Rags to Riches (musical)
- Full Length Musical, Melodrama, 19th Century
- 6M, 3F
- ISBN: R89
In this two-act production, a dime-novel hero rises from rags to riches.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Melodrama
- 70 minutes
- Time Period: 19th Century
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Sets, Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
In this two-act production, a dime-novel hero rises from rags to riches.
Ragged Dick, an honest, upright lad who earns his meager living by shining shoes, is entrusted with a $2 bill by a rich banker. When he delivers the change to the banker's home, he attracts the interest of the banker's daughter, who stirs his ambition.
In a dramatic scene, Dick has the opportunity to rescue a poor little match boy from a tenement fire, and when the match boy proves to be the heir to a fortune, the banker recognizes Dick's sterling qualities and starts him on the road to riches.
Premiere Production:
Premiere performances were given at the Harwich Junior Theatre and the North Shore Music Theatre in Massachusetts.
Also produced at the Shanghai Children's Art Theatre in China.
Also produced at the Shanghai Children's Art Theatre in China.
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 3F
