BC SRC Teams Up with Green Thumb Theatre to Crack the Case!

BC Summer Reading Club is excited to be partnering up with Green Thumb Theatre this summer to bring an exclusive mystery play for kids all over the province!

Starting on Monday, June 28th until Monday, August 2nd (NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE!), you can try your hand at becoming a mystery playwright and complete the ending to Misadventure at the Lighthouse. Green Thumb Theatre will have professional actors do a live virtual play reading where they’ll select and read 3 different endings submitted by participants on Wednesday, August 18th @ 2pm on YouTube!

Find out more details below!

Misadventure at the Lighthouse

Poster artwork by Cabin + Cub Design

Competitive Annie is determined to win this year’s Annual Island Scavenger Hunt with her best friend, Kim. But her plans go awry when she has to host her city-slicker cousin Devon. What’s worse, her younger brother Stevie and his faithful dog Rooster also want to tag along. And who’s that salty old guy Devon keeps running into all over town?

When presented with a puzzling disappearance, how will Annie and her friends solve the mystery and save the day?

Misadventure at the Lighthouse puts YOU in the writer’s chair – Read the story, follow the clues, and then decide how the characters will crack the case!

Work solo or team up with your friends and family to solve the mystery and even create artwork based on the story.

How do I submit my entry?

  1. Download and read the script
  2. Think about how YOU think the play should end
  3. Play ending submissions are now CLOSED, but you can still write your own ending for yourself 🙂
    • You can write your ending like a script or write out a description
    • You can find tips for playwriting and more information over HERE
  4. You can still submit your poster art and  artwork for a character or location in the play by submitting it HERE by August 11.  We’ll share your artwork at the live play reading on August 18th.
  5. Watch professional actors read the selected endings live on YouTube on August 18th @ 2pm

Activity Sheets

Green Thumb Theatre created some awesome extra activities for you to participate in this summer.

For example you can create a play poster for Misadventure at the Lighthouse! Click the image below to download.

Other activities:

About the Playwrights

Michele Riml

Image of Michele Riml and Michael St. John Smith
Michele Riml is a playwright from Vancouver, British Columbia. Michele is an advocate of theatre for young people and has written five plays for Green Thumb Theatre including, The Skinny Lie, RAGE (winner 2005 Sydney Risk Award), The Invisible Girl, Souvenirs and Tree Boy, published in 2017 by National Geographic. Her plays for Young People’s Theatre have been widely produced and translated. Her other plays have become international hits with ongoing productions in Canada, the United States and Europe.

 

Michael St. John Smith

Michael St. John Smith is a screenwriter, film actor and former advertising creative director. He’s written several plays; most recently, The Cull with Michele Riml. Michael is also an associate at McIlroy & Associates where he facilitates The Ring Screenwriting Workshop. He graduated from Harvard University with honors in English Literature.
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About Green Thumb Theatre

Founded in 1975, Green Thumb Theatre is a force within the field of Theatre for Young Audiences, not only in British Columbia, but across the country and throughout the world. Green Thumb Theatre creates, produces, and tours plays that explore social issues relevant to the lives of children, youth, and young adults. Green Thumb provides theatre that celebrates the language and stories of today’s generation and culture to stimulate empathy, debate, and critical thinking.

Learn more at: https://www.greenthumb.bc.ca

Poster by cabin+cub

Download the poster HERE.

Poster artwork done by cabin+cub