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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

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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 M10 F1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
Set
Simple set
Length
43 pages
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19 Characters

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

Praise for The Gorgon Sisters

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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