Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools
A shorter version of our hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play. Updated version.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
5 W | 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
28 pages
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A competition length version of one of our most popular scripts.
A hilarious mixed-gender take on the Scottish play!
Everything goes wrong. The witches take over the storytelling, Queen Duncan would rather open a donut franchise than die, Lady M's a bloodthirsty June Cleaver, and the murderers are preoccupied with creating a commercial for their services.
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Subgenres
Farce Parody Adaptation Choral work Fantasy Movement-based Shakespeare
Settings
16th Century / Elizabethan
Dress
Period costumes Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes
Audience
Teen
Features
Audience participation Music Physical comedy Special effects Stage combat Variable gender breakdown Choral work Clowning Dance Movement-based Opportunity for spectacle Sound & Lighting Design
Set
Simple set
Cautions
Adult themes Onstage murder Physical violence
Themes
Betrayal Death Relationships Morality Revenge Theatre Love Obedience Personal responsibility
Cross-Curricular Uses
Shakespeare
Other uses
Competition Class work Scene work
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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.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
5 W | 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
28 pages
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!
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