Stage Adaptations of The Hiding Place
Small Cast Productions
Musicals & Other
Large Cast Productions
Adaptations designed for maximum participation
Two dramatic adaptations of The Hiding Place call for large casts of speaking and
non-speaking roles, excellent for churches and schools eager to involve as many participants
as possible.
LifeHouse Productions
One of these is a version by producer Wayne Scott of LifeHouse Productions. This play was
written by George Christison and calls for a cast of up to 40. Fund-raising, of course, is
just one of the reasons for mounting a play, but it can be an effective one. Here is what
Wayne wrote about the financial side of the theater's run:
"...the seven-weekend run of our production grossed $40,265. It was obvious to us that
God's hand was in the production. I believe it may rank as the most important project with
the deepest impact we have ever undertaken."
For royalty details contact:
Wayne Scott, President
LifeHouse Theater
1135 N. Church St.
Redlands, CA 92374
Tel: 909 335 3037
Email: jdewitt@lifehousetheater.com
(On a personal note, when Wayne learned that we had lost touch with a favorite cousin of
Tib's, Pauline Richter, he volunteered to place an ad in the local Redlands paper, asking
if anyone had information as to her whereabouts. A neighbor responded and we learned that
Pauline had died a few years earlier. We'll always be grateful to Wayne for this
thoughtfulness.)
Stained Glass Theatre
The adaptation by Ron Bouthwell for Stained Glass Theatre has also been written for a large
cast. We have not seen Ron's play on the stage, but he has sent us an in-house videotape of
the show, (for copyright reasons this video was made for rehearsal, private use only). We're
always astonished at how different are the various renditions of Corrie's story. Ron's is a
good example of a fresh approach, with its nearly 30 actors bringing to life for the audience
the ten Boom family's message of forgiveness. Ron wrote,
"We had to add 10 additional performances. The cast played to sold out crowds for
basically every show. We had a total attendance of 5337 over 30 performances. Not bad for a
little 200 seat theatre."
To discuss royalty arrangements contact:
Steven Jenkins, Administrative Director,
Stained Glass Theatre
1996 Evangel
Ozark, MO 65721
Telephone: 417 581 9192
Or by email at sgtmidmo@earthlink.net
Acatia Theatre
Acatia Theatre, Milwaukee Wisconsin, is another company which has produced a play designed
for a larger than usual cast. Playwright Bradley Winkler provides parts for eight men and 11
women, as well as parts for children. A sample from the script is available for free
download. The full script is available on a royalty basis.
Contact Bradley Winkler at:
Acacia Theatre Company
3195 South Superior St #414
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Tel 414 744 5995
Email: acacia@acaciatheatre.com
Rich Peterson
And finally, an adaptation by playwright Rich Peterson also calls for a large cast. Tib flew
out to see Rich's play, presented for an eight week run in a large, fan-shaped church
auditorium that lent itself ideally to the production. Rich and friends built a miniature
Dutch town, complete with windmill which doubled as a guard tower for the prison scene. Tib
reports that the play was both funny and heart wrenching, calling for dozens of people in
crowd scenes even riding bicycles down the aisles of the auditorium. "I was transplanted
back to Holland," Tib recalls, "drawn into the play by the skillfulness of the
production and the exuberance of the cast." Rich can be contacted by writing:
Rich Peterson
4502 Tall Meadow Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76133
Tel: 817 361 8379
or by email at petersonposse@yahoo.com.
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