Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf, The
- Full Length Play, Comedy
- 6M, 8F, 8M or F
- ISBN: 9780874402179
Cheets, the irrepressible elf, saves Emma and the enchanted forest from certain destruction!... From the author of the beloved titles, Stanley the Stalwart Dragon and Emma the Lost Unicorn.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 75 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Children (Age 6 - 10), Young Children (Age 2 - 5)
- Set Requirements: Exterior Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, Professional Theatre, Elementary School / Primary
A stand alone sequel to Emma and the Lost Unicorn, new characters are introduced; Thomas, a sea turtle, nautical to his toes; greedy Patsy, the spider, means well but cannot resist the tasty bugs supplied to her by Hazard. Rose and Lord Hazard, century old lovers, reunite. This fable contains greed, ecology, friendship, enduring love and justice.
The fourth in this series, Bertie, the Bookworm and the Bully Boys.
REVIEWS:
It's hard to be a hero when everyone just thinks you're trouble... A fantasy fable of friendship and heroism... A fun read for young readers about to cross over to novellas, The Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf is a fine and much recommended pick.
The Midwest Book Review
Sugarek's remarkable fiction is her ability to draw depth into what might be cartoon characters... Grabs your attention and imagination. The generous dialog makes for a great [story]
Bookreview.com
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 8F, 8M or F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Cross gender casting, Expandable casting, Features Children, Roles for Children
- Casting Notes: The Fabled Forest series was written so that no child who has auditioned is turned away. The cast is very flexible. 3m, 5f, 3 boy(s), 3 girl(s), 8 either.
CHEETS - a mischievous elf; is never still or quiet; jumps, runs, hops, skips around the stage; has bigger ears and feet than Donald and the other faeries; can be played by a girl
THOMAS - a large sea turtle; plodding, slow in his movements and speech; speaks only in nautical expressions
STARE - the rhetorical owl
PATSY - the spider; plump and complacent, wants to be good but just can't resist a free meal; knits her web with gossamer yarn throughout the story
EMMA - an earthling girl; the Queen's favorite
DONALD - the good and kind faeries; in puppy love with Emma
ROSE - Emma's mother
MAX - the family dog; a Golden Retriever, red in color
CLEO - Queen of the faeries; reign over the enchanted forest and cares for all the faeries, elves, and woodland creatures
SCARLET, YELLOW, ORANGE, BLUE, PURPLE, GREEN - young handmaidens to the Queen; dressed in their respective colors: long flowing gowns, reminiscent of Medieval times; hands, feet, hair, faces and wings are the same color as their gowns and their names
HAZARD - King of the Underworld, the arch enemy of all that is good; plans to sell the forest to developers
HENCHMAN #1, 2, 3 - soldiers of Hazard; double cast as the land developers
GUTTER - one of Hazard's henchman
VARIOUS FAERIES AND SMALL CREATURES OF THE FOREST - rabbits, skunks, squirrels
Available Material
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Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf, The Script
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Cheets, the irrepressible elf, saves Emma and the enchanted forest from certain destruction! Lord Hazard has employed Patsy, the Banana Spider, to keep Emma ensnared in her web while Hazard sells the forest to developers. Given his reputation for mischief, no one believes Cheets when he claims that he has found Emma because no one but Cheets can see her. Audience participation is encouraged, especially when Emma plays charades with Cheets to make herself understood. A stand alone sequel to Emma and the Lost Unicorn, new characters are introduced; Thomas, a sea turtle, nautical to his toes; greedy Patsy, the spider, means well but cannot resist the tasty bugs supplied to her by Hazard. Rose and Lord Hazard, century old lovers, reunite. This fable contains greed, ecology, friendship, enduring love and justice.The fourth in this series, 'Bertie, the Bookworm and the Bully Boys.' |
$24.95 |
