Best Summer Ever

Best Summer Ever

Nine-year-old Maurice’s world includes Norwegian camp, interviewing a mosquito, and the terror of his big sister getting her driver’s license. This inventive and hilarious series of stories is about family, life’s surprises, and the great delight of brain freeze from an icy treat. You just may recognize your own family, and magical summer-time adventuring fun!

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 70 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 1 actor and 1 musician

Full Details

1 actor portrays all characters in the stories while 1 musican accompanies

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

Please note: There is no written sheet music for accompaniment. Productions will need to create their own underscoring to create a unique sound for each production.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Kevin Kling

Playwright, actor, author, storyteller and cultural advocate, Kevin Kling is hailed as a Minnesota state treasure. 

His work is infused with an innate sense of humor and reflects the life challenges he has surmounted, including a congenital birth disorder and partial paralysis from a near-fatal motorcycle accident.  

He has performed his stories and plays in libraries, school gymnasiums, The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway, regional theaters, and storytelling festivals around the US. His international tours have included Australia, Europe, and Thailand.

He has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, The McKnight Foundation, The Minnesota State Arts Board, The Bush Foundation, and The Jerome Foundation. He is a McDowell Fellow and has received the Whiting Award, the A.P. Anderson Award, the VSA Jeahny, and the Eric Peterson Award.  Kevin was named the Minneapolis Story Laureate in 2014. 

Originally produced by Children's Theatre Company in 2018

Preview the Show

The Best Summer Ever at Seattle Children's Theatre

Reviews

Noting that “we all have something that’s different about us,” Kling…tells his young audience that features like these make each of us special

- Star Tribune

It's hard to choose favorite stories from among all the laugh-out-loud tales!

- ParentMap