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Twisted Tales Of Terror

  • Jeanine Harvey
  • Full Length Play, Comedy
  • 16M, 21F
  • ISBN: 9780874402049

In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary
In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor. As she tells classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Three Werewolves, Jekyll and Hyde, The Tragic Tale of the Mummy, and The Three Witches, the characters come to life.

However, the stories are all a bit different than we expect. In fact, instead of being terrifying, they are actually quite humorous. Characters behave in unexpected ways, accidents occur, but all turns out well. Claudia's tales are far more funny than scary, and all is resolved into a neat, happy ending (and an exciting, crowd-pleasing dance number!)

Premiere Production: Twisted Tales of Terror was originally produced in November 2006 at the Orchard View High School in Muskegon, Michigan.

Characters

  • Casting: 16M, 21F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting
  • Casting Notes: Can be done with minimum cast of 8m, 12 female

  • CLAUDIA - Young and beautiful in a gothic way, she is a Guardian of Dark Tales. She tells horror stories, but occasionally messes them up. She is feisty, and is desperately in love with her husband, Igor.

  • IGOR - A strange looking hunchback, Igor is amazed that Claudia loves him. He is totally devoted to her, and his dedication occasionally gets him in trouble with other characters.

  • DRACULA - The handsome monster of legend, Dracula is good looking and knows it. He believes every woman wants him, and they usually do. He even tries to get Claudia, much to Igor's dismay.

  • DASHA - One of the beautiful vampire Brides of Dracula, she is completely in love with Dracula. She follows him wherever he leads and will fight for him.

  • IRINA - Another Bride of Dracula, the lovely Irina is devoted to her "husband" and defends him no matter what.

  • KATERINA - The final Bride of Dracula is a striking beauty, and she loves Dracula and is willing to defend their vampire love.

  • VAN HELSING - An aging but intense vampire hunter, Van Helsing is intent on destroying Dracula and his Brides. He has one soft spot, his daughter Lucy.

  • LUCY - Van Helsing's daughter, she is young and a bit ditzy.

  • MINA - Lucy's friend, she accompanies Lucy to Transylvania where she falls under the spell of the alluring Dracula.

  • JONATHAN RENFIELD - Van Helsing's assistant, he believes he is quite a fighter. However, he quickly falls under Dracula's spell and must do his bidding, although he manages to eat quite a few spiders along the way.

  • VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN - A brilliant scientist, he is obsessed with creating new life, and his "monsters," Petey and Poppy, are like precious children to him.

  • PETEY - Frankenstein's "monster," he is large and green, but he is a gentle giant. He is lonely and longs for a companion.

  • POPPY - Frankenstein's latest "monster," she is fated to be the Bride of Frankenstein. However, the very strong Poppy only has eyes for Igor.

  • NINA - A poor young orphan, she tries to keep her brother and sister, Jacques and Nanette, alive in a strange forest. After they are attacked by a werewolf, the situation gets worse.

  • NANETTE - Nina's younger sister, she is a scared orphan. Being turned into a werewolf does little to ease her fears.

  • JACQUES - The younger brother of Nina and Nanette, he is always hungry, especially for delicious pork chops. Unfortunately, werewolves like pork chops too and he and his sisters are attacked.

  • MRS. LETOUR - The evil neighbour of the three orphans, she tricks them into going into a wood full of werewolves carrying fragrant pork chops.

  • LEO - The father of the orphans, he and his wife were attacked and became werewolves. Afraid to return to their children, they have been hiding in the woods.

  • LISETTE - Leo's wife, she is now a werewolf, but she misses her children. However, she is afraid to go back to them.

  • DR. JEKYLL - A brilliant chemist, he is terribly shy. He is desperately in love with his maid, Mary Reilly. She loves to dance and does not notice his feelings. Unable to talk to her on his own, he brews up a potion that will make him confident and handsome, and a slick dancer.

  • MR. HYDE - He is what Dr. Jekyll becomes after he takes his potion. He is handsome, very confident, and slightly homicidal.

  • MARY REILLY - Dr. Jekyll's maid, she dreams of becoming a dancer. She wants to win the local dance contest, and suddenly a strange new man named Mr. Hyde asks her to dance.

  • DANCERS - These are all townspeople who have entered the dance contest. Unfortunately, Mr. Hyde attacks them all.

  • ASINA - A beautiful Egyptian princess, she is in love with the poor peasant Kasun. When their love is discovered, they are turned into mummies. She is doomed to wander the world until she finds Kasun again.

  • KASUN - A poor Egyptian, he falls in love with the Princess Asina. Their forbidden love leads to them being turned into mummies, cursed to roam the earth trying to find each other.

  • GUARDS - Egyptian guards, they separate Kasun and Asina.

  • PEACHES - A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.

  • PLUM - A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.

  • RAISIN - A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.

  • JUDGE MILLER - A corrupt man, he and his wife have stolen all the town's money to buy things for themselves. They seek to blame the three witches for the problems.

  • ALICE MILLER - The Judge's greedy wife, she and her husband have stolen from the town, and the people are angry. She convinces her husband to blame the witches for their troubles.

  • TOWNSPEOPLE - These people have had their money stolen by Judge Miller and Alice, and they are quite upset.

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    In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor. As she tells classics such as 'Dracula', 'Frankenstein', 'The Three Werewolves', 'Jekyll and Hyde', 'The Tragic Tale of the Mummy', and 'The Three Witches', the characters come to life. However, the stories are all a bit different than we expect. In fact, instead of being terrifying, they are actually quite humorous. Characters behave in unexpected ways, accidents occur, but all turns out well. laudia's tales are far more funny than scary, and all is resolved into a neat, happy ending (and an exciting, crowd-pleasing dance number!).

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