Haunted
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ArtReach's Haunted Houses is small cast one act play for young audiences. It is the story of four teens who tell spooky stories in an old house. As they talk the stories turn to their own lives which they share together learning more about friendship and growing up. Funny and poignant, this play may be performed by adults or young people in theatres or schools.
Haunted
Houses - Play for Young Audiences
Sutter Street
Theatre, Folsom, CA
Growing Up Can Be Scary! This imgination play is great for Halloween. It's all about Childhood Hopes and Dreams. One dark summer night... four young friends enter an abandoned, dark mansion. The eeriness of the place lights their imaginations and soon they are telling each other stories, not about goblins, but the quiet fears of everyday life.
"Playwright Kathryn Schultz Miller's ability to find theatrical forms that hold the precious stuff of ideas together is quite remarkable."
Steven Anderson, Artistic Director, Catco, Columbus, OH"Four friends venture into the abandoned mansion."
La Lumeire School, Laporte, IN"Haunted Houses turned out great. Thank you for writing it. The kids were great and had lots of fun."
Allan Schmeltz, Director, Sutter Street Theatre, CAThe story begins on a summer night when four friends venture into the abandoned mansion looming above their town. What starts as a ghost story about the home’s mysterious resident quickly becomes a journey into imagination and self-discovery. Each character confronts fears shaped by rejection, hazing, isolation, and threats of abuse—phantoms that resonate with real-life challenges too many young people face.
"Not about goblins, but the quiet fears of everyday life."
Sutter Street Theatre, Folsom, CA
"Haunted
Houses brings courage and imagination to Sutter Street Theatre."
Bill Sullivan,
The Folsom Times, CA
As the characters reveal their stories, they find strength in each other, drawing courage from friendship and solidarity. In the end, they discover not just the courage to face their imagined ghosts, but the power to live more openly and help one another without fear. The play is rated G, making it a thought-provoking yet accessible production for audiences of all ages.
"They see paths to courage and empowerment."
Sutter Street Theatre, Folsom, CA - La Lumeire School, Laporte, INHaunted Houses toured the Midwest extensively with the ArtReach Touring Theatre. When laughter turns -- tenderly -- toward serious concerns young audience members feel they have made new caring friends. Just like the characters in the play, they see paths to courage and empowerment.
ArtReach
Touring Theatre, Cincinnati,
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"The values imparted through Haunted Houses were outstanding for our children."
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