Rebootilization
by Alan Haehnel
Stories are under attack. It's a pandemic so big, the government’s involved. The rebootilization plan is foolproof so long as pirates don't get loose....
About 120 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
53
13 M | 15 W | 25 Any Gender, Expandable to 85+
Unit set
82 pages
“With the General on his way, hundreds of characters, dozens of stories still to restore, all I keep thinking about... is Cinderella’s sock.”
Stories all over the world are under attack. Pages are going blank in a pandemic so big, the government’s involved. That’s where SynCryn comes in.
Not an ordinary lab, SynCryn has the original narrative DNA for every story on ice and a plan to save the world from story obliteration. It’s an easy rebootilization process... so long as there aren’t any glitches in the software, or the director doesn’t go crazy, or the stories thaw out too quickly, or pirates get loose.
If none of those things happen, it’s foolproof.
A full length extravaganza for middle school. Parts for everyone, and we mean everyone.
Characters
53
13 Men, 15 Women, 25 Any Gender, Expandable to 85+
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.
Women (15)
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Pops (Several Monologues)
192 lines
- Battle-seasoned veteran of her job
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Junior Junior
109 lines
- Underling of Pops
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Mindy
64 lines
- SynCryn Technician
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Marilyn
93 lines
- Always on the phone. Frantic. Two Monologues.
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Blank 1
19 lines
- One of four blank characters.
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Blank 3
13 lines
- One of four blank characters.
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Cinderella
12 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
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Stepmother
17 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
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Two Stepsisters
2 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
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Red Riding Hood
17 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Little Red Riding Hood.
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Snow White
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Snow White.
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Rapunzel
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Rapunzel.
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Goldilocks
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks.
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Mama Bear
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks.
Men (13)
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Junior
146 lines
- Underling of Pops
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Silas
47 lines
- SynCryn Technician
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Greg
261 lines
- Must scramble to solve the whole mess.
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Blank 2
10 lines
- One of four blank characters.
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Blank 4
15 lines
- One of four blank characters.
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Footman
16 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
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Old Man
30 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Wolf
21 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Little Red Riding Hood.
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Jack
24 lines
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Jack and the Beanstalk.
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General
60 lines
- A no-nonsense military type.
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Papa Bear
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks.
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Baby Bear
1 line
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks.
- Captain Hook
- An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks.
Either (25+)
- Robot Box Heads(Five sets)
- Some singing
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Two Attendants
9, 10 lines
- Blanks 5, 6, 7
- Some mooing and meowing.
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Assorted Fairytale Characters
6 lines
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Pirate 1
10 lines
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Pirate 2
7 lines
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Pirate 3
3 lines
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Pirate 4
1 line
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Pirate 5
4 lines
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Pirate 6
3 lines
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Pirate 7
1 line
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Pirate 8
1 line
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Dwarf 1
1 line
- One of the seven dwarfs
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Dwarf 2
1 line
- One of the seven dwarfs
- Subgenres
- Farce Fantasy Adaptation Theatre for young audiences Fairy tales
- Settings
- The future
- Dress
- Fantasy costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Variable Cast Size Tableau Physical comedy Special effects
- Set
- Interior set Multiple sets
- Cautions
- Gun shots
- Themes
- Memory Theatre
- Other uses
- Audition material Class work
Prop List
Tiny earpiece, Large box, Another earpiece, Handheld device, Headset, Several large parcels, Wrapped in brown paper, Glass slipper, Gun
Production Photos
Multimedia
Related Titles
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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
Rebootilization
by Alan Haehnel
About 120 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
53
13 M | 15 W | 25 Any Gender, Expandable to 85+
Unit set
82 pages