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The Giver
Drama | Cast: 4m., 2 to 4w., extras as desired. | Unit set | Run time: 70 min.
Code: G91000
Jonas’ world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war
ALT. VERSION or fear or pain. There are also no choices. When Jonas is chosen to receive special training
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from The Giver to receive and keep the memories of the community, he learns the truth
LOGO PACK about life and the hypocrisy of his utopian world. Through this astonishing and moving
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adaptation, discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your
own destiny. Adapted by Eric Coble from the Newbery Award-winning book by Lois Lowry.

The Hobbit

Drama | Cast: Approximately 26. Variable number of hobbits and other inhabitants of
Middle Earth. | Multiple simple sets | Run time: 120 min. | Code: H22000
Bilbo, one of the most conservative of all Hobbits, is asked to leave his large, roomy and very
dry home in the ground in order to set off as chief robber in an attempt to recover an important
treasure. It’s the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit would want to do, but great benefit eventually
results—not only for Bilbo but for all of the Hobbits who inhabit Middle Earth—and the hearts of LOGO PACK
those children and adults who continue to enjoy this kind of magic. By Patricia Gray. Based on the AVAILABLE
classic by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I Am Whispering at the Top of My Voice
Comedy/Drama | Cast: 12w. (2m. may be added, if desired). | Bare stage | Run time: 90 min.
Code: IF5000
Nothing in this delightful evening is exactly as it seems. Laughs and tears abound as a
young woman is given a warehouse full of money by a genie on a beach, a cheerleader
leads cheers for her mother while she hooks rugs, an activist dresses up as the Statue of
Liberty to bring world peace, three zombies form a girl-group, and a girl does away with a
serial killer at her prom. By Jon Jory.

I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Drama | Cast: 4m., 7w., 4 children, extras. | Area staging | Run time: 100 min. | Code: I22000
One of the survivors of Terezin, Raja, having lived through it all, teaching when there was
nothing to teach with, helping to give hope when there was little reason for hope, creating ALT. VERSION
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of the children. Butterflies became a symbol of defiance for the children, making it possible LOGO PACK
for them to live on and play happily while waiting to be transported. By Celeste Raspanti. AVAILABLE

The Island of Dr. Libris
Comedy | Cast: 10 to 21 or more either gender. | Imaginative bare stage with props
Run time: 120 min. | Code: IF7000
Billy’s spending the summer in a cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something
strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr. Libris’ private
bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the classic books inside, he can hear sounds coming from
the island in the middle of the lake. It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to life!
But that’s impossible … isn’t it? It’s up to Billy and his magical imagination to come up with a
happy ending for everybody, including himself! By Chris Grabenstein and Ronny Venable.
Based on the book by Chris Grabenstein.