Escribano Publishing
Jacqx Melilli’s novel, When The Glitter Fades, is out now!
Beneath the facade of dazzling performances lurk secrets, murder, and mayhem. When The Glitter Fades is an Australian historical fiction novel based on vaudeville and circus performers. It’s a generational saga, love triangle story, where the stakes to win the love of one woman are high.
Escribano Publishing offers stage plays for drama teachers and theatre directors, and educational books for primary school teachers about filmmaking, theatre production, radio plays and puppet shows. Jacqx award-winning plays have been performed for Eisteddfods and theatre festivals.
Jacqx’s stage plays touch on the dangers of social media (Little Red Meets the Dingo), the loneliness of being an only child, (Can Anybody Hear Me?), stereotypical gender roles (Goldisocks & The Three Koalas), cultural ignorance (Foreigners in Oztralia).
Check out Jacqx’s other books for adult readers.
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Can Anybody Hear Me? educational books
$37.95 Add to cartCan Anybody Hear Me? is part of the Lights, Camera, Action series of educational books
An excellent teacher’s resource that contains information on how to produce a stage production, film production, radio or puppet show as a creative and interactive student project.
The Lights, Camera, Action series includes permission for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes.
Can Anybody Hear Me? educational book contains:
• the one-act stage play
• introductory notes on filmmaking, theatre production, radio plays & puppet shows
• stage & film production roles
• stage directions
• tips for casting actors
• notes on set & costume design
• tips for lighting & sound
• notes on storyboarding
• notes on camera use & framing shots
• explanations of film terminology
• student worksheets on character profiles & story comprehension
• An easy-to-follow shooting script. -
Can Anybody Hear Me? One-Act Play
$11.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCan Anybody Hear Me? – award winner at the Spring on Stage Theatre Festival.
Amidst her parents arguing Sarah wants to be heard, instead she gets sent to her room. One magical night, Sarah’s toys come to life to help her sort out her frustration. Teddy thinks cuddles fixes everything. Barbie thinks looking beautiful will get you through. Rag Doll bakes delicious treats in times of stress. Ballerina thinks focus and discipline work best. Clown thinks laughter is the best cure, and Mechanical Man tries to solve everyone’s problems. Or is he the cause of them?Cast of nine.
One Act: Approximately 25 minutes.
Purchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Foreigners in Oztralia educational book
$37.95 Add to cartForeigners In Oztralia is part of the Lights, Camera, Action series of educational books
An excellent teacher’s resource that contains information on how to produce a stage production, film production, radio or puppet show as a creative and interactive student project.
The Lights, Camera, Action series includes permission for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes.
Foreigners In Oztralia educational book contains:• the one-act stage play
• introductory notes on filmmaking, theatre production, radio plays & puppet shows
• stage & film production roles
• stage directions
• tips for casting actors
• notes on set & costume design
• tips for lighting & sound
• notes on storyboarding
• notes on camera use & framing shots
• explanations of film terminology
• student worksheets on character profiles & story comprehension
• An easy-to-follow shooting script. -
Foreigners in Oztralia One-Act Play
$11.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageForeigners in Oztralia is an Australian farce about a holiday from hell when Anita and Frederick Higginbotham, an upper-crust couple from England, visit the outback for a taste of the real Australia, as portrayed in the travel brochure. The shock of outback living proves too much for them when they touch down in the sticks and meet their layback hosts, Bazza, Shazza and their six kids who educate them about Australia’s native animals and the reality of outback life.
Cast of ten – 3 males/3 females & 4 children can be male or female.
One-act: Approximately 20 minutes.
Purchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Goldisocks and The Three Koalas – One-Act Play
$11.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAward Winner at the Spring on Stage Theatre Festival
Goldilocks is ready to retire from her fairytale career and has placed all her hopes in her daughter Goldisocks to follow in her footsteps. Goldisocks is pressured to audition for the upcoming Goldilocks musical. She dreads confessing to her parents that she’s been sneaking off to play soccer instead of going to her singing and dancing lessons. She runs away, stopping to rest at the Three Koalas house. There she meets Papa Koala who happens to be a soccer coach and is pressuring Baby Koala to play professionally. There are show-stopping surprises all around once Goldisocks and Baby Koala’s true passions are revealed. Cast of six: 3 females/3 males. One-act: Approximately 20 minutes.
Purchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Goldisocks and the Three Koalas educational book
$37.95 Add to cartGoldisocks and the Three Koalas is part of the Lights, Camera, Action series of educational books
An excellent teacher’s resource that contains information on how to produce a stage production, film production, radio or puppet show as a creative and interactive student project.
The Lights, Camera, Action series includes permission for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes.
Goldisocks and the Three Koalas educational book contains:• the one-act stage play
• introductory notes on filmmaking, theatre production, radio plays & puppet shows
• stage & film production roles
• stage directions
• tips for casting actors
• notes on set & costume design
• tips for lighting & sound
• notes on storyboarding
• notes on camera use & framing shots
• explanations of film terminology
• student worksheets on character profiles & story comprehension
. An easy-to-follow shooting script.
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Little Red Meets the Dingo educational book
$37.95 Add to cartLittle Red Meets the Dingo is part of the Lights, Camera, Action series of educational books
An excellent teacher’s resource that contains information on how to produce a stage production, film production, radio or puppet show as a creative and interactive student project.
The Lights, Camera, Action series includes permission for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes.
Little Red Meets the Dingo educational book contains:• the one-act stage play
• introductory notes on filmmaking, theatre production, radio plays & puppet shows
• stage & film production roles
• stage directions
• tips for casting actors
• notes on set & costume design
• tips for lighting & sound
• notes on storyboarding
• notes on camera use & framing shots
• explanations of film terminology
• student worksheets on character profiles & story comprehension
• An easy-to-follow shooting script.
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Little Red Meets the Dingo One-Act Play
$11.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLittle Red Meets the Dingo addresses the dangers of predators on social media.
Little Red is addicted to social media. Her new friend Din is overly keen to meet up. She ignores her mother’s warnings about predators and invites Din to Granny’s birthday party with disastrous results. Little Red is taken hostage by Din’s dopey accomplice, Der, whilst Granny is being made to sign over her fortune to Din as ransom for Little Red. Does the woodchopper come to the rescue? Does Din get his just desserts?
Cast of six – 3 females/3 males.
One act play. Approximately 25 minutes.
Purchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Lost Child eBook
$11.99 Add to cartLost Child is a powerful play about drug addiction. Jade and Lexie are lured into a world of drugs and prostitution when they meet the undesirable Tarik. Jade’s younger sister, Skye is caught in the middle, bailing Jade out when things get tough.
Cast of eight – 6 females/2 males or 4 females/2 males with voice overs.
Two acts: Approximately 40 minutes
Purchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Lost Child One-Act Play booklet
$15.99 Add to cartJade and Lexie are lured into a world of drugs and prostitution when they meet the undesirable Tarik. Jade’s younger sister, Skye is caught in the middle, bailing Jade out when things get tough.
Cast of eight – 6 females/2 males or 4 females/2 males with voice overs.
Two acts: Approximately 1 hourPurchase includes permission to make 10 copies for performance purposes.
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Secrets That Define Us
$4.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageHer spirit reaches out to every person who has harboured a secret they were too ashamed to speak about. Her ghost laments not having spoken up. She allowed her secret to define her by believing the lie that she had no power.
Hurt people hurt others and enslave themselves in the nightmare they so desperately want to wake from. One man can save her from herself, and the fortress she has built to protect herself. She experiences true love for the first time in her life, and yet the sacrifices that will free her from her torment are more than she can bear.
Your purchase of Secrets That Define Us will assist in supporting She Rescue Home.
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When The Glitter Fades eBook
$11.99 Buy productBeneath the facade of dazzling performances lurk secrets, murder, and mayhem.
Vinnie, a criminal on the run, finds refuge in a travelling show. He sets up his own vaudeville troupe just as the Great Depression hits Melbourne. Smitten with Belle, his star performer, a battle for her love ensues when Artis, his protégé, lays eyes on her.
Lured with promises of fame and fortune by both men, Belle joins Artis’s new showbiz venture, leaving Vinnie hell-bent on revenge.
A marriage of convenience provides Vinnie with the funds and power he needs to destroy Artis’s business and win Belle back. But when Vinnie makes a deal with the mob, it ends up costing him everything when a blackmail letter gets into the wrong hands.
Is Belle playing Artis and Vinnie in her quest for fame? Can her love be trusted? Is she a pawn in a twisted game, or the mastermind behind the curtain?
Will a love child be the ultimate undoing in their bitter feud?
Price is in Australian dollars (AUD)
