The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 to 18
Set/Time: Single unit set /About 1 hour
From the book by Thornton W. Burgess, Peter Rabbit lives happily in the Green Meadow, eating from Farmer Brown's carrot and cabbage crops. His sole concern is his name. More...
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Based on the Mark Twain classic
Cast: Flexible cast of 23, plus extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 75 minutes
Enjoy the humor, action and excitement of life by the Mississippi with this adaptation of the Mark Twain classic. More...
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Aesop's Fables
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 or more
Set/Time: Simple set /About 45 minutes
An updated version of four of the timeless storyteller's most popular fables, this is a fast moving play in which all scene changes and costume adaptations are done in full view of the audience. More...
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Aladdin
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Single set /About 1 hour
This is the classic story of Aladdin and his magic lamp. Aladdin discovers a magic lamp and, with the aid of the Genie, wins the hand of the lovely Princess Balmyra. More...
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Alice in Wonderland
Cast: Flexible cast of 6
Set/Time: Minimal sets /About 30 minutes
Children join Alice in her travels, as they become part of the forest through which she travels; they join her at the Mad Hatter's tea party, and take part in a croquet game with the Queen of Hearts. More...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30, extras
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 90 minutes
Based on the Lewis Carroll, this adaptation gives a modern view to an old classic, where nonsense makes quite good sense. More...
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The Beautiful Princess Sasha
Cast: 4M, 4F, plus chorus
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 45 minutes
In the style of classic Japanese theatre, this is a stunning parable on the danger of beauty. More...
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Beauty and the Beast
Cast: Flexible cast of about 21
Set/Time: Simple area set /About 1 hour
As punishment for rebuffing a powerful witch, a selfish prince becomes a beast until someone will love him for himself. More...
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Bedbugs
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 6F, plus 5 that can be either
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
Marie is a little girl who likes to jump on her bed, but to the bedbugs being squished underfoot, she is the wicked witch who causes earthquakes, among other natural disasters. More...
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The Beggar and the Wolf
Cast: 4M, 7F, plus 5 that can be either, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
Based on the popular 13th century legend of St. Francis and the wolf of Gubbio, this easy-to-stage comedy is loaded with outrageous puns, slapstick humor and quirky characters. More...
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Bigger Than Life
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-11 (minimum 1M, 4F)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
When P.T. Barnum arrives in town with his traveling troupe, the mayor isn't so sure Barnum's on the level. What follows is fun, as some of the best-loved characters in American folklore come to life. More...
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Blather, Blarney and Balderdash
Inspired by Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle
Cast: Flexible cast of 25-50
Set/Time: Single exterior set /About 75 minutes
Three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk and fairy tales collide in raucous laughter when a trio of leprechauns try to help a tongue-tied shepherd tell a story and win the hand of his true love. More...
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The Brave Little Tailor
or... Seven at One Swat
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 6F, plus extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 1 hour
Seven at One Swat" reads the sash of the timid tailor, so it is not surprising that the royal family and frightened townspeople turn to him when three fierce giants threaten them. More...
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Briar Rose
Based on the Brothers Grimm story
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (about 4M, 4F, plus 3 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Basic representational sets /About 40 minutes
This clever and charming adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty is a wild, comic romp. More...
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The Cat Princess
Cast: Flexible cast of 6
Set/Time: Simple exterior sets /About 1 hour
The greedy Princess Elaine wants the Witch's cat because she believes it is magic. More...
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Cinderella Goes Disco
Cast: 1M, 3F
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 45 minutes
This play combines three traditional fairy tales in a most unusual fashion. In the end, Cinderella attends a disco dance. More...
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The Clown Prince
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 45 minutes
A prince and princess are to be married in order to save their kingdoms. To test her love, the prince takes a vow of silence to be broken only when the princess says he's the best clown in the world. More...
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Adapted from the Mark Twain Classic
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 7M, 9F or more)
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 1 hour
A teenager is knocked out and finds himself transported back to the thrilling days of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and the Knights and Ladies of the Round Table. More...
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Darius the Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 or more, plus extras
Set/Time: Portable set pieces /About 1 hour
When Darius, medieval dragon, is unearthed from his peaceful underground cave by a bulldozer, he is thrust into the noise and pollution of the 21st century. More...
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Don't Sleep Under the Mapou Tree!
