Stage Adaptations of The Hiding Place: Large Cast Productions
Adaptations designed for maximum participation
These 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
Acacia Theatre
Acacia 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
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 emailing Rich Peterson at petersonposse@yahoo.com.
Another Dramatization
I had a chance to visit Warren Sager at his home in Murfreesboro, TN when we were visiting our country songwriter son, John Scott Sherrill, (who lives, of course, in Nashville). Warren has crafted an intriguing-sounding adaptation of The Hiding Place. For information contact:
Scripts by Warren
3316 Lou Court
Murphreesboro, TN 37129
Tel 615 907 6317
Or email Warren : warren@scriptsbywarren.com
Ten Boom: The Musical: "the Perfect Love Story"
No license fee. All information is available on www.tenboomthemusical.com
Or email susanmb@tenboomthemusical.com
These 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
Acacia Theatre
Acacia 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
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 emailing Rich Peterson at petersonposse@yahoo.com.
Another Dramatization
I had a chance to visit Warren Sager at his home in Murfreesboro, TN when we were visiting our country songwriter son, John Scott Sherrill, (who lives, of course, in Nashville). Warren has crafted an intriguing-sounding adaptation of The Hiding Place. For information contact:
Scripts by Warren
3316 Lou Court
Murphreesboro, TN 37129
Tel 615 907 6317
Or email Warren : warren@scriptsbywarren.com
Ten Boom: The Musical: "the Perfect Love Story"
No license fee. All information is available on www.tenboomthemusical.com
Or email susanmb@tenboomthemusical.com