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Pinocchio
Small Cast (Touring) Play for Theatres, Schools

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"A Not-to-be-missed Gem!"

Pinocchio playscript for young audiences

Pinocchio

Cast of 6 (3M, 2F, 1M/F), smaller/larger cast possible
Running time about 45 minutes
Great for primary-intermediate grades & families

Pinocchio tangles with tricksters, Fox and Cat, and Lampwick and his no-good buddies in the Land of Toys. Will he ever prove that he is good enough to become a Real Boy?

Large Cast School Play Version

Pinocchio playscript for young audiences

Pinocchio

Cast of 6 (3M, 2F, 1M/F), smaller/larger cast possible
Running time about 45 minutes
Great for primary-intermediate grades & families

Pinocchio tangles with tricksters, Fox and Cat, and Lampwick and his no-good buddies in the Land of Toys. Will he ever prove that he is good enough to become a Real Boy?

Large Cast School Play Version

Pinocchio Script for Young Audiences
Creative Script for Touring to Schools!  Pinocchio!
Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake PA

“This is a very clever script!  A new version that makes the most of theatre magic."
Charles Burr, Artistic Director, Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater, MI

Cast of Six for Professional Touring & Mainstage
Perfect Family Entertainment!  Pinocchio! Small Cast Version of Pinocchio for Touring to Schools! Pinocchio!  Playscript for Young Audiences!
Valley Center Stage, North Bend, WA - Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake PA

One lonely night the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto's wish and brings his wooden puppet to life.  So begins Pinocchio's journey...


Excellent for Family Audiences
 Great Play for Mainstage Productions!  Pinocchio! The sauk perform ArtReach's Pinocchio play
Valley Center Stage, North Bend, WA - Gary Schwartz Director - The Sauk, Jonesville MI

"Pinocchio was wonderfully well received by both our school children's audiences and our general public
family audiences!"
Mary Lee Powell, Ohio Valley Summer Theatre

"A wonderfully theatrical and hugely imaginative version."
Young Actors perfor ArtReach's Pinocchio play Children's Plays for Theatres and Schools! - Pinocchio!
YAAN (Young Actors Association of Niagara), NY - Corinth Theatre Arts, MS


"Pinocchio was Fantastic!"
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Valley Center Stage, WA - Pendragon Theatre, PA - Corinth Theatre Arts, MS

"The story really comes alive, as Lorenzo invites you to see his show!  The audience helps Pinocchio locate Hickory, there's a puppeteer with live puppets, kindly Gepetto, mischievous kids, and so much more. The swallowing by the whale was astonishing!"
Sutter Street Theatre, CA


Storybook Classic - Comedy & Drama for Kids
Hickory Cricket drums up audience participation!  Pinocchio! Marionettes star in Lorenzo's Magnificent show!  Pinocchio! Lorenzo the Magnificent!  Pinocchio!
Red Branch Theatre Company, Columbia MD


"A joy to watch. Not-to-be missed gem!"
Pinocchio ends up with the wrong sort.  Pinocchio! Geppetto speaks to Pinocchio.  Classic Collodi story for kids.
The Sauk, Jonesville WI - Red Branch Theatre Company, Columbia MD

"Pinocchio is charming!  In this production, the story is told in a truly interactive way.  The theatre audience becomes an integral part of the play, and the children were surprised and delighted."
April Forrer, Maryland Theatre Guide

"Children were surprised and delighted!"
Lorenzo captures Pinocchio!  Pinocchio's unsavory aquaintances.  Pinocchio for young audiences. Cat and Fox stop Pinocchio on the way to school. Pinocchio!
Red Branch Theatre Company, Columbia MD

"Each actor brings a distinctive style and is a joy to watch. Hurry over catch this not-to-be-missed gem!"
April Forrer, Maryland Theatre Guide


Can Pinocchio Become a Real Boy?
Family entertainment from ArtReach!  Pinocchio! Comedy and Drama for Kids!   Pinocchio!
Valley Center Stage, North Bend, WA - Gary Schwartz Director

Great for Professional Tours: Cast size, simple tech and performance length make it easy to pack this show in your touring van and perform in two schools in one day.

Creative Staging: ArtReach is famous for innovative use of theatrical techniques that "wow" an audience and save you money.

Great for High School, Middle School Drama Clubs: Though the play has been professionally developed this script is it is fun and challenging for High School and Middle School Drama Clubs and Community Theatres!

"Anyone want a free ride to the Land of Toys?"
ArtReach's Pinocchio play Cricket puppet in ArtReach Pinocchio playscript Pinocchio play for family audiences
Pendragon Theatre PA - The Sauk, Jonesville MI

"All the characters come to life in this retelling of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale written by award-winning Ohio playwright, Kathryn Schultz Miller."
The Athens News, Ohio Valley Summer Theater


How to Make A Puppet's Nose Grow?
It's easy to make Pinocchio's nose grow! Lucky Star uses her wand to make Pinocchio's nose grow!  It's easy and always gets a laugh from the grownups!
Valley Center Stage, North Bend, WA

Look closely. Lucky Star, Blue Fairy's friend, carries a star wand with long wooden pole/handle.  When Pinocchio lies to the Blue Fairy, Lucky Star stands behind Pinocchio and places pole on his shoulder.  Another cast member uses a slide whistle to make "growing" sound.  It's simple, easy, and works like a charm!


Pinocchio has two versions:
Professional production of Pinocchio Pinocchio Small Cast Version
Sutter Street Theatre, Folsom CA

Touring Play Script (this page)
Cast of 6 (3M, 2F, 1 M/F)
Recommended for Young People or Adults

Large Cast School Play Version
Cast of 30-40
Recommended for Primary - Middle School Students.


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ArtReach's Touring Version of Pinocchio incorporates clever staging and audience participation!  A great play for touring to schools or performing on the mainstage!  Audience Participation! Pinocchio tangles with tricksters, Fox and Cat, and Lampwick and his no-good buddies in the Land of Toys.  Will he save Geppetto from the belly of the whale?  Will he ever prove that he is good enough to become a Real Boy?  Producers, here is a great play for touring to local schools!  Creative staging, innovative ideas, minimal set and costumes make this adaptation easy to stage and stunningly unique!  Audience Participation: Children become toys and clocks in Geppetto's shop, sing a lullaby to Pinocchio, help Hickory Cricket save Pinocchio and make the sounds and jaws of the Great and Terrible Whale!

 
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"I am really taken with your wonderfully theatrical and hugely imaginative version of Pinocchio and our Espanola Little Theatre Young Company would like to do it!"

Sharon Sproule, Espanola Little Theatre, ON, Canada


"A wonderful script! We had so much fun!"
Artistic Director, Richard Porto, Purple Striped Honu


This One Act Version of Carlo Collodi's famous tale was commissioned by Elly Award Winner Allen Schmeltz for Garbaeu's Acorn and Oak Children's Theater and Stage Nine's Family Series, Allen Schmeltz Productions, Sacramento, CA.


"Artistic Director Schwartz praised the writer, Kathryn Schultz Miller, whose scripts he’s used in other shows, saying “she just knows how to write this kind of audience interaction.”
Snoqualmie Valley Record, WA

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Ohio Valley Summer Theater - Purple Striped Honu


 "Probably the most exciting thing is that the style of this piece involves the audience to participate in certain moments - to engage actively in the make-believe that's being created.”
Ohio Valley Summer Theater 


“Pinocchio,” is a fun and physical show suitable for all ages. All the familiar characters are there: Geppetto, the Blue Fairy, a certain cricket, and the wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy."
The Athens News, Ohio


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