Moonscape to Treescape
by Craig Mason
An environmental fable about a city that destroys its natural beauty in order to support its only industry.
About 50 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
8
8 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
31 pages
Written to be performed for grade school and family audiences.
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.
Characters
8
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.
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Narrator
[A]
40 lines
- Here to tell the story of Sudbury.
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Sir
[A]
246 lines
- A travel agent with big dreams and a short temper. Four Monologues.
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Rex
[A]
153 lines
- Sir’s faithful and unlucky assistant.
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Customer
[A]
14 lines
- Wants to go to B.C.
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Big Saw Davies
[A]
14 lines
- Sent from the Lumberjack association.
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Scientist
[A]
14 lines
- Represents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Train
[A]
8 lines
- Chugga chugga chugga.
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Rock Guys (5)
[A]
16 lines
- Takes metal, gives money. Capitalism at work! (Played by Lumberjacks)
- Lumberjacks (5) [A]
- One Song
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Miners (5)
[A]
4 lines
- One Song
- Dancers (2) [A]
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Economic issues Environmental issues
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Social studies
- Other uses
- Competition Audition material Class work
Prop List
tin whistle, baseball cap reading “Sir”, phone, large map, baseball cap reading “Rex”, two engineers hats, two pieces of pipe, book, huge slate, 26 placards with each letter of the alphabet, compass, heavy bag of rock, big book: “How to Plant a Tree”, seedling
Multimedia
This Old Hammer (p. 8)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
The Lumberjack Alphabet (p. 15)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Drill Ye Tarriers, Drill (p. 21)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
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Moonscape to Treescape
by Craig Mason
About 50 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
8
8 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
31 pages