Anansi the Spider: A Trickster's Courtship
By Jeremy Kisling
Anansi the Spider: A Trickster's Courtship is a one-act play that needs 4 or more performers (2 women, 1 men, 1 any gender). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 4 or more performers
- Roles
- 2 women, 1 men, 1 any gender
- Cast notes
- 1 to 3m., 2 to 3w., 1 either gender.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- fantasy
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
The trickster, Anansi, has taken the proverbs of wisdom from Nyami, god of the sky, angering him greatly. Soon after, Anansi meets Aso, Nyame's daughter. He is smitten and must marry her. Aso is not sure whether she can trust a trickster like Anansi and requires him to prove himself by sending him on a quest. Anansi must acquire the tooth of a crocodile, the whisker of a lion and an eagle's feather. So Anansi meets Marty, the crocodile, who likes baked goods; Lelia, the lion, who wants to be a b
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