99 pgs. 2 female, 6 male (doubling is possible)
Originally produced in SCT's 2005-2006 season
Audience Recommendation: 8+
Joe Stoshack loves baseball. It's unfortunate that he is so bad at it. But he still loves the game, and he loves collecting the cards. To Joe they're almost magic. When his mother makes him clean his neighbor's attic, he never expects to find the card of all baseball cards - the T-206 Honus Wagner - the most valuable card of all time. But there is more to this card than what money can buy; with this card Joe is able to summon Honus Wagner himself, straight from 1909. Amazingly, Honus thinks Joe has potential at his favorite pastime. But it isn't until they both go back to 1909 and the seventh game of the World Series that Joe finds out just how good he can be. The confidence and self-esteem Honus helps Joe discover in himself is a gift that withstands the test of time.
“Based on Dan Gutman’s book, Honus and Me, adapted by Steven Dietz, is a wonderful look at the positive effect of mentors and support by parents.” –Tacoma Weekly
“You don’t have to be a baseball fan to appreciate Honus & Me, a charming show about a Little Leaguer with big dreams.” –Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“[Honus and Me] is a seamless blend of history, time travel, family tensions, economic problems, career disappointments, moral dilemmas and the power of lave and dreams.” –Chicago Sun Times