Adapted From Haitian Folklore
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 or more
Set/Time: Area staging /About 45 minutes
This play consists of two short plays based on Haitian folklore. Children participate as elephants, zeaubeaups, and an unusual group of villagers who do everything backwards. More...
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
Based on the story by the Brothers Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 15, extras
Set/Time: Simple representational set /About 1 hour
Here's an upbeat retelling of an old favorite, filled with delightfully wacky characters and clever dialogue. It's whimsical romp of a fantasy that holds a gentle message about the nature of kindness. More...
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Emma Lou and the Big Ragout
Cast: 3M, 4F, plus flexible ensemble of 9 or more
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
King Shankpump will lose his kingdom unless his daughter, Emma Lou, can become engaged. Alas, Emma Lou, while attractive and bright, has no charm and is bereft of spirit! More...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (5M, 7F plus 7 or more that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
A kingdom has been taxed ever since their emperor became a pampered clothes horse! In the end, he is shamed into reforming his leadership role and learns a valuable lesson in humility. More...
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Ferdinand and the Dirty Knight
Cast: 7M, 2F, one dragon
Set/Time: Several simple exterior sets /About 1 hour
Ferdinand hears about a knight who refuses to take a bath. With the help of Mr. Dragon, he finally meets and bathes the knight, saves the kingdom and wins the hand of a beautiful princess. More...
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Folktales For Fun
A multicultural play for young people
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-50
Set/Time: Simple representational sets /About 45 minutes
Let the Navigator from Folktales for Fun take you on a magnificent tour of Germany, Egypt, Turkey, Liberia and more with entertaining, universal folktales both new and familiar to children. More...
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The Frog Princess
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 (5M, 5F, plus 3 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
A queen wants to turn over the throne to one of her sons. When she sends them off to find wives, one son is lead to a brave warrior. Another finds a vain woman. However, one son finds a frog! More...
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The Glass Slipper
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 to 20 (about 5M, 13 to 15F) optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 1 hour
Cinderella works and works in her stepmother's house. Her stepsisters think they're so beautiful that a prince will marry them both. However, in the end, Cinderella and the prince find each other. More...
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The Golden Goose
Cast: Flexible cast of 17, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
Simple Frederick convinces Papa to let him go into the forest to cut wood. When the kind-hearted man shares his meager food supply with the Old Woman, she helps him find the magical Golden Goose. More...
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The Grateful Griffin
Cast: Flexible cast of 10
Set/Time: Multiple sets /About 1 hour
An evil queen plots against a king. When the king's loved ones are trapped in a castle on a fiery lake, they are rescured by the "Grateful Griffin." More...
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Hansel And Gretel
From the classic story by The Brothers Grimm
Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 18, can be more or less
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 1 hour
Hansel and Gretel encounter a nasty (and hilarious) witch. Hansel is locked in a cage and fed nothing but cake. Gretel outwits the crone and sets free all children who have been turned into cookies! More...
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Happily Never After
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
When Sleeping Beauty will do nothing but nap and the Frog Prince refuses to give up his amphibian ways, a marriage counselor has no choice but to rewrite the endings of famous fairy tales. More...
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Hauncho the Hamster
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 or more
Set/Time: Single set /About 1 hour
Young Kendall Kip, with his pet hamster, Hauncho, sets off to find his parents on a journey through the labyrinth of tunnels in Hauncho's unique habitrail. More...
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Heidi
The Johanni Spyri Young People's classic
Cast: 3M, 9F
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 1 hour
All of the charm and excitement of Johanni Spyri's original work has been preserved in this streamlined adaptation. More...
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Huck Finn's High-Tailin' Adventures
Cast: Flexible cast of 17-32 (minimum 11 M [1 African-American], 6F), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Flexible unit set/About 90 minutes
All your favorite Mark Twain characters are here in this stage adaptation of the classic. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are up to their usual high jinks—skipping church to go fishing and frustrating girls. More...
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Hyronomous A. Frog
Cast: 3M, 3F or 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple representational sets /About 1 hour
An inept and lonely frog prince is unhappy. He is larger than the other frogs and hates the taste of flies. One day, a good witch appears to tell him he was once a human prince. More...
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I Think I Can
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 45 minutes
Luckily, Becky's sophisticated house cat and personal advisor, Professor, recognizes her symptoms and leads her and your audience through a magical adventure. More...
