Wendy Gourley • Author
Wendy Gourley is a freelance playwright and dramaturg who is currently working on a Masters of Communication and Storytelling at East Tennessee State…
Tag: Women Playwrights and Composers
Listing of Women who write plays, musicals, music or lyrics
The Hornswoggle Jig • TYA
by Wendy Gourley Part of the Noorda Theatre Youth Plays Ingredients: (a) pirates (b) commedia dell’arte (c) a fight sequence (d) one large…
Noorda Theatre Youth Plays • Five Age Appropriate Scripts for Young Actors • Volume 9 Theatre For Young Audiences Series
And the curriculum/program that created them! Volume 9 of the Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES Edited by J. D. Newman “Theatre groups and…
An Allagash Haunting: The Story of Emile Camile • The Radio Broadcast CD
by Barbara Howe Hogan and Tim Caverly Produced by Fred Grant A play with songs adapted from Tim Caverly’s book “An Allagash Haunting” The…
Mylee Bell • Composer and Lyricist
Mylee Bell is a pianist, composer, and piano teacher. She grew up with a passion for music and sought it out in various…
Eda Ashby • Composer and Lyricist
Eda V. Ashby was born (1954) in Connecticut to Ruth Card Ashby and William Cropper Ashby. She grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where…
The Premature Burial • Radio Poe RADIO HOUR 1 • Part 2
by Cheryl Ann Cluff Three actors and a sound effects artist perform an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Premature Burial”. If…
The Tell Tale Heart — Radio Poe RADIO HOUR SERIES part 1
by Cheryl Ann Cluff Three actors and a sound effects artist perform an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Tell-Tale Heart”. If…
The Funny Little Woman and Her Dumpling • A Short Play for Children
by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King Based on the Japanese Fairy Tale : The Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings When this Japanese…
The Ugly Duckling • A Short Musical for Children
Book and Lyrics by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King Music and Additional Lyrics by C. Michael Perry & Mylee Bell Especially designed…
Three Timeless Tales • Three Plays for Children
by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King & Katherine Farmer Music by C. Michael Perry, Mylee Bell and Eda Ashby Lyrics by George…
Barbara Howe Hogan • Author
A retired music teacher, Barbara Hogan has worked with adults and youth in music and drama since she was a teenager. She has…
The Theft of Thor’s Hammer •TYA • World Tales
by Genevieve Aichele As Thor, the God of Thunder sleeps, the Ice Giants sneak in and steal his mighty hammer, symbol and source…
The Princess and the Pea • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale by Genevieve Aichele The typical array of princesses––all royal, all wrong. But when Prince Emory meets…
The Girl Who Found Fear • TYA • World Tales
A Turkish Fairy Tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Fear. We all know about it, have even experienced it in our lives. But we…
Persephone • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Greek Myth by Genevieve Aichele Kidnapping. Heartbreak. Evil exacting a price. Sounds like the 5 o’clock news? Well, no —…
Sleepy Hollow • TYA • World Tales
(based on the story by Washington Irving) Adapted by Genevieve Aichele This is a simple but imaginative story-theatre telling of the famous tale…
The Elephant and the Ant • TYA • World Tales
A Traditional Tale from India adapted by Genevieve Aichele Wisdom from the smallest of all helps the jungle animals to maintain order when…
Clever Manka • TYA • World Tales
A Czechoslovakian tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Riddles. Cleverness. This simple, charming story will delight children and adults alike as The Burgomaster of…
The Children of Lir • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Irish folk lore by Genevieve Aichele A very early step-mother story, this time out of jealousy for the love of Lir,…
The Adventures of Hiiaka • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Hawaiian Myth and Lore by Genevieve Aichele Hawaii’s rich mythology and lore provide the story for this script dealing with love,…
FIVE Plays for Young Audiences by Joanna H. Kraus • 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…
Kimchi Kid • TYA Family Play about the power of Adoption
by Joanna H. Kraus When Hak Soo, a nine-year old Korean boy, arrives at a New York airport, he’s frightened by the excited…
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…
My Turn On Earth • Storybook
by Carol Lynn Pearson Illustrated by Cam Clarke Cover Illustration by Kay Stevenson Available after a long absence from the bookshelves! The…
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,…
Elaine Jarvik • Playwright
ELAINE JARVIK — is a woman of numerous talents: 27 years as a writer with the Salt Lake City daily, The Deseret News,…
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…
River.Swamp.Cave.Mountain. • TYA (Grades K-3)
by Elaine Jarvik This is the story of five-year-old JJ (who has lots of questions) and eight-year-old Izzy (a know-it-all who…
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…
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,…
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…
Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 2 • Theatre for Young Audiences Series Volume 6
Volume 6 — Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 2 SEVEN SHORT MUSICALS FOR ALL AGES Before Nevermore: A Poe Adventure by Meg…
Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 1 • Theatre for Young Audiences Series Volume 5
VOLUME 5 — Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 1 Clicking on any title below will take you to that play’s Performance Licensing…
Six of One… Six Plays for Young Actors and Audiences • Volume 4 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
#4 Six of One… Clicking on any title below will take you to that plays’ Performance Licensing page. Challenging Athena by Genevieve Aichele…
FIVE Plays by Sheila Rinear • Playwrights on the Page Series • Book 12
FIVE Plays by Sheila Rinear (BOOK 12 in the Playwrights on the Page Series) Lifelines Merry Gentlemen Counter Intelligence A Day Without Palestine…
Little Women — a musical
Book and Lyrics by R. Rex Stephenson Music by Emily Rose Tucker UNDER CONSTRUCTION PLAY DETAILS: Order# 3330 Performance License…
The Cricket On The Hearth — Staged Radio Play
Adapted from the Charles Dickens story by R. Rex Stephenson & Jody D. Brown (For performance by any amateur, educational or professional theatre…
Patricia Mew — Author
Patricia Mew’s short plays have been produced at the Maine Playwrights Festival (2012, 2013, 2014), PortFringe (2015, 2016), and King of Crows II…
All The Wrong Moves — a ten minute play
by Patricia Mew For production by Professionals, Amateurs, Colleges/Universities and High Schools. Two millennial couples meeting at a restaurant for an evening out…
Merry Gentlemen — a play inspired by “A Christmas Carol”
The story of “A Christmas Carol” provides a loose framework and several characters for this exploration of parent-child relationships. Tired of the same old Christmas Carol? This may be exactly what you are looking for!
The Skeleton In The School — An Elementary Musical
A skeleton is discovered in the school’s boiler room and the rumors start flying!
Who’s Running The School? – an Elementary Musical
Book & Lyrics by Linda Britt Music by Colin Britt The premise is simple: What if you came to school and couldn’t find…
Chosen: Stories On Adoption — play
A warm, moving, and sometimes funny look at adoption from the minds and hearts of the adopted and those who adopt them.