by T. James Belich
| Genre: | Adventure comedy |
| Length: | 50 minutes |
| Total Cast: | 7 (3 women, 3 men, 1 man or woman) – Plus possible extras |
| Set: | Representational |
| Suggested Royalties: | $30-35 per performance |
| Performance Rights: | Contact T. James Belich at James@playwrighting.org |
Deep in the Amazon rainforest an ancient empire has left behind a powerful Oracle. With its ability to see the future, the evil Russian Countess Natasha Novelova plans to take back the throne of Russia and only Dr. Illinois Jane, cartographer extraordinaire, can stop her! Illinois Jane and her sidekick, Sid Knickerbock, return in this all-new adventure to pursue the Countess and Ivan the Irritable, ex-Russian ballet, into the jungle where they'll face crocodiles, a giant anaconda, and more! And when the Countess kidnaps (and falls for) Sid, Illinois' sister Louisiana tries to take over her adventure, and they're all trapped on an erupting volcano, it seems that the Countess may succeed in exacting her revenge in the depths of the Rainforest of Retribution!
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Production History
Illinois Jane and the Rainforest of Retribution was first performed by Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota in January and February of 2008. It was directed by Julie Christenson with the following cast and crew:
| DR. ILLINOIS JANE | Abbey Gooch | |
| SID KNICKERBOCK | Blake MacKenzie | |
| NATASHA NOVELOVA | Katie Sigler | |
| IVAN THE IRRITABLE | Peter Fradette | |
| DR. THADDEUS JANE | Derek Schultz | |
| LOUISIANA JANE | Erika Azure | |
| THE MONKEY | Emily Murphy | |
| RAINFOREST ANIMALS / LAVA / | Aimee Josephs | |
| ANACONDA / CROCODILES | Jeremy Karnik | |
| Dani Meyer | ||
| Jennifer Schroeder | ||
| Mercedes Tenter | ||
| ANACONDA / RIVER / | Rachel Frerich | |
| STAGE CREW | Russell Johnstone | |
| April Josephs | ||
| Aaron Lucas | ||
| Jason Mo | ||
| LIGHT CREW | Derek Freese | |
| Tim Roth |