{"id":16733,"date":"2022-08-25T08:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16733"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:54:09","slug":"was-it-a-dream-a-short-play-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16733","title":{"rendered":"Was It a Dream? \u2022 A Short play for Hallowe&#8217;en"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Adapted for the stage by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16769\"><strong>Cory Larsen<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16771\"><strong>K\u012bra Shaffer<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Based upon the short story by Guy de Maupassant<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">A man mourning his mistress stays overnight in the cemetery where she\u2019s buried. The festival of Samhain, or as we more commonly know it, Hallowe\u2019en, is a favorite time of year for many people. This play from <i>Spooked,<\/i> a collection of short plays of the haunting and the macabre is a perfect fit for the celebration of that season, or for any time of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Content Advisory: Thematic elements. Suitable for most teens and adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cover Art courtesy of Doug Jeppson<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>PLAY DETAILS<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><\/b><b><\/b> <strong>1f, 2m<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>MAN<\/strong><\/em>: devastated by the death of his lover, 20s to 50s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>WOMAN<\/strong><\/em>: the Man\u2019s dead lover, 20s or 30s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>JACQUES OLIVANT<\/strong><\/em>: skeleton of a dead man<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>About 11 minutes<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Period costumes<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Simple Setting and props<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>ORDER # 3337<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Was-It-a-Dream-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=\"211\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Individual Plays in the Collection<\/strong> are available for separate performance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16720\"><b>SPOOKED<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16735\"><strong>Deserted<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16740\"><strong>A Ghostly Chaperone<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16744\"><strong>A Long Waltz Too Short<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>REHEARSAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script in PDF format<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8212; Order <strong>#3337a : $15.00<\/strong> (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to make copies 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=\"YF2C7H8FRQ46C\" \/><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>#3337d : $20.00<\/strong> (for the first or only performance)<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=\"8SM8ETTDGL6VJ\" \/><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>#3337e : $20.00<\/strong> (For each successive performance)<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=\"GEKWMH59FJFVC\" \/><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>Professional Royalties will be quoted upon <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=6558\"><strong>licensing application<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EMAIL us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. Please also include a contact name and phone number.<\/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><b>WAS IT A DREAM?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>by<br \/>\n<strong><i>Cory Larsen<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><i>K\u012bra Shaffer<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Adapted from the Guy de Maupassant short story)<\/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. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)<\/p>\n<p>ALSO:<\/p>\n<p>THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING\/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:<br \/>\n\u201c<i>Was It A Dream? <\/i>is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals.\u00a0 All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTIONS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PREMIERED 2021 at The Hive Collective<\/strong>, Provo, Utah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">from the catalog of<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cropped-LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cropped-LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapted for the stage by Cory Larsen and K\u012bra Shaffer Based upon the short story by Guy de Maupassant A man mourning<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16733\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[711,709,276,712,5,3,710],"tags":[28,425,134],"class_list":["post-16733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-university-theatre","category-community-theatre","category-family-theatre","category-high-school-theatre","category-latest","category-new-releases","category-professional-theatre","tag-adaptation","tag-drama","tag-short-plays"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6fXeh-4lT","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spooked.-Was-It-a-Dream.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16733"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21786,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16733\/revisions\/21786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}