Martin A. Follose

"Along with success comes a reputation of wisdom." But all the wisdom that Sally has learned from her school successes don't prepare her when her life seems to fall apart. After she gets an F on a paper, is harassed by the school's popular jock, and learns her parents are getting a divorce, she contemplates suicide. Her thoughts about dying are revealed in familiar quotations she repeats - quotations other students think she is writing for an English paper. But then the most unlikely person helps Sally find that "Everything is possible, including the impossible," and convinces her to give herself another chance.

Chaos and hilarity ensue in this hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows!  When poor King Evian uses his last dying words (as he falls out the window) to pass royal succession not to greedy Prince Daft but to Yokel, a foolish hillbilly, everyone agrees Yokel needs a wife to help him run the kingdom.  Reminiscent of reality TV’s The Bachelor, his staff brings in eligible young ladies to vie for the new king’s hand, including Agatha Peabody, a high-society matron; Priscilla Tradewells-Ayers-Hollander-Morley, a four-times-married gold digger; Sally Valley, a ditzy cheerleader from L.A.; Crushin’ Kanisha, a New York City gangster-type; and Jane Claxton, a true-hearted cowgirl from Texas.

A handful of bus passengers, each traveling solo across country, finds themselves stranded in the middle of the Arizona desert.  After walking for miles, they come across the small town of Heavenly Gulch, where Mabel, the owner of the local hotel, her son Albert, Sheriff Tidbits and local resident Cyrus offer them refuge from the harsh desert sands until a rescue party can arrive.  With nothing to do but wait, the travelers start a new journey of self-discovery as they learn about each other, and surprisingly, about themselves.  Carter hides the fact that he is on the run after a bank heist, but his misfit partners in crime track him down for their share of the money. 

With all the fun characters of a western and the twists and turns of a murder mystery, this show is a real hoot!  When the reviled Albert Webster turns up murdered the morning of his wedding to local sweetheart Kayla May Blossom, there’s no shortage of suspects in the sleepy town of Pine Grove. Luckily, there’s also no shortage of town gossips, each with her own theory acted out in hilarious slow-mo fashion for the audience to see!  Could it have been saloon girl Darleen, the last one to see Albert and the girl he dumped for Kayla May?  Was it Virgil, the reluctant best man and ex-boyfriend of Kayla May?  Maybe it was lonely Harley, who snuffed out Albert to steal his bride?  How about Hazel, the about-to-be-evicted mother of the bride?  It’s going to take all of Sheriff Tickle’s investigative skills, along with his sidekick daughter Sarah and extra help from the audience, to solve this animated mystery.

Jeannie the Genie’s last spell went majorly wrong, sending her from the 21st century back hundreds of years to Arabia.  As her lamp flies out of the Alley of Darkness (along with a Big Mac wrapper), it is caught by the incompetent, bumbling Prince Aban, who becomes her new master.  Aban’s mother, the tyrannical Queen Uzma, has taken it upon herself to find Aban a bride.  That’s easier said than done!  It’s not just the prince; it’s more that the ladies of the kingdom don’t want Queen Uzma for a mother-in-law!  But with the promise of being granted a kingdom far, far away, unmarried ladies line up to compete in the queen’s scavenger race to choose the best bride for Aban.

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree!  When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack.  As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score.

Alternate Editions:
Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates (Short Musical) | Captain Bree Scourge of the Sea (Short Play)

Professor Livingston is out to prove everyone wrong: The Dodo Bird is not extinct. He forms an expedition with his daughter and her misfit students to search for the elusive bird on an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean. But the island is also inhabited by headhunters. Majumbe, chief of the head-shrinking Obuto, is searching for a husband for his ugly daughter. When Professor Livingston’s group is captured by the headhunters, they find themselves fighting for their lives, or rather their heads. And the only way to survive is to have one of their members compete for the hand of the Chief’s ugly daughter. Will their lives be saved? Will they find the elusive Dodo Bird? Will the Chief finally find a man for his daughter? It’s a true island adventure!

Centuries ago, deep in the jungle, the cannibalistic Nunus were rumored to have hoarded vast treasures. Ignoring the cannibal part, greedy archaeologist Shirley Price persuades her colleague Conrad Cain to help her find the fabled Lost City. She cons wealthy Mrs. Breezley into funding the trip and hires two hapless jungle guides who are fleeing loan shark goons. Mrs. Breezley and Conrad’s fiancée tag along, believing it’s an orchid hunt. When the Nunus capture Shirley and Conrad for dinner—literally—a bungling Witch Doctor’s ritual backfires, swapping their bodies instead of purifying them. Now the team must force the Witch Doctor to fix his mistake before they’re served up sautéed or candied.

