Various male and female roles / Melodrama / Simple set With the Mosley Street Melodramas you'll sigh for the dainty Heroine, cheer for the righteous Hero, and boo and hiss the dastardly Villain in plays with a contemporary twist on the traditional version. These hysterical, audience-participation plays are perfect for community theatres, churches and schools to perform. Especially for fundraisers! These ain't your Gramma's melodramas! Plays include The Lost Samantha Treasure, The Plague on Madison Avenue, The Mystery of Baby Leah, and Another Kennedy in the White House. "The Lost Samantha Treasure is nothing if not memorable - and hysterical. Frye has certainly penned a good one this time around, tossing some of the more well-used melodrama jokes out the window in favor of a humor that requires timing and talent. - Sharon Faith Levin, Wichita Old Town Gazette "...Melodrama fans are happily cheering it again. The Lost Samantha Treasure is terrific fare for the whole family." - Jacqueline Boudreau, Wichita Old Town Gazette "Like most modern melodrama scripts, Frye's Samantha is pretty much just a vehicle for slapstick silliness, but the dialogue in this one is darned funny...Frye had a blast...the d'enouement...features Saturday Night Fever - style dance numbers. The audience certainly enjoyed watching the show the evening I attended. - Terri Mott, F5 Newspaper

The Mosley Street Melodramas - Volume 1

Literature & Fiction

Frye, Tom

Dramas & Plays

Concord Theatricals

Various m and f roles / Melodrama / Simple set The laughs never stop with this collection of four Holiday themed Melodramas. No holds are barred as television favorites to some traditional Christmas classics get skewered in these light-hearted parodies. Each show has a diverse set of characters designed to put a modern spin on the spirit of the Melodrama. CHEER for the heroic, but frustrated Prairie Magician. BOO the villainous land baron with the hypnotic hairpiece, and OOH-AAH the four young single ladies adjusting to life in Manhattan (Kansas). These interactive Melodramas are simple to produce and appeal to all types of groups. Both cast and audience alike will have an uproariously good time! Santa and the City - 3f, 3m (some doubling) The Old Mid-West will never be the same when four young single ladies in Manhattan, KS try to open a shoe store. Little did they reckon a greedy land baron, whose hair has hypnotic powers, would try to take over the town just before Christmas. The Holiday Surprise - 3f, 3m It's the day before Christmas and Santa is nowhere to be found. The residents of Goosebump, Alaska (the first town South of the North Pole) try to find a substitute. Only a Canadian Mountie can save the day! The Grouch Who Couldn't Steal Christmas - 3f, 3m The Annual Holiday Pageant in the town of Whooterville goes awry when Phineas P. Grouch seeks revenge from a broken heart. But who is the real villain here? The Magical Christmas of Mistle Toe, Kansas - 3m, 3f The town of Mistletoe is broke and the land rights are up for grabs. Mayor Georgette Bradley pins all their hopes and dreams on a one night only benefit performance by "The Amazing Ricky and His Magic Wand." You won't believe the magic that occurs when they discover the true meaning of the season.

The Mosley Street Molodramas - Volume 2 (Samuel French Acting Editions)

Willhide, Rosemary

P. Johnson, William

Various male and female roles / Melodrama / Simple set With the Mosley Street Melodramas you'll sigh for the dainty Heroine, cheer for the righteous Hero, and boo and hiss the dastardly Villain in plays with a contemporary twist on the traditional version. These hysterical, audience-participation plays are perfect for community theatres, churches and schools to perform. Especially for fundraisers! These ain't your Gramma's melodramas! Plays include The Lost Samantha Treasure, The Plague on Madison Avenue, The Mystery of Baby Leah, and Another Kennedy in the White House. "The Lost Samantha Treasure is nothing if not memorable - and hysterical. Frye has certainly penned a good one this time around, tossing some of the more well-used melodrama jokes out the window in favor of a humor that requires timing and talent. - Sharon Faith Levin, Wichita Old Town Gazette ..".Melodrama fans are happily cheering it again. The Lost Samantha Treasure is terrific fare for the whole family." - Jacqueline Boudreau, Wichita Old Town Gazette "Like most modern melodrama scripts, Frye's Samantha is pretty much just a vehicle for slapstick silliness, but the dialogue in this one is darned funny...Frye had a blast...the d'enouement...features Saturday Night Fever - style dance numbers. The audience certainly enjoyed watching the show the evening I attended. - Terri Mott, F5 Newspaper

The Mosley Street Melodramas (Volume III)

