Chris (James Browne) is convinced he saw a werewolf outside his bedroom window. "Did you ever wonder if werewolves could be real? That’s the premise of the Riversprings Middle School play, THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF written by Daniel Guyton and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service of Denver, Colo. Very good work!" (Martha Patterson, Playwright's Binge, 2015) "I read THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF - it's hilarious! I can just picture kids doing it. Nice job!" (David Burton, Brooklyn Publishers, 2015) I also enjoyed some of the subtle truths on display, such as how adults are perceived by children. "I thought your play was well-written and actually had something important to say (always a good thing). I think this should be great fun in production!" (Paul Donnelly, Working Title Playwrights, 2015) Henderson, in particular, but all of the adults really, reflect the view children often have of adults as arbitrary and nonsensical, but still powerful. "I really enjoyed THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF. Great for any ages and any group interested in comedy or in a different spin on a classic horror genre." (John Minigan, New Play Exchange, 2018) Its characters and situations are clear, the dialogue is sharp and funny, it builds to a very satisfying reveal, and it has maybe the best canned ham running gag in all of dramatic literature. "It's no surprise that this wonderful, hilarious riff on werewolf stories has had so many productions. Excerpt published in Audition Monologues for Young Men 2016 by Pioneer Drama Service, 2016.Excerpt published in Best Contemporary Monologues for Kids 7-15 by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, 2015.Commissioned by Alliance Theatre in Atlanta GA, 2015.Finalist in Bergen County Academy's One-Act Festival in Hackensack, NJ, 2017.Full of surprises and silly humor, this play will have your audience howling for more! wearing a bowling shirt! His pals don’t believe him at first, but when their teacher walks in wearing the same shirt and looking a bit worse for wear, the kids being to suspect Chris is right! Determined to discover the truth, the young teens sneak into their teacher’s home, and just as expected, the werewolf is there! Still. One-Act (30 min), Things get wild and hairy when a group of middle school students start to believe their teacher is a werewolf! Chris is really spooked because he’s certain he saw a werewolf in his neighborhood.
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