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AVAILABLE SCRIPTS
POE - by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
The story of the life of writer Edgar Allan Poe.
CAST SIZE: Roles for 20m.; 6w.; 1c.; 1teen - Roles can be easily double and triple cast.
SET REQUIREMENTS: Numerous simple interiors
SCRIPTS: $5.50 plus shipping
ROYALTY: $65.00 per performance
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
SPECTER OF TREASON - THE OSWALD TRIAL - by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
Courtroom Drama - A fictionalized account, based on factual information, of what could have happened if accused JFK assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had lived and gone on trial for the assassination of President Kennedy. There is no jury onstage as the show is designed to have the audience act as the jury and thus render the verdict at each performance. Numerous verdict options make the strong possibility for a different verdict at each performance.
CAST SIZE: 41m.; 13w.; extras - Many roles can easily be double and triple cast
SET REQUIREMENTS: Numerous simple interiors with most of Acts II & III taking place in a courtroom
SCRIPTS: Full scripts - $10.00 ; Sides for smaller roles - $3.50 - plus shipping
ROYALTIES: $65.00 per performance
REVIEWS: "SPECTER OF TREASON" is an outstanding original theatrical presentation that captures the emotionalism and drama of the immediate post-JFK assassination period." -- Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, M.D..J.D. and former Allegheny County Coroner as well as outspoken critic of the Warren Commission Report
"........Ballantyne's Oswald trial is riveting psycho-drama......" - Walt Brown (noted JFK assassination researcher)
"Thought-provoking drama....." - Youngstown Vindicator
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
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THE TELL-TALE POE - Bone Chilling Scenes & Stories from the Master of Horror - Written and Adapted by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
This is a collection of Poe stories and poems in a "readers theatre" format. Stories and poems are tied together via dramatic scenes of different times in Poe's life. Very effective with correct atmosphere and music.
CAST SIZE: 7m. 3w. plus a mysterious visitor
SET REQUIREMENTS: Several small simple interiors
SCRIPTS: $5.50 plus shipping
ROYALTIES: $65.00 per performance
REVIEWS:
"....an intelligent way to immerse oneself in the gloomy atmospherics of Halloween..." Youngstown Vindicator
"....far more authentic than any haunted house attraction." Youngstown Vindicator
"....stays true to Poe's writing style." Youngstown Vindicator
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
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BLOCK 5 - by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
A taut, psychological drama based upon actual events which took place at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp during World War II. Seven Jewish prisoners are segregated inside Block 5 at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, away from the rest of the camp population in 1943. A captured British Naval Officer is soon thrown into the mix further complicating the situation. What follows is a harrowing fight for survival and dignity among the eight inmates. A real history lesson!
CAST SIZE: 14m of varying ages.
SET REQUIREMENTS: One, fairly simple interior
SCRIPTS: $5.50 plus shipping
ROYALTIES: $65.00 per performance
REVIEWS: "To see this play is to be transformed." - Youngstown Vindicator
".....one of the darkest, most emotional performances to grace a local stage in recent memory." - Tribune Chronicle
".....psychological sabotage....." - Youngstown Vindicator
".....stark, violent and hard." - Tribune Chronicle
".....an unforgettable piece of theater." - Youngstown Vindicator
".....a great evening of entertainment. A great script, fine staging, a very believable cast." - Rich Morgan; WKBN-TV27
"It was so intense." - students from LaBrae Middle School
" 'Block 5' shows Holocaust horror." - Youngstown Vindicator
".....every bit as powerful as its first go-round [five years ago]." - Youngstown Vindicator
"I feel it is quite a valuable piece of theater and as many people as possible should see it, particularly young people. It is a piece of living history that will stay with these kids for a long time." - Barbara Root, teacher LaBrae Middle School
WINNER OF 10 MARQUEE AWARDS
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
Visit the BLOCK 5 website at www.block5revival.com
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EDGAR ALLAN POE'S - THE TELL TALE HEART - by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
Edgar Allan Poe's most famous and most read story comes to life onstage. Adapted as a full length theatrical mystery/drama, "Edgar Allan Poe's - The Tell Tale Heart," is a riveting piece of theatre which will keep the most disinterested Poe reader, on the very edge of their seat for the entire performance. It has the intensity to grab the audience by the throat and pull them into the gruesome actions of the story's narrator, who describes his method and reasoning for killing the old man for whom he has attended for many years. Good roles for all major characters and manageable small roles for those with little or no experience. This show is a good starting point for new actors. The script sticks closely to the original Poe story with interesting scenes added to make it a full evening of exciting theatre.
CAST SIZE: 8m, 1w.
SET REQUIREMENTS: Three small locations which are very easy to create.
SCRIPTS: $5.50 plus shipping
ROYALTIES: $65.00 per performance
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
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EDGAR ALLAN POE'S: THE BLACK CAT - Soon to be Available
EDGAR ALLAN POE'S: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - by J.E.Ballantyne, Jr.
One of Edgar Allan Poe's strangest tales comes to vivid life onstage. Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline, live alone in a secluded mansion in a desolute area. The house, old and crumbling, becomes an additional character in the piece as it "torments" Roderick who is already in questionable health. Horatio, and old school friend, arrives at the house upon Roderick's invitation. What follows is a true journey through the horror genre from the master of horror himself --- Edgar Allan Poe.
CAST SIZE - 3 men; 1 woman; 2 young boys
SET REQUIREMENTS: Several interiors of the house including the catacombs under the house.
SCRIPTS: $5.50 each
ROYALTIES: $65.00 per performance
One FREE Perusal Script Available Upon Request
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