Imagination Stage (Bethesda, MD).

Comedy.  60-70 minutes.  5-11+ males, 13-17+ females, 3+ either (21-31+ performers possible).  Suitable for middle school and high school.  First performance:  $80 (this includes permission to make copies of the script as necessary for your production).  Each additional performance:  $60.    Professional rights should be negotiated directly with YouthPLAYS at info@youthplays.com.

Miracle in Mudville premiered at Imagination Stage (Bethesda, MD) as part of the Speak Out on Stage Program.

This play is available for perusal as a free non-printable PDF or as a printable PDF file ($7.50).  To order a digital copy, just click the Place an Order button above and select the either Non-Printable or Printable Perusal option.  It is now also available as a printed acting edition which includes special commentary from the author.  This version is available for $6.50 plus shipping/handling (UPS Media Mail or Priority Mail for single copy orders).  Until our shopping cart system is updated to include this option, please email us with your name and address and your preferred shipping option.  We will send you a Google Checkout invoice (if you'd like to pay by credit card) or quote you a price (if you'd like to pay by check or purchase order or PayPal).

Imagination Stage (Bethesda, MD).

Casey is the worst ballplayer in the Mudville Little League, the butt of jokes and an embarrassment to his Dad, who brags of his glory days in the outfield. But he's not alone in feeling inadequate; his friends Murphy and Hector suffer by comparison to their parents, too. Then a chance encounter with the ghost of the town's dead librarian throws Casey and his friends into a time warp--where they discover that some of their parents'  big adventures didn't quite happen the way they said...