"Sybil St. Claire's plays are sparking with energy and innovation, crackling with humor, and the agile verbal play of children. Her plays catch fire even on the cool, white page."

-Children's Literature Review

-Pam Pailes, Education Director, Harbor Playhouse, Corpus Christi, Texas

"Her wit, humor, and theatrical imagination opens up new windows on traditional tales and genres."

-Chris Angermann, Editor, Eldridge Publishing

"As an educator I am always looking for new ways to effectively reach young people. Sybil St. Claire's plays are impressive, versatile and enjoyable. They help children develop mentally, emotionally and physically. For these reasons and others I have commissioned her work for productions in Puerto Rico."

-M. Olomo Correa, Educational Therapist, San Juan, Puerto Rico

“Sybil's work asks questions – of her audience, of her characters and of the world we all inhabit. Her stories are ones where cruelty and beauty collide, where the most complicated moments are laced with humor, and where audiences of all ages can find a mirror for their experience. Her work is active, hungry, and suggests hope even in the darkest of times."

- Laura Schellhardt, Assistant Professor of Playwriting, Northwestern University Dramatist Guild Fellow, O'Neill Recipient, Author, Screenwriting for Dummies

Running Time: 90 minutes Setting: Katie's bedroom. Cast Size: 15 {3M/12F - some gender flexibility}

The Invisible People The Invisible People is a magical musical about the imaginary and spiritual life of children. Some people think Katie needs to "grow up" and give up the things of childhood - namely her blankie - but her invisible friends have other ideas. We spend the evening with Katie as she dances with magical leopard-spotted shoes, appears as a contestant on "You Bet Your Adolescence"-- the show where EVERYBODY is a loser-- and confronts her greatest fears, the dreaded Bogeymen. The Invisible People is a true story... IF you believe in magic.

Running Time: 50 minutes Setting: The Woods, the Palace Grounds Cast Size: 12 {2M/10F} Note: Script plays equally well with adult or child actors.		Incantation Incantation tells the story of the Frog Prince fairy tale from three different points of view - that of the witch, the princess and the frog. This comedic tale begins with the version familiar to us all with an overly kind Princess, a vain Prince and the ever-present evil witch. The second version, told by the frog, zig zags in an unexpected direction, as the poor Prince is turned into a frog {through absolutely no fault of his own} and then plagued by a horrid Princess who actually wants to kiss him. The third and final version lights up the stage as a beautiful woman with magical abilities turns the Prince into a frog in an effort to help him learn a lesson in love. Ultimately, the Prince learns that a kiss given freely and with love is to be his only salvation, but it isn't the kiss he was given; it's the kiss he must give.

Running Time: 80 minutes Setting: A playground. Cast Size: 15 {4M/11F - easily expandible, some gender flexibile}		Playground Remember your first love, the school dance, your annoying little sister? Remember the school bully, your embarrassing Mother, and this year's best friend? Some things never change. Ask Alex, she's living through it all - right now! Featuring a cast of characters we all grew up with, Playground unfolds through a series of diary entries, songs and daydreams that takes us on a high speed romp inside the hearts and minds of a young girl and her friends as they learn about life, love and friendship. Set against that great backdrop of childhood, the playground, this contemporary, hip hop, musical comedy features an eclectic score that includes everything from techno, rap and jazz to do-wop, blues and ballads.

Running Time: 1 1/2 hours Setting: The Future, Xylon Bay Cast Size: 18 {6M/12F}		Xylon Bay Get ready to go galactic in this sci-fi detective play that unfolds like a radio drama. Nicki, Cybex, and Cory set out to save the universe but instead find themselves confounded by a computer who has all the answers--IF they can guess the questions--and a transporter that warps time, their clothes, and their personalities!  Their journey twists and turns as they engage in a battle of wits with a giant sewer dwelling Jeemar, make a break INTO prison at Beautician's Reformatory School, and ferret out clues on the Lava Pits of Purnea. In a final show-down with evil genius Cruel Karla, the gang finally outsmarts technology with a little invention of their own - unlimited un-dos.

Running Time: 40 minutes Setting: An improvised courtroom in the woods; Red's house, Grandmother's house. Cast Size: 13 {5M/8F - easily expandible and gender flexibile}		Woolfie Blending three well-loved fairy tales-- Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Goldilocks and Three Bears--Woolfie takes place in a series of flashbacks as the Wolf must defend himself in the Trial of the Century. Accused of a variety of heinous crimes that include blowing down other people's houses, impersonating grandmothers, and gobbling up little girls, the much maligned and misunderstood Woolfie must defend himself or face dire consequences. This new look at an old tale explores prejudice in its many forms and features such characters as Judge Billy Goat Gruff, Little Bo Peep as the bailiff, gangster pigs, a befuddled attorney, and an interactive panel of jurors. The play builds to a surprise ending using audience participation and a surprise witness.

Running Time: 1 1/2 hours Setting: The Last Chance Ranch {Sweet Polly's House}, The Pasture, The Train Tracks Cast Size: 15 {6M/9F - some gender flexibility}		Sweet Polly's Lament Sweet Polly's Lament is a raucous, wild ride in the grand melodramatic tradition. There's dirty works afoot, an' things look downright turrible fer Sweet Polly Pureheart and all the little Purehearts babes: Penny, Pansy, Poppy, and Penelope. Yah see, their parents done up an' died in the great blizzard of...well, anyway, they died. Sweet Polly has lost her own true love, and now Phineous, that low down, dirty rotten, not even very nice scoundrel is comin' ta take away the Last Chance Ranch! The action builds from there with a host of hilarious characters, a toe-tapping musical score and more woe, tragedy and despair than you can shake a stick at. It's a humdinger! A real mudslinger!

