A Play About A Dragon
Full Length Play, Comedy / 8m, 10f
In the middle of the Middle Ages, Morton Montesque's troupe of travelling players happily believe they've volunteered to perform their play about a dragon for King Stanley The Stern. Actually, they've volunteered to slay a real dragon! When they discover their mistake, it's too late to back out - but how can they succeed where so many brave heroes have failed?
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Cast Size
8m, 10fDuration
90 minutesSubgenre
Fantasy, Adventure, Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales, PeriodAccolades
Not ApplicableTarget Audience
- Appropriate for all audiences
- Adult
- Senior
- Children (Age 6 - 10)
- Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13)
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
In the middle of the Middle Ages, Morton Montesque's troupe of travelling players happily believe they've volunteered to perform their play about a dragon for King Stanley The Stern. Actually, they've volunteered to slay a real dragon! When they discover their mistake, it's too late to back out - but how can they succeed where so many brave heroes have failed? And this is one nasty, scary dragon! Fortunately, they'll get help from a bookish prince who knows the secret of dragon snot, a high-born lady disguised as a peasant, a con woman and a pair of stinky shoes! But will it all be enough to keep them from becoming dragon food? This play is full of humor and excitement, thrills, danger, laughter and true love. What more could you ask for? It is... a play about a dragon!
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Considerations
Performing Groups
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Outdoor
- Large Stage
- Church / Religious Groups
Cautions
- No Special Cautions
License details
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Production
Details
- Time Period: 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Setting: All over England in the middle of the Middle Ages.
- Additional Features: Physical Comedy, Puppetry, Stage Combat, Special Effects
- Features / Contains: Period Costumes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
8m, 10f
ROLAND - A stage manager
MORTON - A leading man
LADY GWEN - A leading lady
FOLLY - A supporting player
GRUB - A supporting player
LORD MOLLYMOP - A nobleman
LADY DOTTIE - Wife of Lord Mollymop
BUD - Daughter of Lord and Lady Mollymop
AGNES, BEATRICE, ROBERTA, ROSALIE, MEG - Would-be actresses
SIR SMALLPART - A knight
KING STANLEY, THE STERN - The king
PINKY - The prince, son of King Stanley
RODNEY, BARRY - Guards
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MORTON - A leading man
LADY GWEN - A leading lady
FOLLY - A supporting player
GRUB - A supporting player
LORD MOLLYMOP - A nobleman
LADY DOTTIE - Wife of Lord Mollymop
BUD - Daughter of Lord and Lady Mollymop
AGNES, BEATRICE, ROBERTA, ROSALIE, MEG - Would-be actresses
SIR SMALLPART - A knight
KING STANLEY, THE STERN - The king
PINKY - The prince, son of King Stanley
RODNEY, BARRY - Guards
Cast Attributes
- Non-Traditional casting
- Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)
- Parts for Senior Actors
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