Washoe County Library System

During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives inches.

Summer is almost gone, and third-grader Abby Spencer and her friends, the Book Bunch, are spending their time working on a play for the local public library, and visiting Abigail Flynn at the Evergreen Nursing Home.

Ivy and Olivia are super excited. Their aunt on their mother's side has invited them to stay at her ranch. But she's not in on the vampire thing and when Ivy scares off her favorite horse, Lucky, the girls have to find him. Meanwhile, the school is putting on a production of Romeo and Juliet. Surely Olivia's boyfriend Jackson is a shoo-in for the part of Romeo? So when Olivia gets the part of Juliet she's delighted. Only, Jackson isn't Romeo, he's...

Briar has a vision for the one-act play she's been chosen to direct at her performing arts high school. She's going to create a masterpiece. If only everyone involved in the production shared her vision. Her leading lady is gifted but troubled, her leading man has a crush on the leading lady, her stage manager doesn't have a clue, and her best friend, who wrote the play, is worried that Briar's production is cursed. As Briar struggles to motivate...

"Penelope Kingston has never, ever messed up on a test - until now. After this Truly Terrible Mistake, Penelope needs to make sure that she gets absolutely perfect grades from now on in every subject, including the dreaded drama class. Luckily, Penelope is very good at organizing, so she figures she can be the director of the upcoming play. But can Penelope handle Joanna, the naughtiest girl in class? One thing's for sure: Penelope Kingston didn't...

Wombat auditions for the Nativity play, but has trouble finding the right part.

When a performance of William Squeakspeare's favorite play "Mouseo & Juliet" is planned for the six hundredth anniversary of Mouseford Academy, the Thea Sisters and their rival Ruby all want the part of Juliet.

Pinky is jealous when his best friend Rex gets the lead in the school play, even though she only tried out to give Pinky moral support.

"Red Riding Hood is thrilled to try out for the school play. Acting is her dream, and she's great at it--too bad she has stage fright! After a grimmiserable audition, Red decides to focus on helping her friends Cinda, Snow, and Rapunzel save Grimm Academy from the E.V.I.L. Society. But when Red gets lost in Neverwood forest and runs into Wolfgang, who might be part of E.V.I.L., she needs her magic basket and a grimmazingly dramatic performance to...