A Christmas Without Christmas • Musical TYA
a Musical Christmas Tale for young people by James Arrington Music and Lyrics by Lisa Radulovich Another year. Another Christmas. Another crisis. Or…
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The Whimsical World of Oz • A Comedy for Young Audiences (TYA)
A comedy for the young by Rob Lauer Based upon the famous Oz books by L. Frank Baum In this comedy adventure, Dorothy returns to…
Story Theatre Stories for Theatre Storytellers — Book 1 — Resource Manual
by Genevieve Aichele A Collection of 15 short playlets for use in classrooms, seminars, workshops, and in performance for an audience, with curriculum…
Entertaining Mark Twain • A Musical Revue
Book by Charles W. Whitman Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry Additional Material by Michael Evenden Thrill to the “War Prayer”! Laugh and…
How Do We Feel Right Now? • A Monologue Play
a collection of raw thoughts in the aftermath of senseless tragedy by Stacey Tirro On May 25, 2020, amidst a pandemic that shut…
Clara and the Mermaids • A Radio Play
by J. D. Newman Episode 3 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Twelve-year-old Clara doesn’t know what she wants to be, but she knows…
Merlin’s Apprentice • Welcome to the Magic!
Welcome to the Magic! Book by SUSAN KIM Music by MATTHEW MARTIN WARD Lyrics by STEPHEN COLE Trying to fit into a new…
FIVE Small Cast Touring Plays for Young Audiences • Volume 13 in the Theatre For Young Audiences Series
#13 — FIVE Small Cast Touring Plays for Young Audiences (Order #5031) (5×8) (COMING SOON) The Emperor’s New Clothes by E. Gray Simons…
Plays of the Sandy Hunter Saga by J.D. Newman • Volume 12 in The Theatre for Young Audiences Series
Volume 12 — Plays of the Sandy Hunter Saga by J.D. Newman (Order #5030) (5×8) (COMING SOON) Clicking on any title below will…
… Half a Dozen of the Other • Volume 11 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
#11 …Half A Dozen of the Other Clicking on any title below will take you to that plays’ Performance Licensing page. Liberated Cinderella by…
Superpowers • TYA
A SUPER Play for Young Performers! by J. D. Newman Part of the Noorda Theatre Youth Plays Three groups meet for the first…
Time Mirrors • TYA
by Drew Chappell Part of the Noorda Theatre Youth Plays The town of Shoreville is situated close to a dam that was built…
The Hornswoggle Jig • TYA
by Wendy Gourley Part of the Noorda Theatre Youth Plays Ingredients: (a) pirates (b) commedia dell’arte (c) a fight sequence (d) one large…
Noorda Theatre Youth Plays • Five Age Appropriate Scripts for Young Actors • Volume 9 Theatre For Young Audiences Series
And the curriculum/program that created them! Volume 9 of the Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES Edited by J. D. Newman “Theatre groups and…
Reflection • The Trauma of Medusa
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) In this tragic retelling of the story of Medusa, Medusa’s traumatic backstory is…
The Snow Queen • A Short TYA Play
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) The classic fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen is retold…
The Trojan Children • TYA
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) After the fall of Troy, a group of refugee children must rely on…
Legends of Sleepy Hollow • Halloween/Suspense
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) Ichabod Crane has come to Sleepy Hollow to replace the former school mistress…
The Funny Little Woman and Her Dumpling • A Short Play for Children
by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King Based on the Japanese Fairy Tale : The Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings When this Japanese…
The Man Behind The Curtain • L. Frank Baum • One-man Show
by J.D. Newman (Perfect for Professional, College/University, Community, High School, Middle School, and other Youth Theatre Groups) A one-man play that tells the…
Bumps • a play for Young Audiences • TYA
a play by Eric Samuelsen About the social order of a playground, along with the attendant bullying, BUMPS presents a microcosmic view of…
Foursquare • a Ten-minute play • TYA
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Slightly amended from its appearance in the longer play, BUMPS, this play about the social order of…
The Theft of Thor’s Hammer •TYA • World Tales
by Genevieve Aichele As Thor, the God of Thunder sleeps, the Ice Giants sneak in and steal his mighty hammer, symbol and source…
The Princess and the Pea • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale by Genevieve Aichele The typical array of princesses––all royal, all wrong. But when Prince Emory meets…
The Girl Who Found Fear • TYA • World Tales
