num_pages: 78
description: a play script by R.N. Sandberg, adapted from L.M. Montgomery's novel. A faithful, unsentimental dramatization of the first part of the beloved classic. Commissioned and premiered by Seattle's Children's Theatre, this play has been produced throughout the country. Main setting is Green Gables with various locations around Avonlea to be suggested. Turn of the 20th century costumes. 3 men, 5 women, with doubling. (Shorter version by playwright also available.) Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew request an orphan boy to help work their farm, but are mistakenly sent the high-spirited red-headed Anne Shirley. Knowing they are ill-equipped to raise a child, Marilla attempts to send Anne back to the orphanage. With Matthew lobbying to keep Anne, Marilla ultimately agrees to let her stay at Green Gables. The trials and tribulations Marilla fears come to pass as Anne insults Marilla's best friend, "looses" Marilla's most cherished brooch, smacks the school's prize pupil with a slate, and inadvertently gets her best friend Diana drunk on cherry cordial. She also turns out to be bright, charming, and resourceful, full of irresistible imagination. Marilla and Matthew admit she is the best thing that ever happened to them, and Anne comes to understand she is a loved, worthwhile person.
language: English
title: Anne of Green Gables
titlecomplete: Anne of Green Gables
characters: Josie Pye, Mr. Phillips, Diana Barry, Ruby Gillis, Mrs. Allan, Gilbert Blythe, Prissy Andrews, Jane Andrews, Anne Shirley, Rachel Lynde, Marilla Cuthbert, Matthew Cuthbert, Muriel Stacey
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Canada
ratings_count: 939638
places: Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Prince Edward Island
series: Anne of Green Gables
publisher: Anchorage Pr