CAST: 6M, 12F, chorus
SET: Simple exterior sets
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$9.25 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler E: $4.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
ROYALTY:
$105 First Performance
$105 Each Additional Performance
SET: Simple exterior sets
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$9.25 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler E: $4.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
ROYALTY:
$105 First Performance
$105 Each Additional Performance
E-VIEWS & E-SCRIPTS INFO
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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:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler E: $4.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler E: $4.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
The Ransom of Red Chief
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LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
XENIA, OH
XENIA, OH
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL
JUNEAU, WI
JUNEAU, WI
NATALYA BOYKOV
CALEDONIA, MI
CALEDONIA, MI
COLUMBIANA VILLAGE SCHOOLS
COLUMBIANA, OH
COLUMBIANA, OH
GEORGETTE MILLER
CLERMONT, FL
CLERMONT, FL
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
DANVERS, MA
DANVERS, MA
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WIXOM
WIXOM, MI
WIXOM, MI
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTSVILLE, TN
HUNTSVILLE, TN
SHELBY-RISING CITY PS
SHELBY, NE
SHELBY, NE
BERNARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS, MO
ST LOUIS, MO
RAFT RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
MALTA, ID
MALTA, ID
HERITAGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
FONTANA, CA
FONTANA, CA
LYNDA BEAL
WEIMER, TX
WEIMER, TX
MERKEL ISD
MERKEL, TX
MERKEL, TX
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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
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E-Views deliver a non-printable, complete preview script to your Pioneer library for reading anytime. Click on ORDER THIS TITLE, then select ELECTRONIC PREVIEW SCRIPT.
For production: E-Scripts
E-Scripts allow organizations to receive an emailed, printable PDF of the script within one business day without needing to prepay for scripts or royalties. This option requires the purchase of a sufficient number of distribution rights for your entire cast.
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