K12 PlayKit

K12 PlayKits are designed to make theatre in schools simple! Hand-picked by a team of professional educators, they put everything schools need for a successful production right at your fingertips; high-quality scripts, student-friendly materials, and streamlined performance rights without the hassle or uncertainty of traditional licensing. With no hoops to jump through, you can focus on what really matters: creating inspiring productions with your students.

PlayKit | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Jensen
With music by Gary Rue
Based on the novel by Mark Twain

Growing up in a little Mississippi River town in the 1800s means you need all your wits to get through the day, and Tom’s certainly got ‘em. But to win the heart of Becky Thatcher, to solve a murder, and to find pirate’s treasure in the middle of Missouri, it takes more than wits. It takes great imagination and the best friends a boy could have.

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$135.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Estimated Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 21 roles + ensemble | Doubling possible
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Full Details

Roles:

  • Tom Sawyer
  • Aunt Polly
  • Master Dobbins
  • Jack Knife Joe
  • Mary
  • Sid
  • Ben Rogers
  • Becky Thatcher
  • Dr. Robinson
  • Judge Thatcher
  • Amy Lawrence
  • Huckleberry Finn
  • Potter's Lawyer
  • Muff Potter
  • Joe Harper
  • Jim Tucker
  • Mary Austin
  • Greta Miller
  • Sally Rodgers
  • Alfred Temple
  • Suzy Harper

When the actors are not playing their primary characters or StorySpinners, they become part of the onstage chorus.

The following resources are included in each PlayKit:
  • Opening Act Edition PDF script and score
  • Opening Act performance license for 1-8 performances (choose the number of performances using drop-down bar).
  • Copy license to copy included PDF script for your cast, crew, and production team. There is no additional cost for scripts! 
  • Media pack including logo PNG & SVG's as well as template poster files.
  • Director's Guide with tips, suggested rehearsal activities, FAQ, and more!
  • Demo tracks with vocals for rehearsal
  • Production audio tracks for performance

Mark Jensen

Mark Jensen began his career as a playwright and continues to write plays as often as he can. However lately he finds himself writing novels as well. His writing projects often dramatize history, adapt literature, explore rural Minnesota, and contemplate science/technology. By day Mark works as a Learning Content Developer for Epicor Software Corporation. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and son.

Gary Rue

A performer and composer, Gary Rue has been playing music for audiences throughout the western hemisphere since the mid-’60s, beginning with various town halls in the upper Midwest and graduating to East Coast “tent” tours that included the Big Apple (Carnegie Hall as music director and duet partner for Gene Pitney) and on to far-flung points in Canada and the Caribbean. Early along the way, Rue began writing music of his own and was rewarded with some of his songs being recorded by (among others) Nick Lowe and Helen Reddy, as well as many prominent regional artists. He is the author of nearly 80 scores for music theatre, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales, which toured the U.S. and China with Dallas Children’s Theater. Rue is also a 2010 Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductee and an active touring musician and educator.

Originally produced by Steppingstone Theatre in 2012