Tom Isbell
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Paperback
(Playscripts March 15, 2000)
Historical Comedy / When Harold Figg is illegally sold to the Union Army, his 12-year-old brother Homer P. Figg undergoes a mighty adventure to bring him back to Maine. From Homers run-ins with dangerous swindlers to his assisting in the armys victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, this is one story that's the gods-honest truth...mostly. A humorous and poignant adaptation of Rodman Philbricks Newbery Honor book. (Cast: 1 f, 6 m ~ 7-29 actors possible: 1-3 f, 6-26 m)