Anne of Green Gables

The set design as found in the playbook works extremely well. One teacher commented that it was the department's best play in twenty years because of the quick transitions from scene to scene. "Anne" was able to draw in many new fans in our community.

Drama Director, Byng Public School, Ada, Okla.

What an excellent dramatization of an iconic story. The story of the world's best-loved red-headed orphan is a delight and so true to the book.

Lorna Stratton, ICHTHYS Theatre Productions, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

This was a really delightful play to produce and direct. The story is engaging, full of fast, well-paced scenes and thoughtful, tender moments. A BIG hit with both the cast and audiences.

Tom Snell, Pacific Christian School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

A beautifully written play! Wonderful roles for both males and females. A good mixture of dramatic and comedic moments. Scene changes by lighting worked extremely well and was very effective. A "director friendly" adaptation!

Sherry Petrowski, Maryville High School, Maryville, Tenn.

Anne is a lovely play. This version is well written and the characters are fully developed. This group of actors adapted well to the adult roles and the ability to add lots of extras (school children, townspeople, mourners, graduation ceremony guests) was helpful for our large cast.

Maureen Ghiossi, The King's Academy, Sunnyvale, Calif.

Excellent script and very true to the book. Very well received by our school matinee audiences. Was also appreciated by older audience members who grew up with the book as a child.

Wayne Marek, Eau Claire Children's Theatre, Eau Claire, Wis.

Anne of Green Gables is a wonderful, true-to-the-book adaptation that is a lot of fun for both audience and cast alike. The play is a good mix of fun and serious scenes that brought smiles, laughter and surprise along with a very heartwarming evening of family entertainment. I am sure many went home and read the book again.

Jeanne Finley, CHEST Homeschool Group, Sparta, Ill.

We had a sold-out audience both nightsÑthe play was a message of "kindred spirits" that touched the hearts of young and old alike.

Susan Dugas, Middletown Christian School, Middletown, Ohio

Great showÑ"old-fashioned fun." Students had a great time and were challenged, too. Audiences loved the family show. Lots of praise for this wholesome show. It was our "Anne"'s first time on stage, and a star was born!

Sheryl Lee, El Camino High School, Sacramento, Calif.

Producing and directing Anne of Green Gables fulfilled a lifelong dream. Joseph Robinette's adaptation is very faithful to the book, and the sets and costumes were easy to design and construct. This is a great show for middle school as well as high school.

Carol Schmiedecke, Allendale Public Schools, Allendale, N.J.

The play went off great! lt was a success, and everyone loved it. Anne of Green Gables is an enchanting story of a beautiful life and one of those plays that everyone loves, and laughter and enjoyment had are genuine.

Abigail Thorpe, Tehachapi Youth Theatre, Tehachapi, Calif.

Anne of Green Gables was a good challenge for my young actors and a lovely story to tell virtually. There are enough roles for a large cast and doubling if you need to. There's more talking than action which lends well if you need to use it for a virtual show.

Kate Wold, Eastlake High School, Sammamish, Wash.

This is a great play to do with high school students! They really get into the characters because they're of similar ages.

Anji Straayer, Grand Rapids Baptist High School, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Very good show for high school, especially when you have an overabundance of girls that audition. Gave a lot of new kids a chance for a part in the fall play.

Bob Howell, Illinois Valley Central High School, Chillicothe, Ill.

Very faithful to the novel, this adaptation of a classic was a hit with all our audienceÑstudents, parents, and friends.

Marilee Malott, Bethany Christian School, Sierra Madre, Calif.

Good strong family show. I used younger children for the first act and then double cast the second act with teens. The adults remained the same in both acts. I used 38 young people and 10 adults in the show. It was wild but wonderful.

Debra Collins Bailey, 1st Baptist Church Drama Ministry, Shawnee, Okla.

We received wonderful comments! The kids really enjoyed doing this. A delightful story with some great roles. Our school family is still talking about it!

Vicki, Heritage Christian School, Brooklyn, Ohio

This was a play based on a very popular story, and it generated much excitement at our school. It was an excellent adaptation of the story, and was a tremendous hit with the audience.

David Harris, Des Moines Christian School, Des Moines, IA

We were looking for a positive work with strong female leads that could be handled by some advanced 9th grade students in one of our junior highs. We found that in "Anne" and a great story besides.

Bill Hansen, Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, WI

Captured the heart of our audience -- they were excited to come and see it!

Donna Mueller, Fatima High School, Westphalia, MO

Our kids loved performing this play and the crowd responded with thunderous applause each night. The script captures the magic of the timeless classic that is Anne of Green Gables. Many said it was our best play in the 14 years we have been performing as a drama club.

Rob Wiedell, Fellowship Christian Academy, Jacksonville, N.C.