Michael Perry

Puzzles — a play

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.

Crowns and Commoners — Premiere Play File (TYA)

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.

Awakening Galatea — play

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.

The Yearning Season — Premiere Play File

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.

All’s Well That Ends Well — Shakespeare-edited

Adapted from the Shakespeare play, and much shorter.

Liberation — A Short Play

Personal freedom, identity, and duty are the focus of this play set in a small French village near the end of World War 2 as four young women confront a captured German soldier.

DeGruchy’s Mantle — A Verse Play

This award-winning French fantasy centers around the bequeathing of a magical gift by a mother to her daughters, and becomes a play of emotional complication.

Gathering Grimm — a play

For young or adult audiences this play uncovers some ‘facts’ about the Brothers Grimm: that most of their stories came from or through their sisters and female friends.

My Turn On Earth • The Classic Musical

What are we doing here on Earth? And where did we come from? This musical tells that story through a funny script and contemporary score.

Lightning Rod — A Play

A play about Benjamin Franklin, as you’ve never seen him before!

Treasure — A Play

Ambition. Greed. Lust. Recklessness. Righteousness. Honor. Betrayal. Potential. Before there was Broadway’s “Hamilton”, there was Tim Slover’s “Treasure”.

Susan Mondzak • Composer

Biography and listing of plays for composer/lyricist, Susan Mondzak

Joe Cosentino • Author

Biography and listing of plays for playwright, Joe Cosentino

Columbus! • A Musical Adventure for TYA

Yes, we know that he did NOT land properly on the North American Continent; but he did voyage across the unknown to open the doors to a New World. This musical tells that story for young audiences using a small cast.

Alexander and the United Snakes of America — TYA

Homelessness, Tolerance and Trust are laid bare in this theatrical fable of snakes and humans.

Donald Lewis • Author

Biography and listing of plays by playwright, Donald Lewis

Lori Jacobs • Author and Composer

Biography and listing of plays by playwright, composer/lyricist, Lori Jacobs

Esther: The Musical Schpiel — The Original Cast Album CD

An Original Cast Album on CD

Esther: The Musical Schpiel • The Perfect Kletzmer Musical for Purim, and other times of the year

Told traditionally this musical is NOT; but rich culture and tradition imbues every Kletzmer Song and Showtune in a fun and funny musical play.

Phillip Flammer • Author

Book author who’s story was adapted into a play

Your Worst Knightmare

Knights, Intrigue, Murder, Mystery, and the hand of a young maiden keep this wacky play going while the audience guesses whodunnit!

Terrorfest

What’s on the screen can be terror-full, but nightmares and murder happen off-screen as well in this interactive murder mystery.

Space: The Fatal Frontier

Who knew that out there, among the stars, there would be murder and a mystery to solve — and an audience just waiting for the chance to decipher the clues.

Murder Under The Mistletoe

Murder may not be a very nice Christmas gift — but your audience will still love to figure our who did it!

The Morgue, The Merrier

A convention for … well not the dead, but those who care for the dead, and someone dies –– well, is murdered. Your audience will love to figure out which demented doctor did it!

Ghostwriters and Ghost Riders

Everybody loves trains and train rides. Writers and the murderers they write about, do, too.

Fraternal Disorders

Those ol’ Frat Boys are sure full of surprises, eh? Ever dreamed of recounting a number of murders at a Frat Reunion and finding yourself dead, too? Let your audience figure this one out!

Doomed On The Desert’s Edge

The flora and the fauna of the Desert’s Edge are more than just toxic as the leader of a University expedition winds up dead. Who will figure it out? Someone in the audience!

American Medical Assassination — Musical

Talk about dying under the knife! But the audience will figure it out!

‘Til Death Do Us Part

What would an Italian Mob Wedding be without a little murder? Nothing that the audience could figure out.

That’s The Way The Fortune Cookie Crumbles — Musical

Espionage and a USO Show. Who knew it could lead to murder? The audience, of course, they paid to come and figure it out!

Slaughter On The Strip — Musical

The kick-line will be one short tonight as a Vegas Showgirl misses her entrance –– because she’s de-ad! So, who does the audience choose as the murderer?

Showdown At Gambler’s Gulch

In the Old West town of Gambler’s Gulch the Mayor is murdered. Which one of those contending for his office in the election did it? The audience will find out!

An Heir of Mystery

A will is nothing to die for — unless you’re a Winslow! Who did it? The audience knows!

Hail To Thee, Dear Alma Murder

High School Reunions just aren’t what they used to be, what with choosing the punch, sending the invitations and finding the murderer of one of the alumni. But that’s what the audience is for!

Death On Deck

A Cruise ship? Pirates? Murder? Mayhem? The crew, the guests, and the pirates are at a loss — but the audience isn’t!