A Turkish Fairy Tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Fear. We all know about it, have even experienced it in our lives. But we…
Persephone • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Greek Myth by Genevieve Aichele Kidnapping. Heartbreak. Evil exacting a price. Sounds like the 5 o’clock news? Well, no —…
Sleepy Hollow • TYA • World Tales
(based on the story by Washington Irving) Adapted by Genevieve Aichele This is a simple but imaginative story-theatre telling of the famous tale…
The Elephant and the Ant • TYA • World Tales
A Traditional Tale from India adapted by Genevieve Aichele Wisdom from the smallest of all helps the jungle animals to maintain order when…
Clever Manka • TYA • World Tales
A Czechoslovakian tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Riddles. Cleverness. This simple, charming story will delight children and adults alike as The Burgomaster of…
The Children of Lir • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Irish folk lore by Genevieve Aichele A very early step-mother story, this time out of jealousy for the love of Lir,…
The Adventures of Hiiaka • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Hawaiian Myth and Lore by Genevieve Aichele Hawaii’s rich mythology and lore provide the story for this script dealing with love,…
Slaying the Greeble • TYA
by Eric Samuelsen We hear it all the time. “I met him on the internet.” That simple statement that sends shockwaves through parents…
FIVE Plays for Young Audiences by Joanna H. Kraus • Volume 8 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
by Joanna H. Kraus A collection of FIVE plays that speak to young hearts and minds whether they are in school, in the…
Sandy and the Weird Sisters • The Play
by J.D. Newman Growing up, making choices, being responsible for yourself and the choices we all make might seem everyday to some, but…
Sandy and the Dance of Faith – The Play
by J. D Newman Episode 2 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Sandy Hunter’s entrance essay has earned her admission to Memorial Catholic School….
Clara and the Mermaids • Multi-Venue Play
by J. D. Newman Episode 3 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Twelve-year-old Clara doesn’t know what she wants to be, but she knows…
Kimchi Kid • TYA Family Play about the power of Adoption
by Joanna H. Kraus When Hak Soo, a nine-year old Korean boy, arrives at a New York airport, he’s frightened by the excited…
The Dragon Hammer and The Tale of Oniroku • Two TYA Plays from Korean and Japanese Legend
Two Short Plays for Young People [and others] To Perform (TYA) by Joanna H. Kraus The Dragon Hammer comes from an old fairy…
Pinocchio! • Tales from the Fractured Side
Adapted from the Collodi Classic by E Gray Simons III MORE SOON Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side PLAY DETAILS…
Hansel and Gretel’s Grimm Tale • Tales from the Fractured Side
Crazier then Grimm by E Gray Simons III and Tara Franklin MORE TO COME Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side…
Just So Stories • Tales from the Fractured Side
From Rudyard Kipling’s Classic by E Gray Simons III So, just how do you suppose the leopard got his spots? Why is the…
Alice In Wonderland • Tales from the Fractured Side
From the Lewis Carroll Classic by E Gray Simons III MORE TO COME Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side PLAY…
Cinderella • Tales from the Fractured Side
From the Charles Perrault fairy tale by E Gray Simons III MORE TO COME Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side…
The Magic Flute • Tales from the Fractured Side
Adapted from Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto from the Mozart Opera by E Gray Simons III MORE TO COME Part of the Series: Tales from…
Arabian Nights • Tales from the Fractured Side
Three interwoven stories from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights by E Gray Simons III Three tales—Prince Ahmed and the Fairy…
The Emperor’s New Clothes • Tales from the Fractured Side
From Hans Christian Andersen by E Gray Simons III MORE SOON Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side PLAY DETAILS TYA…
Monkey • A Chinese Tale • Tales from the Fractured Side
Based on the Chinese Folktale “Journey to the West” by E Gray Simons III written in collaboration with Blue Hill Performance Ensemble MORE…
Robin Hood • Tales from the Fractured Side
Suggested by the ballads and legends by E Gray Simons III written with Foster Durgin MORE SOON Part of the Series: Tales from…
The Wind in the Willows • Tales from the Fractured Side
From the Kenneth Grahame classic by E Gray Simons III MORE TO COME Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side PLAY…
Me2 • short TYA
by Joanna H. Kraus Two girls, raised in opposite parts of the country, accidentally meet in an upscale California mall. Madison and Emily,…