(TYA, Children’s Theatre, Amateur, Professional, Educational)
This tale follows three American children, Liz, Robin & Jenny, on vacation in England, who accidentally spend the night trapped in an old castle. There they encounter King Arthur and his Candlemas Court, filled with legendary characters that meet once a year to discuss important matters of state with other great and noble ones from in and out of their time: Gwenevere, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth, Robin Hood & Maid Marion, Queen Boudicca, Lady Bettris, and Burd Janet. It is an amazing thing that the new can learn from the old, but even more special is what the old learn from the new.
PLAY DETAILS:
- 4m 8f (2 teen girls, 1 teen boy, 6 women, 3 men) + ensemble
- About 1 hour.
- Several fluid settings
- Order # 3133
Available for ALL producing groups by February 15, 2016.
PERUSAL MATERIALS
- Perusal Pages File Available here: OnceUponACandlemasPERUSAL (The PDF file contains the first half of the play along with all background information.
- PRINT BOOK: FIVE Plays fromThe New Hampshire Play Project — Volume 1 in the Plays for Young Audiences series is an economical way to peruse this play and four others HERE
- EMAIL us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. Please also include a contact name and phone number.
PURCHASING REHEARSAL MATERIALS:
(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address — if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), email us. CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address) Before we ship any rehearsal material we will need your performance dates, the name of your organization and the theatre where you will perform.
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- Script in PDF format — Order #3133a : $20.00 (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)
- First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3133d : $50
- Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3133e : $40
- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application
- Script in PDF format — Order #3133a : $20.00 (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)
PRODUCTIONS:
- Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication — May 25 & 26, 2017
- PREMIERE: New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth — 2008 (PHOTOS)
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
Once Upon A Candlemas in Arthur’s Court
a play by
Genevieve Aichele
A New Hampshire Theatre Project Young People’s Playscript
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play.
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“Once Upon A Candlemas In Arthur’s Court is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
Other Plays in the New Hampshire Theatre Project Young People’s Playscript Series
(The Individual Plays: Challenging Athena, Forest Secrets, Sheriff of Nottingham, Galileo’s Pendulum,
Well-Behaved Women, Once Upon A Candlemas In Arthur’s Court)
- FIVE Plays from The New Hampshire Theatre Project • (Vol 1 in The Plays for Young Audiences Series) PRINT BOOK
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