Plays & Readers' Theater
The foillowing plays range from ten minute pieces and one-acts to full length play and musicals. If you scroll down to the bottom you'll find my favorite composer who wrote the music for Ding Dong Delivery Cinderella! Most of the plays below have seen full productions.
Liar's Club
A Rogue band of Cognitive
Distortions set out to corrupt the
minds of unsuspecting teens.
A Perfect Piece
A modern-day Salieri story: An ambitious writing teacher must prove that he's a better writer than his student only to realize what his real gifting is.
The First-of-it's-kind high school play, originally written specifically for ZOOM, but now intended for inter-state or inter-continent collaboration. These episodic shorts tell the stories of several high schools that risk it all in TV-style game shows.
Extraordinary
Would you risk your life for a stranger? These people have and lived to tell about it.
Frannigan
A modern-day parody/send up of
the Broadway musical ANNIE.
Whose Side Are You On??
Readers' Theater for Developing Countries
A fun way for students from 10-18 years old to
learn about germs, ending with an audience
interactive Call-and-Response.
Looking for the Good Old Days (in development)
Tasked with collecting nostalgia from
Alvin's grandparents attic the group
that is "into" the idea must convince
the others that it will actually be fun.
Sticks & Tricks Readers' Theater
An African folk tale that asks kids,
"Who should you put your trust in?"
Audience Immersive Mystery Parties - in development
Guide for teachers - non-fiction
Over the years I've created dozens of
audience immersive interactive murder
mysteries, This is a teachers guide for
those who want to dive into this creative,
fun space with their kids.
Ding Dong Cinderella: The Musical
A modern-day Cinderella 50 minute musical featuring Santa Clause and a cast of characters you may not expect to enter this story. It's all tied together by Syndey, an ordinary delivery guy, who always seems to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Please listen to the song sample featuring Kaitlyn Diffenderfer..
Perfectly suited for the elementary and junior high classroom. All plays offer expandable casting up to 40 characters. Teachers/students are invited to add/change as needed depending on production needs.
