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The Gorgon Sisters

by Laramie Dean

The story is everything to Stheno, the oldest gorgon sister. And this story is a big one, a hero’s quest. And not some lame quest like the one Perseus went on for a girl.

Stheno wants to bring her sister Medusa back to life. It’s impossible, and everyone tells her so - Hades, Heracles, Athena… but for someone like Stheno, the impossible just takes a little longer.

A fabulous take on these Ancient Greek characters with lots of casting flexibility and suggested cuts for one-act competitions.

Dramedy Adventure Classical Adaptation

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 50 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
19 Characters
8 M 10 F 1 Any Gender
plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
Set
Simple set
Length
43 pages
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19 Characters

  • 8 Males
  • 10 Females
  • 1 Any Gender
  • plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
  • Stheno Female 252 lines
    Pronounced “THEE-no.” A Gorgon on a mission
  • Medusa Female 18 lines
    Stheno’s baby sister. Dead. Appears in flashbacks as a little girl.
  • Euryale Female 35 lines
    Pronounced “Yuh-RY-uh-lay.” Stheno’s sister. Also a Gorgon.
  • Heracles Male 48 lines
    A hero. Big and strong. Talks like a surfer dude.
  • Orpheus Male 56 lines
    A washed up musician.
  • Eurydice Female 3 lines
    Pronounced “Yuh-RID-uh-see.” Orpheus’ dead girlfriend.
  • The Harpies Female
    Women with the bodies of birds.
  • Athena Female 30 lines
    The goddess of wisdom.
  • The Minotaur Any gender
    A man with the head of a bull.
  • Hades Male 50 lines
    Lord of the Dead and the Underworld.
  • Apollo Male
    God of light.
  • Demeter Female 2 lines
    Goddess of the harvest.
  • Artemis Female 1 line
    Goddess of the hunt. Carries a bow and arrows.
  • Ares Male 2 lines
    God of war.
  • Poseidon Male 28 lines
    God of the sea. He carries a trident.
  • Zeus Male 1 line
    Ruler of all the gods. Carries a lightning bolt
  • Hera Female 2 lines
    Queen of the gods.
  • Io Female 2 lines
    A mortal. One of Zeus’s girlfriends whom Hera eventually transforms into a cow.
  • Perseus Male 1 line
    A hero. Handsome and dashing. He carries a sword and a shield.
  • Creatures of the Underworld Any gender
    Various spirits, monsters, devils that inhabit the Underworld and do Hades’ bidding.

Praise for The Gorgon Sisters

5 out of 5 stars
Shelly Riggs
Logan High School
This show is WONDERFUL. We loved the script, and the opportunities for creativity with the character design. Lighting and sound are really key to this script, and there are so many possibilities for properties and costumes as well. Highly recommended!

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