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Moonscape to Treescape

by Craig Mason

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.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

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

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