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Ghost Rider

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 6m, 7girl(s), 4boy(s), 1any gender (adult)

The Williams family has just moved into their new house when they notice that things are a little strange; books fall off of shelves all by themselves, dolls go missing, and they all keep humming the same song, a song none of them had ever heard before. With the help of a physic and a historian, they discover that the house was a part of the
underground railroad, and that a little runaway slave girl died in a
secret hiding space in the wall.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m, 7girl(s), 4boy(s), 1any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery/Thriller, Docudrama/Historic
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Young Children (Age 2 - 5), Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
The Williams family has just moved into their new house when they notice that things are a little strange; books fall off of shelves all by themselves, dolls go missing, and they all keep humming the same song, a song none of them had ever heard before. With the help of a physic and a historian, they discover that the house was a part of the underground railroad, and that a little runaway slave girl died in a secret hiding space in the wall. The action from 1855 takes place at the same time as the modern day, with the actors inhabiting the same space at times. Ultimately the modern family finds her poor little bones and decides that the right thing to do would be to carry them to Canada and bury them there, so that she can finally complete the journey she began over 150 years ago.
History

Ghost Rider was first performed by the Chatham Middle School Drama Club at the Chatham High School auditorium on Cape Cod, Massachusetts on May 12, 2007.

May be performed by mixed cast of adults and young performers or by young performers alone.

  • Time Period Present Day, American Civil War Era
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Stage Combat, Special Effects
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Steph DeFerie

Steph DeFerie grew up on Cape Cod and lives there still. The many terrific hours she spent performing, studying and attending shows at the Harwich Junior Theatre comprise the majority of her theatrical training. Although she also writes for adults, for 12 years she worked wit ...

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