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Ruth Cantrell

Ruth Cantrell

Ruth Cantrell is an award-winning playwright. Her scripts have been produced in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany and throughout the United States. The Stonecutter received "Best Children's Play" from the Southwest Theatre Association. Ruth received her BA and MFA from Trinity University. She was recipient of the state of New Mexico's highest arts award, the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. She was awarded the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's (AATE) Special Recognition Award. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association. Ruth is Emerita Professor of Theatre Arts at New Mexico State University and the founding director of the Children's Theatre Workshop.

Works by Ruth Cantrell

One-Act Plays The Butterfly: Legends from the Middle Kingdom cover Young Audiences The Butterfly: Legends from the Middle Kingdom Born in prison, Chou is befriended by an enchanted butterfly whose stories take Chou around the middle kingdom; could they take Chou to freedom? 50-55 min 2-4 females, 2-4 males (5-6 performers possible).
One-Act Plays Puss N. Boots cover Young Audiences Puss N. Boots Puss N. Boots leads a ragtag group of misfits to help Robert, Duke of Wessex, regain his dukedom from an evil Ogre. 50-55 min 8-13 females, 5-10 males (14-18 performers total).
Full-Length Plays The Snow Queen cover Young Audiences The Snow Queen Facing frozen monsters, freezing weather, and the evil Snow Queen, young Gerda searches the northern tundra to save her brother Kai in this adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story. 60-65 min 6-9 females, 5-6 males, 8 any gender (12-23 performers possible).
One-Act Plays The Stonecutter cover Drama The Stonecutter When a discontented stonecutter gets the chance to become anyone—or anything—he desires, he embarks on a whirlwind journey of self-discovery that may just transform him in ways he'd have never suspected. 25-35 min 8-21+ any gender.
One-Act Plays The Treasures of El Mundo cover Young Audiences The Treasures of El Mundo An unlikely heroine and her unlikely allies struggle to save the world's natural treasures from a destructive mega-conglomerate. 55-60 min 5-20 females, 4-19 males (9-24 performers possible).