The Enchanted Bookshop

by Todd Wallinger

#1 selling full-length play at Pioneer Drama Service. Over 600 productions since 2017.

During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive.

Six of those characters — Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer — long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner...

#1 selling full-length play at Pioneer Drama Service. Over 600 productions since 2017.

During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive.

Six of those characters — Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer — long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn.

Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen? Featuring additional appearances by such beloved literary characters as the Queen of Hearts, Long John Silver, and Doctor Dolittle, this charming comedy celebrates the joy of reading in a fresh, fun-filled way.

Run Time: 60-70 minutes.

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The Enchanted Bookshop

Production History

  • Community Theater, Children's Performing Theatre, Independence, MO, 2022
  • Community Theater, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR, 2022
  • Community Theater, The Spotlight Playhouse, Berea, KY, 2022
  • High School, Bible Baptist Church, Stillwater, OK, 2022
  • High School, Kingwood Middle School, Kingwood, TX, 2022
  • High School, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA, 2022
  • High School, Rosslyn Academy, Nairobi, Kenya, 2022
  • High School, The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori, Cincinnati, OH, 2022
  • Community Theater, Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, Milford, NH, 2021
  • Community Theater, Enchanted Playhouse Theatre Company, Visalia, CA, 2021
  • Community Theater, Pontotoc Community Theater, Pontotoc, MS, 2021
  • Community Theater, Riverside Performing Arts, Vancouver, WA, 2021
  • Community Theater, South Baldwin Community Theatre, Gulf Shores, AL, 2021
  • Community Theater, Stained Glass Theater, Joplin, MO, 2021
  • Community Theater, Standouts, Wellington, New Zealand, 2021
  • High School, Atwater Elementary School, North Port, FL, 2021
  • High School, Colbert Heights High School, Tuscumbia, AL, 2021
  • High School, Homeschool, Call, TX, 2021
  • High School, Livingston Christian Schools, Brighton, MI, 2021
  • High School, Morrison Academy, Taichung, Taiwan, 2021
  • Community Theater, Haines City Community Theatre, Winter Haven, FL, 2020
  • Community Theater, North County Community Church, Hazelwood, MO, 2020
  • Community Theater, Parklane Theatre, Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada, 2020
  • Community Theater, Southwest Friends of the Arts Society, Hugoton, KS, 2020
  • High School, Abiding Word Lutheran School, Houston, TX, 2020
  • High School, Banta Elementary School, Tracy, CA, 2020
  • High School, Christian Academy of Fine Arts, Orange, TX, 2020
  • High School, Oakfield High School, Oakfield, WI, 2020
  • High School, Ruth Musser Middle School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 2020
  • High School, St. Pius Catholic School, Southgate, MI, 2020
  • High School, Tri-Valley High School, Dresden, OH, 2020
  • High School, Trottier Middle School, Southboro, MA, 2020
  • Community Theater, Actors of Tomorrow, Concord, NC, 2019
  • Community Theater, Topeka Civic Theatre, Topeka, KS, 2019
  • Community Theater, Young People's Theatre Guild, Defiance, OH, 2019
  • High School, American International School of Muscat, Muscat, Oman, 2019
  • High School, Chincoteague High School, Chincoteague Island, VA, 2019
  • High School, Crossroads Christian Academy, Clinton, NJ, 2019
  • High School, Holy Family Catholic School, Rockford, IL, 2019
  • High School, International School of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2019
  • High School, Keystone Montessori School, Charlotte, NC, 2019
  • High School, Lewis Elementary School, Portland, OR, 2019
  • High School, London Youth Theatre Education Homeschool Program, London, Ontario, Canada, 2019
  • High School, Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, WI, 2019
  • Community Theater, Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, Houston, TX, 2018
  • Community Theater, Idaho Southwest Acting Group, Meridian, ID, 2018
  • Community Theater, Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood, MI, 2018
  • Community Theater, Shoals Community Theatre, Florence, AL, 2018
  • Community Theater, The Barn Theatre, Willmar, MN, 2018
  • High School, Mount Slesse Middle School, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, 2018
  • University, Saint Ignatius' College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2018
  • Community Theater, Orange County Players, Paoli, IN (World Premiere), 2017

Awards

  • Scriptapalooza International Screenplay Competition
    Semi-Finalist
    2018