The Grand Marais Playhouse will present TWO youth plays this fall. One for ages 8-10 and one for ages 11 to adult.
Play #1
Stone Dragon Stew by Brian Cox
For all youth ages 8-10
Auditions are September 22 at 3:30 in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Rehearsals Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30- 5 PM
Performances are November 7 and 14 at 2 PM
Cast of Characters
Narrators
DR ..............................one of the narrators for this dragon story
AG ..............................another
ON ..............................another
Villagers
GARDENER ..................keeps potatoes in her basement
WEAVER ......................braves the outside to help Tailor
TAILOR ........................keeps getting hit on the head
MAYOR ........................unsure but still in charge
TOWN CRIER ................delivers Mayor’s messages
FARMER ......................grows carrots and peas
BUTCHER ....................bringer of bacon
BLACKSMITH ...............demands answers
CANDYMAKER ..............thinks the village is… doomed!
HATMAKER ..................sick of wearing helmets
GROCER ......................dubious of Mayor’s plans
CARPENTER .................demands a better plan
TINSMITH ....................thinks they should all move away
BOOKSELLER ...............has a slightly better plan
CHEESEMAKER ............finds unlikely help
BARD ..........................only travels with Fiddler
FIDDLER ......................only goes with Bard
BAKER .........................brings bread and cake Knights and Others
SIR SAVANNAH ............Knight of the South
SQUIRE SUNNY ............escorts Sir Savannah
SIR HOLLYWOOD ..........Knight of the West
SQUIRE OSCAR ............escorts Sir Hollywood
SIR MACKINAW ............Knight of the North
SQUIRE SNOWBALL ......escorts Sir Mackinaw
SIRLOINS ....................Chef of the East
MIX-A-LOT ....................sous-chef to Sirloins
STONE DRAGON ...........misunderstood neighbor
Synopsis:
Villagers of Nearhere are fed up with living under siege of the Stone Dragon, who keeps dropping rocks from the sky! Residents are forced to stay inside, wear a helmet, or suffer the consequences! Smart villager Bookseller offers up a plan: find a brave knight to defeat the Stone Dragon and restore peace to Nearhere. The only problem is nobody in the village knows any knights, so four brave villagers set out to find knights willing to fight the ferocious dragon. After the knights prove to be no help and hope seems lost, a renowned chef shows up and shares the perfect recipe for successfully dealing with the Stone Dragon.
Play # 2
Too Many Ghosts by Todd Wallinger
For people age 11 to adult
Auditions September 21 at 3:30 & 5:30 at the Arrowhead Center for theArts
Rehearsals Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 3:30-5 (youth) & 5:15- 6:30 (adults)
Performances November 6-8 & 13-14. Friday and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2 PM
About rehearsals:
Jo, Lilly and the 5 Ghost will have the most rehearsal time required. All others are in individual scenes and will have fewer rehearsals times. A specific rehearsal schedule will be available before auditions.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Weary Inn Staff
JO a level-headed new owner of the Weary Inn; can be stubborn
LILY - Jo’s lonely teenage daughter, loves horror movies
ERNIE a folksy handyman; seems too good to be true
The Ghosts
SOPHIE -uncoordinated, melancholy teenager from the 1940s
BARNEY - bombastic, playful poltergeist; snake oil salesman from the 1850s
ROLAND- fussy, uptight cobbler from the 1790s
ORLA -cranky Irish banshee from the 1690s
CASSANDRA - glamorous, self-absorbed film star from the 1920s
HAL amiable American G.I. from the 1940s
The Guests
ALICE -celebrated travel blogger
NIKKI -Alice’s sassy assistant
CHARLOTTE NESBITT- giddy, ghost-loving guest
HENRY NESBITT - Charlotte’s eager-to-please hubby
BITSY - naggy, gullible guest
TOM - her skeptical husband
MADAME VERA - Flamboyant medium
MARION KIRBY - excited, upper-class guest
GEORGE KIRBY- her worrywart husband
The Ghostbusters
KYLE- thinks he’s in a 1980s movie
AUDREY -another; desperately tries to keep their mission a secret
GILDA -another; can’t keep a secret. to save her life
Others
JULIA- unscrupulous hotel owner; wants to bulldoze the Weary Inn
PAM - demolition worker; stickler for the rules
DARLA - another; sharp as 17 a sledgehammer
Synopsis
Jo Crenshaw dreams of turning the abandoned house she inherited in Salem, Massachusetts, into a successful bed and breakfast. But that could be a problem when she and her teenage daughter discover the place is home to five rambunctious ghosts. And none of the spirits are particularly keen on sharing it with an endless parade of guests.
The level-headed Jo quickly lays down the law. There will be absolutely no haunting of the guests. But Roland, a cobbler from the 1790s, can’t help himself. He ends up scaring off the very first guest they have: a popular travel blogger who dubs the place ”the most haunted B&B in New England.” Within days, the place is mobbed by thrill-loving tourists seeking their own ghostly encounters.
Unfortunately, this draws the attention of Julia, the greedy owner of the largest hotel in town. After her plans to sabotage the property fail, she decides there’s only one way to put the B&B out of business: hire a trio of “ghostbusters” to get rid of the ghosts for good.
In the “spirit” of the popular TV show, Too Many Ghosts is a hilarious, heartwarming comedy that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits any time of year.