Plays and Musicals specially designed and crafted to entertain, uplift and encourage our younger theatregoers (ages 4-18)!
We have
- Children’s Theatre (CT) (defined as ‘performed by children for children and families’)
- Theatre for Children and Youth (TCY) (defined as ‘performed by older or multi-generational casts for children and/or Youth’)
- Youth Theatre (YT)(defined as ‘performed by youth for youth and/or families’)
- all categories falling under the TYA label
Here is an article about how theatre for children could change the world. I agree with it. That’s why it is posted here in PDF form. How Theater for Young People Could Save the World (To visit the original article at Huffington Post CLICK HERE.)
Another link you might enjoy are the PRINT COLLECTIONS of many of our TYA Plays to be found here: THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES SERIES (OR see below)
THE BELOW LIST IN A PDF: 2022-2023 TYA Play List
SINGLE TITLES
A
- The Adventures of Hiiaka by Genevieve Aichele
- The Adventures of Huck Finn by R. Rex Stephenson and C. Michael Perry, with John Cohn (MUSICAL)
- Aesop’s Network by E. Gray Simons III
- Alexander and the United Snakes of America by Donald Lewis
- Alice In Wonderland (adapted from the Lewis Carroll classic) by E. Gray Simon III
- An Allagash Haunting: The Story of Emile Camile — play with songs by Barbara Howe Hogan and Tim Caverly (MUSICAL)
- And the Rains Came…and Came: A Musical story of Noah by R. Rex Stephenson and Gary Evans (MUSICAL)
- Arabian Nights (three interwoven stories from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights)
- The Archer Who Went I Know Not Where To Fetch I Know Not What a short musical by Deen Ferrell (MUSICAL)
- Atlantis Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves by E. Gray Simon III
B
- Before Nevermore: A Poe Adventure – a short musical by Meg Phillips Crespy (MUSICAL)
- The Brementown Musicians a short play by Katherine Farmer & Gayanne Ramsden King (MUSICAL)
- Bumps a sci-fi playground adventure by Eric Samuelsen
C
- Challenging Athena by Genevieve Aichele
- NEW! Champion A play by Joanna Kraus (TYA)
- NEW! Champion (Print Version) by Joanna H. Kraus
- The Children of Lir by Genevieve Aichele
- Christmas Dreams a musical by C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- A Christmas Without Christmas • musical TYA — by James Arrington and Lisa Radulovich (MUSICAL)
- Cinderella (adapted from the Charles Perrault fairy tale) by E Gray Simons III
- Cinderella’s Miss-Adventures by Alexandra Grace Gaver
- Clara and the Mermaids multi-venue play by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 3)
- Clara and the Mermaids zoom/radio play by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 3)
- Clever Manka by Genevieve Aichele
- Columbus! The Discoverer — a musical by Susan Mondzak & Joe Cosentino (MUSICAL)
- Crowns and Commoners by J.D. Newman
D
- DeGruchy’s Mantle by J.D. Newman
- Different=Amazing by Matthew Ivan Bennett
- The Dragon Hammer and The Tale of Oniroku by Joanna Halpert Kraus (2 short TYA plays. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL also)
E
- NEW! East of the Sun, West of the Moon • A Family Musical (TYA) (George G. King, Gayanne Ramsden King and C. Michael Perry) (MUSICAL)
- El Bully by short musical by Joe Rosenberg and C. Michael Perry
- The Elephant and the Ant by Genevieve Aichele
- Emperor Wolf a post-apocalyptic fairy tale by Mahonri Stewart
- The Emperor’s New Clothes (adapted from Hans Christian Andersen)
- Entertaining Mark Twain a musical revue by Charles W. Whitman, C. Michael Perry and Michael Evenden (MUSICAL)
F
- Flora Meets A Bee by Morag Shepherd
- Forest Secrets by Genevieve Aichele
- Foursquare a 10-minute play by Eric Samuelsen
- Freedom Song – A Story of Hope by Alexandra Grave Gaver
- The Funny Little Woman and Her Dumpling a short play by George and Gayanne Ramsden King
