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Kathryn Petersen

KATHRYN PETERSEN

  
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Kathryn Petersen started writing for young audiences in 1998. Petersen, an award-winning actress, has appeared in over 50 productions regionally.

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below is a list of Kathryn Petersen's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Arthur's Stone, Merlin's Fire: the Making of a King         Cinderella         Icarus Box, The         Jack and the Bean Stalk         Robin Hood         Sleeping Beauty         Snow White In Follywood         Three Musketeers, The Later Years         Through the Glass Looking         Treasure Island
Arthur's Stone, Merlin's Fire: the Making of a King

Synopsis:
This imaginative retelling of the Arthurian legend is set in the hill fort of Trumontium in 500 A.D. In the midst of a fierce storm, a mysterious sword-stone appears. Rumors fly that the person who can pull the sword out will be the Pendragon, the next high king of Britain. Warriors come from far and wide to try their hand but to no avail. Young Arthur, mocking a warrior's attempt, surprisingly removes the sword, and thus his problems begin. Chief Ector imprisons Arthur, furious that he has succeeded where his son Kei has failed. To make matters worse, the local villagers begin to believe Arthur is in league with the devil and of evil Saxon blood. Into this mess, Torag the wandering tinker, and Nimue, a young maid, arrive. Torag, a close friend of Arthur's, visits him in his cell and, for a reason unknown to Arthur, instructs him to carve chess pieces. Nimue gets a job as a servant and secretly brings Arthur the wood and knife he needs for his carving. When the evil Queen Morgaine unexpectedly arrives and proclaims that Arthur is indeed her half brother and son of Uther the Pendragon, Torag the Tinker moves fast. He knows Arthur isn't ready for the job. He convinces Arthur to go to the Forest Perilous with him where he can learn how to become a king. there, Arthur learns valuable lessons through the help of talking trees, a magical chess board where the pieces he carved come to life, and his new friend, Nimue. Queen Morgaine interrupts Arthur's apprenticeship and tries to convince him to rule Britain with her. Torag warns him that she's hungry for power. Morgaine reveals Torag's true identity, that of Merlin, the great wizard and former advisor to Uther the Pendragon. Arthur, feeling used and betrayed, runs deeper into the woods. Renouncing his kingship, he throws the sword into a lake and the lake magically responds. the Lady of the Lake helps Arthur to see how he can best serve his people and transforms Arthur's sword into Excalibur. Arthur swears an oath of kingship on Excalibur while Merlin and Nimue look on. Premiered at the People's Light & theatre Company. Unit set. Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes.

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa     2003

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing (2006)   

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Male:  12            Female:  7            Other:  with doubling. May be expanded to up to 28 actors

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Cinderella

Synopsis:
The clock ticks

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn; book by Kathryn Petersen.

1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa     19 Nov 2008

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Genre:
modern American Holiday Pantos

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Icarus Box, The

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa     1998

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Jack and the Bean Stalk

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa     2005

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Genre:
modern American Holiday Pantos

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Robin Hood

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa    

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Genre:
modern American Holiday Pantos

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sleeping Beauty

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa    

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Genre:
modern American Holiday Pantos

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Snow White In Follywood

Synopsis:
Don't eat the apple

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn; book by Kathryn Petersen

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Genre:
Musical panto

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Three Musketeers, The Later Years

Synopsis:
One for all

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Music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn; book by Kathryn Petersen. Based on the novel "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas

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Genre:
Musical panto

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Through the Glass Looking

Synopsis:
Alexandra Hawley is adopted. As her twelfth birthday approaches, she wrestles with questions about why her mother gave her up, who she is and how she fits into the world around her. Although Alex is obsessed with baseball, she is afraid to play. So she stays on the sidelines and keeps score at her brother's baseball games. Back at home, she tells Billy exactly what he is doing wrong on the field. Her mother sees how this hurts Billy and tells Alex that she can't attend his games anymore. Furious, Alex shouts that her real mother wouldn't treat her this way. Mrs. Hawley leaves Alex alone in her bedroom to calm down, and Alex hurls her scorebook against her bedroom mirror and cries herself to sleep. In a dream, Alex sits up and notices that her reflection in the mirror doesn't look anything like her. the reflection picks up Alex's scorebook and starts walking away with it. Alex goes through the mirror to retrieve her scorebook and enters the territory of Emitsap, which she discovers to be a shut-down baseball diamond. In this land beyond the mirror, she meets a gypsy queen, a mute fiddler, and the old rulers of Emitsap who are tyrannized by a terrifying Judge. Alex steps up to the plate and faces the Judge. She confronts the fears that keep her from truly being herself, frees the land of Emitsap and finds her way home. Premiered at the People's Light & theatre Company. Unit set. Approximate running time: 45 minutes.

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1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa     1999

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing   

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  3 either gender. May be expanded up to 10 actors

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Treasure Island

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Music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn; book by Kathryn Petersen. Based on the book "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson

1st Produced:
The People's Light And Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa    

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Genre:
modern American Holiday Pantos

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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