{"id":6748,"date":"2018-04-16T21:39:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T21:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2025-01-15T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T13:15:31","slug":"searching-for-sparks-a-musical-for-young-audiences-tya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6748","title":{"rendered":"Searching for Sparks — A Musical for Young Audiences \/ TYA"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dean Olivet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Flint is a boy who can\u2019t find his \u201cSpark\u201d; Cindy is a girl who will stop at nothing to help him find it. With the help of a musician, a class clown, an environmentalist, a brainiac, a volunteer, a hockey player, and a wise old janitor, Cindy finds out that Sparks aren\u2019t always what she thought they had to be, and Flint discovers that sometimes the best time to find your Spark is when you aren\u2019t looking for it. Written to appeal to audiences of all ages, this musical, inspired by the work of Peter Benson, and his “Sparks” curriculum used in the classrooms at Highlands, and elsewhere, is perfect for later elementary and middle school classrooms, there\u2019s a part for everyone to play! Features 7 original songs. Originally commissioned and produced at Highlands Elementary in Edina, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 10 flexible, opt. extras\u00a0 (Doubling: 1 M, 1 F, 10 flex)<\/li>\n
  • Performance Time: Approximately 55 minutes<\/li>\n
  • Simple settings<\/li>\n
  • Contemporary school clothes for costumes<\/li>\n
  • ORDER # 3212<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    PERUSAL MATERIALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    There is a VIDEO<\/strong> on YouTube of the show:
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