The Hide and Seek Odyssey of Madeline Gimple is a little known, four scene, children's play that should be revived all over the country. It covers themes on the environment, alienation, the scapegoat, and maturation. It is a broad base teaching tool of which every middle school drama teacher should be aware. It has spectacular, though easily reproduced, specials, and will have any age audience on the edge of their seats. Check it out.

We did this play at my high school, and it was great. We sold out the final night, and as many of you may know, for high school theatre, that is pretty impressive. The other 3 nights, we sold very well. I was Kupreef, the crazy old man, and I must say, it was one of my favorite characters ever, whether acted by me or not. This was a great play, very fun to do, and the cast really bonded. If the director can find cast members that have a real chemistry between them, this play will be great, but it requires much more chemistry between characters than most plays.