G
- Galileo’s Pendulum by Michael Megliola
- Gathering Grimm by J.D. Newman
- Geeks and Gangsters by Rob Lauer
- The Girl Who Found Fear by Genevieve Aichele
- The Gypsy Tree – a play with songs by J.D. Newman
H
- Hansel & Gretel’s Grimm Tale (Grimm turned around) (written with Tara Franklin)
- Haunt by Mahonri Stewart
- Heidi! a new musical by Gayanne Ramsden King and C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- The Hornswoggle Jig by Wendy Gourley
- How Do We Feel Right Now? by Stacey Tirro (A Monologue Play for Teens)
I
- Intersection a play about power for 9 female teens by Eric Samuelsen
- Inversion – a horror story for teens by Eric Samuelsen
- It’s Up To Me! a musical revue by Mark Ogden (MUSICAL)
J
- NEW! Jimmy and the Star Angel – A Christmas Musical • Book by Jerry Robbins Music and Lyrics by Jeffrey Gage (Large cast would not tour well) (MUSICAL)
- John Honeyman: Spy for Washington by Albert O.Mitchell
- The Jungle Book by R. Rex Stephenson
- Just So Stories (adapted from Rudyard Kipling) by E. Gray Simons III
K
- Kimchi Kid (TYA) by Joanna Halpert Kraus
L
- Land of Oz by J.D. Newman
- The Liberated Cinderella by R. Rex Stephenson
- Liberation by J.D. Newman
- The Little Mermaid’s Little Sister by Jennifer Peck
- The Littlest Shepherd by R. Rex Stephenson and Emily Tucker (Coming)
- Little Princess a new musical by C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
M
- The Magic Flute (story adapted from Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto from the Mozart Opera) SOON
- The Man Behind The Curtain • L. Frank Baum a One-man Play by J.D. Newman
- Me2 by Joanna H. Kraus
- Merlin’s Apprentice (Welcome to the Magic!) Susan Kim, Stephen Cole and Matthew Martin Ward (MUSICAL)
- mis-Fitting In a musical by Jamie Young and Rick Rea (MUSICAL)
- Monkey (based on the Chinese Folktale “Journey to the West”)(written in collaboration with Blue Hill Performance Ensemble) SOON
- The Mummy’s Tale and Other Voices from the Great Beyond by E. Gray Simon III
- Persephone by Genevieve Aichele
N
- The Not-So-Scary-Nightmare-Adventure by Alexandra Grace Gaver
- Nursery Rhyme Cafe (Musical) (the folks in the Mother Goose Village are having more problems that usual) (MUSICAL)
O
- The Odyssey by Eric Samuelsen
- Of Babylon – A Musical Journey by C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- Olympus On The Moon by J.D. Newman
- Once Upon A Candlemas in King Arthur’s Court by Genevieve Aichele
P
- Pinocchio (loosely based on the Collodi classic) by E. Gray Simons III
- Pinocchio: A Family Musical by Max. C. Golightly and Neil K. Newell (MUSICAL)
- Play Ball! A Reflection of the Game of Baseball by E. Gray Simons III
- The Princess and the Pea by Genevieve Aichele
- The Pumpkin Child (a short musical) by C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
R
- The Ransom Note OR Sweet Katy’s Peril — a Melodrama of Unusual Mirth by Sheila Rinear (MUSICAL)
- NEW! Rapunzarella White – A Fairly Fractured Tale by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden (MUSICAL)
- NEW! Rapunzarella White Original Cast Album CD
- The Riddle of the Sphinx, and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed by E. Gray Simon III
- River.Swamp.Cave.Mountain by Elaine Jarvik
- NEW! The Road to Riverbank by Amie Brockway and Elliot Sokolov (MUSICAL)
- Robin Hood (suggested by the ballads and legends)by E. Gray Simons III (written with Foster Durgin)
- Ruff! by Jennifer Nii
S
- Sandy and the Weird Sisters by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 1)
- Sandy and the Dance of Faith by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 2)
- NEW! S.W.A.K. (Sealed with a Kiss) by June Rachelson-Ospa and Phil Goodbody (MUSICAL)
- NEW! S.W.A.K (Sealed with a Kiss) Original Studio Cast Album CD
- Searching for Sparks by Dean Olivet (MUSICAL)
- The Sheriff of Nottingham by Michael Megliola
