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   Full-Length Plays  

The Jungle Book by Callan Stout

Adaptation. 70-75 minutes. 6-22 males, 2-8 females.
All ages.

Mowgli, a little boy raised by wolves, learns the Law of the Jungle as he is kidnapped by lawless monkeys, watches the elephants dance and comes face to face with his arch-enemy, Shere Khan, the tiger who is trying to eat him.



Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Ed Shockley
Drama. 105-115 minutes. 6 males, 4 females, 4-30 either.
Middle school and older.

A young girl comes of age in Jim Crow Mississippi in this authorized adaptation of the Newbery Award-winning classic.



The Stalking Horse by Ed Shockley
Drama. 90-110 minutes. 5-20 males, 5-20 females.
High school and older.

A bilingual fable of young hunters competing for leadership of an ancient society which is threatened by a mysterious beast.



A Stranger on the Bus by Ed Shockley
Drama. 110-125 minutes. 7-25 males, 5-25 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A young African-American girl takes an epic fantasy journey set against the backdrop of the busing movement, as two families, one on each side of the racial divide, grow to discover their love for each other.



Tales of the Windship by Fengar Gael
Young Audiences. 75-80 minutes. 3-25+ males, 3-25+ females.
All ages.

Step aboard the Windship, then set sail with a lost girl seeking a home somewhere in the wide world of fairy tales.




   Musicals  

Bobos by Ed Shockley and James McBride

Musical. 110-130 minutes. 10+ males, 10+ females.
Middle school and older.

This sung-through urban opera deals with the tough choices facing youth in the streets of Philadelphia.




   One-Act Plays  

Batten Down the Hatchlings by Scott Icenhower
Comedy. 35-45 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 7 either.
Middle school and high school.

The Native American tale of an eagle being raised as a prairie chicken is retold with a happy ending and as many bad chicken jokes as possible.



The Bread, the Bracelet and the Dove by Claudia Haas

Comedy. 40-50 minutes. 2 males, 10 females, 6 either.
All ages.

Based on an Italian folktale, this lively play centers on the joys of family and the wonders and magic of Italian food.



The Butterfly: Legends from the Middle Kingdom by Ruth Cantrell

Young Audiences. 50-55 minutes. 2-4 males, 2-4 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Born in prison, Chou is befriended by an enchanted butterfly whose stories take Chou around the middle kingdom; could they take Chou to freedom?



ESL by Tom Smith
Drama. 45-55 minutes. 2 males, 2 females.
High school and older actors, middle school and older audiences.

Four high school students struggle to confront their own biases of multiculturalism and language.



Little Miss Dreamer (A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith) by Ed Shockley
Comedy. 45-55 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 3-24 either.
High school and older.

Young Bessie Smith tries to find the courage to perform before a northern audience for the first time.



Marvelous Tales by Laura Lewis-Barr
Comedy. 40-55 minutes. 1-20 males, 1-20 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Children will actively participate in these four updated and charming folk tales from around the world.



A Ninth Time by Danny Rothschild
Drama. 25-35 minutes. 4-24 males, 1-21 female.
High school and older.

When a storyteller tells the story of his tribe - of his past - what characters does he become?



Nobody's Listening by Ed Shockley
Dramedy. 50-60 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 1-15 either.
Middle school and older.

A feisty kid sabotages a live television broadcast to make a statement about gun violence in this anti-violence comedy.



Stars (two males- Persian version) by Evan Guilford-Blake

Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A bright young suburban teen, born in Iran, hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.



The Tea Servant by Ed Shockley
Drama. 30-40 minutes. 3-12 males, 2-6 females, 20 either.
Middle school and older.

A Japanese serving woman dresses as a man to accompany her mistress through a dangerous forest.



 
 
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