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Strawberries in Winter

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Aleksander Chodzko

Morozko has a Slavic winter tale for you. Who is Morozko, you ask? You may know him by his other name: Jack Frost.

Poor Marouckla is tormented by her mean stepmother and her horse-faced stepsister. They're determined to make Marouckla's life miserable. They send Marouckla up the mountain for fresh strawberries. But everyone knows strawberries don't grow in winter.

Based on The Twelve Months, a folktale by Aleksander Chodzko.

Comedy Holiday Student Directors Young Audiences

Average Producer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 40 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
17 Characters
1 M4 F12 Any Gender, plus Snow Dancers
Set
Simple Set
Length
31 pages
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17 Characters

1 M, 4 F, 12 Any Gender, plus Snow Dancers

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.

Morozko, [M] 63 lines
Jack Frost (Muh-ROZ-koh)
Zhar-Ptitsa [F] 53 lines
The Firebird (Zar-TEET-sa)
Stepmother [F] 105 lines
Does not treat her daughters equally
Helen [F] 123 lines
Favoured daughter of the Stepmother
Marouckla (Mah-RUKE-la) [F] 63 lines
Treated unfairly by her family. The hero of the tale.
The Twelve Months
January [A] 8 lines
February [A] 3 lines
March [A] 4 lines
April [A] 3 lines
May [A] 3 lines
June [A] 6 lines
July [A] 3 lines
August [A] 3 lines
September [A] 3 lines
October [A] 3 lines
November [A] 0 lines
December [A] 1 line

Praise for Strawberries in Winter

3 out of 5 stars
Emily Steelman
Eminence R-I High School
If you have a combination of older actors and younger actors, this play would work great for you.
5 out of 5 stars
Kiersten Whitehead
Friends Community School
I really liked the script and my kids were really excited to perform it. They really enjoyed the story within the story and the creative aspects. As we worked on the show, more ideas came to light about how to present the show. It was a big success and the audience enjoyed it.

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