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If the Shoe Fits
Cast: 12M, 15F
Set/Time: Single interior set /About 1 hour
A prince is depressed. He's ready to go to college and study computers. (His kingdom doesn't even have a webpage.) But the tradition is that he attend a ball and choose a bride. More...
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 8
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 45 minutes
This version introduces an assortment of new characters. A giant who lives in the clouds has kidnapped Jack's father. With the help of a good fairy and some magic beans, Jack saves his father. More...
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Jack and the Magic Beans
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (5M, 13F, plus one cow character for one or two actors), optional extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 90 minutes
This version returns to the original English source. All the familiar characters are here: The dancing cow, the magic bean-seller, the hysterical chicken, the singing harp, the mother and the Giant. More...
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The Jungle Book
Adapted from the Mowgli stories of Rudyard Kipling
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (plus many optional extras or smaller with doubling)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 1 hour
Come hear the incredible tale of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves. With the help of his friends -- the bear Baloo, the panther Bagheera and the python Kaa -- Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle. More...
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The Jungle Book
Based on the Rudyard Kipling story
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 40 minutes
Based on the famous stories of Rudyard Kipling, this participation show will have your audience acting as silly as monkeys! More...
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Just Like Us
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 30 minutes
This play teaches about prejudice. On one side of a park live the Greens. On the other side of the park the Blues reside. Sadly, there is nothing but fear and hatred between the Greens and the Blues. More...
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King Midas and the Golden Touch
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 30 minutes
Your young audiences will help King Midas learn a valuable lesson... that gold alone isn't enough to make you happy. More...
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King Midas and the Touch of Gold
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 12F, plus 3 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: One simple set /About 1 hour
Here is a faithful adaptation of the popular myth, which teaches us that money and wealth aren't everything. A rich moral and laughter abound as a king learns his lesson and is punished for his greed. More...
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King of the Golden River
from John Ruskin's classic
Cast: Flexible cast of 11, extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 1 hour
Here is John Ruskin's immortal children's classic brought to the stage. Dick, the younger brother of the cruel Black Brothers, sets out on a journey to the Golden River, hoping to find its wealth. More...
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The King's Ugly Bride
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 1 hour
In true fairytale fashion, a king, with the aid of two mischievous elves, overcomes the magic of the wicked witch to win the beautiful heroin and live happily ever after. More...
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Legend of Pocahontas
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 12F plus 3 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple area set /About 1 hour
Pocahontas enjoys playing games with Wolf, Raven and Squirrel. She also makes friends with settlers in a struggling community. True to the original legend, it's an entertaining page from history. More...
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The Little Mermaid and the Prince
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal staging /About 30 minutes
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen, King Neptune has given Princess Despina, the little mermaid, a birthday gift allowing her to swim to the surface hoping to find her true love. More...
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A Little Princess
From Frances Hodgson Burnett's Classic Story
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 4M, 12F), plus extras
Set/Time: Simple sets /About 1 hour
Sara Crewe, heiress to a large fortune, is enrolled at seminary in Victorian England. At first her life is happy, but news arrives that her father has died and her fortune is lost. More...
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Little Red and the Hoods
Cast: 1M, 4F
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 45 minutes
With plenty of participation, this show is both fun and educational. It teaches about not judging people by their looks, how to protect themselves from strangers and the importance of reading. More...
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Looking Glass Land
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, plus extras
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 1 hour
This adaptation of the original improvises on the fun of the story and still retains some of Lewis Carroll's deeper meanings. What it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! More...
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Magical Lamp of Aladdin
Dramatized from The Arabian Nights' Entertainment
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 5M, 13F, plus 2 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 1 hour
Evil magician Jammal tries to trick Aladdin in a malicious scheme to acquire a magical lamp containing a wish-granting genie. But Aladdin tricks Jammal and claims the magic lamp for himself. More...
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Metrics Can Be Fun
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
This dynamic piece of theatre truly entertains while it introduces its audience to the world of metric measurement. It combines solid metric education with familiar tales and fables. More...
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Monster in the Closet
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (roughly 8M, 11F)
Set/Time: Area staging /About 70 minutes
Emily has a big problem. Not only is she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level of her new video game, but there's a monster in her closet! And it's not just her imagination. More...