Whatsoever: The Musical Story of Abraham

What’s Abraham got that we haven’t got? Lot’s Wife, for one! This musical will propel you through the Biblical story with wit and a LOT of good music.

Mark Ogden • Author and Composer

Biography and listing of plays and musical for playwright, composer/lyricist, Mark Ogden

Esther — The Musical

A Broadway-style musical treatment of the Biblical story of Esther, Queen of Persia, and all the intrigue of the court.

Irving Berlin: In Person — A Bio-musical

A man and a piano player. That’s all the cast you need for this musical. The man? Irving Berlin, of course. Who else do you need?

Tangents — A Play

A psychodrama where six actresses play the self and 5 personalities of one college-aged patient while the staff doctor tries to straighten out the tangents.

The Political Tinker • The Holberg Acting Edition

What qualifies someone for a public office? Not much in this case, according to Danish-Norwegian playwright, Ludvig Holberg. Sadly, not much has changed since Holberg wrote this delightful play 300 years ago.

Equality of Rights • The First Women’s Rights Convention

The pivotal time in the Women’s Rights movement was it’s first convention in 1848. It set in motion all that would come after. This play presents the drama of the beginning of a dream.. that gratefully became a reality.

The Christmas Party • The Holberg Acting Edition

This delightful farce by Danish-Norwegian playwright, Ludvig Holberg, still holds up on stage today.

Erasmus Montanus • The Holberg Acting Edition

A satire of the world of Academia by someone who must have seen today’s world, this play by Ludvig Holberg will have you laughing…and thinking.

Jean de France • The Holberg Acting Edition

The Danish-Norwegian playwright, Ludvig Holberg wrote so universally that his plays hold up for today’s theater audiences.

Jeppe of the Hill • The Holberg Acting Edition

The Danish-Norwegian playwright, Ludvig Holberg wrote so universally that his comic plays hold up for today’s theater audiences.

Ulysses of Ithaca • The Holberg Acting Edition

The Danish-Norwegian playwright, Ludvig Holberg wrote so universally that his comic plays hold up for today’s theater audiences.

Seigfried Idyll — A Play

Wagner’s Ring Opera was never imagined as a modern-day play with a political statement — until now.

The Immortal — A Play

The more true the story, the more strange and inviting the play version can be

Pat Davis • Author

Biography and listing of plays and musicals for playwright/lyricist, Pat Davis

Don’t Forget To Remember • A Musical

It may sound strange to some, but the Bible and its prophets, like Peter and Paul, have answers for the young people of today.

Don’t Forget To Remember • Original Cast CD

An Original Cast Album on CD

The Irving Berlin Story — A Musical

The musical story of America’s Greatest Musical Theatre Composer, given the Broadway-style musical treatment using his own music!

Crime and Punishment — A New Play

Dostoevsky’s masterful novel given a stunning stage play adaptation by a Russian-speaking Master-Playwright.

Take The Mountain Down • DVD

Video recording from the LIVE Television audience broadcast on PBS of the musical story of the Prodigal Son/Daughter

First Freedom — Original Cast CD

An Original Cast Recording on CD

Timeshare — A Comedy Thriller

You’ve never had so much fun while you were screaming, have you? This play will do the trick!

Doug Stewart • Author

Biography and listing of plays for playwright/lyricist, Doug Stewart.

The Wager — A Play of Escape

A taut World War 2 novel adapted into an edge-of-your-seat theatrical play.

One Night With Fanny Brice — Original Cast Album CD

An Original Cast Album on CD

One Night With Fanny Brice — A One Woman Musical

Fanny Brice spent years on stage as a solo act. Her private life was sometimes also a solo act. Here she is, live onstage, in a dynamic, musical theatre, one-woman performance.

Matthew Ivan Bennett • Author

Biography and listing of plays for playwright, Matthew Ivan Bennett

Different Equals Amazing – A play about bullying/self-worth

Anyone can feel ‘different’ from others at times. It is never a small thing. This short play celebrates difference and allowing difference and tolerance, no matter what.

The Seven Little Foys Original Cast Album CD

An Original Cast Album on CD

Song-and-Dance Kids: The Musical Story of The Seven Little Foys

A large cast musical about Eddie Foy with his 7 vaudevillian youngsters and their life on the stage.

The Seven Little Foys — A Musical Fable of Vaudeville

Eddie Foy and the seven ‘Little” Foys were a Vaudeville sensation. This is a small-cast Broadway-style musical telling their story.

Coming Of Age — A Play about Aging

The passage of time affects us all. First, with growing up, and second, with growing old. This play deals with aging, it’s challenges and joys, its affect on the aged and those who love and support them.