The Lady or the Tiger?
By Burton Bumgarner
The Lady or the Tiger? is a one-act play that needs 4 performers (2 women, 2 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 4 performers
- Roles
- 2 women, 2 men
- Cast notes
- 2 m, 2 w, 9 or more flexible
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Adapted from the short story by Frank Stockton. A king, known for his cruel nature, finds out that his daughter, the princess, is in love with a common courtier. After much thought he devises a sinister punishment for the young man, as well as for his own daughter. The young man is to be brought to a public arena and forced to choose between two doors. Behind one door is life and marriage to a lady who is a sworn enemy of the princess. Behind the other door is certain death from a ferocious tige
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