The fourth and final volume of our popular melodramas series includes four new works from Tom Frye: FAST FOOD FRENZY - 3 male, 3 female, 1 non-gender dog / 1 Exterior & 3 InteriorThe restaurant business is booming for the Frye family of Rose Hill, Kansas. There's only one problem - well, maybe more than one - the neighbor is crazy and the dog talks! This wacky famly is facing a treacherous villain, Mr. Sour Kraut, who wants the mortgage, but even more, he wants their beautiful daughter Lendy. Who will save the day? It seems the answer lies in the hands, er paws of Trixie the dog. Hope he's not barking up the wrong tree.  LITTLE SCHOOL HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 3 male, 3 female, 1 non-gender / 1 Interior & Exterior Things can't get much screwier than this tale of woe! The hero is more like a heroine and vice versa. Our female villain is also masquerading as...well a villain. The children run wild, the teacher runs for his life and school superintendent runs everyone crazy, and everyone is bored of education. A real gender bender that's not so tender set in Wachita, Kansas. WHERE'S THE GOLD? - 6 male, 2 female, 1 non-gender / 2 InteriorAlaska is known for gold and adventure - well, our story has more adventure than you can shake a prospector at! A bartender named Sam de Milo with no arms, a branded woman, a Canadian Mountie, a drunken housekeeper and a villain who has a heart as cold as an Eskimo's igloo. This story has an ending with more turns than...two pretzels playing twister. OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM - 4 male, 3 female, 1 non-gender / 2 Interior & 2 Exterior When one of America's last farms is in danger of being taken over by a large poultry processing company, our hero, John Deere, is taken in under the spell of a company vamp named Holotta Trouble. This farm epic pits the little farmer against Chick Liesome, owner of Liesome products and it gives new meaning to Farm Aid. Set in Independence, Kansas, the fireworks never stop in this bang-up comedy of farm follies.

The Mosley Street Melodramas, Vol. 4

"It's a bust!" someone cries out...and thus starts a series of adventures for fourteen year old Reason Nelson that takes him into the dark world of drugs and alcohol and serious crime...adventures that force him to walk a tightrope stretched between the police and the underworld.This is the exciting and heart-tugging story of how Reason and his friends cope with their own world and the adult world. Sometimes funny and sometimes tragic, it tells how they deal with the pressures within themselves and the pressures forced upon them, and how they deal with the attraction and subsequent addition of alcohol and drugs.Written from personal experiences, it accurately portrays the pre-teen and teenage viewpoint. This is a must reading for anyone that is fourteen, was fourteen or will be fourteen.

Scratchin' on the Eight Ball

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Authors Choice Pr

A page-turner for kids who don't like to read. 
"It's a bust!" someone cries out...and thus starts a series of adventures for 14-year old Reason Nelson that takes him into the dark world of drugs and alcohol and serious crime...adventures that force him to walk a tightrope stretched between the police and the underworld. 
Scratchin' on the Eight Ball is the exciting and heart-tugging story of how Reason and his friends cope with their own world and the adult world. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, it tells how they deal with the pressures within themselves and the pressures forced upon them. And how they deal with the attraction and subsequent addition of alcohol and drugs. 
Written from personal experiences, it accurately portrays the pre-teen and teenage viewpoint. This is a must-read for anyone that is fourteen, was fourteen or will be fourteen.

Scratching on the Eight Ball

Tom Frye

"In a world that screams "look at me," the Frye Family offers a different message; "Look to Jesus." Whether it's seeing beyond your fears, societal norms, or the seemingly constant change that can so easily distract us from that which is truly important, 101 Devotions for Busy Families will serve as a practical reminder of the importance of faith and family. Tom encourages us to love God and our families ... with scripture as our guide.”... I encourage all to ponder the thoughts that Tom has to offer. —Mary Beth Chapman, author of Choosing to See This book is a great guide to diving into your own history and finding where the seeds of redemption have been sown in it. --Andrew Osenga, formerly of Caedmon’s Call.

101 Devotions for Busy Families

Religion & Spirituality

Carpenters Son Pub

When thirteen-year-old Reason Nelson escapes the bust or a party, he discovers a mysterious key. Reason soon finds himself running form both cops and drug dealers, and if he doesn't start making the right choices soon, he's definitely going to reap a whirlwind.

Scratchin' on the Eight Ball (Havelock Chronicals)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

After the events of Scratchin’ on the Eight Ball, Reason Nelson embarks on a personal journey of discovery that will take him closer to the edge. He struggles with the loss of his friend, coming to grips with a new outlook on life that means sacrificing the things he holds dear. If you are familiar with Scratchin’ on the Eight Ball, you should be able to figure out what’s going on in this book without too much trouble.

The Kid, the Cop and the Con (Havelock Chronicles)

Action & Adventure

The Woods is the third book in the chronicles of Reason Nelson. It finds Reason and his friends entangled in a web of deceit, treachery, and long-told tales of fear and violence stemming from the wooded area north of Lincoln. He and his friends uncover a plot that could lead all of them down the most dangerous path of all, along with revealing the secrets of Bloody Mary, the woman who dwells in the woods and murders unwelcome guests on sight.

The Woods of Bloody Mary (Havelock Chronicles)

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