Plays Written by Newman
The following plays written by J.D. Newman are now published by Leicester Bay Theatricals.
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy)
AWAKENING GALATEA
CROWNS AND COMMONERS
DeGRUCHY’S MANTLE
THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF (translation of Moliere’s comedy)
GATHERING GRIMM
THE GYPSY TREE
THE LAND OF OZ
LIBERATION
THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy)
OLYMPUS ON THE MOON
PUZZLES
THE YEARNING SEASON
Leicester Bay Theatricals also publishes stage adaptations of Newman’s own novels:
SANDY & THE WEIRD SISTERS
SANDY & THE DANCE OF FAITH
CLARA & THE MERMAIDS
For more information or to contact Leicester Bay Theatricals, follow this link:
http://www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com/john-d-newman-author/
John Dilworth Newman’s adaptation of Avi’s THE SECRET SCHOOL is published by Dramatic Publishing. Dramatic also publishes TELL YOUR STORY: THE PLAYS AND PLAYWRIITNG OF SANDRA FENICHEL ASHER, which Newman co-edited, and AMERICAN HEARTBEAT: TRUE STORIES TOLD IN SCENES AND MONOLOGUES, for which Newman wrote the foreword. For more information on these works, follow this link:
John Newman’s adaptation of Paul Fleischman’s WHIRLIGIG is published by YouthPLAYS, in full-length, one-act, and zoom versions. Follow this link:
https://www.youthplays.com/search.php?quicksearchbox=whirligig
This website also includes descriptions of three adaptations for which John Newman received one-time production rights and for which the rights for additional productions are not available: Richard Peck’s HERE LIES THE LIBRARIAN and A YEAR DOWN YONDER, Shannon Hale’s PRINCESS ACADEMY, and Jean Lee Latham’s CARRY ON MR. BOWDITCH.
https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/AuthorBio.php?titlelink=10410
John Dilworth Newman’s adaptations of Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST and THE WINTER’S TALE are published by Eldridge Publishing. For more information on these adaptations, follow this link:
Newman Plays 
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