{"id":16740,"date":"2022-08-25T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16740"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:53:18","slug":"the-ghostly-chaperone-a-short-play-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16740","title":{"rendered":"The Ghostly Chaperone \u2022 A Short Play for Hallowe&#8217;en"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">by<a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16771\"><strong><i> K\u012bra Shaffer<\/i><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16769\"><strong><i>Cory Larsen<\/i><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A\u00a0couple\u2019s private Halloween at home is disrupted by a surprise visitor. The festival of Samhain, or as we more commonly know it, Hallowe\u2019en, is a favorite time of year for many people. 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>(2f, 1m)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>HANK<\/strong><\/em>: an amiable young man, 20s or 30s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>ARIA<\/strong><\/em>: Hank\u2019s girlfriend who can see ghosts, 20s or 30s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>GWENDOLYN<\/strong><\/em>: a well-dressed ghost, Hank\u2019s dead mother<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>About 23 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 # 3338<\/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\/Ghostly-Chaperone-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=\"150\" height=\"47\" \/><\/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\"><strong>SPOOKED<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16733\"><strong>Was It A Dream?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16735\"><b>Deserted<\/b><\/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>#3338a : $20.00<\/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=\"4CC8WGACK8BEU\" \/><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>#3338d : $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=\"RL44XURTAFU9W\" \/><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>#3338e : $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=\"64GGW2UFE9MJN\" \/><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>THE GHOSTLY CHAPERONE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>by<br \/>\n<strong><i>K\u012bra Shaffer <\/i><\/strong><i>and <\/i><strong><i>Cory Larsen<\/i><\/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. (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>The Ghostly Chaperone <\/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>by K\u012bra Shaffer and Cory Larsen A\u00a0couple\u2019s private Halloween at home is disrupted by a surprise visitor. 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