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Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

Based on the book by Sally Benson. Adapted by Christopher Sergel.

Product Code: M24000

Full-length Play

Drama

Cast size: 7m., 9w.


Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available


Rights and availability

This title can be licensed and sold in the following countries:
Canada, United States

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

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Min. Royalty Rate: $110.00/perf

Synopsis

It's rare for a play to capture truly a special moment in time, a particular moment in the lives of some real people. What makes this play so exceptional is not only that it does this so beautifully but that it's done with fun, excitement, and some broad comedy scenes that often stop the show with laughter! Four attractive sisters are all blazing with excitement over the wonderful World's Fair that is about to open right there in St. Louis. The girls are also in a state about the love life of their only brother, whom they suspect of ditching his sweet hometown girl for a snob from the East. In the midst of the sisters' humorous maneuvers to rule (or ruin) their brother's new romance, Father finally breaks in with his announcement. He's been offered a better job in New York! This will mean leaving their home in St. Louis and missing the fair! At this, the girls unite for action. A most popular and charming play!

Notes

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Details

  • Status In stock
  • Type of Show Full-length Play
  • Product Code M24000
  • Minimum Cast Size 16
  • Pages of Dialogue 69
  • Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
  • Approx. Run Time 85 min
  • Staging One int. set.

Categories

  • Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
  • Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Dinner Theatre
  • Genre Drama
  • ISBN(13) 9780871292469

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Customer Reviews

This is a wonderful play with great characters, single unit set, and so funny! Our audiences loved it! Costuming for 1904 was delightful. Every part provides young actors an opportunity to shine.

Frances L. Way, Lost Marbles Theatrics, Fort Collins, Colo.

A perfect Rated G show! The audience LOVED this show! It was equally as fun for the children in the audience as it was for the adults. The cast's high school classmates loved it too. We were able to use a real cat for Lady Babbie! That, along with all the humorous moments made this a favorite for sure.

Wendy Marshall, Ripon Christian High School, Ripon, Calif.

Meet Me in St. Louis is so much fun to perform. The characters are so full of life and are a challenge for young actors. The audience loved it and the sisters with all their antics kept the audience laughing.

Charla Little, Red Oak High School, Red Oak, TX

The play was fantastic. It is very easy to prepare for, having one set. We wallpapered the stage back and flats. The audience loved it. Costumes and props were not hard to find.

Peg Reardon, St. Mary High School, Westfield, MA

Meet Me in St. Louis was a lot of fun to produce. Kids could act like kids and wear cool costumes, too. One of our audience members -- a theater major who saw both performances -- said it was exquisite.

Verna Lenth, Clayton Ridge High School, Guttenberg, IA

The audience loved it, and it was so fun to rehearse the students didn't get tired of rehearsing it, like sometimes happens with a high school show.

Jennifer Birk-Cook, Perryville Senior High School, Perryville, Mo.

We do not often find a show with good parts for teens and children as well as a range in ages of adults. Six different families were represented in our productionÑfathers and daughters, mothers and daughters, etc. We have had a wonderful response from our audience.

Bennie Nipper, Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, Dickinson, Texas

Meet Me in St. Louis is a delightful story about growing up and discovering what's truly important. It is the perfect play for high schoolers because it is a true picture of their lives.

Beth Hopkins, East Memorial Christian Academy, Prattville, Ala.

Wonderful characters that challenge actors to find layers for character development and a delightful sense of family, with enough mischief to keep it interesting.

Patricia Hausman, Boerne Community Theatre, Boerne, Texas

An excellent family play! Easy to produce with no need for set change. A delightful story.

Ruth Van Horn, Abilene High School, Abilene, Kan.

Wonderfully funny, clean, wholesome and family-friendly play. Very easy to stage.

Christine Pittack, Harford Christian School, Darlington, Md.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

Have the water scene take place on stageÑmuch more funny with a second story window.

Dillon Morehead, St. Charles Community High School, St. Charles, Mich.

We created fireworks for end of play with Adobe Animator and projected behind window.

Melissa Mora, Hutto High School, Hutto, Texas

We had so many cute children try out that we cast four "Tooties," one for each night we play (Thursday-Sunday). We double cast some other roles so more people could have a chance to play.

Bennie Nipper, Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, Dickinson, Texas

We were able to get most of our costumes at thrift stores. We used gelatin (double strength) cut into small triangles for our "chicken hearts."

Ann Bailes, Oakwood Christian School, Anderson, S.C.