adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Anton Chekhov
Introduce your students to Russian playwright Anton Chekhov through the vibrant lens of Commedia dell’Arte, focusing on three of his short plays: The Proposal, The Anniversary, and The Bear.
Each of these plays embodies classic Commedia traits, making them ideal for class work, competition, and culminating showcases.
Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools
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The anniversary of the Norvik Joint Stock Bank needs to be flawless. However, chaos erupts when a determined woman insists on being paid her husband's wages, despite the fact that he has no connection to the bank.
Everything has to go perfectly for Elena Ivanovna Popova's time of deep mourning, full mourning, half mourning, half-half mourning, almost out of mourning, and non mourning. However, her plans descend into chaos when a persistent landowner arrives, demanding payment from her deceased husband.
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov's proposal to Natalya Stepanovna needs to go off without a hitch. However, things quickly spiral into chaos when Natalya insists that Lomov doesn't actually own a piece of land he claims is his. And to make matters worse, he sits in the good chair!
Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
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.
by Allison Williams
Join commedia dell'arte characters in a hungry, thirsty, bungling, quest for the Scarlet Heart. An excellent introduction for any student performer.
by Laramie Dean
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
by Holly Beardsley inspired by Mark Twain
A retelling of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper.
adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Charles Dickens
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?
adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein
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A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.
There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.
Ideal for classwork, competitions, and more!
