COMPANY:Pied Piper Players, Denton Community
Theatre
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Thursday, June 12 @ 6:30 pm
SHOW TITLE: Totally
RED
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Anchorage Press Plays: This
is a unique and fun retelling, in multiple styles, of the classic battle of wit
and deception: Little Red Riding Hood. We meet Red (who is nobody's fool) and
the wolf (who tries to be cool) and granny ––well, sometimes she's
left in the dark!.
COMPANY:E.N.C.O.R.E., Fort Bend Theatre, Sugar
Land
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Thursday, June 12 @ 6:30 pm
SHOW TITLE: Gooney
Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Dramatic Publishing, Inc.: Summer has come
to a crashing halt in the little town of Watertower. The kids don't want to be
back in school; they are listless and bored. Suddenly, the classroom door
bursts open and there, wearing pajamas and cowboy boots, stands red-headed
Gooney Bird Greene! "Hi! My name is Gooney Bird Greene—that's like
the color with a silent 'e' on the end and I like to be smack in the middle of
everything!" The class is never the same again. Gooney Bird speaks with
confidence and dresses in outrageous outfits including Capri pants, blue knee
socks, high-topped basketball sneakers, and elbow-length black gloves. But most
wondrous of all, she casts herself as the hero in the most improbable,
outlandish stories: how she arrived from China on a flying carpet, how she got
a lovely pair of diamond earrings at the local palace, how she directed a
symphony orchestra while driving through the center of town, and how her
beloved cat, Catman, was consumed by a cow! Are these stories really true? Of
course they are because, as Gooney Bird proudly proclaims, she only tells
"absolutely true stories!" In blending funny and memorable characters
with colorful details and her distinctive flair for suspense, Gooney Bird
awakens the students' dormant imaginations. They come to realize their lives
are as unique as Gooney Bird's and that they, too, can cast themselves as the
heroes in their own true tales of discovery and adventure.
SUMMARY: From
Dramatic Publishing, Inc.: Over 15,000
Jewish children passed through Terezin, and only about a hundred were still
alive when Terezin was liberated at the end of the war. One of the survivors,
Raja, having lived through it all, teaching the children when there was nothing
to teach with, helping to give them hope when there was little enough reason
for hope, creating a little world of laughter, of flowers and butterflies
behind the barbed wire, tells the true story of the children. It's her play and
it's theirs. There were no butterflies at Terezin, of course, but for the
children, butterflies became a symbol of defiance, making it possible for them
to live on and play happily while waiting to be transported.
COMPANY:EASY Theatre Youth, EASY Theatre of
Austin, TX
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW TITLE: A
Simple Task
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Play Scripts, Inc.:Empie has a simple
first assignment at her new job: Retrieve a box of merchandise for the Boss.
But what do you do when the box is blocked by a parade of confusing characters,
your Boss keeps changing identities, and your whole career starts to feel
absurd?
COMPANY:BLT Teens, Baytown Little Theater,
Baytown
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW TITLE: Clowns'
Play
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Dramatic Publishing, Inc.: "Show
Today" and "Jack and the Beanstalk" read two signs placed at the
proscenium on the otherwise bare stage. Clown ushers escort the young people to
their seats in anticipation of a performance of the age-old classic. But it's
time for the show and the group that was supposed to present the play has phoned
to say that their van has broken down and they are not going to make it. The
clown ushers gather on stage to decide what to do. Should they send the
audience home? With the help of the youngsters, they decide to act out the
story themselves using their clown characters as the basis for their
improvisation of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Utilizing what they can
find backstage, asking for help from the audience when they get stuck, and
capitalizing on the unique talents of each of the clowns, they play out the
story, discovering thereby the meaning of being a clown.
COMPANY:Harlequin Player, Slightly Off Center
Players, Deer Park
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW TITLE: Too
Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: PG
SUMMARY:
From the Neo-Futurists' Website (www.neofuturists.org):
Too Much Light..., with its
ever-changing "menu," is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60
minutes. The single unifying element of these plays is that they are performed
from a perspective of absolute honesty. We always appear as ourselves on stage,
speaking directly from our personal experiences. Each short play is written by
a performer, honed by the ensemble, and randomly collaged with twenty-nine
other plays through high-energy audience participation.
COMPANY:Inner Circle, Circle Arts Theatre, New
Braunfels
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 6:30 pm
SHOW TITLE: Seussical,
Jr.
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Musical Theatre International:So says the
mischievous Cat in the Hat at the onset of this fantastical, magical, musical
extravaganza! Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year,
Once On This Island, and Ragtime) have lovingly brought to life all of our
favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz,
Lazy Mayzie and all of the Whos of Whoville!
