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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
SET:  Simple exterior sets
TIME:  About 90 minutes

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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.


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THE KING'S ACADEMY
WOODSTOCK, GA
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
XENIA, OH
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL
JUNEAU, WI
NATALYA BOYKOV
CALEDONIA, MI
COLUMBIANA VILLAGE SCHOOLS
COLUMBIANA, OH
GEORGETTE MILLER
CLERMONT, FL
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
DANVERS, MA
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WIXOM
WIXOM, MI
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTSVILLE, TN
SHELBY-RISING CITY PS
SHELBY, NE
BERNARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS, MO
RAFT RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
MALTA, ID
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Summit Complaint
I'm Curious
Kidnapping Makes Money
The Miser's Reply
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Shuteye
I've Got It!
Red Chief's Song
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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


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


 
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