The Butterfly Queen
by Christian Kiley
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
Average Producer Rating:
About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
19
3 M | 4 W | 12 Any Gender
Simple set
19 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, The Butterfly Queen can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of The Butterfly Queen may be Livestreamed.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance is a traditional performance that is livestreamed to the Internet as the actors are performing. Instead of watching the show live in the theatre, the audience watches virtually from their home or other location.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance may be pre-recorded. Recordings for pre-recorded Livestreams may be made if the recording is destroyed at the conclusion of the production. Should the producing organization want to retain the recording for archival purposes, they must purchase a separate Videorecording License from Theatrefolk.
Theatrefolk charges no additional fees for permission to Livestream. However, BookTix will charge nominal fees to the producing organization. Theatrefolk does not have any financial interest in BookTix and does not receive any commission or fees from BookTix.
Theatrefolk cannot be held responsible for any issues, technical, financial, legal, or otherwise, arising from the producing organization’s relationship with BookTix.
Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
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One teacher protects her class from danger. One bystander helps someone timid overcome a fear. One stranger saves another from a burning building.
We all have the capacity to put others before ourselves regardless of the consequences. That is the theme of The Butterfly Queen.
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
Awards and Accolades
- Medomak Valley High School - Class A Runner-up 2018 Maine Drama Festival, 2 students named to All Star Festival Cast, special commendation for lighting
Characters
19
3 Men, 4 Women, 12 Any Gender
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Teacher (Miss Victoria)
[W]
29 lines
- A brave and selfless teacher. Her lessons reverberate through the lives of her students.
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Greg
[M]
21 lines
- An inquisitive student. Sometimes disruptive, but never boring.
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Madison
[W]
1 line
- A girl in Miss Victoria’s class.
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Donna
[W]
1 line
- Another girl in Miss Victoria’s class.
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Wasp
[M]
19 lines
- The ever-present antagonist. A threat to caterpillars everywhere.
Students 1-17: Miss Victoria’s Students. They help those around them however they can.
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Student #1
[A]
2 lines
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Student #2
[A]
1 line
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Student #3
[A]
1 line
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Student #4
[A]
2 lines
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Student #5
[A]
7 lines
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Student #6
[A]
1 line
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Student #7
[A]
11 lines
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Student #8
[A]
21 lines
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Student #9
[A]
1 line
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Student #10
[A]
1 line
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Student #11
[A]
1 line
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Student #12
[A]
1 line
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Student #13
[A]
1 line
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Student #14
[A]
1 line
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Student #15
[A]
1 line
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Student #16
[A]
1 line
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Student #17
[A]
1 line
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Pedestrian
[A]
3 lines
- Get away from him! He’s walking here!
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Dad
[A]
7 lines
- Caught up in an argument.
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Mom
[A]
7 lines
- Just wants the argument to stop.
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Child
[A]
0 lines
- Caught between the two parents.
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Kid
[A]
5 lines
- Just a regular kid. Doesn’t want trouble.
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Sidekick 1 & 2
[A]
1, 1 lines
- Repeats the bully’s sentences for dramatic effect.
Persons 1-3: Caught in, or witness to a burning building. Caught a glimpse of a person with… wings?
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Person 1
[A]
7 lines
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Person 2
[A]
4 lines
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Person 3
[A]
5 lines
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Timid
[A]
11 lines
- Has trouble crossing the street.
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Worker
[A]
4 lines
- Tries their best, despite criticism.
Criticals 1-8:If they can’t say anything nice, why say anything at all?
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Critical 1
[A]
2 lines
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Critical 2
[A]
1 line
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Critical 3
[A]
1 line
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Critical 4
[A]
1 line
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Critical 5
[A]
1 line
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Critical 6
[A]
2 lines
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Critical 7
[A]
1 line
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Critical 8
[A]
2 lines
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Jumper
[A]
8 lines
- A desperate person, at the brink of the abyss.
- Onlookers
- No lines. Played by ensemble.
- Subgenres
- Fantasy Experimental form Movement-based
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Variable Cast Size Mime Stage combat Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set Interior set
- Cautions
- Gun shots Adult themes
- Themes
- Bullying Childhood Death Individuality Morality Personal responsibility Relationships School violence Self-image Suicide
- Other uses
- Competition Scene work Class work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
pile of sweatshirts (one for each student), prop weapon (optional)
Production Photos
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About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
19
3 M | 4 W | 12 Any Gender
Simple set
19 pages