HALLOWEEN

Photo courtesy of Prairie Pines Outdoor Drama - Maize, Kansas

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Adapted for the stage by M.K. O'Roark

from the classic short story by Washington Irving

Cast: 8 Men 2 Women

Double Casting Options Possible
Set: Sleepy Hollow Woods / School House / Parlor

One of the most famous and time honored legends of our time. The year is 1799 and Ichabod Crane arrives in the tiny little hamlet of Sleepy Hollow to assume the position of schoolmaster. He is greeted graciously by most of the residents especially Katrina Van Tassel daughter of the town's most prominent citizen Baltus. One person not very pleased to have Ichabod in residence is town bully Brom Bones and his gang of cronies. They set out to frighten the meek minded school teacher by filling his head full of stories of the Headless Horseman in hopes to frighten him out of the territory permanently. However, when those stories start to come alive in the dead of night is it Brom and his gang, or the Headless Equestrian himself? Geared for the little ones but great fun for all ages.

Pricing:

$50.00 per performance - Minimum Two (2) performances

$10.00 per script - Minimum Script order - Fourteen (14) scripts

For more information or to place an order e-mail: melodramamike@hotmail.com

Photo courtesy of ACT of God - Mount Terrace, WA

Mind Games or Brain, Brain Go Away

by

M. K. O'Roark

Cast: 5 Men 3 Women 1 Unisex Character

Double Casting Options Possible
Set: Interior Castle Dungeon – Interior Castle Sitting Room

It is a dark and stormy night on the private island of Professor Brian Brainiac. As the storm rages outside, the Professor, aided by the lovely Dr. Wynonia Whaddabody is attempting to give life to the otherwise lifeless corpse in his dungeon. The experiment fails due, in no small part, to the incompetence of his other assistant, the intellectually challenged Egad. Now faced with a ticking time-clock, the professor must work quickly in order to obtain a fresh brain and continue with his experiment before the body on the operating table completely deteriorates. But where can he obtain a suitable specimen in the time remaining? As fate would have it, the storm tosses a tiny ship up on shore which includes a Captain, a heroic Deck Hand, a pair of wealthy socialites and their lovely daughter. The professor’s problems seem to have been solved as he quickly captures the new arrivals and prepares them for a series of bizarre operations. What results is a rollercoaster ride of brain swapping and mistaken identities, all of which race toward the hilarious and shocking ending.

Pricing:

$50.00 per performance - Minimum Two (2) performances

$10.00 per script - Minimum Script order - Fourteen (14) scripts

For more information or to place an order e-mail: melodramamike@hotmail.com

Photo courtesy of Phoenix Ski Club Players - Phoenix, AZ

Pyros of the Caribbean
or
Our Ship Doesn't Stink

by

M. K. O'Roark

Cast: 6 Men 3 Women

Double Casting Options Possible

Set: Exterior Pirate Ship / Exterior Caribbean Island

Avast ye mates! Set sail with the crew of the Black Hurl as they sail the Caribbean sea in search of endless excitement, treasure and adventure. The leader, none other the infamous Captain Jack Robin has found himself at odds with his mutinous Quartermaster the evil Bloody Ben Bolton aided by his sexy paramour the vivacious Barbie Coast. Unknown to Captain Robin, the evil duo have hatched a plot to take over the Hurl and strand him on a desert island along with their recent prisoners, the lovely Eliza and her "father" Commodore Swoon. The mutinous pirates, follow their typical method of plundering and set afire everything that cannot be stolen, including the mystic figurehead of the Commodore's ship. The hapless buccaneers do not realize that the figurehead is in reality made in the form of an ancient Cuban deity and its destruction places a terrible curse on their heads and brands them forever as the famed and feared "Pyro's of the Caribean!


Pricing:

$50.00 per performance - Minimum Two (2) performances

$10.00 per script - Minimum Script order - Fourteen (14) scripts

For more information or to place an order e-mail: melodramamike@hotmail.com

Photo courtesy of Mosley Street Melodrama - Wichita, KS

Van Highstrung

or
Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

by

M. K. O'Roark

Cast: 5 Men 3 Women 3 Unisex Characters

Double Casting Options Possible

Set: Interior Castle – Interior Mansion – Exterior Mansion Veranda


Evil lurks in 19th century Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The family of the legendary Count Dracula, his beautiful, yet demonic wife Vampira and their young son Baby Drac, have taken up residence in an abandoned Castle on the outskirts of the City. Little do the local citizen’s suspect, Dracula plans on supporting his family upon their very own life’s blood – literally! He immediately sets his sights upon the daughters of Judge Anton Galorious, Anna and Abagail who quickly fall under the evil vampire's demonic spell. Enter the famed Vampire Stalker, Van Highstrung. A hero of good intention, but as his name implies, a bit of a Nervous Nelly. This does not keep him from stepping forth in a heroic attempt to do the right and honorable thing. Will Van be in time to save the beautiful Anna from the evil clutches of this infamous monster? The "stakes" are high and laughter abounds as we streak towards the thrilling conclusion.

Pricing:

$50.00 per performance - Minimum Two (2) performances

$10.00 per script - Minimum Script order - Sixteen (16) scripts

For more information or to place an order e-mail: melodramamike@hotmail.com