Adam McCune

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Adam F McCune, Austen Staged

Adam F McCune, Austen Staged: Jane Austen’s Short Stories Adapted as One-Act Plays. Jane Austen Summer Program, 2023.

Ten one-act plays showcase Austen’s vibrant humor and stage-readiness. Eight are selections from her teenage writings. One is a conversation between Austen and Shakespeare, and one depicts a Lovers’ Vows practice session in the novel Mansfield Park. McCune’s plays were written for performance at the annual Jane Austen Summer Program (JASP) in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina, where they are a high point of the event. Contains: Love and Friendship; Jack and Alice; Henry and Eliza; Catherine, or, the Bower; Lesley Castle; The History of England; Austen and Shakespeare; The Three Sisters; Evelyn; Lovers’ Vows at Mansfield Park; with a preface by Inger S. B. Brodey. Illustrated.

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Adam McCune & Keith McCune, The Rats of Hamelin

Adam McCune & Keith McCune, The Rats of Hamelin: A Piper’s Tale. Moody Publishers, 2005.

The Rats of Hamelin blends history and fantasy to reshape the hazy legend of the pied piper. After six years as a piper’s apprentice, Hannes sets out on the mission that will make him a master in the guild. His orders seem simple enough: rid Hamelin of a plague of rats and use the reward money for a charitable cause. Simple indeed, until he discovers that the real rats of Hamelin aren’t the ones scurrying underfoot. Unsure who to count among his friends—the mayor’s beautiful daughter? a generous businessman? a precocious little girl?—Hannes struggles against deadly enemies and thoughtless allies. Every step he takes comes down to a deceptively simple choice: when to show mercy and when to bring justice.

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