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Samson - The Musical by Sue Gordon
Performance by Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts won the award for Best Junior Production at the Wilmslow Guild One Act Play Festival, 2008 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 33. Chorus. Whilst the script doesn't specify a chorus, there are groups of 'Israelites' and 'Philistines' and 'Delilah's friends' whose numbers could be expanded. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for 8 original songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of the script |
| Style | Humorous musical version of the story of Samson and Delilah. Simple sets, basic props (give or take the lion!). There is also a version of this script as a play. (The same script, without the songs.) |
| Synopsis | See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16 (give or take the bit where Delilah catches Samson with a jam jar, and with a cha-cha-cha for hairdressers). |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
** High quality backing tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical. (Recording by Dave Watt of the Musical by Sue Gordon.)
** Vocal tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical by Sue Gordon. (Musical arrangements by Dave Watt, vocals by Jonny Ardern, Stuart Ardern and Leanne Cooper. Recording by Dave Watt and Jonny Ardern.)
** Zip file containing MP3 high quality backing tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical. (Recording by Dave Watt of the Musical by Sue Gordon.)
** Zip file of MP3 vocal tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical by Sue Gordon. (Musical arrangements by Dave Watt, vocals by Jonny Ardern, Stuart Ardern and Leanne Cooper. Recording by Dave Watt and Jonny Ardern.)
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| Samson - The Play by Sue Gordon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 33. No chorus. Whilst the script doesn't specify a chorus, there are groups of 'Israelites' and 'Philistines' and 'Delilah's friends' whose numbers could be expanded. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Humorous version of the story of Samson and Delilah. Simple sets, basic props (give or take the lion!). This version is purely a play - there is also a musical version of the same script, with 8 original songs. |
| Synopsis | See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16 (give or take the bit where Delilah catches Samson with a jam jar). |
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| Small Miracles by Maureen Speller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 54. Chorus. Three short plays, one cast can perform all three or they can have separate casts. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Choral music to be played at various points in play, at discretion of director. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Collection of three short plays with Biblical themes. Suitable for performance by children. |
| Synopsis | A trio of short plays following the story of Mary, Joseph and Jesus from the end of most Nativity stories to the early days of Christianity in Rome. |
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| The Soldiers' Tale by Mike Sparks |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Modern version of a medieval mystery play. Single, minimal set, basic props. |
| Synopsis | The events on Calvary discussed from the perspective of bystanders, including the soldiers who administered the crucifixion. |
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Squirrel Plays His Part by Stuart Ardern
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. The characters are three narrators and lots of jungle animals. The numbers are intended to be flexible, with options to combine or redistribute lines. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for two original songs is included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical play for young children. No set requirements. A few simple props. A moral story about prioritisation and co-operation! |
| Synopsis | The jungle animals are supposed to be growing crops, but they keep getting distracted by ants! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A set of MP3 files with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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| StreetBox by Deanna Alisa Ableser |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Gender of characters could be altered to suit production. |
| Run Time | Around 61 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama for youth theatre with a simple split stage setting, in American English. |
| Synopsis | A subtle examination of homelessness amongst teenagers, with an inspirational message delivered with a tender touch and dramatic staging. |
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| The Three Wishes by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act cautionary tale for children with a single setting. |
| Synopsis | Martin McMudd is an impoverished peasant who makes a Faustian pact with Lucifer to escape the poverty he and his wife have to contend with. In quick-witted and amusing ways Martin is eventually able to outsmart the Devil. |
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| The Tinmaster's Tale by Mike Sparks |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script suggests the option of one song at the end of the piece. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act play (with an optional suggested song) for Passiontide, using a mixture of biblical sources and British legend. |
| Synopsis | Soon after the execution of certain Nazarene, an Innkeeper is woken by a woman looking for her husband, who works for Joseph of Arimathea. It transpires that Joseph has taken the man with him to Britain, seeking to escape the animosity of the other Sanhedrin members. |
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| A Widow's Tale - The Story of Ruth by Tim Crooks |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act Play telling the biblical story of Ruth. Simple presentation with no specific set requirements. |
| Synopsis | The book of Ruth is about a woman who leaves her own country and goes to live in a land with a culture and religion which are not those which she grew up with. |
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| Zechariah And Elizabeth by Richard Cowling |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. There are 16 speaking or singing roles, flexible sized chorus with non-speaking roles. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Full scores are provided for 13 songs with the Producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | A one act musical. |
| Synopsis | The story from St Luke's gospel of Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah, as they come to terms with a son they didn't expect to have - and his destiny. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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