About the Play
Musical. 45-60 minutes. 4-7+ females, 1-5+ males (11-50+ performers possible). Suitable for elementary school and older.
Note about the score: A perusal copy of the score that may be printed once is included as part of a Digital Perusal Script, while printed scripts contain a link to a non-printable digital perusal copy of the score. A score that may be printed, copied and used in performance comes with the order of a Production Copy License (or a Classroom Copy license for classroom study only).
Premiered at The Boys & Girls Club (Greenwich CT) and workshopped at The Cherry Lane Theatre (New York, NY).
Synopsis
Ernest Thayer's beloved 1888 poem about fictional baseball legend Casey and the town of Mudville springs vividly to life in the present day. When young K.C. moves to Mudville with her father from New York City, she struggles to fit in at her new school. But it's through her love of baseball that she finally connects: an avid ballplayer, K.C. whips the down-and-out local team into shape, leading them all the way to the championship game, where she learns that there are things even more important than winning...