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Welcome to the plays by Claudia Haas. Honored with sixteen national playwriting awards, Claudia's plays have seen over 700 productions in all 50 states as well as in the U.K., Canada, Australia, China and South Africa.

Most of the plays are designed for young performers and young audiences. Culled from the world of Shakespeare, Greek Theatre, folk tales, classic literature and tales of fancy, the plays will take you on many journeys. Other plays address social and ethical issues.

I have worked with young performers for over 20 years and my work has been enhanced by their collaboration. I am available to skype with casts doing my shows. I also visit theatres and schools for talk-backs and playwrighting classes.
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Claudia I. Haas,
Playwright
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New and News:
 
The Fairy Godfather, The Glass Slipper andThe Beginning of the End of Shakespeare to be published by Brooklyn Publishers Fall 2013.
 
Message to Grandma to be produced by Piper Theatre, Brooklyn, New York Summer 2013.
 
Love in the Ravioli Season will be part of Women in Theatre's Kauai Shorts in Hawaii, August 2013.
 
Under a Midsummer Moon to be published byDramatic Publishing. (A coming-of-age tale for all young performers set on the eve of the 1969 Moon Landing.)Find information here. 
 
La Bella Cinderella has been selected as the winner of the Prince George's Children's Theatre competition. It will tour Prince George County, MD during the summer of 2013.
 
La Bella Cinderella will be part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August 2013.
 
(CAST: 6 (3f, 2m, 1 m or f)
The Primo Pasta Players turn the Cinderella tale topsy-turvy with zany, pasta-loving fun. Help the Players get ready for the ball, save Cinderella from a wild boar and stop the villainous clown from stealing the crown! Silly rules the land!Music and dance are welcome additions. Interactive for ages 4-10. Find an excerpt on the Plays Page.)
 
And the Universe Didn't Blink will have an excerpt performed on June 29th as part of a celebration of Minnesota playwrights. Known as T.E.A.S.E. (The Easy Access Script Experience), And the Universe Didn't Blink will be featured with 7 other plays at the Nimbus Theatre in Minneapolis on June 29, 2013.
 
CAST: 3 (2f, 1m
 Miranda dwells in the past. Any past - as long as it is in a time prior to her father's death. Reeling from her mother's remarriage, Miranda spends a week with her Great Aunt and acquaints herself with an ancestor from her father's past - the Russian Explorer Otto Schmidt. In trips to the North Pole with Otto, Miranda seeks to find her father and come to terms with his passing. Find an excerpt on the Plays Page.
 
Cap o' Rushes - 2013 Winner, East Valley Children's Theatre Aspiring Playwright Contest
Cast: 17 (8f, 4m, 5 m or f) - many extras possible

Synopsis: Known as one of the "salt" fairy tales or as one of the "Cinderella" fairy tales, Cap o' Rushes follows the adventures of a young maiden seeking her place in the world. Thrown out of her father's house for telling her father that she loves him "as much as meat loves salt," Sabine embarks on a quest to make her way in the world. With the help of two magical sprites, Sabine re-invents herself as Cap o' Rushes and carves out a new life.

 

The play will have its world preiere at East Valley Children's Theatre in Mesa, AZ in Februatry 2014.

 

The play is designed for young performers. Music and dance additions enhance the story and the experience. Find an excerpt on the Plays Page.

 

Aesop and George to be published by YouthPLAYS in 2013. (Large-cast comedy for young performers loosely based on Aesop's lesser-known fables.) Information coming soon.

 
 

 

 

 
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Under a Midsummer Moon, Minnesota Fringe Festival; photo by Kris Anderson