Emperors' New Clothes - The Bare Facts
By Vern Adix
Emperors' New Clothes - The Bare Facts is a one-act play that needs 14 performers (7 women, 7 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 14 performers
- Roles
- 7 women, 7 men
- Cast notes
- 7 m, 7 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- fairy tale
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
This play is a new twist on the old-fashioned fairy tale. Two emperors from tiny, neighboring kingdoms are good friends but compete in wearing the latest fashions. Because they each continually want new, sumptuous wardrobes, their kingdoms are broke! Even their wives have to resort to doing dirty castle chores because there’s no money to pay any staff. Finally an elaborate ruse is planned where both emperors are taught a lesson about vanity and trying to impress others by clothes. If there were
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