janet yates vogt  & mark friedman

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is a musical lovingly based on the timeless classic, “Anne of Green Gables," which, for over a century, has been a favorite of countless people, both young and old.  

It was first produced at The Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati in 2000, and later developed at The Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. It opened the 40th Anniversary Season of the Columbus Children's Theatre; and made its New York debut off-Broadway at the York Theatre in Manhattan in 2003 as a featured show for their fall musical theatre reading series. It was featured in excerpt by the Cincinnati Children's Theatre, the Columbus Opera, and played alongside works by Michael John LaChiusa and Ricky Ian Gordon at the Dayton Composers Summit.  

It has been performed at Miami of Ohio's Summer Theatre at the Village Playhouse, featured in the summer series at the John Drew Theatre in East Hampton, New York, and was part of the 2004-2005 Fifth-Third Bank Broadway Series season at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio, where it broke all box office records for that year and played to sixteen straight standing ovations! It played a successfull three month run in the holiday musical slot at the Village Theatre in Issaquah/Seattle, WA where it now holds the box office record for ticket sales, and it ran a record breaking 35 performances at The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - TYA (Junior Version) has played across the country at the South Carolina Children's Theatre, Stages Children's Theatre in Minneapolis, Savannah Childrens Theatre, First Stage Children's Theatre in Milwaukee, among others. It will be featured in the 60th Anniversary season at the Boston Children's Theatre in Spring of 2012.

At the Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA

PRODUCTION & BOOKING INFORMATION:

The full 2-Act Version of Anne of Green Gables runs - first act 1 hr/25 min / second act 56 min.  It is fully orchestrated and the music is professionally notated and easy to read.

Cast size is 18 with some minor doubling (with only one small child role).  Since the work features much of the ensemble in town scenes, school scenes, etc, the cast size can be augmented if need be, with doubling eliminated or with additional  young children added.  Sets may be as full or as simple as your production requires.  Past productions of Anne of Green Gables have been both elaborately and minimally staged.

The 1-Act TYA (Junior Version) of Anne of Green Gables runs 70 minutes (intermission optional). it has the same cast size and production values as listed above and Musical Score and / or Music Accompaniment Tracks are available.

Anne of Green Gables TYA (Junior Version) is available for licensing and booking through Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York. Contact TRW by clicking on the link below:

http://www.theatricalrights.com/

Profit margins for past productions of Green Gables have been outstanding with impressive audience numbers as "Anne of Green Gables" fans of all ages eagerly seek out and attend the shows.  Robert McKinney, reviewer for the Bristol Virginia Herald Courier writes that: “Green Gables is well on its way to becoming a classic musical beloved by far more adults than children although it easily speaks to both.”

As the Barter Theatre noted in its ad promos,
audiences of all ages “laugh, cry and jump to their feet” at every performance.  

.Nacy Opel and Melissa Bohan at the York Theatre Production in Manhattan
CBS Television personality Mandy Bruno as Anne in the Columbus, Ohio Production

"Many Producers and Artistic Directors mistakenly peg the "Anne of Green Gables" story as a children's work -- nothing could be farther from the truth. If you have any knowledge of the hundreds of thousands  of visitors from around the world who make a pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island each  year to view the setting of the original story, you understand the strong connection the story has for audiences of all ages and the particular draw for adults. It is not just a story for little girls. It is a story that draws boys, men, women -- the whole family. In this age of family  there are not many stories that have as much audience appeal as does this show. The show is not difficult to sell as the title and source material largely sells itself. It is great fun for the cast and artists to produce."

RICHARD ROSE, Producing Artistic Director, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA

"It is rare to find a musical that really moves you – that for whatever reason touches something very deep.  That was my first reaction to GREEN GABLES. Perhaps it was the classic story from which it is so masterfully adapted. Perhaps it was the music that captured my ear so quickly and reminded me of why I went into musical theatre in the
first place.  I was touched and amused by the characters and I wanted to
mold their interactions.  This is one of those rare ensemble pieces of theatre that can transport the audience with words and music and doesn’t need all the trappings of the current "spectacle" theatre.  This it what excites me as a director - it challenges me - and in the end, it makes me very proud to have been a part of it."

KEVIN MOORE - Managing Director of The Human Race Theatre, Dayton, OH