Hello! We are the Raggedy Ann Revival Effort, or RARE Theatricals LLC. We are in the process of updating our site layout at the moment, so please excuse the construction and limited navigation.
What's New?
April 19th, 2025: Workshop Proshot Premiering May 4th!
Earlier this year, in February, RARE Theatricals produced a staged reading of our revised Rag Dolly script at Ohio University's Putnam Playspace. On May 4th, tune in to the Raggedy Ann Revival Effort YouTube channel at 10 a.m. EST to catch the live premiere of the full proshot! Join the cast and crew in the chat for this exciting new step in our revival process, and if you miss the event, the footage will remain available and public for all to enjoy.
April 19th: Raggedy Ann Rally 2025
The Raggedy Ann Rally is just around the corner! This annual celebration of all things Raggedy Ann will take place in Arcola, Illinois, from June 6th to 7th, 2025. Learn about the rally on our event page, join the official Facebook group, or the unofficial Discord server to coordinate with other attendees.
Important Links
- YouTube: Raggedy Ann Revival Effort
- Interviews, found footage, and clips from our performances.
- Instagram: @raggedyannrevivaleffort
- BlueSky: @raretheatricals.bsky.social
- TikTok: @raggedyannrevivaleffort
- Kofi: Raggedy Ann Revival Effort
- Check out our merch from the last workshop.
- Tumblr: raggedyannrevivaleffort
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Neocities page
- Email us at: theraggedyannrevivaleffort@gmail.com
What do we do?
Our goal is to restore and revise the book and lyrics of William Gibson and Joe Raposo's Raggedy Ann musical, to perform our own regional production, and to make the revised material available for community, regional, and school theaters to produce long into the future! We also aim to archive as much of the original material as possible and to educate theater fans on the captivating backstory of this forgotten flop.
As of spring 2025, we have recovered a complete archival recording of the first 1984 production and have produced a small concert and college staged reading, both authorized workshops of our revised book and music.