Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays Series
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About this series
Looking for a large cast comedy play script with plenty of female roles for your next festival or drama competition? You'll find a winning combo of slapstick and sentimentality in The Myrtle!
When a trio of sneaky suitors steal a beautiful myrtle tree and gift it to the prince, they don't know it transformers into a fairy maiden at sundown. But now the prince must right the wrong and reunite myrtle and mother at the risk of losing the woman he loves. A weird and wacky romantic comedy about family and flaws inspired by the Italian fairy tale.
Love blooms in this modern adaptation of The Myrtle from Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales (Il Pentamerone, Lo cunto de li cunti).
- Comedy / Fantasy
- 5 m 8 w (5-20+ performers possible)
- 30-40 minutes
Demographics
Ideal for middle school to high school teen performers through adults
Features
- Simple, flexible staging.
- Large cast with majority female roles.
- Opportunities for physical comedy, masked commedia dell'arte and improvisation.
- Great length for drama competitions and classroom study.
Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays
Looking for some crowd-pleasing, funny fairy tale plays that aren't the same old standards? Playwright Hillary DePiano presents the weirdest and wackiest lesser-known folk and fairy tales as family friendly stage adaptations perfect for schools and community theatre. From large cast, one-act comedies to commedia dell'arte scripts with a modern twist for classroom use, there are plenty of options to help your group live happily ever after!
Want to combine any of the plays together to make an evening's entertainment? Interstitials and connecting scenes are available upon request.
Titles in the series (3)
- The Fourth Orange: Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays, #1
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Looking for a large cast comedy play script with plenty of female roles for your next festival or drama competition? The Fourth Orange is a zany fairy tale mash-up with a modern citrus twist! There were only supposed to be three oranges. All Franceschina had to do was deliver one measly basket of sausages to the witch and go on her way. But, no, she had to play the hero and ended up cursed and forgotten, caught in the crossfire of someone else's fairy tale. Well, from now on, she's minding her own business and leaving the action to the real heroes. But when a dragon is destroying the kingdom and nobody will do anything about it, it'll be up to Franceschina to decide what part she really wants to play. A mash-up of the Italian fairy tale, The Merchant, from Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales (Il Pentamerone, Lo cunto de li cunti) with characters from Carlo Gozzi's The Love of Three Oranges, The Fourth Orange is a wacky commedia-style fairy tale adaptation for all ages. Comedy / Fantasy 20-30 minutes 4 m, 6 f, 5 any (7-20+ actors possible) Demographics Ideal for middle school to high school teen performers through adults Features Flexible staging. Large cast with majority female roles. Ensemble with plenty to do that can expand based on your casting needs. Opportunities for physical comedy, masked commedia dell'arte, improvisation and puppets. Great length for drama competitions and classroom study. Both prequel and sequel to Hillary DePiano's adaptations of Carlo Gozzi's The Love of Three Oranges and The Green Bird. Perform all three one-acts back to back for an evening's entertainment! Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays Looking for some crowd-pleasing, funny fairy tale plays that aren't the same old standards? Playwright Hillary DePiano presents the weirdest and wackiest lesser-known folk and fairy tales as family friendly stage adaptations perfect for schools and community theatre. From large cast, one-act comedies to commedia dell'arte scripts with a modern twist for classroom use, there are plenty of options to help your group live happily ever after! Want to combine any of the plays together to make an evening's entertainment? Interstitials and connecting scenes are available upon request.
- Goosed!: a funny fairy tale one act play [Theatre Script]: Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays, #2
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Looking for a large cast comedy play script with plenty of female roles for your next festival or drama competition? It's time to get Goosed! When two poor sisters save a goose from the butcher, the animal is so grateful it produces them piles of gold. But when their greedy neighbors want the treasure for themselves, they discover this goose isn't so easily cooked. From a blood thirsty fowl with golden stool to a careless prince who gets it in the end, soon everyone is feeling the pinch. With a large cast, majority female roles, lots of physical comedy and room for improvisation, Goosed is an Italian fairy tale in the classic slapstick tradition that's a butt-load of fun for all ages to watch and perform. Kindness is as good as gold in this modern adaptation of The Goose from Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales (Il Pentamerone, Lo cunto de li cunti). Comedy / Fantasy One Act Stage Play 25-35 minutes 6 Female 1 Male 5 Any Cast size: 11-unlimited Demographics Ideal for middle school to high school teen performers through adults Features Simple, flexible staging. Large cast with majority female roles. Ensemble with plenty to do that can expand based on your casting needs. Opportunities for physical comedy, masked commedia dell'arte, improvisation and puppets. School friendly version with tamer content available. Great length for drama competitions and classroom study. Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays Looking for some crowd-pleasing, funny fairy tale plays that aren't the same old standards? Playwright Hillary DePiano presents the weirdest and wackiest lesser-known folk and fairy tales as family friendly stage adaptations perfect for schools and community theatre. From large cast, one-act comedies to commedia dell'arte scripts with a modern twist for classroom use, there are plenty of options to help your group live happily ever after! Want to combine any of the plays together to make an evening's entertainment? Interstitials and connecting scenes are available upon request.
- The Myrtle: a funny fairy tale one act play: Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays, #3
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Looking for a large cast comedy play script with plenty of female roles for your next festival or drama competition? You'll find a winning combo of slapstick and sentimentality in The Myrtle! When a trio of sneaky suitors steal a beautiful myrtle tree and gift it to the prince, they don't know it transformers into a fairy maiden at sundown. But now the prince must right the wrong and reunite myrtle and mother at the risk of losing the woman he loves. A weird and wacky romantic comedy about family and flaws inspired by the Italian fairy tale. Love blooms in this modern adaptation of The Myrtle from Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales (Il Pentamerone, Lo cunto de li cunti). Comedy / Fantasy 5 m 8 w (5-20+ performers possible) 30-40 minutes Demographics Ideal for middle school to high school teen performers through adults Features Simple, flexible staging. Large cast with majority female roles. Opportunities for physical comedy, masked commedia dell'arte and improvisation. Great length for drama competitions and classroom study. Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays Looking for some crowd-pleasing, funny fairy tale plays that aren't the same old standards? Playwright Hillary DePiano presents the weirdest and wackiest lesser-known folk and fairy tales as family friendly stage adaptations perfect for schools and community theatre. From large cast, one-act comedies to commedia dell'arte scripts with a modern twist for classroom use, there are plenty of options to help your group live happily ever after! Want to combine any of the plays together to make an evening's entertainment? Interstitials and connecting scenes are available upon request.
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