Overview
Synopsis
Based on L.M. Montgomery’s beloved novel of the same title, Harron and Campbell’s Anne of Green Gables is a musical that captures the spirit and spunk of our feisty red-haired heroine. Orphan Anne Shirley arrives in Avonlea by mistake, but she ultimately charms the entire town into falling in love with her precocious and imaginative mind, her passion and her heart. Harron and Campbell’s musical originated at the Charlottetown Festival on Prince Edward Island, where it holds the record for world’s longest-running annual production at 50+ successive seasons. Featuring beautiful ballads like “I Can’t Find the Words,” charming love songs like “Wondrin’” and energetic dance numbers, Anne of Green Gables is a musical that will delight the whole family.
Show Information
- Book
- Donald Harron
- Music
- Norman Campbell
- Lyrics
- Donald Harron , Norman Campbell , Mavor Moore , Elaine Campbell
- Based on the Play/Book/Film
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1965
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Settings
- Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- prince edward island, 1900-1910
- Cast Size
- large
- Orchestra Size
- Large
- Dancing
- Heavy
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Elementary School, Ensemble Cast, High School, Large Cast, Middle School, Regional Theatre, Religious Groups, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Early Teen, Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Child Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Female |
Soprano |
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Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Female |
Alto |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass |
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Ensemble |
Female |
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Songs
Act One
- Overture / Anne of Green Gables - Orchestra & Company
- *Great Workers For the Cause - Rachel Lynde & Ladies
- Where is Matthew Going? - The Townspeople
- Gee I'm Glad I'm No One Else But Me - Anne and Matthew
- We Clearly Requested - Marilla, Anne, Matthew
- The Facts - Anne, Mrs Spencer, Marilla, Mrs Blewett
- Where'd Marilla Come From? - Mailman, Farmer, Minister and Ladies
- *Humble Pie - Matthew and Anne
- The Apology (Oh Mrs Lynde) - Anne
- Avonlea, We Love Thee - Mr Phillips and students
- Wondrin' - Gilbert
- *Did you Hear - Josie, Mrs Pye, Lucilla, Mrs Barry, Mailman, Farmer, Mrs Lynde
- *Ice Cream - Diana, Anne & Cast
- *The Picnic - The Company
Act Two
- *Summer (Where Did The Summer Go To?) - The students
- *Kindred Spirits - Anne & Diana
- *Open The Window - Miss Stacy & the students
- The Words - Matthew
- *Open the Window (reprise) - Miss Stacy & the students
- I'll Show Him - Anne and Gilbert
- *General Store - Lucilla, Matthew & the Townspeople
- *If It Hadn't Been For Me - The Company
- Anne of Green Gables - Matthew
- The Words (reprise) - Marilla
- Wondrin' (reprise) - Gilbert and Anne
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
Key Terms
A song that uses short stanzas to tell a story about love.
A production designed especially to show off the talents of a particular performer.
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