The Stalking Horse
By Ed Shockley
The Stalking Horse is a play that needs 10 to 40 performers (5 women, 5 men). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 10 to 40 performers
- Roles
- 5 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5-20 females, 5-20 males (includes speaking roles, as well as roles for drummers and dancers; 10-40 performers possible).
- Running time
- About 100 minutes
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- Light dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
Mkuu, the great hunter and village leader, is dying. Upepo, the heir apparent, uses intimidation and deception to insure that he assumes the throne and wins the village beauty. He succeeds at exiling his only rival, Maji, a hapless sheepherder who has been magically instructed in the art of hunting. Famine befalls the village as a mysterious beast begins preying upon the hunters whenever they dare venture into the bush. Finally Maji battles the monster alone and returns to compete for command of
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