Monologues

Sybil’s monologues are published by Meriwether Publishing.

Psych!

by: Sybil St. Claire

Suzie: Age 7 – 12. The ultimate brat but there are matters of grave concern on her mind. Comedic

SUZIE: { Reading from a diary that belongs to her older sister}: Dear diary... he KISSED ME! What was it like? Well, it was kinda like riding a roller coaster. I felt dizzy and alive... and then I felt like I was gonna throw up. They never tell you that part in the romance novels - the woofing your cookies part. {Putting the diary down}.Ugh, I think I’m throw up. My sister, Alex, she likes to write {Indicating the diary}. Isn’t it romantic? I bet she’s home right now dreaming dreams of unrequited love. I put oatmeal in her shoes. {Offering the audience her lollipop}. Want a lick?{Pulling the lolly pop back}. PSYCH! If you could have lunch with anyone in the world - what would you order? Me, I’m still at school. Detention. I know it looks as if I threw butter on the wall but in actuality I’m in HomeEc conducting a time continuum experiment in metaphysics. Then out of no where wham I’m in detention! I’m severely under appreciated at this school. What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it’s all about? Check it out. This is my control group.{She gestures out into the audience towards an imaginary wall}. On the right butter, on the left I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter. I’m waiting to see which one will slide down the wall first. I can’t stand my HomeEc Teacher. No really. {Confidentially} She eats our homework. HEY! There goes the margarine! Man your posts. {SUZIE checks her watch}. Going, going, GONE! Seventy two minutes and forty-eight seconds! Awesome! Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves? Think about it. Now stop. You think I'm a brat don't you? I'm not really. It's all an elaborate ruse. You see, people role play, and if I'm the bad child, then my sister gets to be the good child. So, really I'm just trying to help Alex. That's me, always thinking of others. And besides...it's FUN! Who was Casper the friendly ghost before he died? He looks suspiciously like Richie Rich to me. {Huge beat} Yah, know, I don’t think the butter’s coming down.

Wake Me When It’s Over

by: Sybil St. Claire

Girl or Boy: Age 14 and up.

{Girl kneels, crosses herself and attempts to pray. She looks as if she has indigestion. She looks up and speaks directly to the audience}.

GIRL: Sorry, green bean casserole. It’s Day Three. My grandfather, the diabetic, just downed a fifth of jack with one hand and gave himself a shot of insulin with the other. Aunt Colleen showed me her colostomy bag and Uncle Sean barfed on the baby Jesus. That’s gonna take more than a few Hail Marys. And then there’s my Grandmother, {She indicates the casket, in front of which she is kneeling, but purposefully does not look down into the casket}. She’s dead. {She crosses herself again}. Day Three. Irish Wake.

I don’t wanna look. It’s my Grandmother. The woman who acted like it was totally normal that I wanted to sleep with a live turtle until I was 12. The woman who taught me how to tie my shoes and how to eat spaghetti in front of a boy and not embarrass myself. She was always teaching me stuff. Oh, I’ve caught glimpses, the points of her shoes sticking out, those kinda veiny translucent hands that used to push my hair back off my forehead. But I haven’t, you know, looked. Day Three and I haven’t...{She accidentally looks down into the casket – silence. She leans further forward - confusion, then eruption}. THAT IS NOT MY GRANDMOTHER! That doesn’t even look like her. It’s her body but it’s not her! That looks like something from a wax museum. That is MESSED UP! They always look like they’re sleeping on TV. She’s not sleeping. She’s not there! {Beat. A revelation}. Oh, WOW!

You know this Catholic stuff is hard work. You have to train to be forgiven! “Body and Blood of Christ.” {She mimes a Priest giving someone the host}. Simple, right? Not so. It tastes like crap and it sticks to the roof of your mouth! And you can’t get it off because you’re not allowed to TONGUE JESUS! It’s a complex, confusing, and arbitrary religion, and it never once made me believe in anything. It never once gave me direction or comfort. But this, {she indicates her Grandmother} this changes everything. This I can believe in. Not in a Vatican , genuflect, stigmata kind of way but in a, “Hey, there really is something more than just this life!” We really do have souls. We must, because whatever my Grandma is, she is not this body. She was just in this body, temporarily, and now she is not.

That’s the thing about Grandma’s {she looks up to Heaven} they’re always teaching yah stuff.

Feature Length Motion Picture

Beneficial Flowers

Into the life of Ella Gray, a 40 year old college professor who, in pouring all her passion into others has somehow misplaced her own, comes a remarkable young man who is dying of leukemia. Though he is her student, he takes her on a spiritual journey into “soul gardening.” A journey that blossoms into a sexually charged love affair threatening to tear both their worlds apart. Using the backdrop of growing a garden as a metaphor for growing one’s self, we follow Ella’s spiritual re-birth as she struggles to “become.” Juxtaposing Ella, who is afraid to live, with Joe, who is unafraid to die this haunting tale explores the redemptive powers of love, loss, and of life, finally, exquisitely lived.