
ABOUT HeroAndVIllain.com
HeroAndVillain.com (as well as our other websites MelodramaScripts.com and of course MelodramaDirectory.com) are each designed to spread the word that Melodrama is alive and well and ready to be performed in your community. Melodrama is a great form of family entertainment that community groups, theatres, and playhouses can use. All are G-PG Rated family-friendly. Across America ... theatres, playhouses, schools and communities keep Melodrama alive and audiences love to attend these productions.
In Melodrama ... the
good guys are really good ... and the
villains are really bad. Misadventures are
resolved at the very last moment with
unexpected revelations and unexpected plot
twists. Happy endings are the rule and
villains always gets what they deserve in
the end. Across America and across the globe
... theatres, playhouses, schools, and
communities keep Melodrama alive. Although
some of the elements of Melodrama have their
roots in old world theatre ... we feel safe
in saying that old west style Melodrama is
unique and should be considered a truly
American art form ... just as much as Jazz
or Baseball. Nowadays, modern melodramas are
all about having a good time, where audiences
can enjoy booing and hissing at the villain,
while characters frequently break the fourth
wall to address the audience directly. With lots
of great music and plenty of overacting,
audiences love to root for the hero and watch
them triumph over evil. This form of theater is
perfect for families and is a great way to bring
communities together through shared
entertainment. That's precisely what our
websites, HeroAndVillain.com and MelodramaScripts.com are all about.
While Melodrama Scripts
are available for theatres and schools,
they also work great as fund raisers for
civic organizations, clubs, church groups,
community centers, mountain retreats or
dinner theaters. We believe that licensing a
play for performance needs to be
easy ... so our family-friendly
melodramas are provided for a flat royalty
fee. So, you get an unlimited
ability to perform a Melodrama for an entire year
All plays have been
produced successfully and some many many times
across the United States and the globe. Unlike other plays
... our author is happy if you wnat to change the
names of places or characters in the play to better match your community or venue. Even songs
are optional if you wish. If your venue limits you to 60
or 90 minutes ... you call the shots and
receive a modifiable electronic version of
your script that you can print yourself. Now
take a few moments to explore the many plays
offered for your next production on our website.
Turnkey Melodrama
Scripts
Most of our plays are
part of turnkey Melodrama packages that
include everything you need for a great play
(just add a cast & set & audience). We include easily
downloaded printable scripts (in multiple formats) plus sheet music
and cue-card graphics and other resources. Our modern old-west melodramas are
all about having a good time, where audiences
can enjoy booing the villain,
with characters breaking the fourth
wall to address the audience directly. This form of theater is
perfect for families and is a great way to bring
communities together through shared
entertainment. That's precisely what our
websites, HeroAndVillain.com and MelodramaScripts.com, are all about.
Unlike plays from those pesky other
companies out there - at HeroAndVillain.com you are
not only allowed to distribute your production's
photos and videos and even sell your own
DVDs to make more money... you are actually
encouraged to do just that! Isn't that refreshing.
Family Friendly
All Hero And Villain Melodrama Scripts
are Family Friendly mildly PG-rated, but
making it a G-rated play is easy since we
let you customize any script to your venue
and community standards.
Stereotypical and sometimes simple characters
that are a benchmark of Melodrama. Having said
that - also know that HeroAndVillain.com
melodramas allow you to customize them just
about any way that you want. If an old-west
late-1800's occupation is one that you do not
want in your production - not a problem - you
have full permission to change it. It is up
to you. So that means - if a reference to beer
or whiskey (common in the old west) might
potentially be off limits for your venue or
audience - go ahead and change it to root-beer
or lemonade if you desire. If a play is too long -
cut out a song or a few parts of dialogue.
So ... if you want to change the name of a character, or add in a local business as a shameless plug, or adjust the location - with our brand of Melodramas - you have full permission to do any of those as well ... that is another feature of our brand of Melodramas . If you are a eloementary school and you want to remove all referenced to the weapons of the old west ... go for it. If the the references to swallows (birds) doesn't work for you - go ahead and replace it with buzzards or any other critter that loves to call your town home. So long as the plays remains a G or PG family-friendly play and serves the needs your venue - you have blanket-authority to trim, adjust, and modify our plays to your heart's content.