Short Musicals for Young Actors and Audience Book 2

SEVEN SHORT MUSICALS FOR ALL AGES •• THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Written in melodrama style, the script chronicles the adventures of Toad and his friends with a fast-moving storyline, lots of humor, and a nod to Kenneth Grahame's beautiful prose. • SEARCHING FOR SPARKS 'Sparks" are 'hidden strengths. Flint is a boy who can't find his "Spark"; Cindy is a girl who will stop at nothing to help him find it. • WHO'S RUNNING THE SCHOOL? What if you came to school and couldn't find your teachers? Would you go home? Demand to be the Teacher? Bully your way through it all? Do anything you want to, without the teachers in the way? Would chaos ensue? The answer: Yes! • THE PUMPKIN CHILD This little musical sketch for puppets and/or live actors is about loving and respecting others. • BEFORE NEVERMORE A Mash-up of 5 Poe Tales. Aided by a raven named Nevermind, Poe investigates a mysterious paper that was found in a bottle, creating history's first detective fiction along the way. • WHERE IS JILL? Jack cannot find Jill to make their usual daily trip up the hill to fetch a pail of water. He seeks the help of his friends in Nursery Rhyme Land to search for her. Done in the style of a TV adventure serial.• PLUS -- Bonus Musical -- Jonah! by C. Michael Perry •• PERFECT FOR SCHOOL OR YOUTH THEATRE