A Musical: Jean & The Wonderful Idea Machine (3 Cast Size Scripts Available)
by Jenn August
Synopsis:
Jean & The Wonderful Idea Machine is a
journey of a little girl who invents a machine that transforms worried
thoughts into wonderful ideas to help her parents who are struggling
financially.
She is inspired to build the machine by a science fair
assignment to invent something that will solve a problem that she has
seen. She decides she wants to create a machine that can change worried
thoughts to wonderful ideas. Eventhough her science teacher dismisses
her idea and her doubt threatens to derail her vision she is able to
bring her vision to life.
The president of the United States invites her to bring her
Wonderful Idea Machine to the world peace summit. Not only does she help
her parents but her machine helps the whole world create peace and
prosperity for all.
This musical was developed by sharing the story and songs from
the musical at elementary and middle school assemblies. Parents and
teachers loved it because it’s entertaining and teaches growth mindset
principles.
“Having a growth mindset means believing that a person’s
abilities aren’t innate but can be improved through effort, learning,
and persistence. A growth mindset is all about the attitude with which a
person faces challenges, how they process failures, and how they adapt
and evolve as a result.” - Steve Hogarty
In 2019 The Portland Musical Theater company put on two staged readings, and
we collected feedback from the parent and children in the audience.
Here are the most common words used to describe how the musical made
them feel:
Uplifted - Hopeful - Happy - Very Good - Resolved - Inspired - More Positive - Encouraged.
AWARDS: In 2020 I put on a zoom production and recorded it and
turned the production into a film that traveled around the world and
received 12 film festival selections and FINALIST - European
International Film Festival - 2020, Semi-Finalist - Children’s Cinema
Awards 2021, Semi-Finalist - Eurasia International Film Festival - 2021.
Notes: Please go to this link to listen to the songs in the musical https://www.thewonderfulideamachine.com/licensing Please go to this link to request perusal https://www.thewonderfulideamachine.com/perusal