Based on the Fairy Tale by
Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm
Dramatized by Mark Bedell
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Cast of Characters:
A Spooky Old Witch
(She’s Nice Once You Get to
Know Her)
Prince Fredrick
(A Snotty Prince)
The Fair Princess Katherine
(A Snooty Princess)
King Eric
(A Wise Old King)
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Scenes:
I:
A Well Near King Eric’s Castle
at the Edge of the Forest
II:
King Eric’s Dining Room
III:
Princess Katherine’s Bedroom
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A Spooky Old Witch with a Magic
Spell;
A Handsome Prince who falls down a
Well.
A Beautiful Princess with her Nose in
the Air
Breaks her Word to a Frog—‘cause
she just Doesn’t Care.
The Wise Old King makes the Princess
keep her Word;
The Princess says, "That is
nothing but Absurd!"
Now, the Ugly Old Frog is Not What He
Seems--
So the Princess Learns her Lesson
(and a couple other themes)!
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All the ingredients of a good fairy
tale--Leaps and bounds over other fairy
tale productions! Somewhere between the
spontaneous laughter, the gasps of
wonder, and the thunderous applause,
kids
learn valuable lessons about loyalty, integrity,
keeping promises, and not fearing or blindly
judging those people (or frogs!) who are different
from you. Perfect for grades K-5…and great fun for teachers,
too!
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"Terrific! My students enjoyed the show tremendously.
After the performance, we discussed the story and its relevance to
today’s world. I think this is the most important part of any
theatre script. Thank you for coming!"
(Alton
Elementary School, Old Town, ME)
"Super performance--the best! You two have
lots of talent! I especially liked the emphasis on not treating people
poorly based on prejudice. I also liked the poetic form of the witch's
lines. We discussed as a class how you adapted the tale. It was
perfect timing--the children were about to write an original tale using the
genre elements." (Hollis Upper
Elementary School, Hollis, NH)
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"Your presentation was excellent! The
costumes, set, acting,
script
were all so well done that 45 minutes became too short a time….I
was truly amazed that only two people could present such
a wonderfully appealing and professional performance!"
(Calais Elementary School, Calais, ME) |
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"This was the best quality production I’ve seen in a long
time! I like that you added your own twist:
how the witch turned
the prince into a frog. It really enhanced the story and
the message." (Holden
School, Holden, ME)
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"Everything was very well thought out—the point
of the play, the stage design, costumes, everything! Quality!! (I questioned the whole time—are there 2 or 4
people?)" (Dr. Lewis S. Libby School, Milford,
ME) |
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"Everything was excellent. It's
exciting to see two people who are so passionate about what they
do. I am doing a lot of 'teaching tolerance' within my classroom
and your play enhanced what I am teaching....Your Teacher Guide was very
helpful to me for follow-up. We made a class list of all the
examples of 'prejudice' your show brought to light. It was one of
the best school shows ever!! I hope you come next year.
Thanks!" (No. Smithfield Elementary School, No.
Smithfield, RI)
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"Everything was terrific, very professional. There was no
down time; it kept all ages' attention. They were talking about it
for days afterwards! I particularly enjoyed the fast scene changes
and humor. I hope you'll be back!" (Madison
Elementary School, Madison, NH)
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"We REALLY enjoyed your performance!
So few children these days are exposed to children's classics like 'The
Frog Prince'. Culturally speaking, this is of great importance in
meeting our learning objectives. We need a common core of
learning/understanding. You both did a fine job. Your
Teacher Guide also gave my students a better background for
understanding your show. Thank you so much!"
(Opal Myrick Elementary School, East Millinocket, ME)
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Stage version is available for
professional production
rights only.
E-mail us!
Coming soon
THE FROG PRINCE
(full-length feature film!)
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