by Barbara Howe Hogan and Tim Caverly
A play with songs adapted from Tim Caverly’s book “An Allagash Haunting”
The woods of Northern Maine are full of a rich history and the tales that go with that history. Lumberjacks, small communities, fishermen, hunters, the Spirits of the forest – and the Spirits of those who were taken from their beloved land too soon, populate this play based on Tim Caverly’s novel, “An Allagash Haunting”. This play with music recreates life in the not-so-long-ago lumber camps of the 1920s––specifically Churchill Dam––the story centering around Emile Camile, who died in a logging accident in 1925. When a family goes camping, the family based on Caverly’s own, the children do not merely enjoy the Maine Woods, but become witness to some of it’s stranger stories, becoming a part of its history and rich folk and music lore. With the Spirits of the Forest as Storytellers, the imaginations of the audience are engaged, and the family and the audience are taken on a trip into the rich history of the region of the Allagash. When the story is over the children are left with the decision as to whether or not this was just a story – or did it really happen –– to them?
NOTE: For those schools and producing groups in Maine and New Hampshire (and possibly New Brunswick), Tim Caverly, the author of the original book and co-author of the play, will travel up to 6 hours away from his home (by car) in Millinocket, Maine, to do seminars and to be able to sell copies of the play and his other books at performances. A certain percentage of any sales will be donated to the producing school or group. Just contact Leicester Bay to make arrangements.
PLAY DETAILS:
- 1W 2M 1B 1G 4either gender +Chorus & Band
- Several simple settings
- Contemporary and 1920s costumes
- ORDER # 3049
PERUSAL MATERIALS
PERUSAL SCRIPT: The PDF of 1/2 of the script is available free of charge: Allagash Haunting PERUSAL
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SPECIAL OFFER:
- The play was adapted for radio broadcast in 2012 on WHOU FM 100.1, featuring some of the performers from the Starbright Children’s Theatre production.
- A CD of the abridged radio broadcast is available for $11.00 HERE
A LINK TO THE FOX 22 Channel news interview show “Good Morning Maine” with Tim and Susan Caverly with Emma Smith of ABC TV Channel 7 in Bangor.
https://www.foxbangor.com/live-interviews/local-authors-discuss-allagash-haunting/
DEMO SONGS: mp3 demo of the songs (Songs in BOLD in playlist)
ACT ONE
MUSICAL #1 — PRELUDE: Allagash Spirits — Clarinet & Piano
MUSICAL #2 — La Poulette Grise (The Little Gray Hen) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #3a En Roulent Ma Boule (My Rolling Ball) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #3b En Roulent Ma Boule (My Rolling Ball) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #3c En Roulent Ma Boule (My Rolling Ball) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #4 — La Poulette Grise (The Little Gray Hen) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #4a — Allagash Spirits (Underscore) Clarinet
MUSICAL #5 — Allagash Spirits PLAYOUT Clarinet
ACT TWO
MUSICAL #6 — PRELUDE to ACT II – Allagash Spirits Clarinet, Piano
MUSICAL #7 — Fais Do Do (Go to Sleep) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #8a — Sur Le Pont D’Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon) Fiddle
MUSICAL #8b — Sur Le Pont D’Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon) Fiddle
MUSICAL #9 — La Poulette Grise (The Little Gray Hen) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #10 — Alouette (The Skylark) Chorus, Fiddles & Guitar
MUSICAL #11 — Sur Le Pont D’Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #12 — Allagash Spirits Chorus, Fiddles & Guitar
MUSICAL #13a — Bon Soir, Mes Amis (Good Night, My Friends) § Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #13b — Bon Soir, Mes Amis (Good Night, My Friends) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #14 — Fais Do Do (Go to Sleep) Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
MUSICAL #15 — En Roulent Ma Boule (My Rolling Ball) Clarinet, then Chorus, Fiddle & Guitar
NOTE: The show is scored for Piano to play with the orchestra[demos below contain PIANO], however a Harp may be substituted/added
at the whim of the musical director. (Maybe a digital piano with a great Piano and a great Harp sound.)
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.
- Performance License Application: No production rights can be granted until this application is filled out and sent to us. This is a filler form that after you click “SUBMIT” will send directly to our email address. Response averages 2-3 business days.
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- Script in PDF format — Order #3049a : $20.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to print copies for your production)
- Vocal Book in PDF format — Order #3049b : $15.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to print copies for your production)
- FULL Piano-Vocal Score in PDF format — Order #3049c : $40.00 (includes a master score for all instruments, will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to print copies for your production [available only with a Production order — not for perusal])
- Orchestration in PDF format — Order #3049h : $40.00 (includes printed parts for Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, & Fiddle, will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to print copies for your production [available only with a Production order — not for perusal])
- First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3049d : (will be quoted upon application, send email with your info, or use the License Application below)
- Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3049e : (will be quoted upon application, send email with your info, or use the License Application below)
- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application
- Script in PDF format — Order #3049a : $20.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to print copies for your production)
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PRODUCTIONS:
- Penobscot Theatre Company Dramatic Academy — Bangor, Maine — August 2020 (postponed to 2022 due to covid)
- Alexander Elementary School — Calais, Maine — 2018
- Radio Broadcast on Maine Radio WHOU FM 100.1 — 2012
- Premiered by Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre — 2010
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
An Allagash Haunting
The Story of Emile Camile
by
Barbara Howe Hogan and Tim Caverly
New Music by
Barbara Howe Hogan
Based on the novel “An Allagash Haunting” by Tim Caverly
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.
“An Allagash Haunting: The Story of Emile Camile” is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
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