Gerald P. Murphy

• Jun-2013
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Four English novels adapted for the stage, including Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Silas Marner. All four adaptions are given comic treatments, including Tarzan playing the role of Heathcliff in Murphy's brilliant parody of W...

• May-2013
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Fifteen one act plays for younger actors, including Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, Be...

• May-2013
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• Apr-2013
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Thirty one act plays written especially for younger readers, including the following:Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and the An...

• Apr-2013
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Five plays from Greek Myths and Aesop written for younger readers, shows include the following:The Lion in Love (Aesop) – 2m, 2fMedusa Meets Perseus (Greek myth) – 11f, 5mThe Ants and the Grasshopper (Aesop) – 4 either m or fNar...

• Oct-2012
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Short stories suitable for homeschooling English classes. Stories are some of the best and most studied stories for the typical homeschooling curriculum, including The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe, Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment - Na...

• Oct-2012
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A collections of some of the best poems ever written with children in mind, including the following:Casey at the Bat - Ernest Lawrence Thayer The Shooting of Dan McGrew – Robert ServiceThe House That Jack Built - Randolph CaldecottEldorado - E...

• Jul-2012
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• Jul-2012
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Two nefarious villains discover a gold mine beneath an orphanage in a poor orphanage in Arizona. Will they be able to steal it from the nuns!7 females, 2 males, 1 singing cow.Easy set, lasts about 40 minutes. For complete piano vocal score email here...

• Jun-2012
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Fifteen one-act plays suitable for the stage or readers theater, including the following:Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and th...

• Jun-2012
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A collection of five of the best short stories in American literature, including The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan PoeDr. Heidegger’s Experiment - Nathaniel HawthorneBartleby, the Scrivner - Herman MelvilleThe Open Boat - Stephen Crane...

• Jun-2012
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Nine one-act plays suitable for the younger reader, including the following:McRumpelstiltskin, The Heifer and the Ox, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, Bullies, Dr. Chicken and Mr. Hawk, Gift of the Magi, Nun Fun, Narcissus and Echo, and Perseus ...

• Jun-2012
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A collection of one-act plays suitable for younger actors, including the following titles: Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and ...

• May-2012
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• Mar-2012
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After years of exhaustive historical research, the true story of a single evil street in a seemingly sleepy northern California town has made publication history. With the publication of The Evil Secrets of Third Street in Yreka, California, Gerald ...

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• Dec-2009
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The Prince needs a bride and the King and the Queen come up with an odd way of choosing one. The Prince must marry the girl who can sleep comfortably on a mattress filled with hard rocks! Twenty speaking parts. Ten males, ten females. Great fun!...

One act play for kids examining the topic of bullying in schools.Characters:Virginia Brown – school board presidentMr. Bacon – irritable school board memberMrs. Inman – school board memberMrs. French – school board memberM...

One act fairy tale - fun tale about a peasant girl who is fated to marry a prince. and she does this under some remarkable circumstances!CharactersGriselda – playful peasant daughterHansel – her equally playful brotherMother – gr...

Five short stories every kid should know, including the following:The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan PoeDr. Heidegger's Experiment - Nathaniel HawthorneBartleby, the Scrivner - Herman MelvilleThe Open Boat - Stephen CraneTo Build a Fire - Jack...

A man and his wife are enjoying a nice evening at home on a cold night when then get into an argument over who should bar (or lock) the front door. Comedy ensues as burglars and the police show up to see why their front door is open.CHARACTERS ȁ...

Sean and Moira have a delightful little Irish cottage, a good son and daughter, and a pleasant way of life. Then things went bad for the grandparents and they needed to move in with Sean and Moira and the kids. But how can this be? Their cottage is f...

A short stage adaption of Louisa May Alcott's novel.Characters 4m, 6fJo: outspoken girl who wants to be a writerLaurie: boy who is Jo's next-door neighborMarmee: mother of the March girlsAmy: Jo's artistic beauty of a sisterBeth: Jo's quiet sisterM...

One act comedy for kids. Princess Vivian doesn't want to marry the prince from the neighboring kingdom and is packed off in a box by her wicked stepmother. Meanwhile, the prince is forced to choose a bride by the unusual method of a sleeping contest!...

A collection of short stories for intellectuals, including the following:Araby – James JoyceThe Most Dangerous Game – Richard ConnellThe Dream of a Ridiculous Man – Fyodor DostoevskyThe Happy Prince – Oscar WildeThe Lotter...

TABLE OF CONTENTS:The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan PoeDr. Heidegger’s Experiment - Nathaniel HawthorneBartleby, the Scrivner - Herman MelvilleThe Open Boat - Stephen CraneTo Build a Fire - Jack LondonYou were very lazy in high school ...

[Please note that all the songs in this short anthology are based on familiar folk tunes. Lyrics and ukulele chords are provided. The ability to read music is not required for this show, since there is no sheet music involved. Suggested accompaniment...