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Hans
Christian Andersen's Famous Fairy Tale, Classic Literature for Kids! |
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The Princess
and the Pea
Large
Cast Play, Script for Schools and Theatres! |
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Cast
List
Staging
Notes
Dialogue
Sample
THE
PRINCESS AND THE PEA
CAST
LIST
Full
Length Play, 2 Acts, Running Time: About 90 minutes
Flexible
Cast of 33-47: 5M, 14F, all others M/F
Easily
adapted for larger or smaller cast
(
Recommended
for Junior and Senior High Performers )
ISADORA
(F)
PRINCE
HARCOURT (M)
PRINCESS
GOLDEN, eligible princess (F)
PRINCESS
SAPPHIRE, eligible princess (F)
ISADORA's
SPIRITS:
(2-6
players, M/F, neutral gender)
TRUE
PRINCESS, eligible princess (F)
BLUE
PRINCESS, eligible princess (F)
QUEEN
SOPHIA, Harcourt's mother (F)
PRINCE
EDGAR, Harcourt's brother (M)
PRINCESS
GRETA, Edgar's wife (F)
HANDMAIDENS:
MARY
(F)
OLGA
(F)
IDA
(F)
KING
ULSTED, Harcourt's father (M)
COOKS:
MACGREGOR
(M/F)
MARGARET
(F)
MACDONALD
(M/F)
ROSE,
The Princess (F)
YOUNG
HARRY, At about age 10 (M/F)
(May
be played by boy or girl dressed as boy)
YOUNG
EDGAR, At about age 8 (M/F)
(May
be played by boy or girl dressed as boy)
TOWNSPEOPLE:
(2-6
players, M/F, various gender)
PRIEST
(M)
TOWN
GOSSIP (M/F)
PEASANT
GIRL, about 10 years old (F)
GYPSIES
(2-6
players, M/F, various gender)
STAGEHANDS
(2-4
players, M/F, neutral gender.)
TRUMPETER
(M/F)
KING
YORICK, Rose's father (M)
QUEEN
YORICK, Rose's mother (F)
Easy to Adapt to Your Needs!
 
Virginia
Theatre of Shelley, ID
The License allows you to adapt the script! Add parts,
characters, scenes, songs! You also have the rights to make a
Video/DVD of your special performance!
THE
PRINCESS AND THE PEA
STAGING
NOTES
SETTING:
Medieval times, a kingdom somewhere on the English Isle.
RECOMMENDED:
For Junior and Senior High Performers
SET:
One painted backdrop, simple freestanding flats, simple set pieces
such as chairs and benches and tables. See Suggestions at the
end of this script for more details.
Backdrop:
Only one backdrop is needed, a painted scene of a rocky, cliff with
a medieval castle perched upon it. This will serve to show the
general setting of the play. Flats can represent all individual scenes.
Flats:
Small freestanding flats represent the following scenes:
Ulsted's Bedroom, Kitchen, Apothecary Shop, Church, Rose's Bedroom.
Special
Movable Flats: Harcourt's boat, Rose's bed.
Furniture
pieces: Wooden chair, tables with chairs, plain benches and stools
as needed.
COSTUMES:
Each character should wear a basic costume that indicates period,
such as women with long skirts, men with tunics and leggings.
These should be of basic color such as black or brown. Detailed
pieces will indicate character.
Harcourt
may have his family crest and elaborate hat. Rose may clutch a
tattered shawl, which is discarded for a fine one later. Kings
and Queens may wear crowns or other pieces that indicate
royalty. Groups such as Handmaidens and Cooks may be
represented by pieces such as hats, aprons, jackets coordinated
together to indicate their particular group.
Spirits
and Stagehands should wear a basic costume of black such as leotards
or just contemporary pants, shirts and shoes. Isadora may wear
a basic black costume underneath a fantastical headpiece and cape.
Simple
pieces such as veil, capes and crowns may be used to indicate the wedding.
Perfect
for Large Casts!
 
Vpstartcrow
Productions, Princess and the Pea 2010!
"What
a marvelous show! It had enough humor,
romance, mystery, and
action to keep our audiences entertained
and eager for more.
We added familiar songs, here and there throughout the show, which
added an extra
fun zip. The community
simply couldn't say enough about how fun
and delightful this
show was. And our cast had the time
of their lives - they're ready for
more! Thank you for providing such
a terrific show!"
Camille
Gold, Virginia Theatre of Shelley, ID
THE
PRINCESS AND THE PEA
DIALOGUE
SAMPLE
SCENE 8, ACT 2
- HALLWAY, ULSTED CASTLE
(Script
pages 76-77) |
(On the
opposite side of the stage, HARCOURT meets SOPHIA and ULSTED.)
HARCOURT: Father!
What was that all about?
ULSTED: What
was what all about?
HARCOURT: That
ridiculous bed!
SOPHIA: Now,
now dear. Don't worry, everything is going to work out beautifully!
HARCOURT: What
do you mean?
ULSTED: It's
just a little test.
SOPHIA: Harmless.
ULSTED: But
effective.
HARCOURT: What
kind of test?
SOPHIA: You
see, your father placed a pea under the bottom mattress.
ULSTED: That's
right. If Rose is a true princess she'll feel the pea through
all those mattresses!
OPHIA: I'm
afraid she'll have a rocky night. But it will all be worth it
in the end. At last it will be proven that she is a true princess!
HARCOURT: Is
this another of Edgar's ideas?
(SOPHIA and
ULSTED look at each other and laugh.)
ULSTED: Not
this one, my boy. Good night, Harry.
SOPHIA: Sleep
tight, my son.
(THEY exit,
lights dim. HARCOURT cries out.)
HARCOURT: Isadora!
(ISADORA
appears in HER pool of light.)
ISADORA: Hush!
Mustn't wake the princess.
HARCOURT: Isadora!
Something has gone wrong. Terribly wrong!
ISADORA: Calm
down, tell me.
HARCOURT: My
father's cooked up some crazy scheme. He's putting Rose to a test to
see if she is a real princess!
ISADORA:
Well
isn't that nice? At last you'll know for sure.
HARCOURT: But
what if she doesn't pass the test? What if she's not a true princess?
ISADORA: Then
you won't marry her, of course.
HARCOURT: (Horrified.)
Isadora. Please help me. Please use your magic.
Help her pass the test!
ISADORA: You
mean you want to use my magic to... cheat?
HARCOURT: It
doesn't matter! Isadora, can't you see that it doesn't matter
if she's a princess or a peasant? If she fails I'll lose
her! And I love her, Isadora! I love her no matter what!
Note:
This is a sample from the actual script. To review the entire
play, order the PERUSAL SCRIPT (online instant download).
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