Page 8 - K12 Catalog 2020-2021

6 New Titles

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ACT Future, Here
GENDER FLEXIBLE CAST Drama | Cast: 5 either gender. | Bare stage with props
Run time: 40 min. | Code: FG1000
Welcome to Future, an unincorporated village monitored by Society and populated by
five randomly selected children. It is driven by a national effort to develop “appropriately
adapted young citizens.” They are constantly fed a steady stream of news and pop culture
on their smartphones and meet daily to share what they’ve learned. Having lived in Future
for 12 years, the residents are now 18, and today is their last day together, their final meeting
before they learn of their next residence outside of Future. By Jeremy F. Richter.

Ghosts in the Machine
Comedy/Drama | Cast: 8 either gender. | Unit set | Run time: 70 min. | Code: GD8000
It begins after lunch on Melissa’s phone. Someone she doesn’t know is texting her
looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, eight very different high-school kids are getting
bizarre texts from numbers they don’t recognize—budding romances, bitter rivalries,
even violent threats. What’s going on? And what if it’s not people connecting with other
people via their phones … but phones trying to connect with other phones via their
people? A digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. By Eric Coble. ALT. VERSION
AVAILABLE

Gretel! The Musical

ACCOMPANIMENT CD AVAILABLE Comedy/Drama | Cast: 1 to 4m., 2 to 6w.
Flexible staging | Run time: 75 min. | Code: GE1000.
Before there was Hansel, there was Gretel! Based on the Russian origin story, this
musical focuses on the girls and women at the center of Gretel’s quest to fetch the
skull of undying light from Baba Yaga, one of the most fascinating witches of all time.
On her journey, Gretel discovers the positive power of her anger, the comfort of her
compassion, the gift of her grief, and the truth of her own birthright, as she teaches
herself how to survive. Book by Jason Tremblay and Suzan Zeder. Lyrics by Jenn
Hartmann Luck, Suzan Zeder and Jason Tremblay. Music by Jenn Hartmann Luck.
Music collaborator, Nora Karakousoglou.

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ACT Hamlet and Zombies!
A GRUESOMELY COMIC ADAPTATION Comedy | Cast: 5m., 2w., 13 to 33 either gender.
Multiple simple sets | Run time: 45 min. | Code: HH7000
Something is rotting in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet may be the only one who is
on to it. With the help of Horatio and Laertes, Hamlet solves the mystery of his mother’s
marriage to his uncle, observes his father’s transformation from king to zombie king,
saves his love, Ophelia, and fends off both the Norwegians and the zombie hordes.
This adaptation is perfect for those who are looking for a spooky retelling of one of the
Bard’s classics with lots of fun and a little bite. By Will Averill.