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Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures
Based on Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows
Cast: Flexible cast of about 30, doubling, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple representational sets /About 1 hour
Toad of Toad Hall is an eccentric but likable chap given to "crazes." His latest craze involves motorcars. More...
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My Name is Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or less (roughly 5M, 10F, optional extras)
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 1 hour
A witch tells Rumpelstiltskin that to become a force in the kingdom, he must possess a child of royal birth. With his help, a miller's daughter is able to weave straw into gold, but for a price. More...
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My Sister, The Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 40 minutes
When Marguerite has been transformed into a dragon, her brother must figure out what to do about his sister. More...
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New Clothes for the Emperor
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (4M, 3F, plus 2 that can be either), extras
Set/Time: Simple representational sets /About 75 minutes
As dazzling as the emperor’s extravagant clothing, this charming adaptation will make your stage come alive with laughter and an important lesson—it’s the heart that makes the man, not the clothing. More...
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Noah and the Ark
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 30 minutes
Plenty of participation for audience members as "special" effects, animals and family members. This is a whimsical version of the well-known story that will delight children of all ages. More...
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Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 or more (10M, 3F, doubling possible)
Set/Time: Exterior set /About 90 minutes
Paul Bunyan and his lumberjacks find themselves facing the hardest of hard winters. Paul and his men are also beset by the grimmest peril of the timber country. More...
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Peanutman
A Visit From George Washington Carver
Cast: Flexible cast of 3 to 5 (2M [1 african-american], 1-3F)
Set/Time: No set requirement /About 45 minutes
This entertaining biography emphasizes George Washington Carver's determination and curiosity while utilizing outstanding audience participation. More...
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Pied Piper of Hamelin
Based on the story poem of Robert Browning
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 or more (roughly 6M, 12F, plus 3 or more
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 1 hour
Rats are taking over Hamelin. When the Pied Piper disposes of the cheese nibblers, the townsfolk do not pay him. He then leads the children from town, hiding them within a magic mountain. More...
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The Pied Piper
Cast: 3M, 3F, or flexible cast
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
With the help of the audience, the Piper's clever assistant manages to rid the town of the rats and teach the Pied Piper how responsibility to others often comes with special gifts and talents. More...
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Pinocchio
Cast: Flexible cast of 17
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 1 hour
From the moment Pinocchio wrecks Mastroni's puppet show until he becomes a real boy for rescuing his father from the great fish, the excitement never abates in this charming adaptation. More...
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Poultry in Motion
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 35 minutes
This fractured fable scrambles the stories of Chicken Little, who believes the sky is falling, and the Little Red Hen, who tries to get her friends to stop loafing around and bake some bread. More...
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The Prince Who Wouldn't Grow
Cast: 7M, 4F, two acts
Set/Time: One simple indoor set /About 1 hour
What about the Prince who wouldn't grow? Well, the King calls in all his experts to solve the problem. More...
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The Princess and the Pea
Cast: Flexible cast of 11, extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 1 hour
The search for a royal princess carries Peter through a host of exciting adventures that will entertain youngsters from start to finish. More...
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Proserpina's Promise
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple area set /About 1 hour
In this Greek tale, Pluto kidnaps Proserpina. She is warned not to eat anything. However, when she eats six pomegranate seeds, Pluto finally agrees to let Proserpina go back to earth. More...
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Puss In Boots
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or less, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple sets /About 1 hour
The miller's son is left his father's cat for an inheritance. He expected to get the family mill. The cat is no one's fool. If Puss is given a pair of boots he will make the son a fortune. More...
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The Ransom of Emily Jane
Based on O. Henry's Short Story
Cast: 2M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
Based on O. Henry's short story, Ransom of Red Chief, a town learns that rambunctious little Emily Jane Dorset has been kidnaped. They then go on to rejoice in the quiet her absence brings. More...
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Rapunzel
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 to 19, optional extras
Set/Time: Representational set /About 45 minutes
Can Prince Llewellyn persevere over the powers of evil? Will the sages Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme be able to help? And can Rapunzel convince the witch that it's okay to be unique? More...
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Red Vs. the Wolf
Cast: Flexible cast of 10
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 45 minutes
The kind, sensitive wolf gentleman from the Little Red Riding Hood story is upset, He has been maligned by society because of a story that has been repeated to generations of children. More...
