{"id":10511,"date":"2020-06-03T15:17:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T15:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T12:44:52","slug":"play-ball-%e2%80%a2-reflections-on-the-origins-of-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10511","title":{"rendered":"Play Ball! \u2022 Reflections on the Origins of Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5161\"><strong>E. Gray Simons III<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>PLAY BALL! blends history, poetry, and a fantastic sense of humor to create an exciting and hilarious play. Audiences will learn the rules and terms of baseball, while simultaneously celebrating the cultural significance of baseball in the USA. Play Ball! aims to enlighten audiences to the importance of the mascot not just as comic relief, but as a symbol of luck and hope that can bring entire cities together. Through fictional interactions with actual historical figures (from Queen Hatshepsut and her son Thutmose III to Reverend Allen and Charles Bulfinch) the audience is shown the spirit behind baseball and how it has evolved to become America\u2019s Pastime. Grab some peanuts and crackerjack and get ready for a home run sure to delight audiences of all ages.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>5 performers of either gender play:\n<ul>\n<li>VENDOR (m or f) \u2014 serves as the Narrator \u2014 Actor 1<\/li>\n<li>SPORTSCASTER (m) \u2014 Actor 2<\/li>\n<li>REPORTER (f) \u2014 Actor 3<\/li>\n<li>MASCOT (m or f)\u2014 Actor 4<\/li>\n<li>UMPIRE (m) \u2014 Actor 5<\/li>\n<li>CAVEMAN 1\u00a0 (m or f) \u2014Actor 4<\/li>\n<li>CAVEMAN 2 (m) \u2014Actor 5<\/li>\n<li>QUEEN (f) \u2014 Actor 3<\/li>\n<li>PHAROAH (m)\u2014 Actor 2<\/li>\n<li>PRIESTS 1 (m or f) \u2014 Actor 4<\/li>\n<li>PRIESTS 2 (m) \u2014 Actor 5<\/li>\n<li>REVEREND ALLEN (m or f) \u2014 Actor 4<\/li>\n<li>CHARLES BULFINCH (m) \u2014 Actor 5<\/li>\n<li>CHILD 1 (m) \u2014 Actor 2<\/li>\n<li>CHILD 2 (f) \u2014 Actor 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>or each character can be played by a different performer 7m, 3f, 5 gender fluid OR doubling can be done any way you want to<\/li>\n<li>About 1 hour<\/li>\n<li>TYA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order # 3177<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>PERUSAL PAGES<\/strong> file is in PDF format and contains the first half of the play:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball-PERUSAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18790\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Perusal-Script-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(a temporary file due to a revision in the prolog)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PURCHASE REHEARSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address &#8212; if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), <a href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email us.<\/strong><\/a> CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Do not purchase rehearsal materials or pay for royalties until you have performance clearance.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script<\/strong> in PDF format\u00a0 &#8212; Order #<strong>3177a<\/strong> : <strong>$20.00<\/strong> (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"V974EX4NB3TNW\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>3177d<\/strong> : <strong>$55<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"92WVDU9CDC84L\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>3177e : $50<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"H49FH2JCXE2A2\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professional Royalties<\/strong> will be quoted upon application<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=6558\">Performance License Application:<\/a> <\/strong>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 &#8220;SUBMIT&#8221; will send directly to our email address. 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Tour)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18072\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18072\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Play-Ball.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cast of BTG Plays 2015-16 Touring Show, Play Ball!. Photo by Allison Rachele Bayles.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>BILLING CREDITS<\/h2>\n<p>The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Play Ball!<\/strong><br \/>\nReflections on the Origins of Baseball<\/p>\n<p>by<br \/>\n<strong>E. Gray Simons III<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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. 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