A new musical comedy about the tall tale Texas cowboy Pecos Bill told through the eyes of Slue Foot Sue and her Hot Foot Granny. Production uses traditional cowboy songs.
Production History
2002 Omaha Theater Company (Youth production) 2000 Papillion La Vista Arts Network (Youth production)
Cast Size: 12-50 actors (5f/5m)
For a scene sample of Totally True Tall Tales of Pecos Bill: The Musical click here
A turn of the century medicine show troupe of players performs three patriotic tall tale hero stories: Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Sally Fink.
Production History
2002 Omaha Theater Company (Mainstage professional production)
Cast Size: for a minimum of 5 actors (2f/3m)
For a scene sample of Tall Tale Heroes of Americana Show click here
An 1880’s medicine show sells its strength elixir by entertaining the crowd with tales of strong women who drank the elixir including Slue Foot Sue (the cowgirl); Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett (the Tennessee frontier gal) and Annie Christmas (New Orleans Keelboater).
Production History
2006 Papillion Arts Camp (youth production)
A beautiful, but pampered princess publicly humiliates all of her suitors, including a kind young prince. Then the princess is given a gift of a minstrel from an anonymous prince, she dismisses the minstrel and sends him to sing to the pigs. However, the minstrel eventually tricks the princess into kissing him. When her father catches them, the princess is forced to marry this poor minstrel. When she must work in the kitchen for the kind young prince whom she rejected earlier, her humiliation is complete. The humbled princess, though, still has one more surprise in store for her.
Production History
2007 Summer Camp Youth Production, Papillion NE
Cast Size: for a minimum of 4 actors (2f/2m)
For a scene sample of The Spoiled Princess: A Grimms Fairy Tale click here
A TIE play where audience is put in role to help planners decide which famous Nebraskans to honor first in the theme park. (can be adapted for other state histories)
Production History
1999-present Omaha Theater Company (school tour)
Cast Size: for 3 actors (2f/1m)
For a scene sample of NEBRASKALAND! The New Nebraska History Theme Park click here
Robin Hood uses many disguises to continually trick the Sherrif of Nottingham, his daughter Luciana, and Prince John. Robin Hood eventually needs HER merry band of outlaws and her childhood friend, the brave Maid Marian, to save her from the gallows.
Production History
2009 Omaha Theater Company Youth Production; 2003 Omaha Theater Company (Youth production) 2002 Papillion La Vista Arts Network Youth production
Cast Size: 8-30 actors (6f/2m)
For a scene sample of The Many Disguises of Robin Hood click here
World premiere stage adaptation of the Newberry Award winning book about a 13 year old Inupiat Eskimo girl who gets lost on the Alaskan tundra and must befriend a wolf pack for survival. Production is a heavily movement based show.
Production History
2000 Omaha Theater Company (Professional production on Mainstage)
Cast Size: 6 actors (3m/3f)
Laura gives her new Cat a cupcake. The Cat is so excited and happy, but he then asks for sprinkles. Laura gives him sprinkles, but the Cat makes a huge mess. Cleaning up the mess will get him wet, so Laura gives him a bathing suit….which leads to crazy adventures to the beach, the gym, a mountain, a lake, and a museum..
Production History
2010 Omaha Theater Company Main-stage Production; 2010-2011 National Tour
Cast Size: 3-8 actors (1m/1f/1e)
When the Olsen family camping vacation goes awry during a thunderstorm, the parents start telling campfire stories about trolls. These stories come to life in the kids’ imagination as they hear the stories of Buttercup (about a young boy who is tricked by two troll hags), the Eating Competition, and more.
Production History
2010 Omaha Theater Company Acting Class final project (Cutting), 2008 Papillion La Vista Network (youth production),
Click here to read a scene sample from Trolls
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The Super Adventures of Nutrition Man & Dr. Exercise begins with the invited audience getting to see Nutrition Man’s top secret hideaway. Unfortunately, the Super Sickly Slug has also infiltrated the secret lair. When the villain eventually removes the memory of Nutrition Man and his partner Dr. Exercise, the audience has to help the superheroes remember the importance of healthy choices before its too late!
Awards
2010 American Alliance for Theater Education (AATE) Unpublished Play Reading Winner
Production History
2008-current Professional Touring Production Omaha Theater Company (touring into the schools for 60 performances a year), 2010 Imagination Stage professional production
Cast Size: for a minimum of 3 actors (2m/1f or 2f/1m) with doubling can be easily expanded to 10
Click here to read a scene sample from the Super Adventures of Nutrition Man and Dr. Exercise
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An audience interactive play introducing audience members to holiday stories from Germany, Israel, Africa, Mexico, China and Russia
Production History
2011 Main-stage professional production Omaha Theater Company, 2007 Touring production CATS Theater in Arlington Texas, 2005 & 2006 Main-Stage professional production Omaha Theater Company, 2002-2004 Black Box Main Stage professional production Omaha Theater Company
Cast Size: for a minimum of 2 actors (1m/1f), a 4 person version is available, could be adapted for a large youth production
Click here to read a scene sample from Holiday Time Around the World
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Billy Colman, a young boy growing up in the Ozark Mountains during the Depression, is infected with the wonderful disease of puppy love at age 10. His family can’t afford hunting dogs, so he saves dimes and pennies for 2 years to buy his dogs. Billy teaches Ol’ Dan and Lil’ Ann everything they need to know about raccoon hunting. These beloved hunting hounds end up teaching Billy about friendship, faith, and life itself.
Awards Winner of the 2002 American Alliance for Theater & Education Unpublished Play Reading Project
Selected Production History: mainstage production Omaha Theater Company in January 2000 as a mainstage production, national tour Omaha Theater Company 2001-2002, Lexington Children’s Theater 2004, Apple Tree Theater in Chicago 2006, A.D. Players in Houston 2007, Town Hall Theater in Dayton 2008, Barter Theater (regional tour) Virginia 2008
Cast Size a minimum of 2f/4m with several puppets, can be easily expanded to a cast of 10
Where the Red Fern Grows script sample
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An interactive play about the problems of bullies in the schools. Audience watches the problem filled pilot of a new game show Who Wants to be a Bully? Published by Dramatic Publishing
Awards: 2002 Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices selection
Selected Production History
2009 Lexington Children’s Theater; 2005 South Carolina Children’s Theater (school tour) 2003- present, Omaha Theater Company (school tour), 2012 Rochester Children’s Theater,
Cast Size 2m/1f, has been done with 2f/1m, can be performed with with 5-10 performers
Sample Scene from The Bully Show
To order a full play or to produce this script go to the Dramatic Publishing website
Adaptation of the classic Grimms Fairy Tale of a meek little tailor who kills 7 flies in one blow. A small misunderstanding leads the tailor into the challenge of fighting giants, dragons and an evil king to win the hand of a princess.
Production History
2008-9 Walnut Street Theater (professional touring production for 4 actors), 2008 Town Hall Theater (Dayton, OH) large youth and community show and professional touring show), 2005 Omaha Theater Company (professional production in black box), 2009 Omaha Theater Company (large youth cast summer camp production), 2008 Papillion La Vista Arts Network Nebraska (large youth cast summer production)
Cast Size: for a minimum of 4 actors (2m/2f) can be easily expanded to 16+
For a scene sample of Brave Little Tailor 4.05 click here
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