NEW AND NEWS:
In the
Village of the Brothers Grimm - Flexible cast of 7-43
One Hour
Abstract
unit set
Story theatre using 8 of Grimm's tales - some known, some
unfamiliar, some long, some short: Jorinda and Joringel, The Shreds,
Clever Alice, The Fox and the Geese, The Three Wishes, Star Dollars,
The Golden Goose and ending with The Golden Key. Meet with villagers
wise and silly, industrious and lazy and discover the richness of
those who reside in the village of the Brothers Grimm.
Betwixt
and Betweened - Flexible cast of 14-51
one-act play of 30 minuites
or a 90 minute full length play
Abstract unit set.
As teenagers
lament that their parents "really don't understand them," they are
thrust into a world where they witness scenes from their parent's
and grandparent's lives as teens. The slang has changed and
the music's different but they discover that the process of growing
up is as confusing, funny and poignant today as it was in
the past. Betwixt and between childhood and adulthood is a mysterious
world all of its own. Produced by Mahtomedi Middle School, October,
2009.
The Fisherman and His Wife
50 minutes
WINNER 2010 Prince
George's Theatre Play Competition, 2010 and 2008-2009 Anna Zorzio
Memorial Playwriting Competition: Cast of 3 (2m, 1f)
Few set needs
(ideal for touring).
The timeless tale of wanting things
- which could be bestowed by a jazz-lovin' fish.
To be
published by Playscripts, Inc.
THE HANGING OF THE
GREENS
Cast of 20 (3m, 8f, 9 m or f)
One hour
Holiday play about
the Celtic (and German legend) of the "Winter Witch" who must count
every pine needle in every wreath and swag hung around a home.
If you don't "hang the greens up" - you are in danger of being snatched
by the witch!
2010 Publications
Pride and Prejudice - Adapted
from the novel by Jane Austen. Cast of 20-27 (17f, 10m, many
extras possible).
Eldridge Plays and Musicals
Scheme Space
- 2m, 5f
A one-act play for teens about scheming in cyberspace.
The
Bread, the Bracelet and the Dove - 2m, 10f, 6 m or f
Based on an Italian
folktale about the meaning of family.
The Magic Fishbone
- 26 (11f, 1m, 14 m or f)
Adapted from a Charles Dickens story
A story
of wishing and is it really necessary? Do you make your own luck?
Cast Away in Shakespeare's Garden - 12 (8f, 3m,
1 m or f)
Three teens from today find themselves cast away in time
to Shakespeare's garden with no way to return to their own time. They
form friendships with Shakespeare's very Elizabethan children and
count on their computer-geeky friends to rescue them from the past.
