Twain’s Tales
includes five short stories by the master American storyteller—“The
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” “Science
vs. Luck,” “The Joke That Made Ed’s Fortune,”
“The Belated Russian Passport” and “Is He Living or
Is He Dead?”—as well as the fence-painting chapter from
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The play takes place on the
front porch of a general store in what could be Hannibal, Missouri in
the late 1800s. The five locals—the storekeeper and his wife, a
printer, a reporter and a riverboat pilot—spend the morning
entertaining each other by seeing who can spin the tallest tale. In
his own lifetime, Samuel Clemens held all four of these occupations,
and his ability as a storyteller may very well have been born while
listening to such individuals spinning their yarns at the general
store. As the narratives unfold, the storytellers, written in the
tradition of story theatre, become the characters in the tales. Or,
if you prefer, you may modify the script to have Twain’s story
characters played by separate actors to accommodate your larger cast.
No matter how you choose to stage it, Twain’s razor-sharp wit
and ability to expose our human foibles make this play more than just
entertainment.
Roles for 15-20
children 8 - 16 years old!
Directed by Andrea Valle and Nikki Estes
For more information, please visit the HCT website at
http://www.hammondcommunitytheatre.org, or contact the Director Andrea
Valle at alvalle3@yahoo.com
Download Flyer Here!
Auditions upstairs at the Hammond Civic Center August
11, 12, 13 6:30 - 8:00 PM
2 performances:
Friday, Saturday October 3-4, 2008
CAST:
TBA
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