Watch Your Back For Stingy Jack!

Watch Your Back For Stingy Jack! A Funny and Haunting Jack-o'-Lantern Tale by Jamie Gorski

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Productions (16)
Comedy/Suspense
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50 - 55 minutes
11 W, 4 M, 4 Any (15-25 actors possible: 11-16 W, 4-9 M)
Set: Minimal.

On a present-day Halloween night, Laura and her friends gather around Laura's dad, Bill, to hear the mysterious origin of the Jack-o'-Lantern. Through Bill's narrative, the girls learn about the ghost of Stingy Jack, a mean tax collector from old colonial America who haunts the town after being robbed of his fortune. With horrifying twists surrounding lost treasure and curses, audiences will leave with one thing in mind: never let the light go out! A rollicking introduction into the folklore that inspired the Jack-o'-Lantern.

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Play Details

On a present-day Halloween night, Laura and her friends gather around Laura's dad, Bill, to hear the mysterious origin of the Jack-o'-Lantern. Through Bill's narrative, the girls learn about the ghost of Stingy Jack, a mean tax collector from old colonial America who haunts the town after being robbed of his fortune. With horrifying twists surrounding lost treasure and curses, audiences will leave with one thing in mind: never let the light go out! A rollicking introduction into the folklore that inspired the Jack-o'-Lantern.

  • Comedy/Suspense
  • |
  • 50 - 55 minutes
  • 11 W, 4 M, 4 Any (15-25 actors possible: 11-16 W, 4-9 M)
  • Set: Minimal.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-566-7

Production History

FEB 01, 2024 - FEB 02, 2024
School of Arts and Sciences
Tallahassee, FL United States
School of Arts and SciencesTallahassee, FL United States
NOV 16, 2023 - NOV 16, 2023
Breed Middle School
Lynn, MA United States
Breed Middle SchoolLynn, MA United States
OCT 21, 2022 - OCT 21, 2022
CTMS Theatre
Rhome, TX United States
CTMS TheatreRhome, TX United States
OCT 20, 2022 - OCT 20, 2022
Groves Middle School Theatre Department
Groves, TX United States
Groves Middle School Theatre DepartmentGroves, TX United States
OCT 31, 2018 - NOV 03, 2018
Seventy First High School
Fayetteville, NC United States
Seventy First High SchoolFayetteville, NC United States
OCT 01, 2018 - OCT 31, 2018
Place Bridge Academy
Denver, CO United States
Place Bridge AcademyDenver, CO United States
JUL 07, 2017 - JUL 07, 2017
Topeka Civic Theatre
Topeka, KS United States
Topeka Civic TheatreTopeka, KS United States
OCT 27, 2016 - OCT 29, 2016
KUDOS Children's Theatre Company
Stockton, CA United States
KUDOS Children's Theatre CompanyStockton, CA United States
OCT 27, 2016 - OCT 29, 2016
Kalles Junior High
Puyallup, WA United States
Kalles Junior HighPuyallup, WA United States
NOV 01, 2014 - DEC 10, 2014
Centura Public School
Cairo, NE United States
Centura Public SchoolCairo, NE United States
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