Aunt Leaf
Product Code: AF7000
One-act Play
Drama
Cast size: 3 actors, gender flexible. Expansion possible.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
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Synopsis
It is 1910. Annabelle, a quiet 11-year-old, and her depressed and lonely great-aunt Leaf develop a secret ritual of storytelling. Each night the old lady sends the child into the woods to look for the ghost of her dead husband. Each night the girl brings back stories—made-up "proof" of her uncle—to cheer up the old woman. Annabelle's fibs grow into stories, and her stories grow into tall tales. As she wanders deeper into the forest each night, she soon comes to believe her own stories are true. The shared adventure, both dangerous and hopeful, serves as a dual passage for the child into adolescence and the old woman into a more peaceful death. A tale from the dark woods of the Hudson River Valley—and the darker woods of the imagination.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code AF7000
- Minimum Cast Size 3
- Pages of Dialogue 40
- Min. Royalty Rate $50.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 40 min
- Staging Single set.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583427798
Customer Reviews
This was an absolute wonder to produce. Our cast and crew loved being able to build the characters and the freedom to create the world we were in. We took this to our state competition and earned Superiors in every category!
A powerful story that encourages actors to explore the depths of their abilities.
Media Reviews
"[A] celebration of the power of storytelling." -nytheatre.com"Spine-tingling … Wiechmann chooses to tell her story without traditional characters or scenes … [The actors] narrate the story, each taking turns portraying Annabelle, Aunt Leaf and the other family members. I wish as many [children] as possible could see Aunt Leaf, for then they would learn how a well-told tale and one's own imagination are all that are required to chill the blood and fire the mind. That would truly be educational." -Backstage
"This is very cerebral, very deliberately arty theatre, dressed in shades of sepia both literally and figuratively. The play is a fable, written in lovely image-filled prose." -nytheatre.com
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krum H S | Krum | TX | 05/02/2025 | 05/02/2025 |
| South Pointe High | Rock Hill | SC | 04/30/2025 | 05/02/2025 |
| Oceanside High School | Rockland | ME | 02/28/2025 | 05/03/2025 |
| Gordon Pinsent Center for the Arts | Grand Falls-Windsor | NL | 05/24/2025 | 05/24/2025 |
Gallery
Aunt Leaf - Clinton High School, Clinton, MS
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