If you’ve always wanted to do a play about the Three Musketeers but need more female than male parts, then look no further!  The Masked Musketeer has it all — comedy, action, romance and mystery — and a female heavy cast, to boot!  The men of a small Spanish village are called to Madrid by the king, leaving only the women and three unruly “boys” behind.  It doesn’t take long for the village to be overrun with bandits, so the lazy Lorenzo, Mateo and Felipe take it upon themselves to become musketeers.  Easier said than done!  These wanna-be swashbucklers are more like knee bucklers, and they can’t even get the saying right!

In a quirky medieval kingdom, King Norom worries about passing his crown to his timid son, Prince Plucky. Unbeknownst to the King, a scheming Witch and the trusted advisor Mr. Steelson plot to seize the throne by imprisoning Plucky and Princess Alaina. When a sculptor arrives to carve the King’s statue, the royals mistakenly think Plucky’s been turned to stone. Meanwhile, Plucky and Alaina escape, fall in love, disguise themselves as Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Watson, and outwit the villains to save the kingdom and live happily ever after.

Madu, the Pharaohs long lost son has returned. His untimely return has upset the plans of the Pharaohs daughters for one of them to become Pharaoh. They now have to prove that Madu is an imposter before he's crowned Egypt's next ruler. When they find that Madu really is their brother, they solicit the help of their cousin, to send Madu into the afterlife. After three attempts on his life and with the help of his slave friends, Madu escapes his sisters attempts only to find out that he isn't the Pharaoh's son after all. Fearing death if the Pharaoh's daughters find out, he decides to continue as the Pharaoh's son, until he learns that he can not marry the girl he loves, as she is a slave. Now he is faced with the ultimate decision: become Pharaoh or marry the slave girl he loves.

Captain Peach and his disgruntled pirates have spent years hunting for Bluebeard’s treasure, but find nothing—until Barbara and her hapless castaways wash ashore with a mysterious trunk. Mistaking it for the treasure, the pirates plan to steal it, only for two sneaky island natives to run off with the trunk—and Barbara’s friend Dolly, hidden inside. A wild chase ensues as pirates, natives, and castaways collide in a chaotic hunt. When Barbara and Captain Peach are captured by the natives, it’s up to the pirates and castaways to outwit everyone and reclaim the trunk for its rightful owner.

Pirate Captain John Finch has the map to the cursed Treasure of Captain Kidd. He and his misfit crew of lady pirates...yes, ladies...must find the treasure, as Pirate Captain Mintel is hot on their trail. Captain Mintel boards Captain Finch’s ship to steal the map but ends up crossing swords with Bobby Ann. Bobby Ann manages to win the fight but Captain Mintel swears he will return and take the treasure and Bobby Ann’s Medallion. Will Captain Finch and Bobby Ann find the treasure of Captain Kidd? Will they be able to break the curse before Captain Mintel shows his face again?

In the kingdom of Glyndufn, fearless Princess Aurora, the best swordsman around, defies tradition and worries her royal parents—until Prince Durum falls for her bold spirit. But Durum’s evil uncle sends a wicked Wizard and his apprentice to sabotage him, casting a spell that puts Aurora and all the knights to sleep for 100 days. When Durum’s farewell kiss breaks the spell, Aurora awakens, the knights rally, and the couple rides off—newly married—into battle to reclaim Durum’s kingdom.

Survivor...  American Idol...  The Bachelor... You know them and love them, but you’ve never seen them quite like this!  Mix these popular reality TV shows together in a royal setting and you have a hilarious musical!  When poor King Evian falls out the window, the royal scepter ends up in the hands of Yokel, crowning this foolish hillbilly the next king.  Everyone agrees Yokel needs a wife to help him run the kingdom, so five eligible young ladies are brought in to vie for the new king’s hand.

The Marlow Little Big Top Circus has just three days to repay its loan or lose everything. But the circus crew has bigger problems: the lion tamer fears lions, the magician is claustrophobic, the trapeze artists fear heights—and two bumbling crooks have stolen their savings. Meanwhile, the scheming secretary of the bank president hires the same crooks to hide the money to impress her boss—whose son has secretly run off to be a clown and fallen for the circus owner’s daughter. With the cash hidden in a random bucket, the whole circus scrambles to find it and put on the greatest show ever to save their big top in a madcap hunt full of quirky characters and chaotic fun.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do...  slip on a toga and charge like a lion into this dazzling musical!  ’Left the checkbook in the chariot, your Caesar Card at home?  Don’t worry, we’ve got lay-away!’ Your audiences will really love the tongue-in-cheek humor Bill Francoeur delightfully weaves into the 10 songs in this side-splitting musical comedy.  Peasant thieves Gladius (you could say he’s a dorkus supremus!), Minimus (his friends call him Mini), and Julia sneak into the royal palace disguised as handmaidens.  Gladius is smitten with the beautiful princess and simply must catch another glimpse of her.  They are promptly caught in a hilarious scene, almost becoming lion food until the princess gets an idea. 

Full Length Play Version: Last Gladiator