These classic, colorful tales are
seamlessly brought together by Jojo, a young boy and "thinker of strange and
wonderful thinks"! As each story unfolds you will marvel at how relevant and
profound Seuss's subtle themes are; making this musical one that appeals to all
ages.
COMPANY:NCTC Drama-rama, North Central Texas
College, Gainesville
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 6:30 pm
SHOW TITLE: James
and the Giant Peach
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Dramatic Publishing, Inc.: A magical
peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This amazing
adventure of James Henry Trotter will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has
ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl's story comes hilariously to life in this
delightful dramatization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of
others, and the indecision encountered by many when they are faced with crises.
You will see James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out of danger), the wise
Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm. You will also see James'
mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. The action
is tied together by the Narrator, a storyteller, motivator, emcee and audience
friend. Take advantage of the quick costuming, simple props and basic scenery
to provide your cast and audience with an exciting, peachy adventure!
COMPANY:Not Just One More Time Players, daniels
& Son Theatre Company, Smithville
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Friday, June 13 @ 6:30 pm
SHOW TITLE: Ralph
Roister Doister
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING:G
SUMMARY: From
I.E. Clark Publishing: This 1-act version
of the oldest play in English is hilarious. Ralph thinks he is a lady's man and
chooses Dame Custance as the lady. But she can't stand the conceited
nincompoop. Their tempestuous courtship, complicated by a mischievous meddler
and Custance's cute servant-girls, rocks the stage in this historically
important play.
Ralph, printed by Nicholas Udall
in 1566, is considered the oldest play in English. Similar to earlier Roman
comedies, the setting is the space between two houses, and the main character
is a wealthy but not-so-bright hero prodded by a wise but not-so-wealthy
parasite.
COMPANY:E.L.F.S.
Touring Troupe Spotlight Theatre & Arts Group, Etc., Inc. (S.T.A.G.E.,
Inc.), Bulverde
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Saturday, June 14 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW TITLE: West
Wing Follies
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: From
Eldridge Publishing: From newscasts, game shows, reality TV, talk
shows, beach movies, the Grand Ol'Opry, and Shakespeare soliloquies, a cast of
12 actors presents all of the United States Presidents in twenty brief scenes.
Former Presidents interview for jobs, advertise used cars, head to Fort
Lauderdale for spring break, and play a game called "Gilded-Age Jeopardy."
James Buchanan is interrogated by "Law and Order" type cops; Woodrow Wilson
sings a ballad about his attempt to start the League of Nations; and Teddy
Roosevelt and William Howard Taft are elementary school students hauled into
the principal's office for unruly behavior. West Wing Follies is a hysterical, non-partisan look at our fearless
(and not so fearless) leaders—their achievements, their failures, and
their idiosyncrasies.
COMPANY:YES! Company, Henderson County Performing
Arts Center, Athens
PERFORMANCE BLOCK: Saturday, June 14 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW TITLE: In
Sam's Head
APPROPRIATE AGES: All
RATING: G
SUMMARY: An original
work. In Sam's Head is the children's comedy of a little boy, Sam, and the
adventures that occur in an evening of dreams. With the help of the Mind
Manager and the Team, Sam conquers his nightmares, laughs in the face of
danger, and learns that the only thing he has to fear is fear itself.
SUMMARY: From
Anchorage Press Plays: Ellie Murphy lived
happily with her widowed father, Max, bowling, eating T.V. dinners and playing
with junk. But now, suddenly, life is different. Max has remarried, and Ellie
has a stepmother. Ellie and her imaginary friends, Lana and Frizbee, launch
into a fantasy world as Ellie seeks to escape real life problems. They romp
through "prison breaks," Cinderella, Snow White, and Ellie's own
funeral where "Everyone is really sorry for all the mean things they did
to you." Only by running away and discovering what it is really like to be
alone does Ellie begin to come in terms with herself and her own need for a
mother.
SUMMARY: A village
is suffering from dwindling crops, rising poverty and big government. The
ruling lords send a young man, Graham, to slay the dragon and restore the
village. Fearful, but with the promise of marriage to his true love Beatrice,
Graham sets off to confront the dragon. What Graham does not know is that he is
about to uncover a big government conspiracy, and will have to summon more than
courage to face the real enemy of the village. This play features fun dueling
scenes, physical comedy, and slapstick vaudeville humor that is fun for all
ages. An original work by Crash Test Puppets.
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