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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 Classical Adaptation

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

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 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!