- The Skeleton In The School by Linda and Colin Britt (MUSICAL)
- Slaying the Greeble by Eric Samuelsen • TYA
- Sleepy Hollow by Genevieve Aichele
- The Snow Queen by Mahonri Stewart
- NEW! SQUATCH (TYA) by Travis G. Baker, Zane Baker and Isaac Miller
- NEW! Stupid Wig the Musical — by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, based on the short story “Stupid Wig” by Shirley K. Larkin-Spurgeon (MUSICAL)
- Superpowers by J. D. Newman
T
- Tamales and Roses by Joanna H. Kraus
- The Theft of Thor’s Hammer by Genevieve Aichele (soon)
- Three Timeless Tales by George and Gayanne Ramsden King (MUSICAL)
- Time Mirrors by Drew Chappell
- NEW! TINKERTOWN! by Coni Koepfinger & C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- TOAD! – A Wind In The Willows Musical by Beverly Jean Warner, Wes Wright and Mimi Bean (MUSICAL)
- Tom Sawyer – a musical by C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- The Trojan Children by Mahonri Stewart
- NEW! True Colors of Weedle by June Rachelson-Ospa and Allison Franzetti (MUSICAL)
U
- The Ugly Duckling a short musical by George and Gayanne Ramsden King, C. Michael Perry & Mylee Bell (MUSICAL)
- The Upstanders by Dean Olivet (MUSICAL)
W
- Way Out West, The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales by E. Gray Simon III
- Well-Behaved Women by Jes Marbacher
- NEW! Welcome To Tourettaville • A short musical by June Rachelson-Ospa, Jonathan Ospa and Daniel Neiden (MUSICAL)
- Where Is Jill? – a musical fable by Shirlee H. Shields and C. Michael Perry (MUSICAL)
- NEW! The Whimsical World of Oz — a comedy for young audiences by Rob Lauer
- Who’s Running The School? by Linda and Colin Britt (MUSICAL)
- The Wind In The Willows – a short musical by Meg Phillips Crespy (MUSICAL)
- The Wind In The Willows (adapted from the Kenneth Grahame classic)
- The World of Snow White by R. Rex Stephenson
Z
- The Zenith Escape – A Short Musical by David Crespy and Meg Phillips Crespy (MUSICAL)
SERIES:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSICALS SERIES
- Searching for Sparks by Dean Olivet (MUSICAL)
- The Skeleton In The School by Linda and Colin Britt (MUSICAL)
- The Ugly Duckling a short musical by George and Gayanne Ramsden King, C. Michael Perry & Mylee Bell (MUSICAL)
- The Upstanders by Dean Olivet (MUSICAL)
- Who’s Running The School? by Linda and Colin Britt (MUSICAL)
NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE PROJECT YOUNG PEOPLE’S PLAYSCRIPT SERIES
- Challenging Athena by Genevieve Aichele
- Forest Secrets by Genevieve Aichele
- Galileo’s Pendulum by Michael Megliola
- Once Upon A Candlemas in King Arthur’s Court by Genevieve Aichele
- The Sheriff of Nottingham by Michael Megliola
- Well-Behaved Women by Jes Marbacher
- FIVE Plays from The New Hampshire Theatre Project • (Vol 1 in The Plays for Young Audiences Series) PRINT BOOK
CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF HAMPTON ROADS PLAYSCRIPTS SERIES
- Cinderella’s Miss-Adventures by Alexandra Grace Gaver
- Freedom Song – A Story of Hope by Alexandra Grave Gaver
- The Not-So-Scary-Nightmare-Adventure by Alexandra Grace Gaver
- Plays from the Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads – Volume 2 Plays for Young Audiences Series • PRINT BOOK
MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES (a product of the Berkshire Theatre Festival)
- Atlantis Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves by E. Gray Simon III
- The Mummy’s Tale and Other Voices from the Great Beyond by E. Gray Simon III
- The Riddle of the Sphinx, and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed by E. Gray Simon III
- Way Out West, The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales by E. Gray Simon III
- Mystery Sideshow Theatre – Volume 3 Plays for Young Audiences Series • PRINT BOOK
NOORDA THEATRE COLLECTION — Five Age Appropriate Scripts for Young Actors (Order #5019)
