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Adapted from beloved and well-known books for children, these titles are perfect for all audiences.
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  1. The Giver

    The Giver

    Adapted by Eric Coble from the Newbery Award-winning book by Lois Lowry.

    Product Code: GC9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4m., 4w., extras as desired or 4m., 2w. with doubling, extras as desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver—to receive and keep the memories of the community. The Giver is the only person who holds the memories of real pain and real joy. Now Jonas will learn the truth about life—and the hypocrisy of his utopian world. Through this astonishing and moving adaptation, discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny. 

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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    Adapted by Max Bush. From the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: E87000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 3m., 1 to 2w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 55 min.
    This adaptation incorporates aspects of Hans Christian Andersen's life including his passion for acting and his mother's determination to help her son achieve his aspirations. The weavers in this play are actors, a mother and son; their talents come into play as they pretend to weave the "magic" cloth. As they improvise their plot, the hilarious results and the extent of the emperor's self-absorbed vanity are revealed. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Wiley and the Hairy Man

    Wiley and the Hairy Man

    Book by Suzan Zeder. Music by Harry Pickens. Lyrics by Suzan Zeder and Harry Pickens.

    Product Code: WG6000

    • Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 1w., 4 either gender, chorus of 4 to 12.
    • 60 min.
    Set deep in the Tombigbee swamp, this classic tale of a very young boy with a very big fear is brought to new and vibrant life in this musical version. The story centers around a fatherless young boy, his conjure-woman mother, his faithful dog and the Hairy Man who haunts Wiley's days and dreams. Wiley sets forth alone to face his fears and to conquer his own lack of self-confidence. Learn More
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  4. The Princess and the Pea

    The Princess and the Pea

    Adapted by Travis Tyre from the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: PL5000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w., 2 either gender, extras as desired.

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    • 90 min.
    Blending fiction with historical fact, this moving adaptation takes place in 1860s Imperial Russia where czars were required by law to marry women of royal Russian blood. The consequence for not following the law was losing the throne. After his father's death, Alexi is next in line for the throne, but experiences the jarring contrast between making laws and living by them. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    Book by Scot Copeland, W.S. Gilbert and Kenneth Grahame. Music by Paul Carrol Binkley and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Adapted from the book by Kenneth Grahame and the songs of Gilbert and Sullivan.

    Product Code: WG7000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 13 either gender, extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    In this bubbling confection of a musical, Mole is introduced to the delights of life along the river by his new friend, Rat. Meanwhile, Mr. Toad is condemned to prison and Toad Hall is taken over by weasels. One clever jailbreak and a daring midnight raid later, and the world is once again set aright. Learn More
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  6. The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Book and lyrics by Ric Averill. Music by Adrian Rees.

    Product Code: PL3000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 1w., 32 to 46+ either gender (doubling possible for smaller cast).
    • 50 min.
    Falstaff, a theatre cat, narrowly averts an all-out war by inviting the mean street rats and alley cats allies to join him to perform his own version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Mayhem ensues as Falstaff attempts to create believable performances from this raucous group. Learn More
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  7. The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

    The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

    By Ric Averill.

    Product Code: BK7000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 1w., 32 to 46+ either gender (doubling possible for smaller cast).
    • 60 min.
    This play presents the classic fairy tale about animal musicians who are kicked out of their homes as worthless, but find new strength and purpose as they band together, becoming an orchestra of musicians. The play then turns the same story into an urban fairy tale with human characters in a big city. Learn More
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  8. The Neverending Story Cover N61000

    The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest)

    Adapted by David S. Craig. Based upon the novel by Michael Ende.

    Product Code: N61000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6m., 3w., may be expanded to a cast of 18 plus.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 85 min.
    Bastian stumbles into a bookshop where he discovers The Neverending Story and a huge adventure surges into life. Fantastica, a land of stories, is being destroyed by the Nothing. The Childlike Empress has chosen Atreyu to be the Hero of the Great Quest. Atreyu, an orphan, is an unlikely choice, but he accepts and, with his horse and companion, Artax, rides to face the menace. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  9. Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures

    Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures

    By Kent R. Brown. Based on the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry.

    Product Code: G77000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 24 actors: 7m., 9w. +8 actors; or 18 to 20 actors: 6 to 7m., 12 to 13w.; or 6 actors: 2 to 3m., 3 to 4w.; or 5 actors: 2m. 3w.

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    • 60 min.
    The classroom door bursts open and there, wearing pajamas and cowboy boots, stands red-headed Gooney Bird Greene. Class will never be the same again! She awakens her classmates' dormant imaginations with her improbable, outlandish stories. 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. Learn More
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  10. Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland D82000

    Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland

    By Joseph Robinette. Based on the musical by Joseph Robinette and Karl Jurman.

    Product Code: D82000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 4w., 4 either gender.

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    • 50 min.
    This version of the delightful meeting of two of literature's most famous young ladies unfolds when a young man suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the familiar characters to their ultimate destinations while avoiding the Wicked Witch and the Red Queen. Learn More
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