Magic Fairy in the Microwave
by Dara Murphy
An ordinary girl has an overactive imagination. Maybe. This is a fast physical extravaganza with guns, knives, and blood. Kittens will be harmed.
About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
2 M | 4 W | 5 Any Gender
Simple Set
24 pages
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, Magic Fairy in the Microwave can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
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Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
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Productions of Magic Fairy in the Microwave may be Livestreamed.
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"If you came here expecting happy rainbows, kittens, or magic fairies, you will be disappointed. In fact, if there are any kittens or magic fairies here today, they will probably end up in a microwave."
Sarah Williams is an ordinary girl. Or is she?
Is she a girl with an overactive imagination? A girl who has trapped herself in her own mind? Or is the narrator the one doing the trapping, conducting Sarah in her world of woe?
This is a fast physical extravaganza with guns, knives, and blood. Kittens will be harmed. You have been warned.
Characters
11
2 Men, 4 Women, 5 Any Gender
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Narrator
[A]
49 lines
- The most unreliable of narrators. One Monologue.
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Sarah
[W]
97 lines
- has an active imagination. Active as in, “actively trying to kill her.”
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Tom
[M]
42 lines
- Sarah’s boyfriend, at least in her imagination.
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Stacy
[W]
7 lines
- Sarah’s classmate. Loves basketball more than life itself.
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Paula
[W]
11 lines
- Sarah’s other classmate. Not so big on basketball, actually.
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Masked Villain
[A]
2 lines
- Who is that masked murderer? Does it matter?
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Mom
[W]
20 lines
- Your run-of-the-mill, average, serial-killing mother.
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Dad
[M]
26 lines
- Sarah’s dad. Also a serial killer.
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Rainbow
[A]
2 lines
- A full spectrum of joy.
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Kitten
[A]
2 lines
- Babies are cute, and cats are cute. This a potent combination of the two.
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Magic Fairy
[A]
2 lines
- If you absolutely must reheat one, use the oven.
- Subgenres
- Farce Fantasy Avant-garde Fairy tales
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Fantasy costumes
- Audience
- Teen
- Features
- Audience participation Movement-based Physical comedy Stage combat Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set Interior set
- Cautions
- Gun shots Adult themes Onstage murder
- Themes
- Adolescence Death Memory Parenting/Family Relationships Self-image Theatre
- Other uses
- Class work
Prop List
backpacks, big book, agenda, notebook, big knife, picture of rainbow, picture of kitten, picture of magic fairy, blood-spattered apron, three ice cream cones, confetti, picnic basket, hammer, frilly dresses
Production Photos
Multimedia
Related Titles
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About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
2 M | 4 W | 5 Any Gender
Simple Set
24 pages