Michael Perry

Freedom Song — A Story of Hope — TYA

One of the most powerful and inclusive scripts on the Underground Railroad and the power of personal freedom we have ever come across

Alexandra Grace Gaver — Author

Biography and listing of Plays for a playwright from the Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads

Coming Home: A Christmas Story — Musical

The Herstoller Inn is a modern day setting for this re-telling of the Nativity Story, with a modern-day twist.

RUFF! by Jenifer Nii — TYA

Two dogs in an Animal Shelter — what better location for a play about prejudice and overcoming fear

The Little Mermaid’s Little Sister — TYA

A delightful twist on the fairy tale as both the mermaid and her prince have a younger, same-gender sibling who get them and others into trouble; but it’s the little sister who is at the center of this story.

A Playwright’s Potential to Excellence — BLOG August 10, 2017

Apply this to you, the Playwright (Composer, Lyricist) and to each of your characters. It sort of goes along with what I

Why do you write for the theatre? A Playwright, a Lyricist, a Composer? What gets you up in the morning to begin?

You know — many playwrights struggle over conflict. Some even wonder if they can do without it. Some think it is fine,

TV screens, computer screens, video screens, phone screens — what if they were the literal gateway to our scariest nightmares?

The Saga of Sasquatch C’lone – Doc Holliday’s Electronic Medicine Show

The Wild West and the Frontier are even wilder in this spoof on everything that is western-holy!

Character Arc What and Why – BLOG May 25, 2017

What is a Character Arc and Why is it necessary? A Character Arc is the journey that a character takes through his

The Collodi classic in a Broadway-style musical treatment.

The Sideshow — Concept CD

Schools for Gifted and Talented youth often feel like a sideshow; how would one of those same schools feel for someone who is gifted, but doesn’t think so?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream — edited

Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions.

Julius Caesar: A Confederate Conspiracy

Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions, plus a setting of the U.S. Civil War.

Christmas On The Blue — A New Musical for Christmas

1940s, World War 2, Big Band, Radio station on the brink of collapse musical! With a Christmas Theme to boot!

Winterblum — A Frozen New Musical

A musical in the “Frozen” vein, about a young woman searching for her roots, which she finds in a kingdom of perpetual winter –– and what she does about it!

Cinnamon Stick — Short Musical

A short musical fable about the power of love!

The Archer Who Went I Know Not Where To Fetch I Know Not What — TYA musical

A Russian Folk tale brought to musical life with people and puppets, and plots and plans, and a happy ending.

Submitting To A Theatre – BLOG May 5, 2017

Submitting a Play or Musical to a Theatre There are many opportunities for this to happen, here are just a few: If

A lush and lovely score with unforgettable characters and situations, brings this Kenneth Grahame tale to life in a Broadway-style adaptation.

The Wind in the Willows — Short Musical

“The Wind in the Willows” as a melodrama? It’s not as strange as it might sound!

Before Nevermore: A Poe Adventure — Short Musical

Where did Edgar Allan Poe get his ideas? Who was he before he became the successful writer? This is one likely (or unlikely) scenario that will delight your audiences!

The Process of Theatre Writing – BLOG April 20, 2017

What can I say about playwrighting that can take you from the ideas, to the words, to the page, to the stage?

Well, this one can be complicated. Each publisher has different requirements for play and musical submission. Some are agented, (which means that

Yeti, Sasquatch, Sphinx and Amazonian Queen make for mystery in the theatre; but then set it in a Carnival-type atmosphere and it becomes a Mystery Sideshow Theatre piece!

The Mummy’s Tale: And other Voices from the Great Beyond — TYA

The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Aztecs knew that Death was not a mystery! Or was it?

Atlantis, Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves — TYA

Atlantis, Pirates, and Loch Ness are mysteries of our water-filled world. But when these tales are set in a Sideshow atmosphere, it takes the action up a notch!

Way Out West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales — TYA

The West of the U.S. frontier has spawned many tales, from Native American creation, to the Pony Express, along with the history of Lewis & Clark, the Mystery Sideshow Theatre has never been more full of fun and wonder!

Aesop’s Network — PLAY, TYA

An evening of Aesops’ characters told in the style of Network Television, with news and commercials. What a kick!

E. Gray Simons III — AUTHOR

E. Gray Simons III – Since 1997 Mr. Simons has written numerous original plays and adaptations. His original plays include Play Ball!,

In a recent post on a Facebook Playwrights page the number of characters in a play or musical was discussed. Now: Number

Those without choice, or voice, as to whether they live or die.

WILD DUCKS

Ibsen meets Brecht? This is a version of “The Wild Duck” that you will never forget.

Joe Rosenberg • Author

JOSEPH ROSENBERG — Playwright, Director and Theater Scholar, Joe was the founder and Artistic Director of El Teatro Bilingue (The Bilingual Theatre

Yes, another musical about bullying, but this one focuses on the Bully and his perception of himself. And what’s more, the show is told in both Spanish and English!

