Charles Metten • Author
Dr. Charles Metten was born in Fort Bragg, California, on September 7, 1927. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Theater…
Category: Latest
Most recent additions to the catalog of Leicester Bay Theatricals
Letter From A Prophet • A Play
a play in three acts by Eric Samuelsen and Charles Metten These are not the letters that Joseph wrote to Emma, or the…
Clearing Bombs • A New Pulitzer Prize Nominated Play
by Eric Samuelsen In the summer of 1942, economists Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes spent a night on the roof of King’s…
Cassandra • A Ten-Minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen A PERFECT PLAY FOR INTERNET, ZOOM, OR STREAMED THEATRE PERFORMANCE As one of the captives of the Trojan War, the…
Intersection • a play about power for teens
by Eric Samuelsen INTERSECTION is a snapshot of today’s world, a quick glance at troubled friendships, broken families, and domestic violence. Nine young…
Four Bio-Musicals by Chip Deffaa • Playwrights on the Page Series • Book 14
by Chip Deffaa The Fanny Brice Story The Irving Berlin Story Yankee Doodle Dandy The Seven Little Foys: An American Vaudeville ASCAP/Deems Taylor…
FIVE Plays for Young Audiences • 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…
Clara and the Mermaids • Zoom Internet Version
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…
For The Glory • A Play
by Joanna H. Kraus (with Hobart Brown) Dawn, wanna-be journalist, is tired of being an Indy 500 driver’s trophy girlfriend. Instead, she’ll cover…
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…
Kiss • a ten minute parable
a short play by Eric Samuelsen An LDS mom is on her way to start work in a brothel to support her family…
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…
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…
Nursery Rhyme Café • A Play With Songs • Tales from the Fractured Side
by E Gray Simons III Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side The folks in the Mother Goose Village are having…
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…
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 Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side PLAY DETAILS TYA About…
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…
Inversion • A Horror Story for Teens
a play by Eric Samuelsen Seven young people find themselves desperately lost in an unexpected fog in the mountains. Taking refuge in a…
The Moment Before • BLOG 05-25-2020
The Moment Before Every actor uses it. It is a Stanislavsky acting principle that has infiltrated nearly every other acting system ever devised….
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,…
Joanna H. Kraus • Playwright/Author
Joanna H. Kraus is an award-winning playwright of twenty Theatre for Young Audiences produced/published plays, among them The Ice Wolf (Dramatic Publishing) and…
Tamales and Roses • short TYA
by Joanna H. Kraus When a flower girl gets stage fright and can’t start the wedding procession, she’s convinced no one will forgive…
Do I Look Like Anyone? • a short ZOOM play
by Sheila Rinear THE PERFECT TWO CHARACTER ZOOM PLAY WITH TWO PERFORMERS WHOSE CHARACTERS NEVER MEET IN PERSON! Meeting your Birth Mother? Important,…
Apocalypso! A Revelation of a Musical
Book and Lyrics by Thom Duncan Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry Sounds like NO Bible story you’ve ever heard before! A…
Irving Berlin: In Person • Original Cast CD
Written and Arranged by Chip Deffaa Songs by Irving Berlin Berlin was a small boy when his family–with little more than the clothes…
The Irving Berlin Ragtime Revue • Original Cast CD
Written and Arranged by Chip Deffaa This revue is a lively celebration of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), focusing on the early years of his…
The Irving Berlin Ragtime Revue • A Musical
Written and Arranged by Chip Deffaa This revue is a lively celebration of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), focusing on the early years of his…
Morag Shepherd • Playwright
Morag Shepherd is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter. Shepherd grew up in rural Scotland and England before studying playwrighting at Brigham Young University,…
Flora Meets A Bee • a play for grades K-3
by Morag Shepherd Eight-year-old Flora has lived in six foster homes since the age of five. One day Flora meets Bee and their…
Temps • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Each has been dating someone else, but due to a situation where they work, they are now inside Jason’s car…
Tahoe • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Two BYU students go to Nevada to get civilly married for a weekend so they can see what sex is…
Fairyana • Christmas RADIO HOUR Series Play
RADIO HOUR Episode 8 by Eric Samuelsen It’s a dark, funny story of three misanthropic, alcoholic writers of a sickeningly sweet children’s television…
Pizza and a Movie • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Two roommates, Carlene and Courtney, spend an evening watching questionable content, wondering about men, and eating pizza in their…
NCMO • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen The play takes place inside a BYU-approved housing apartment in Provo, Utah where Kim and Trent are not sure how…
peculiarities: a play of parables (four short one acts on youth and sexuality)
by Eric Samuelsen Peculiarities is an exploration of LDS attitudes toward sexuality, in particular situations in which moral rigidity and sexuality collide in…
Myrth Elizabeth Burr • Author
Myrth Elizabeth Liston Burr, was born March 9, 1921 to Hazel G. Riddle and Don Carlos Liston in Escalante, Utah. Myrth spent her…
Esther: Queen of Courage • One-woman Show
by Myrth Elizabeth Burr Ask yourself, “Do I have the courage of a Queen to stand firm for what I believe, EVEN IF…
Ruth and Naomi • One-woman Show
by Myrth Elizabeth Burr A Story of love filled with heartache, strife and drama. Many believe that Ruth gleaning in the fields…
Mary Fielding Smith • One Woman Show
Mother of a Prophet – Her Trek West Written by Myrth Elizabeth Burr Inspired by the Doug Fryer painting of Mary looking for…
Accommodations – A Play in Three Acts
by Eric Samuelsen Grandfather Marty is getting older and the family needs to come together and care for him.George and Veeann are both…
American Dreams: Immigration Stories – A Monologue Play
by Linda Britt (Ideal for Professional, Amateur and Educational theatrical productions groups.) Also perfect for Online Events as great Online theatre. A powerful,…
Wild In The West • A Choose Your Own Path Adventure
by Anthony Buck The audience chooses the way in this Western adventure. Rookie sheriff Josiah Clay must safely transport $10,000 on a dangerous…
A Hero’s Journey • A Choose Your Own Path Adventure
by Anthony Buck The audience chooses the way in this fantasy adventure that features knights, squires, wizards, princess, dragons, and more! A band…
An Enchanted April a musical • Vocal Selections/Song Book
Music & Lyrics by C. Michael Perry Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Hansen 17 Songs in Piano-Vocal format In just one short Enchanted…