I posted this request last year and got a really good suggestion, so I thought I would try again this year.

I am on the Play Advisory Committee of Midwestern US community theatre. On top of our normal line-up of shows, we try to throw in one small to medium sized non-musical that is primarily adult-based but has a couple of roles for kids/teens. I am looking for a couple of shows that meet that criteria.

Because there are so many good shows out there, we try not to repeat shows that we have already done. Here is a list of similar shows that we have already done:
Cheaper By The Dozen
Lost In Yonkers
Little Women
Over the Tavern
Life With Father

The show already scheduled for next season that was suggested here is: A Tiny Miracle With A Fiberoptic Unicorn. It is perfect for us as it is set in a town adjacent to our own.

For future reference, are there any play script databases that have the capability to search for a show like this? Any assistance would be appreciated. 

How about "I Remember Mama"?

Maybe "The Matchmaker"? - Ermengarde, Ambrose, and Minnie Fay could easily be (mid-to-late) teens.

I mentioned it earlier under another thread, but "A Midsummer Night's Dream" might work very handily - the young lovers, and Puck, and a couple of the "rustics" could easily be youths.

I'll keep thinking, too...

There's also Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

Or maybe Tom Stoppard's brilliant time-bending comedy/drama Arcadia.

Or Ah, Wilderness.


Edited by edh915 - 6/29/10 at 7:51pm