Crazier than Grimm by E Gray Simons III and Tara Franklin
This lighthearted tale based on two Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Hansel and Gretel and The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs). Young Hansel and Gretel are obsessed with stories. They and their parents take parts in the story, The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs. As they are separated from their parents in the woods one day, they meet the Witch of the wood, they have only their wits and the power of the tale to ensure they make it home and get a “happily ever after” ending. As the story progresses it presents parallels to Hansel & Gretel’s own harrowing adventures. Through their play-acting, they discover a way to defeat the Witch. Hansel and Gretel are reunited with their parents and consider themselves the luckiest of all unlucky people.
Part of the Series: Tales from the Fractured Side
PLAY DETAILS
- CHARACTERS: 8f, 7m, 2 either
- HANSEL (m)
- GRETEL (f)
- FATHER (m)
- KING (m)
- MOTHER (f)
- MILLER (m)
- MILLER’S WIFE (f)
- YOUTH (m)
- OLD WOMAN (f)
- ROBBER 1 (m or f)
- ROBBER 2 (m or f)
- WITCH (f)
- PRINCESS (f)
- QUEEN (f)
- FERRYMAN (m)
- MONSTER’S MOTHER (f)
- MONSTER (m)
- DOUBLING: 2f, 2m OR 3f, 3m
- ACTOR 1 — Hansel, Youth (m)
- ACTOR 2 — Gretel, Robber 2, Princess, Miller, (f)
- ACTOR 3 — Father, King, Robber 1, Monster, Ferryman (m)
- ACTOR 4 — Mother, Miller’s Wife, Old Woman, Witch, Queen, Monster’s Mother (f)
- (Removing the below-designated roles from their previous assignments to Actors 1-4)
- OPTIONAL ACTOR 5 — Robber 1, Monster, Ferryman, Scene shifter, Dumb Show (m)
- OPTIONAL ACTOR 6 — Robber 2, Old Woman, Monster’s Mother, Scene shifter, Dumb Show (f)
- TYA
- About 55 minutes
- Germanic Fairy Tale costumes
- Several simple settings
- Order #3179
PERUSAL MATERIALS
- The PERUSAL PAGES file is in PDF format and contains the first half of the play: Hansel and Gretel’s Grimm Tale PERUSAL
PURCHASE REHEARSAL MATERIALS:
(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address — if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), email us. CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Do not purchase rehearsal materials or pay for royalties until you have performance clearance.)
- Script in PDF format — Order #3179a : $20.00 (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)
- First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3179d : $55
- Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3179e : $50
- STUDY GUIDE (prepared by the Idaho Theatre for Youth) is available on request at no additional charge, once royalty payments are received. email us.
- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application
PRODUCTIONS:
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival — 2011
- Berkshire Theatre Festival — 2011
- Virginia Stage Company Tour — 2009
- Premiere at the Berkshire Theatre Festival — 2009 (BTF PLAYS! Tour)
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
Hansel and Gretel’s Grimm Tale
by
E. Gray Simons III
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“Hansel and Gretel’s Grimm Tale is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
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