The Island of Dr Libris

by Chris Grabenstein & Ronny Venable

Published by Dramatic Publishing

Large Mixed Cast

The Island of Dr Libris celebrates the power of imagination with an action-packed adventure that shows that sometimes the real story starts after you close the book!

What if your favorite literary characters came to life?

Billy’s spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr Libris

But something strange is going on …

Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr Libris’ private bookcase

Whenever Billy opens the classic books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake

The clash of swords

The twang of arrows

The chatter of characters

Sometimes Billy can even feel the ground shaking!

It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to life

But that’s impossible

Or is it?

Before long, Dr Libris’ island is populated by some of the most famous characters in all of literature: Hercules, Robin Hood, Maid Marian, The Three Musketeers, Tom Sawyer and Pollyanna

When these characters mingle, their plot lines get mixed up

And are further complicated by the arrival of a few comic book heroes and villains

It’s up to Billy and his magical imagination to come up with a happy ending for everybody

Including himself!

The Island of Dr Libris harnesses the imaginative powers of live theatre, calling on the audience to use their imaginations along with Billy’s

Runs about 2 hours