Don Gruel Creative Portfolio
Don Gruel has created imaginative theatre for young audiences and families across the United States. Below is a sampling of Don's roster of scripts and writing projects along with production photos from numerous shows.
1999
-OUR AMERICA
-PETER PAN & WENDY (for California Theatre Center)
-THE SHOES THAT WERE DANCED TO PIECES (for California Theatre Center)
2000
-THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
-THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
2003
-THE BALLAD OF DIXIE & BILLY YANK
-CITY MOUSE & COUNTRY MOUSE
-CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL
-THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
2004
-RUMPELSTILTSKIN
-THE TRIALS OF JOAN OF ARC
-MYSTERIOUS MONA LISA
-THE WATERVILLE-VAUDEVILLE COMEDY 1/2 HOUR
-SHE WAS A REDHEAD (For Orlando Theatre Project Summer Institute)
2005
-THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
-CASEY AT THE BAT
-TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
-THE WATERVILLE-VAUDEVILLE COMEDY 1/2 HOUR
2006
-ROCKIN' RED RIDING HOOD
-THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR
-THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER
2007
-THE TORTOISE & THE HARE...THE MUSICAL
-YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
-WATERPALOOZA (A BENEFIT CONCERT TO SAVE WATER)
2008
-CHICKEN LITTLE (AN APPALACHIAN MUSICAL JAMBOREE)
-A "COUNTRY" CHRISTMAS CAROL
2009
-THE RELUCTANT DRAGON
2010
-THE FAIRY TALES OF GRIMM
-THE ADVENTURES OF ECO-MAN
2011
-SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE OPERA MYSTERY
-A BEATRIX POTTER HOLIDAY
-PUMPKIN FISHTORIAN (for SeaWorld Orlando Spooktacular)
2012
-THE PIED BAG-PIPER OF HAMELIN
-FLORIDA TREASURES: A VIVA FL HISTORY EXPLORATION
-HANS BRINKER & THE QUICK-SILVER ROCKET SKATES
-W.A.V.E. STORYTELLER (For SeaWorld Orlando "Just For Kids" Festival)
2013
-ALICE ROCKS WONDERLAND
2014
-OUR AMERICA (Revised)
-CINDERELLA AT THE SOCK-HOP
-THE THREE LITTLE CIRCUS PIGS
2015
-THE ACADEMY OF THE SWORD (Middle Grade Novel Manuscript)
2016
-HANS BRINKER & THE QUICK-SILVER ROCKET SKATES (S.T.E.A.M Version)
-A WORLD OF WONDERFUL TALES ("CRUISE EDITION" SPECIAL ENGAGMENT)
2017
-FLIGHT!
-THE SNOW QUEEN
2018-2019
-THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
2019
-THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS
-BAT-BOY...HOW I BECAME VAMPIRE AND HIT A HOMERUN (Middle Grade Novel Manuscript)
2020
-THE TIME MACHINE