- Gathering Grimm by J.D. Newman
- The Hornswoggle Jig by Wendy Gourley
- The Trojan Children by Mahonri Stewart
- Time Mirrors by Drew Chappell
- Superpowers by J. D. Newman
PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY SCHOOL TOUR SERIES
- Different=Amazing by Matthew Ivan Bennett
- Flora Meets A Bee by Morag Shepherd
- River.Swamp.Cave.Mountain by Elaine Jarvik
- Ruff! by Jennifer Nii
THE SANDY HUNTER SAGA
- Sandy and the Weird Sisters by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 1)
- Sandy and the Dance of Faith by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 2)
- Clara and the Mermaids multi-venue play by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 3)
- Clara and the Mermaids zoom/radio play by J. D. Newman (The Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 3)
TALES FROM THE FRACTURED SIDE
- Alice In Wonderland (adapted from the Lewis Carroll classic)
- Arabian Nights (three interwoven stories from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights)
- Cinderella (adapted from the Charles Perrault fairy tale)
- The Emperor’s New Clothes (adapted from Hans Christian Andersen)
- Hansel & Gretel’s Grimm Tale (Grimm turned around) (written with Tara Franklin)
- Just So Stories (adapted from Rudyard Kipling)
- The Magic Flute (story adapted from Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto from the Mozart Opera)
- Monkey (based on the Chinese Folktale “Journey to the West”)(written in collaboration with Blue Hill Performance Ensemble)
- Nursery Rhyme Cafe (Musical) (the folks in the Mother Goose Village are having more problems that usual) (MUSICAL)
- Pinocchio (loosely based on the Collodi classic)
- Robin Hood (suggested by the ballads and legends)(written with Foster Durgin)
- The Wind In The Willows (adapted from the Kenneth Grahame classic)
TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- The Adventures of Hiiaka (Hawaii)
- The Children of Lir (Celtic)
- Clever Manka (Czechoslavkia)
- The Elephant and the Ant (India)
- The Girl Who Found Fear (Turkey)
- Persephone (Greece)
- The Princess and the Pea (Denmark/HCAndersen)
- Sleepy Hollow (New York USA)
- The Theft of Thor’s Hammer (Norway)
ADDITIONAL TALES of the following regions should arrive around December 2020):Africa, Australia, China, Japan, Native America, Persia, Russia, and South America
PRINT COLLECTIONS: (Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES)
- Plays from the New Hampshire Theatre Project – Volume 1 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Plays from the Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads – Volume 2 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Mystery Sideshow Theatre – Volume 3 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Six of One… – Volume 4 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Five Short Musicals for Young Audiences — Volume 5 Plays for Young Audiences Series (MUSICALS)
- Six Short Musicals for Young Audiences — Volume 6 Plays for Young Audiences Series (MUSICALS)
- Four Plays for Teen Actors and Audiences — Volume 7 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Five Theatre for Young Audiences Plays by Joanna H. Kraus – Volume 8 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- NOORDA Theatre Plays for Youth – Volume 9 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Musicals for Teen Actors and Audiences — Volume 1o Plays for Young Audiences Series (MUSICALS)
- …Half a Dozen of the Other – Volume 11 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- Plays of the Sandy Hunter Saga by J. D. Newman (coming of age for girls) — Volume 12 Plays for Young Audiences Series
- The Collected Plays of Eric Samuelsen Volume 8 – Thirteen plays for Teens and Young Adults
STORY THEATRE STORIES FOR THEATRE STORY TELLERS by Genevieve Aichele (Resource Book coming soon)