The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Wright)
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 25M or F
- ISBN: PE5
This energetic version of the classic tale is dramatized by Tim Wright, award-winning playwright, screenwriter, television writer, independent filmmaker and educator.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 75 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Flexible Staging
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
This energetic version of the classic tale is dramatized by Tim Wright, award-winning playwright, screenwriter, television writer, independent filmmaker and educator.
In this telling, the rats and the humans wage political and social war against each other and anyone who contradicts them. The Piper, a former resident of the orphans' home, comes back to get his due. When the mayor refuses to pay him for ridding the town of rats, the piper sets a daze on the adults and pipes away the children.
In this telling, the rats and the humans wage political and social war against each other and anyone who contradicts them. The Piper, a former resident of the orphans' home, comes back to get his due. When the mayor refuses to pay him for ridding the town of rats, the piper sets a daze on the adults and pipes away the children.
Crippled Franz returns, healed from his limp, with news that the children are happier than ever, tucked away safely inside the mountain. The adults recognize their folly as the piper delivers a final moral narrative. Humor, action and conflict carry this story of betrayal and simple friendship with the reminder that a promise is a promise.
Premiere Production:
First produced at California State University, Northridge.
Characters
- Casting: 25M or F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children
