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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Standard Edition $11.99
Stage Manager Edition $24.99
Archival Video License $75

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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 Sciences Tallahassee, FL United States
NOV 16, 2023 - NOV 16, 2023
Breed Middle School
Lynn, MA United States
 Breed Middle School Lynn, MA United States
OCT 21, 2022 - OCT 21, 2022
CTMS Theatre
Rhome, TX United States
 CTMS Theatre Rhome, TX United States
OCT 20, 2022 - OCT 20, 2022
Groves Middle School Theatre Department
Groves, TX United States
 Groves Middle School Theatre Department Groves, TX United States
OCT 31, 2018 - NOV 03, 2018
Seventy First High School
Fayetteville, NC United States
 Seventy First High School Fayetteville, NC United States
OCT 01, 2018 - OCT 31, 2018
Place Bridge Academy
Denver, CO United States
 Place Bridge Academy Denver, CO United States
JUL 07, 2017 - JUL 07, 2017
Topeka Civic Theatre
Topeka, KS United States
 Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka, KS United States
OCT 27, 2016 - OCT 29, 2016
KUDOS Children's Theatre Company
Stockton, CA United States
 KUDOS Children's Theatre Company Stockton, CA United States
OCT 27, 2016 - OCT 29, 2016
Kalles Junior High
Puyallup, WA United States
 Kalles Junior High Puyallup, WA United States
NOV 01, 2014 - DEC 10, 2014
Centura Public School
Cairo, NE United States
 Centura Public School Cairo, NE United States
OCT 24, 2014 - OCT 25, 2014
Harrison School
Canon City, CO United States
 Harrison School Canon City, CO United States
OCT 31, 2012 - OCT 31, 2012
Place Bridge Academy
Denver, CO United States
 Place Bridge Academy Denver, CO United States
OCT 26, 2012 - OCT 27, 2012
Colorado Academy
Denver, CO United States
 Colorado Academy Denver, CO United States
OCT 27, 2011 - OCT 31, 2011
Picacho Middle School
Las Cruces, NM United States
 Picacho Middle School Las Cruces, NM United States
OCT 06, 2011 - OCT 15, 2011
KUDOS Children's Theatre Co.
Stockton, CA United States
 KUDOS Children's Theatre Co. Stockton, CA United States
OCT 22, 2009 - OCT 23, 2009
C.W. Stanford Middle School
Hillsborough, NC United States
 C.W. Stanford Middle School Hillsborough, NC United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

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