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Plays for Young Audiences E-News
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November 2006
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In this issue
-- Jason and the Golden Fleece
-- Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl
-- Reviews
Greetings! With the flurry of fall leaves, many theaters and schools are already making production plans for next season. You may want to consider the classic greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, or the charming new play Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl. Also, check out the recent press reviews of Antigone and Harriet's Halloween Candy. *November script special!* During the month of November, buy one script at regular price - get one free! Get your scripts today! One free script per customer. Does not apply to previously ordered scripts. Does not apply to PDF scripts. Enter the code NOVFS06 in the 'other' section under 'how you heard about PYA' on the online order form. |
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Jason and the Golden Fleece ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John Olive's version of the ancient Greek myth,
Jason and the Argonauts, keeps the hallmarks
of the original tale - betrayal, struggle, vengeance
and Jason's dangerous journey seeking the famed
Golden Fleece to prove his right to be King of
Thessaly. With help form an inexperienced but
enthusiastic crew - the untried Hercules and budding
poet Orpheus - Jason passes through a series of
tests to find out that his strength lies within.
(l-r) Shawn Telford as Hercules, Lathrop Walker as Jason, Peter Crook as Argos and Renata Friedman as Orpheus in SCT's production of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Photo by Chris Bennion. |
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Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What if you're a little girl born with a pouch? Or 95%
little girl. 5% marsupial. Meet Marsupial Girl. Smart,
clever, curious, full of fun. Yet most reject, even fear
her. Good thing she has a loving, supportive mom and
her friend Sue. When Marsupial Girl is framed for a
theft, however, she's had enough. Standing up to
the whole town, she turns to what makes her
unique: her mysterious, magically powerful pouch.
This contemporary fable celebrates differences with
a town full of quirky characters, and an irresistible
background of rockabilly, country, and blues music.
And one spitfire girl.
Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl is written by Lisa D'Amour, a playwright and multidisciplinary artist who often creates site-specific work. Lisa is a core member of the Playwrights’ Center, a resident artist at HERE,an alumna of New Dramatists, and an OBIE Award winner in 2003. *Available February 2007* |
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Reviews ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In our last issue we highlighted two new plays to the
PYA catalog, Antigone and Harriet's
Halloween Candy. Go to our website to check out
current reviews on these plays.
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