Synopsis
All the World's a Stage - Volume 1
Published by Samuel French Inc
Large Mixed Cast
The Riddle of the Tamborine is a comedy from Spain where a court of madcap jesters serve a king with a misplaced funny bone
The Ring of Truth is a morality play from West Africa in which two children discover their true inheritance with only a bag of kola Nuts
Quack, Quack, Stick to My Back! - a farce from Italy where commedia characters romp from countryside to court in a zany procession
Wisdom for Sale is an enterprising escapade from India where the aroma of pungent spices wafts from the colorful marketplace as two orphans earn rupees by selling their only possession, common sense
All the Wealth One Needs is based on A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. This story within a story tells how a young woman's courage and intelligence saves the day
East or West, Home Is Best is a Swedish tale of a haunted wood inhabited by a smorgasbord of trolls, witches and other forest creatures
The Great Bear of Orange is a tale of romance from ancient Ireland in which a young girl must undergo perilous trials in order to come of age
All of these plays have received multiple public productions by children from the MetaStages Theatre Centre, an outreach program of the School of Theatre at Penn State University
They require cast sizes 14-26 with many flex-gender roles and female heroines. Simple production values suitable for stage or classroom
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