Gretel Was a Princess
By Patti Veconi
Gretel Was a Princess is a play that needs 11 to 18 performers (7 women, 4 men, 7 any gender). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 11 to 18 performers
- Roles
- 7 women, 4 men, 7 any gender
- Cast notes
- 4 m, 7 w, and 7 flexible. Extras and sound effects/musicians for ensemble.
- Recommended level
- Elementary
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
The drama club members assemble to perform “The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales,” but realize there isn’t enough time to do the whole collection and still eat the cookies waiting in the lobby for after the show. The actors condense the tome down to their favorite parts, mixing, matching and mashing up characters, while a clever casting director challenges stereotypes to meet the demand for princess roles among the girls in the company. With the help of a group of musician-dwarfs to play and
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