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The Reluctant Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 15
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 1 hour
A dragon is a peaceful fellow who likes tea, poetry and an afternoon snooze. However, mischievous children stir the villagers to call in the famous dragon slayer, St. George. More...
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Robin Hood
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 8M, 8F), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Flexible unit set /About 1 hour
All done in rousing fashion, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest leads a merry life with his followers. More...
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Round the World Tales
Adapted from Japanese, Swedish and Nicaraguan Folk Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 3-13
Set/Time: Bare stage with props /About 55 minutes
Adapted from Japanese, Swedish and Nicaraguan folk tales, this entertaining cycle of three 20-minute plays from folklores around the world focuses on the important themes of generosity and greed. More...
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Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 40 minutes
When the children enter and the show begins, they are not only entertained as an audience, but also become personally involved as they play out their various roles in this classic tale. More...
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Rumpelstiltskin Revisited
Cast: 1M, 2F (larger cast possible with up to 5 principals)
Set/Time: Basic representational sets /About 50 minutes
This storyteller version sets a spun gold standard for the adaptation of old favorites. Sure to have your audiences giggling, the hip, kooky and outlandish Rumpelstiltskin is a riot for all ages! More...
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The Runaway Merry-Go-Round
Cast: Flexible cast of 13
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
When an old merry-go-round suddenly wrenches itself from the ground and takes off into the blue, its passengers find themselves in the friendly company of a lion, mouse, ostrich and a poodle. More...
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Sam and the Serpin-Snake
Cast: Flexible cast of 12, plus extras
Set/Time: Representational set /About 1 hour
To break a spell, nerdy little Sam must journey to the Liverwurst Mountains and steal a scale from the most horrible creature alive -- Snort, the Serpin-Snake. More...
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Scheherazade
From The Arabian Nights stories
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 6M, 17F), plus extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 75 minutes
Scheherazade is called upon to use her tale-spinning talents to save people from certain destruction. An enchanted tale transforms royal counselors into powerful genies. More...
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The Secret Garden
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 12F), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple set /About an hour
A garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing a young girl to help restore a boy's health. More...
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The Selfish Giant
Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (3M, 3F, plus 4 that can be either), extras (at least 7)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 55 minutes
Adapted from Oscar Wilde's classic children's story, this joyous play touches on themes of friendship and heart-changing faith. More...
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The Smartest Woman in the Kingdom
Cast: 8M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 40 minutes
A not-too-bright prince has to marry the smartest woman in the kingdom or the throne reverts to his evil cousin. This comedy is filled with secret passages, bad puns and more. More...
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Snew White
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (about 7M, 5F plus 7 that can be either)
Set/Time: Area staging/About 30 minutes
Snew When Snew White hides out from the evil queen with an odd assortment of dwarves (Snippy, Sloppy, Spiffy, Twitchy, Nosey, Sticky and Brad the Surfer Dwarf), hilarity ensues. More...
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Snow White
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 2M, 7F, plus 7 dwarfs roles)
Set/Time: Simple sets /About 1 hour
The world of the Brothers Grimm is brought to life. All our old friends are here -- the Princess, the mischievous Dwarfs, the Prince, the Huntsman, and the evil Queen. More...
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 30 minutes
This one act adaptation of the classic story has a small cast and plenty of roles for the children in the audience. More...
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The Spell of Sleeping Beauty
From the story by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 or more (roughly 7M, 18F, smaller with doubling)
Set/Time: Simple unit set /About 1 hour
In a kingdom there's celebration. A princess, has been born. Even though the nasty witch is not invited to the festivities, she shows up anyway and pronounces her revenge. More...
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Star Trip I
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 20 minutes
Imagine the fun and excitement when the audience joins Captain Cosmic on a trip to Mars. They'll love helping as the crew and taking the role of friendly Martians. More...
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The Stone in the Road
Cast: Flexible cast of 7M, 7F plus extras
Set/Time: Simple representational set /About 30 minutes
A queen puts her subjects to the test: anyone kind enough to move a large boulder from the road will be handsomely rewarded with a job as royal counselor to the queen! More...
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Stone Soup
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras
Set/Time: Representational set /About 1 hour
When Rocky comes to the defense of two girl knights, a town refuses to give him and the girls a bite to eat! But Rocky won't give up and he cooks up a pot of Stone Soup. More...
