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Scripts for Young Audiences
by Lee Shackleford

I know what you're thinking. "Does the world really need yet another stage adaptation of Tom Sawyer?" But this version is designed to tell the whole story of Mark Twain's novel in under an hour -- and with a cast of five on a simple unit set. The show has been a huge hit for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's touring theatre program, and is now part of the repertoire of the Birmingham Children's Theatre.

A high-energy show for young children, featuring some of the best-known and most-beloved of the timeless tales of Aesop. Designed to be performed by four actors playing a wide range of characters and with no set whatsoever -- so the show can be presented just about anywhere! A long-running success for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's touring theatre program.

The timeless tales of Shahrazad have been endlessly told and retold -- but this time they're presented as a show for young audiences, designed to be performed in under an hour with five actors and a simple unit set. Well, that plus lots and lots of costume changes...