East of the Sun, West of the Moon • A Family Musical

East of the Sun, West of the Moon • A Family Musical

based on the Norwegian Folk Tale

(as originally recorded by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe and collected by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen)

BOOK and LYRICS by George G. King and Gayanne Ramsden King

MUSIC and LYRICS by C. Michael Perry

Prince Anders, on his way to find his younger brother, who has been stolen by the Trolls, meets a commoner, Kristin at the village well — said to be a magical place for making wishes come true.  But others know of the magic of the well — the Troll Queen and her daughter — and the wishes begin to collide and counteract each other. Anders wants to find his brother. Kristin wants to be a Wise Woman. The trolls want Anders to marry the Troll Princess, Prince Anders wants to be free to marry whom he thinks will be best for him and the kingdom. (Anybody voting for Kristin? Anybody?) After the Troll Queen turns Anders into a White Bear, the adventure really begins. Kristin, at the urging of her parents, consents to travel and stay with the White Bear at his magical castle. She is treated well — very well — but is lonely. The White Bear gives her leave to go home — with a warning — which Kristin inadvertently ignores, causing Anders to be whisked away to the Troll palace East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Kristin vows to find and rescue the Prince. With the help of the North Wind, and the voices of the Lost children — and the magic of the Wise Women — Kristin arrives at East of the Sun, West of the Moon where she must out-wit the Troll Princess and the Queen. Well, through magical means, and help from her friends, Kristin saves the Prince and the Trolls are banished. And Kristin and Anders? Well, it is a Folk Tale. What do you think happens?

The themes of self-confidence, self-determination, finding the magic inside of each of us, and the nature of wisdom are explored in this searching play for young people and their families.

PART OF THE PREMIERE PLAY FILE


PLAY DETAILS:

  • Characters: 7f, 3m, 1either, 3b, 2g + additional children, if desired.(Some doubling possible)
    • North Wind — The doer and teller of tales
    • Lost Children — all child roles in the musical are also lost children (Anna, Elsa, Erland, Leif/Mikkail + others, if desired)
    • Anders — a Prince of the realm
    • Kirsten Larsson — an uncommon, common young woman
    • Troll Queen — a very evil being
    • Ola — every inch the Troll Queen’s daughter
    • Marta Larsson— Mother of Kirsten (could later play a Wise Woman)
    • Lars Larsson — Father of Kirsten (could also play The North Wind)
    • White Bear — a magical creature
    • Leif — brother to Kirsten, later one of the Lost Children
    • Anna — sister to Kirsten, later one of the Lost Children
    • Elsa — sister to Kirsten, later one of the Lost Children
    • Erland — brother to Kirsten, later one of the Lost Children
    • Wise Women (one of the following could be played by the actress who plays Marta)
    •       Edith — is very shy. She has wild, off-putting mousy brown hair that comes to her chin.
    •       Gudrun — to the point
    •       Margrit — bossy
    • Mikkail Prince Anders’ younger brother (could be played by the actor who plays Leif)
  • About 90 minutes
  • Several interior and exterior locations
  • Fantasy costumes and Medieval costumes
  • Order # 3298

REVIEWS:

coming soon


PERUSAL MATERIALS:

 

SONG LIST (in BOLD are demoed in the playlist)

  • ACT ONE
    • MUSICAL #1a — EOTS Motif (Underscore)
  • PROLOG
    • MUSICAL #1 — SONG OF THE LOST CHILDRENLost Children
  • SCENE 1
    • MUSICAL #1a — AROUND ME Kristen
    • MUSICAL #2 — ONE OF THOSEKristen, Anders
    • MUSICAL #3 — SONG OF THE LOST CHILDREN (reprise 1)   — Lost Children
  • SCENE 2
    • MUSICAL #4 — GOODOla, Anders, Troll Queen
    • MUSICAL #4a — EOTS Motif
    • MUSICAL #4b — EOTS Motif
  • SCENE 3
    • MUSICAL #5 — INTO THE DARKENING NIGHTKristen
    • MUSICAL #6 — SOMEHOWKristen
    • MUSICAL #6a — EOTS Motif
  • SCENE 4
    • MUSICAL #7 — SONG OF THE LOST CHILDREN (reprise 2)   — Lost Children
    • MUSICAL #7a — EOTS Motif
    • MUSICAL #8 — COME BE MY FRIENDKristen, Anders
  • SCENE 5
    • MUSICAL #9 — YOU AREKristen, Anders
  • ACT TWO
  • SCENE 1
    • MUSICAL #10 — WHAT DO YOU KNOW? — Mother, Kristen
    • MUSICAL #10a — EOTS Motif
  • SCENE 2
    • MUSICAL #11 — I WILL FIND YOUKristen
    • MUSICAL #11a — EOTS Motif
  • SCENE 3
    • MUSICAL #12 — PURE GOLDEdith
  • SCENE 4
    • MUSICAL #13 — WHAT PRICE FOR LOVE? —  Gudrun, Kristen
  • SCENE 5
    • MUSICAL #14 — LOVE MUST BE BLINDMargrit
    • MUSICAL #7a — EOTS Motif
  • SCENE 6
    • MUSICAL #15a —  SONG OF THE LOST CHILDREN (reprise 3) — Lost Children 
  • ACT THREE
    • MUSICAL #15b — I Will Find You (sad underscore)
  • SCENE 1
  • SCENE 2
    • MUSICAL #15c — NEITHER THE SUN OR MOONKristen
  • SCENE 3
  • SCENE 4
    • MUSICAL #16 — I KNOW WHO YOU AREOla
  • SCENE 5
  • SCENE 6
    • MUSICAL #17 — EAST OF THE SUN: FINALECompany

SONG DEMOS — Vocal Demos


REHEARSAL-PRODUCTION MATERIALS:

  • Production Script PDF RentalORDER #3298a : $30.00



  • Production Vocal Book PDF RentalORDER #3298b : $20.00



  • Production Piano-Vocal Score PDF RentalORDER #3298c : $35.00



  • 1st Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty (or Only Performance Royalty) — ORDER #3298d : (performance royalties quoted upon application)
  • 2nd Performance Amateur/EducationalRoyaltyORDER #3298e : (performance royalties quoted upon application)
  • Professional Royalties quoted on APPLICATION

 


BILLING CREDITS:

EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON

Book and Lyrics by George G. and Gayanne Ramsden King 

Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry

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:
EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals.  All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”


PERFORMANCES:

  • Reading by Page 2 Stage, Portland, Maine — March 2023