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"Many
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Maryland
Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
"You
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Arthur's time of courage, bravery and
honesty."
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School, Cincinnati, OH
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The
Sword in the Stone
Playscript
about Young King
Arthur & Merlin! |
Small
Cast Touring Play, Children's Play, Script For Young Audiences
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Acts, Plays for Mainstage, Educational Outreach, School Tours |
ADDITIONAL
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Soundtrack Cues
Dialogue
Sample
THE
SWORD IN THE STONE
Small
Cast (Touring) Version
CAST
LIST
Running
Time: About 45-50 minutes
Flexible
cast of 4, 1 Male, 1 Female, 2 M/F
Easily
adapted for larger cast
ARTHUR
(M)
A
boy, 12 years old. Also plays NEUTRAL CHARACTER
MERLIN
(M/F)
A
magician. Also plays SPIKE, a feisty fish
KAI
(M/F)
Arthur's
foster brother, 15 years old. Also plays DRAGON, KNIGHT, HAWK and
NEUTRAL CHARACTER
GUENEVER
(F)
Princess
of the Cameliard. Also plays WOMAN
THE
SWORD IN THE STONE
Expanded
Cast Version
CAST
LIST
Running
Time: About 40-45 minutes
Flexible
cast of 6, 1 Male, 1 Female, 4 M/F
Easily
adapted for larger/smaller cast.
ARTHUR
(M, 311 lines)
A
Boy, 12 years old.
MERLIN
(M/F, 140 lines)
A
Magician. Also plays PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE.
KAI
(M/F, 69 lines)
ARTHUR'S
Half-brother, 15 years old.
GUENEVER
(F, 21 lines)
Arthur's
future bride.
SQUIRE
1 (M/F, 25 lines)
Also
plays SQUIRE, KNIGHT, SPIKE.
SQUIRE
2 (M/F, 7 lines + action)
Also
plays SQUIRE, HAWK, DRAGON.
(SQUIRES
also facilitate scene changes and make sound effects with percussion instruments.)
THE
SWORD IN THE STONE
WHY
IS THIS PLAY BEST FOR YOUR SCHOOL?
Easy
Choice! Top Quality! All
of these plays were professionally developed by ArtReach Touring
Theatre or were commissioned by Professional LORTS like Florida Rep
and Rep of St. Louis. All have had professional tours to
theatres and schools across the country. Many have won awards
in High School One Act Play Contests, Drama and Thespian Speech and
Theatre Competitions.
Easy Staging and Travel! Competitions
rarely take place on your own stage! These One Act Plays have
been designed to travel to the Contest Host Theatre on that important
competition day. All have easy staging, simple sets & costumes,
minimal props, flexible tech for a mainstage or gym/open facility
performance space. At last your students can worry about their
performance, not the set!
Easy to Adapt with Flexible Casting!
When you license any of our One Act Plays you have permission to cut,
adapt and adjust cast size! You also have permission to make a
video or DVD of the production! At last, you are allowed to
adapt a play to your students' needs!
Easy Budget! These
One Act Plays, can be successfully produced on limited budgets and
by small or expanded student casts with little or no tech
assistance. Many have great background CDs for an easy,
inexpensive professional touch!
Easy Ordering! Follow
the steps to order and pay your royalty, once you've paid,
you're good to go! No complicated applications and the
endless trouble of getting permission to make changes for your
students' needs!
Tried
and True! Our
One Act Plays have been performed literally thousands of times by
many professional theatres such as Stella Adler Theatre, Solano Youth
Theatre, Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Singapore Repertory Theatre,
George Street Players, Fulton Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory
Theatre, Boarshead Theatre, Virginia Stage, Honolulu Theatre for
Youth, Kennedy Center and Sundance Children's Theatre, to name a
few. High Schools, Junior Highs, Middle Schools have been
performing these plays for over 30 years!
Script
for Mainstage or Touring!
Kids
Love the Magic Enchantment of Medieval Camelot!
Take
a Bow Productions
- Expanded Cast Play Production
THE
SWORD IN THE STONE
CD
SOUNDTRACK CUES
Cues,
sound effects, original background music
The
CD Soundtrack contains special sound effects and background music
(original music written for the play) that may be used to greatly
enhance the performance. It does not contain music for the performers
to sing along with. Cues have 10 seconds of silence at the end -
times shown below include silence.
[
Click on [sample] to hear a short
sample of the indicated cues ]
1.
OPENING, DRUMS, EERIE, THUNDER (2:59) [sample]
2.
SWORD SOUND, (SILENCE), MUSIC (1:19)
3.
SOARING, MUSIC (LONG) (4:40) [sample]
4.
WATER, SWIMMING (LONG) (3:37) [sample]
5.
SUSPENSEFUL DRUMMING (2:17)
6.
DULCIMER, SCENE CHANGE (0:58)
7.
FLUTE, DRUM (1:28) [sample]
8.
DRUM, BATTLE SOUNDS (1:20) [sample]
9.
WEIRD VIOLIN SAWING (1:17)
10.
MAGICAL, DREAMY (1:12) [sample]
11.
SWORD SOUND (0:18)
12.
PROCESSION, CURTAIN CALL (3:37) [sample]
Note:
Some teachers choose familiar songs, obtain sheet music and insert
these songs into the play. We recognize that each school has a
wide variety of educational needs to fulfill and we invite you to be
creative in your use of our scripts; including changes or additions
that are appropriate for your students. As author/publisher of our
own creative works, we do ask that you obtain proper copyright
permission for any additions you might make - that responsibility is
up to you.