The Plays of Thomas F. Rogers Volume 2: Personal Journeys

Plays of conscience, choice, crisis, and personal identity from a master playwright.

The Plays of Thomas F. Rogers Volume 1: Perestroika and Glasnost

East-West tensions that brought about the Cold War, plus living under and after the walls came down, make for compelling theatre from a master playwright who has been produced in Russia, as well as here in the US.

Jim Christian • Author

Jim Christian is a Playwright, Lyricist, Director, Choreographer, Actor/Singer/Dancer, and a teacher of thousands of successful students. He is the recently retired

This is a provocative and healing story about surviving the suicide of a loved one.

Martin R. Collin • Author

Martin R. Collin is the former English Department Chairman and Theatre Director at Saint James School, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He taught

The delightful traditions and history of Christmas are brought to life in this fine little Panto!

Jes Marbacher • Author

Jes Marbacher is a writing and communications professional and freelance theater artist working in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She first came to NHTP

Women’s Suffrage is keenly and insightfully explored for young audiences.

It’s Up To Me — A Musical Revue

If we are not involved in our own lives, leading to our own success, who will be? A reminder that is not just for young audiences, but adults as well!

Sheila Rinear — playwright

Sheila Rinear is a San Antonio-based, award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and teacher. Her work has been commissioned, developed and produced throughout the United

No other person in the world is really very different from ourselves. It is amazing the things you can learn in a diner, and the possibilities that wisdom opens up!

A Day Without Palestine — One-Act

American/Arab/Israeli relations pose many questions, but also find some solutions. A fine little drama about a family on the brink of crisis.

The Ransom Note or Sweet Katy’s Peril-A Melodrama of Unusual Mirth

A clever experience with the classic ‘mellerdrama’ (melodrama) for children and teens.

Just Lucky I Guess — A Comedy

Three may be a crowd in love, but it certainly allows you to meet interesting people!

The World Is My Parish — Play

The religious journey of John Wesley, father of the Methodists.

The Sideshow — a musical

a musical about young people (and the grown-ups who teach them) by Mark Ogden WHAT ABOUT JOE AVERAGE? WHERE DOES HE FIT

Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, and Texas Jack are drawn to Chicago by a shrewd promoter to perform in a show about Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, and Texas Jack! And it based on an historical incident — a true story!

Irving Berlin: In Person — Concept CD

Original Cast Albums on CD

Mother Wove The Morning DVD

Theatrical performance DVD by Carol Lynn Pearson

Glorious Son of York — play

A 1 man 1 woman adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III

Caravan • a play

An enemy is someone whose story you do not know. This play brings Jews, Muslims, and Christians together in an almost sacred unity.

Facing East • The Play

A father and a mother confront the suicide of their adult gay son, whose male partner visits the gravesite at the same time, where they enact a mock funeral. The discussion follows the tack of seeing and hearing someone when they are still alive.

Carol Lynn Pearson • Author

Biography and listing of plays

Mother Wove the Morning • a play

Up to 16 women search for the Feminine Face of God — The Divine Feminine.

Taylor Williams — Composer

Biography and musicals listing of a composer, arranger.

misFitting In – An Anti-Bullying Musical – TYA

The bullied and the bullies in an intense musical for young audiences filled with pathos, humor and a contemporary score.

The World of Snow White — play

A re-telling of the Snow White story through collected tales from around the world.

A Christmas Memory Original Cast Album CD

Original Cast Album on CD

Marketing Singers: Preparing Entrepreneurs to Artfully Make Money — 4th Edition

A very thorough and serious book on marketing those who are performers in the music world.

Michael Megliola — Author

Biography and listing of plays from a New England author.

Forest Secrets — TYA

Fairies, Nature and Environmental Awareness — what better way to talk to young people about these basic topics than onstage in a play?

Genevieve Aichele — Author

Biography and listing of plays

Once Upon A Candlemas in Arthur’s Court — TYA

Three modern-day Junior High School students meet — King Arthur, the Briton Legend and find that there is more fact to the fiction then they had previously believed, in this insightful play.

The Sheriff of Nottingham — TYA

A rousing tale of Robin Hood for young actors and audiences. Adults may enjoy these roles, as well.

Galileo’s Pendulum — TYA

Galileo’s most important contribution to the world may not have been in pure sciences, but in the allowance and tolerance of Freedom of Thought. This play chronicles that journey with either young or adult actors for young audiences.

The Gypsy Tree — a play with songs

An original fantasy for teen and adult audiences.

Olympus On The Moon — One-Act Comedy TYA

Where did the Greek Gods go for sanctuary after their people no longer believed or trusted in them? How about the moon? A fantasy play based on Greek Myth and history.

The Doctor In Spite of Himself — Farce

A new adaptation of the classic Moliére farce!