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Straw Into Gold
The Classic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 (4M, 2F or 2M, 4F)
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
Modern, witty language and hilarious characters spice up this classic adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin. More...
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Tale of the Mouse
Adapted From African Folk Tales
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: No set required /About 45 minutes
This play introduces young audiences to a series of classic African folk tales, narrated and performed by actors using only masks to create a variety of characterizations. More...
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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 to 20
Set/Time: Simple set /About 45 minutes
From an assortment of surprise packages comes four very special gifts... the gifts of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen to the children of the world. More...
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The Three Bully Goats Griff
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (2M, 2F, plus 5 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 40 minutes
Two toll trolls who are bickering on a bridge have a More...
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Three Fables
Adapted from Aesop
Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 13
Set/Time: Simple unit stage /About 1 hour
Aesop himself introduces his own fables. The three fables (The Lion and the Mouse, Dog in the Manger and The Ant and the Grasshoppers) spread the famed wisdom of Aesop. More...
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The Three Little Pigs
Cast: Flexible cast of 4 or more
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 20 minutes
The audience members help out by supplying straw, sticks and bricks for the homes of the Three Little Pigs. In addition, the audience supplies extra actors for the play. More...
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Thumbelina
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 6M, 14F), extras, doubling possible
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
Once there was a girl no taller than a thumb, so she was called Thumbelina. Based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, we are taken into her world, fraught with dangers for one so small. More...
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Toby Tyler
Adapted from the James Otis Novel
Cast: 6M, 11F
Set/Time: Simple unit set /About 1 hour
Convinced he's not wanted by his aunt and uncle, Toby runs away with a traveling circus. When the ringmaster has an accident, Toby takes his place, traps two villains and saves the circus! More...
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
Adapted from the Mark Twain classic
Cast: 13M, 5F, plus extras, doubling possible
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 90 minutes
The wild antics of Tom Sawyer are captured with the humor, fast action and clever story line in this dramatization of another of Mark Twain's brilliant tales. More...
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The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 8, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 40 minutes
The Hare is sure he could win if they raced again, and with the help of his forest friends, he finally gets Tortoise to agree to a rematch. More...
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The Tough and Tender Troll
Cast: 6M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 90 minutes
A young troll-in-training finds that his final examination from Meanness School involves kidnapping a little girl. He plunders every night to prove himself to three other trolls. More...
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Toy School
Cast: Flexible cast of 13, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple unit set /About 45 minutes
Toys don't automatically know how to be the perfect plaything. They have to graduate from Toy School, receive their price tags to attain the privilege of being sold at toy stores. More...
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Treasure Island
From the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast: 12M, 7F
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 90 minutes
From the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the villainous Long John Silver follows young Jim across the ocean to search out a buried fortune on Treasure Island. More...
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Turnabout Night at the Zoo
Cast: Flexible cast of 12
Set/Time: Exterior set /About 1 hour
Jimmy and Polly, who have been accidentally locked in at the zoo after dark, watch in astonishment as the animals step casually out of their cages. More...
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Twelve Dancing Princesses
Cast: 4M, 13F
Set/Time: Simple interior sets /About 45 minutes
Where do twelve princesses disappear each night and wear out their dancing slippers? When a soldier follows them to a mysterious kingdom, he finds them dancing the night away under a hypnotic spell. More...
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Twinderella
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (about 12M, 10F, plus 9), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 50 minutes
Cinderella's cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters make her rotate tires. Bob, her long lost twin brother, is forced by his evil stepfather and cruel stepbrothers to organize their sock drawers. More...
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The Uniform Unicorn
Cast: 8M, 3F
Set/Time: One simple interior set, one exterior set /About 1 hour
A young king will lose his throne unless he's married by tomorrow. His beloved Vanessa has vanished. She has been transformed into a unicorn by a wizard. More...
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The Vanilla Viking
Cast: 6M, 4F
Set/Time: Several simple sets /About 1 hour
A little girl has been kidnapped and brought back as a slave to a Viking household. In spite of her desire to escape, she saves her new family from capture by an English sea captain. More...
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The Velveteen Rabbit
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras
Set/Time: Interior set /About 1 hour
With a late-Victorian flavor, this adaptation creatively and beautifully renders for the stage the miraculous story of a stuffed animal made real by a child's love and a |