Music
& Sound Resources Available on the Internet
( Sheet
Music, Song Books, CDs, DVDs, Sing-along,
Karaoke, Sound
Effects )
Merlin!
Swordplay! Magic! Camelot!
 
Audience
helps Arthur
pull the Sword from the Stone!
Take
a Bow Productions - Expanded Cast Play for Children
THE
SWORD IN THE STONE
DIALOGUE
SAMPLE
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MERLIN
has given ARTHUR his first lesson by turning him into a bird.
After a harrowing flight, MERLIN proposes the second lesson.
The AUDIENCE participates by helping to fill Sir Ector's Moat with water. |
MERLIN:
Do you think you might be up to just one more adventure for the
day? You have three choices left. Earth, Fire and Water.
ARTHUR:
Well, after what we just went through, I surely don't want to get
involved with any Fire. And Earth, well, Earth is just a lot of dirt,
after all, isn't it?
MERLIN:
Choose.
ARTHUR:
(Indifferent.) Water, I choose Water.
MERLIN:
Splendid.
(To
audience.)
Consider
the real magic of water.
(HE
encourages participation.)
First,
it rains.
(HE
briskly rubs palms together to indicate the sound of rain. HE may
have to add [to audience] "Can you do this?" The rain falls
to earth and makes a stream. HE snaps his fingers.)
The
stream flows into a river.
(HE
crosses arms over his chest and quickly pats his upper arms.)
The
river flows into the ocean.
(HE
pounds his hands upon his thighs.)
And
crashes on the shore.
(HE
pounds his thighs harder.)
Then
the sun comes out and draws the water to the sky.
(Hands
and fingers move upwards.)
Until
a big cloud is formed.
(Makes
clouds above his head with hands.)
Then
down pours the rain...
(ALL
rub hands briskly together again.)
...
which turns into a stream and, in this case, flows into the moat of
Sir Ector's castle. Let's visit that old moat, shall we?
(SQUIRE
1 & 2 enter with silks. THEY and MERLIN manipulate them to
indicate a moat.)
Now,
Arthur, take a deep breath and hold your nose.
(ARTHUR
jumps. THEY lift silks, ARTHUR runs through, then right back out again.)
Jump,
boy, jump!
(MUSIC
CUE #4. ARTHUR tries again, this time getting caught up in the
whirling silks. Then we hear odd, lilting music as ARTHUR enters
another element. Water background sound continues through this scene.)
ARTHUR:
(Tries to talk, but can only gulp.) Mer-glup-lin-glug! Blop! Blop!
MERLIN:
Hold on, lad. Wait for me. Don't float away.
(SQUIRE
1 & 2 stretch silks across the stage. ARTHUR is caught between
them. We see his head, then his feet, and other ridiculous positions
as he is swirled about by the water.)
ARTHUR:
Mer-glug! Lin-glug!
MERLIN:
Now, now, set yourself straight!
ARTHUR:
I-glug, can't-glug, glug, breathe-glug!
MERLIN:
What's that, boy?
ARTHUR:
I-glug, can't-glug, breathe-glug!
MERLIN:
You must speak slower, child. Fish talk is slower than human
talk, you know. Try again.
ARTHUR:
Glug, glug, glug!
MERLIN:
Enunciation, Arthur! It sounded like you said, "Glug,
glug, glug".
ARTHUR:
(Frantic.) Glug! Glug! Glug!
MERLIN:
For heaven's sake, stop breathing through your nose.
ARTHUR:
Glug? Glug? Glug?
MERLIN:
The ears, old boy, the ears! For heaven's sake, don't you know a
blasted thing? Breathe through your ears, Arthur!
ARTHUR:
Glug? (Breathes, as he stands among the swirling silks.)
My-glug, ears-glug, Merlin? Merlin! I'm breathing through my ears!
MERLIN:
Yes, yes, now come along.
(ARTHUR
follows thoroughly enjoying the breathing. SQUIRE 1 & 2 lay
silks on the ground diagonally across the stage and exit.)
The
world is full of invisible lines, Arthur. Do you know the borders of
Sir Ector's castle?
ARTHUR:
Of course, everyone knows Sir Ector's property. It's two miles wide
and one mile deep and there's a big stone fence all around.
MERLIN:
But I bet you never guessed that there are kingdoms upon kingdoms
within Sir Ector's kingdom.
ARTHUR:
What do you mean?
MERLIN:
(Indicating silks.) Why, right here inside this moat, for
example. Everything on that side of the line belongs to the King
Fish. He's a Pike named Spike.
ARTHUR:
Oh!
MERLIN:
But there's freedom on this side. Freedom, boy! Such a beautiful word!
(MERLIN
grabs the silks and moves them in a huge circle. KAI comes floating
by - he's also a fish who has not learned to breathe through his ears
and is floating with his cheeks puffed up. HE gets caught up in the silks.)
ARTHUR:
Merlin! Look, it's Kai! And he's a fish too!
MERLIN:
Oh, dear. He must have been swimming when we called the Water
Magic. Sometimes things get a bit jumbled.
ARTHUR:
Close your nose and open your ears. Breathe through your ears, Kai!
KAI:
Glug?
(Breathes,
then coughs and gulps.)
Hickkk!
Arthur? Arthur? Is that you? What's going on?
ARTHUR:
Oh, Kai, Kai, it's the real magic. Merlin did it! He turned us into
fish. What kind of fish are we. Merlin?
MERLIN:
Carp.
ARTHUR:
Carp! We're carp, Kai! Isn't that wonderful?!
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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