
SCOTT CITY, MO
CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL
DALLAS, TX
VICTORY LIFE ACADEMY
DURANT, OK
SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL
SIDNEY, NE
THE KING’S ACADEMY
WOODSTOCK, GA
GALLATIN THEATRE LEAGUE
GALLATIN, MO
CLAIRMONT HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
DECATUR, GA
GREELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS
TRIBUNE, KS
EUREKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KEYSVILLE, VA
EVANGEL CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN
ALABASTER, AL
CURTAIN CALL CHILDRENS THEATRE
KOKOMO, IN
GREASEPAINT YOUTHEATRE
PHOENIX, AZ
FAITH BAPTIST SCHOOLS
CANOGA PARK, CA
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS SCHOOL
BROOKLYN, NY
PARKVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WACO, TX
ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL
METAIRIE, LA
FINE ARTS GROUP
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLOVIS, CA
WHITE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPARTA, TN
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL
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FRANKFORT, KY
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LEVITTOWN, NY
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Summit Complaint
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Red Chief's Song
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Hear what directors and critics are saying:

Pam Nagle and George Wingerter have adapted O. Henry’s well-known short story to the stage with an original score featuring ragtime, jazz, and blues styles.  Ransom is a rollicking musical comedy for the entire family. The Herald, San Antonio, TX


An absolutely delightful adaptation... Plays for Children and Young Adults


 
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