(PROFESSIONAL, AMATEUR, EDUCATIONAL, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY, YOUTHEATRE/CHILDREN’S THEATRE)

The show, written especially to fire up young imaginations, is like a three-ring circus with a banana-loving Yeti, an elusive Sasquatch, a riddle-demanding Sphinx and an Amazonian Queen…all kept in line by a wandering ringmaster. Kids love this globe-trotting tour in search of the truth about these fantastic legends. The setting is a Carnival Sideshow where fantastic stories have always been told in very theatrical ways! With an optional musical intro, AT THE SIDESHOW, demo found below in the PERUSAL MATERIALS Section.

A part of the

SERIES

PLAY DETAILS

Large flexible cast characters that can be doubled to as few as 5 actors [2m 3f], or each character can be played by a single actor
Multi-location fluid setting
simple costumes and props
About 45 minutes
Order # 3175

Available Soon!

REVIEWS and COMMENTS:

SOON

PERUSAL MATERIALS

Perusal Pages File available Riddle of the Sphinx PERUSAL (The PDF file contains the first half of the play along with all background information.)
PRINT BOOK: MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE (Volume #3 in The theatre for Young Audiences series) this volume includes: Riddle of the Sphinx, Atlantis Lost!, The Mummy’s Tale, Way Out West!
SONG that can be used as an INTRO to each of the shows in the series: AT THE SIDESHOW

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.

Script in PDF format — Order #3175a : $20.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to copy for your production. The SHEET MUSIC to the optional song is included at the back of the script. The BACKING TRACK can be ordered by email [with a production license in place])
First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3175d : $45.00
Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3175e : $40.00
Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application

PRODUCTIONS:

2010 — Virginia Stage Company Tour
2010 — BTF PLAYS! Tour
PREMIERE: 2002 — BTF PLAYS! Tour (Berkshire Theatre Festival)

BILLING CREDITS

The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
The Riddle of the Sphinx

and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed

by
E. Gray Simons III

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:
“The Riddle of the Sphinx and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed” is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”

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