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Claudia Haas

Claudia Haas

Claudia Haas focuses on theatre for young audiences and intergenerational audiences. She is a winner of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education Distinguished Play Award for My Brother's Gift. She was an O'Neill Conference semifinalist for her 9/11 play Making Some Noise. Her plays have been widely produced in all fifty states as well as on six continents. Her youth plays have been developed through NYU's New Plays for Young Audiences - Steinhardt, The Growing Stage Children's Theatre, The Bonderman Symposium, Purple Crayon Players, the Playwrights-in-our-Schools grant and the Old Miner's Children's Playwriting Contest. Honors include winner of the Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award, Anna Zornio Playwriting Competition, AATE's Unpublished Play Reading Project, University of Central Missouri's Children's Playwriting Competition, East Valley Children's Theatre Playwriting Competition and others. Member: Dramatists Guild of America, Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis, Honor Roll Playwrights, American Alliance for Theatre and Education.
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Works by Claudia Haas

Shorts 7 Weeks, 3 Days cover Drama 7 Weeks, 3 Days It’s been 7 weeks and 3 days since Mari and Emma last saw each other...and they're past due for an awkward reunion. 8-10 min 2 females.
One-Act Plays Aesop and George cover Comedy Aesop and George In a long abandoned theater, Aesop the storyteller collides with George the theatrical ghost in a battle of tales that teach and stories that entertain! 50-60 min 8-18 females, 4-14 males (16-24 performers total).
Full-Length Plays Almost Mary (full-length version) cover Drama Almost Mary (full-length version) Before Mary Anning became the world's first female paleontologist, she was a young girl from a small town hunting for fossils in this beautiful coming-of-age story. 60-70 min 6 females, 4 males, 2+ any gender (8-12+ performers possible).
One-Act Plays Almost Mary (one-act version) cover Drama Almost Mary (one-act version) Before Mary Anning became the world's first female paleontologist, she was a young girl from a small town hunting for fossils in this beautiful coming-of-age story. 35-40 min 6 females, 4 males, 2 any gender (8-12+ performers possible).
One-Act Plays The Bread, the Bracelet and the Dove cover Comedy The Bread, the Bracelet and the Dove Based on an Italian folktale, this lively play centers on the joys of family and the wonders and magic of Italian food. 40-50 min 10-12 females, 2 males, 6 any gender (12-24 performers possible).
Full-Length Plays The Hanging of the Greens cover Young Audiences The Hanging of the Greens If children play instead of hanging up the evergreens for winter protection, they are in danger of being kidnapped by Pinella, the Winter Witch. 60-70 min 8 females, 3 males, 9 any gender (20 performers total).
One-Act Plays In the Village of the Brothers Grimm cover Dramedy In the Village of the Brothers Grimm A play rich with the finely-drawn characters from the Brothers Grimm entices you into a magical world of once upon a time. 50-60 min 4-35 females, 3-29 males (7-43 performers possible).
Performable Collections It's Elementary! Twelve Short Plays for Upper Elementary School Actors cover Performable Collection It's Elementary! Twelve Short Plays for Upper Elementary School Actors Whether it's navigating an unfamiliar environment, coping with learning differences at school or taking on new responsibilities, these twelve short plays ranging from large-cast comedies to meaty dramas explore the age-appropriate concerns of upper elementary age students. 10-140 min Individual casts range from 2-30+ performers, with over 100 roles in all.
One-Act Plays La Bella Cinderella cover Young Audiences La Bella Cinderella Silly rules the land as the Primo Pasta Players turn the Cinderella tale topsy-turvy with their own brand of zany, pasta-loving fun that's perfect for young audiences. 50-60 min 3-4 females, 2-3 males (6 performers total, plus optional extras).
Shorts Message to Grandma cover Dramedy Message to Grandma A young boy devises a unique way to send a message to his grandma in heaven. 10 min 1-3 females, 1-3 males (4 performers total).
One-Act Plays Scheme Space cover Drama Scheme Space Events rapidly "go viral" after a group of teens put an inappropriate photo online. 25-35 min 5 females, 2 males.