Beauty and the Bee by Lindsay Price - Theatrefolk

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Beauty and the Bee

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Beauty and the Bee

by Lindsay Price

Catherine is a beauty queen. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could not be farther apart. When their worlds collide, sparks fly.

 About 38 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 17
2 M | 6 W | 9 Any Gender

Simple Set

 42 pages

Comedy Character Study Choral Work Movement-based

Do you get along with your sister? Do you think she's a freak? Does she think YOU'RE a freak?

Catherine is a high school beauty queen cheerleader. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could never be farther apart. So when their worlds collide sparks are bound to fly. The buzzing in their brains gets so hot that life-sized giant bees enter the picture. Then the emotions explode!

Sisters, spelling bees, fruit leather, fitting in, photographs, photo ops, say cheese…

17 Characters
2 M, 6 W, 9 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Catherine Godenot-Fry [W] 175 lines
Oldest. 17. A cheerleader. Used to be involved with pageants. Godenot is pronounced Goh-de-no.
Julian Godenot-Fry [M] 61 lines lines
Cosette Godenot-Fry [W] 174 lines
Bethany [W] 23 lines
Lauren [W] 13 lines
Peg [W] 13 lines
Louis [M] 30 lines
The Bee-Muses
Queen Bee [W] 26 lines
Chew [A] 9 lines
Daze [A] 12 lines
Bean [A] 9 lines
Reve [A] 8 lines
Mare [A] 12 lines
Cogi [A] 9 lines
Tate [A] 5 lines
Rumi [A] 7 lines
Nation [A] 6 lines

Subgenres
Fantasy Character study Fairy tales

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes Fantasy costumes

Audience
All audiences Pre-teen Teen

Features
Mime Variable Cast Size Tableau Character study Choral work Movement-based Physical comedy Music Variable gender breakdown

Set
Simple set Interior set

Themes
Adolescence Bullying Friendship Memory Parenting/Family Individuality Jealousy Obedience Relationships Family

Other uses
Competition Monologues Scene work Audition material Class work

Prop List

Three cereal bowls with spoons, Big knapsack for Cosette with big notebook and big pen, Small purse for Catherine, Cell phone for Catherine, Bag that holds healthy snacks, Corn Dog, paper plate, napkin

Production Photos

Multimedia

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