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Winner of five Ohio Arts Council Playwriting Awards.


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Kathryn Schultz Miller's work has been Featured in Twenty Great Plays for Children, published by St. Martin's Press, Foreword Maurice Sendak


"(Playwright) Miller has a keen sense of what appeals to children."

Grand Rapids Press


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Thomas Edison: Fire of Genius

Small Cast Touring Plays, Children's Play, Script for Young Audiences
One Act for Middle, High Schools, Educational Outreach, School Tours

Thomas Edison's Life and Work!  One Act Plays for
Young People, Kids, School Tours and Families! 

"Could a kid's show be more fun?  More educational? 
More positively electric?"
The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL

 History Gets Electric!
"Could a kid's show be more fun?  More educational?  More positively electric?  In a scant 45 minutes the show's four actors gallop their audience through the life and times of The Man Of The Millennium."
The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL


 

"Audiences will surely enjoy this energetic and exciting look at
the man behind the magic."
Bari Newport, Florida Rep, FL

Thomas Edison: Fire of Genius
was commissioned and originally produced in 2006 by
The Florida Repertory Theatre
Ft. Myers, FL
Robert Cacioppo, Producing Artistic Director
Bari Newport, Associate Director

The play has been performed throughout Florida and beyond.  Perfect for touring, it is a great tie-in to science,history and hero themes.


Florida Rep, Ft. Myers, FL, Professional Tour
2006-2007 Premier Performance, Young Audiences, School Tour


Producers, this play was professionally developed for easy school touring.  It books well, principals and teachers love the educational and science tie-ins making your Study Guide look great.  It is fast-paced and moves seamlessly from scene to scene, really holding a young audience's attention.  There are lots of opportunities for great dramatic scenes and very funny comedy; it has a nice poignant ending.


"Thomas Edison: The Fire of Genius, by renowned children’s theatre playwright Kathryn Schultz Miller, examines the landmark events in the great inventor’s life. The genius himself takes the young audience on this inspirational personal journey from a troubled childhood to the triumph of his scientific discoveries."
  Bari Newport, Florida Rep, FL


    "Kathryn Schultz Miller's work really transcends the form of plays for young audiences. The body of her work speaks to the human spirit. Her ability to find theatrical forms that hold the precious stuff of ideas together is quite remarkable."
    Steven Anderson, Artistic Director, Phoenix Theatre of Columbus, OH


"I would like to live about three hundred years.  I think I have enough ideas to last that long."
Thomas Edison in
"Thomas Edison: Fire of Genius"



"Ms. Miller's plays are easy to stage but not sparse, fun for the kids and interesting enough for adults. It's clear she respects her audience's imaginative and intellectual abilities."
Karen Hanover, New Gate Celtic Theatre, Cincinnati OH


Info

Audience

intermediate, upper, families

Cast

2m, 2w, larger cast possible

    Time

about 45-50 minutes

Royalty

Royalty & Performance License Required (Details)

Additional Info: Cast List, Notes, Dialogue Sample


  TEACHERS!
Looking for plays for your students to perform? We have scripts written just for you! Click on any title below...

A Christmas Carol * A Christmas Wizard of Oz * A Thousand Cranes
Alice In Wonderland * Beauty and the Beast * Cinderella
Emperor's New Clothes * Little Mermaid * Princess and the Pea
Peter Pan * Pinocchio * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Twas the Night Before Christmas * We Are The Dream * Wizard of Oz


Links

Thomas Edison's Home Page

The Edison Papers (Rutgers Univ)

Thomas Edison: American Inventor

Edison Birthplace Museum

Edison National Historic Site

Edison & Ford Winter Estates (Ft. Myers)


Young 
Thomas Edison


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