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Moonscape to Treescape by Craig Mason play script cover

Moonscape to Treescape

by Craig Mason Canadian Author

An environmental fable about a city that destroys its natural beauty in order to support its only industry. When the characters realize that their landscape has been devastated, the audience must play a role in the rebuilding process.

This play blends storytelling and song and is particularly challenging for the ensemble. They get to play miners, lumberjacks, scientists, and the very environment itself.

Comedy Young Audiences

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 50 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
8 Characters
8 Any Gender
Easily Expandable
Set
Simple Set
Length
31 pages
Free Excerpt

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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.

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8 Characters

  • 8 Any Gender
  • Easily Expandable

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.

  • Narrator Any gender 40 lines
    Here to tell the story of Sudbury.
  • Sir Any gender 246 lines
    A travel agent with big dreams and a short temper. Four Monologues.
  • Rex Any gender 153 lines
    Sir’s faithful and unlucky assistant.
  • Customer Any gender 14 lines
    Wants to go to B.C.
  • Big Saw Davies Any gender 14 lines
    Sent from the Lumberjack association.
  • Scientist Any gender 14 lines
    Represents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • Train Any gender 8 lines
    Chugga chugga chugga.
  • Rock Guys (5) Any gender 16 lines
    Takes metal, gives money. Capitalism at work! (Played by Lumberjacks)
  • Lumberjacks (5) Any gender
    One Song
  • Miners (5) Any gender 4 lines
    One Song
  • Dancers (2) Any gender

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