Anne of Green Gables

by Sylvia Ashby, L.M. Montgomery

9 Female, 7 Male, 12 actors, w/ doubling A refreshing, contemporary telling of the classic story. Stern Marilla and her warm-hearted brother Matthew hoped to adopt a boy to work on their farm. But the orphanage sends young, befreckled Anne by mistake, and their lives will never be the same. Her warmth and wit affects everyone around her - even, eventually, the cold Marilla! We follow Anne through her rebellious years, her transformation into a young woman, and her romanti

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Laurel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ashby's interpretation was very true to Anne's character, and presented it in a way that hits the major story beats well enough for a familiar audience to be thoroughly satisfied. I did think that perhaps Marilla's character over-utilized the device of talking to the audience/herself to describe what she's thinking or feeling.

There is a reason that Anne of Green Gables is a timeless classic, and Ashby's adaptation is successful at mediating that into stageplay format.