Plays and Musicals for All Audiences and Theatre Groups, Amateur, Educational, Professional, and Religious
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.
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 Wild West and the Frontier are even wilder in this spoof on everything that is western-holy!
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.
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?
Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions.
Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions, plus a setting of the U.S. Civil War.
1940s, World War 2, Big Band, Radio station on the brink of collapse musical! With a Christmas Theme to boot!
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!
A short musical fable about the power of love!
A Russian Folk tale brought to musical life with people and puppets, and plots and plans, and a happy ending.
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” as a melodrama? It’s not as strange as it might sound!
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!
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 ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Aztecs knew that Death was not a mystery! Or was it?
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!
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!
An evening of Aesops’ characters told in the style of Network Television, with news and commercials. What a kick!
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.
Ibsen meets Brecht? This is a version of “The Wild Duck” that you will never forget.
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!
Plays of conscience, choice, crisis, and personal identity from a master playwright.
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 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 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 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.
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 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!
American/Arab/Israeli relations pose many questions, but also find some solutions. A fine little drama about a family on the brink of crisis.
A clever experience with the classic ‘mellerdrama’ (melodrama) for children and teens.
Three may be a crowd in love, but it certainly allows you to meet interesting people!
The religious journey of John Wesley, father of the Methodists.
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!
Original Cast Albums on CD
Theatrical performance DVD by Carol Lynn Pearson
A 1 man 1 woman adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III
An enemy is someone whose story you do not know. This play brings Jews, Muslims, and Christians together in an almost sacred unity.
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.
Biography and listing of plays
Up to 16 women search for the Feminine Face of God — The Divine Feminine.
Biography and musicals listing of a composer, arranger.
The bullied and the bullies in an intense musical for young audiences filled with pathos, humor and a contemporary score.
A re-telling of the Snow White story through collected tales from around the world.
Original Cast Album on CD
A very thorough and serious book on marketing those who are performers in the music world.
Biography and listing of plays from a New England author.
Fairies, Nature and Environmental Awareness — what better way to talk to young people about these basic topics than onstage in a play?
Biography and listing of plays
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.
A rousing tale of Robin Hood for young actors and audiences. Adults may enjoy these roles, as well.
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.
An original fantasy for teen and adult audiences.
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.
A new adaptation of the classic Moliére farce!
Missing his father, taken from him by a tragic car accident, a boy of 12 struggles to come to terms with death and his own autism in the searing play.
A royal family must reconcile before the kingdom is bequeathed to the three daughters of the King in this play about love and loyalty — and life.
The tale of Galatea and Pygmalion, based on the original work by Ovid, is at the center of this play about humanity and selfless love.
Loosely based on the Biblical story of Jacob, Leah and Rachel, this play of adolescent angst is universal in it’s theme to any time period –– but especially today.
Adapted from the Shakespeare play, and much shorter.