Beanstalk! The Play!

• Ross Mihalko Donna Swift
• Full Length Play, Comedy
• 6M, 6F, 20M or F
• ISBN: 9780573701139

This fun family show follows the adventures of Jack, a young boy with his head in the clouds and his nose in a book of fairytales.

• Full Length Play
• Comedy
• 90 minutes

• Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences, Young Children (Age 2 - 5)
• Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
• Cautions: No Special Cautions

• Performance Group:
• Large Stage, Elementary School / Primary, Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student

• Casting: 6M, 6F, 20M or F
• Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Cross gender casting, Expandable casting, Features Children, Roles for Children
• Casting Notes: JACK, JACK 2 & JACK 3 can be performed by the same actor. NARRATORS 1-5 can be performed by as many or as few actors as needed. The play can be performed by adults or children.

NARRATORS 1-5 - The tellers of the tale.
JACK - A kind-hearted boy who believes in fairytales.
JACK 2 - Jack in disguise.
JACK 3 - Jack in another disguise.
MOTHER - Jack's mother; a grumpy old woman who used to be rich and happy.
COW - Jack's best friend.
ALEX THE SKUNK MERCHANT - A skunk merchant named Alex.
CHRIS THE CHEESE MERCHANT - A cheese merchant named Chris.
SUE THE POTPURRI MERCHANT - A potpurri merchant named Sue.
BEANSELLER - A mysterious bean merchant with a secret past.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - A fugitive in the magical land above the clouds.
THE GIANT - A big man with a big appetite for little people.
GIANT'S WIFE - A big woman with a big heart.
HEN - An enchanted and exhausted hen that lays golden eggs.
HARP - A magical singing harp who acts like an opera star/diva.