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The Buttonhole Bandit
by Michael Silversher and Fengar Gael




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About The Play

Musical. Book and lyrics by Fengar Gael, music composed by Michael Silversher.  3-6 males, 3-6 females. About 60 minutes. Suitable for all ages.  First performance:  $60.  Each additional performance:  $50.  All performance licenses include permission to make copies of the script and score as necessary for your production. 

Under its original title, Phoebe's Closet, the play won the National Children's Theatre Festival Playwriting Award, sponsored by the Actors Playhouse in Coral Gables, Florida where it was given a full production.  It was subsequently produced by The Looking Glass Theatre of New York under its current title.

A perusal version of the score is available upon request.  Also, for ease of performance, the play's musical tracks are available for download (for no additional fee) to licensed producers.



Synopsis

Little Phoebe Potts has a vivid imagination, which is why she spends her after school hours cowering in a closet. Then one day she follows a moth through a buttonhole and discovers an entire galaxy on the other side! With the help of an alien named Melf the Gelf, Phoebe embarks on a magical journey to save the Galaxy Clesto. There she encounters alien creatures who bestow wondrous gifts: gloves for seeing through densities of matter; anti-gravitational boots for leaping great distances; and beanies for breathing under water. Soon Phoebe discovers that by making friends and conquering her fears, an imagination can be a wonderful thing!

 



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