| Steph DeFerie grew up on Cape Cod and lives there still. The many, many terrific hours she spent studying, performing in and attending shows at the Harwich Junior Theatre comprise the majority of her theatrical training. Although she also writes for adults, for the last eight years she has worked with the Chatham Middle School Drama Club because she loves introducing kids to the wonders of live performance. Her favorite part of writing for young audiences is incorporating audience participation into her work. She has published 13 scripts which have received countless productions in this country and abroad and won several awards. Her most popular works include Once Upon A Wolf, Mother Goose Is Eaten By Werewolves, I Hate Shakespeare!, and Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale Detective. Out of almost 100 entries, her 10-minute play Nick Tickle In Witch Crook Took The Book? was voted Audience Favorite in the 2009 Summer Shorts 4 Festival in Williston, North Dakota. Her latest piece, an adaptation of A Tale Of Two Cities for middle school performers, is currently in rehearsal and will be staged in April 2010. She is extremely proud and excited that her script Puss 'N Boots -- A Tale Of A Tail was recently awarded Second Place in the 2009 NETC Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Competition and that it will premiere at the Harwich Junior Theatre in August 2010. Her latest play The Further Adventures Of Nick Tickle has just been published. Visit her website ww.freewebs.com/stephsplays for more info on her work. |
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Comedy
Full-length, 60-70 minutes
3 females, 2 males (5-43 actors possible: 0-43 females, 0-43 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies, talking cows, and an appearance by Jerry Springer, I Hate Shakespeare! is a hilarious and fast-paced introduction to Shakespeare -- with a modern twist. Plus, someone gets a pie in the face.
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Comedy
Short, 50-60 minutes
10 females, 10 males, 2 either
(5-31 actors possible: 2-17 females, 2-14 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Mother Goose is no fool. As soon as she discovers real werewolves are in this production, she makes a break for it and it looks like our show's over before it's even begun. But wait! Four adventurous audience members -- a fairy godmother, a witch, a prince, and a wolf -- save the day by acting out their own versions of Sleeping Beauty. With the participation of a helpful stage manager and other members of the audience, a good time is guaranteed for all -- it's not Mother Goose, but it is hilariously entertaining. (Note that this book includes both large-cast and small-cast versions.)
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| "Balances moments of tongue-in-cheek humor and outright hilarity with great audience interaction." |
| --Scott Dalton, The Cape Codder |
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Drama
Full-length, 60-70 minutes
7 females, 5 males, 10 either (22-35 actors possible: 7-30 females, 5-28 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Magda is just an ordinary peasant girl chosen to play the Sister of the Sun for her village's ceremony celebrating the Winter Solstice. But when the days keep growing shorter, Magda is blamed and exiled. In the forest, she meets an odd group of players who join her in her quest to bring back light to the world by going to the source: the real Sister of the Sun. What is Magda willing to sacrifice to save the world from darkness? Season of Light is a highly theatrical piece that is a wonderful alternative to the usual winter holiday plays.
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