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Free Script Sample, Staging Notes and Cast List
"What a marvelous show! The Princess
and the Pea
had enough humor, romance, mystery, and action to keep our audiences
entertained and eager for more."
Camille
Gold, Virginia Theatre of Shelley, ID
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.
"It was great! We loved the costumes, the stage,
everything about it. Thank you for making it so easy."
Rebecca
Hickman, Potomac, IL
Recommended
for Junior and Senior High Performers.
"The community simply couldn't say enough about how fun and
delightful this show was. Thank you for providing such a terrific show!"
Camille
Gold, Virginia Theatre of Shelley, ID
"My students couldn't put Princess and The Pea down when we did
the read through. Everytime I said "Let's take a break"
they actually fussed."
Carol
Ellingson, Home Connections, Blaine, WA
The License gives you the freedom to adapt the script! You may add
lines, characters, songs and dances!
No Restictions on DVD or Video Recording!
"Our Homeschool group put on A Princess and the Pea this past
week. It was Fantastic! With a cast of 47 ages 18 down to
6. We had laughter and serious moments, a great plot."
Rebecca
Hickman, Potomac, IL
The large cast includes speaking parts for over 30 performers!
Everyone gets a role and their own time on stage! Rehearsals
are fun for you and your cast!
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The Princess
and the Pea
Large
Cast Play - Full Length Script for Young Audiences |
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Cast
List
Staging
Notes
Script
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.
Large
Casts - Young
& Grown Performers!
 
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
SCRIPT 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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