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The Myths at the Edge of the World

by Matthew Webster

Four campers are not only lost in the wood, they are lost at the edge of the world with no land, water, stars or sun. The only way to bring life back is to ask the right questions that will release stories from the wind. These stories come from all over: China, Africa, Native lore, and the Aztecs. Do you know the Myth of the Water Dragons? Or The Girl who Scattered the Stars? Perhaps you are at the edge of the world too...

Excellent opportunities for mask and movement. A unique cross-curricular storytelling adventure.

Drama Adventure Classical Adaptation Movement-based

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 50 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
7 Characters
2 M 3 F 2 Any Gender
Expandable to 30
Set
Simple set
Length
42 pages
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7 Characters

  • 2 Males
  • 3 Females
  • 2 Any Gender
  • Expandable to 30

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.

Actor 1:

  • Josh 71 lines
    Male
  • Blue Dragon 10 lines
    Male
  • Cedar 25 lines
    Male
  • God 4 4 lines
    Male

Actor 2:

  • Ted 66 lines
    Male
  • Black Dragon 12 lines
    Male
  • Pine 25 lines
    Male
  • God 1 4 lines
    Male

Actor 3: (female)

  • Vicky 75 lines
    Female
  • Yellow Dragon 16 lines
    Female
  • Hen 0 lines
    Female
  • Sequoia 17 lines
    Female
  • God 3 5 lines
    Female

Actor 4:

  • Gina 73 lines
    Female
  • White Dragon 9 lines
    Female
  • Chameleon 2 lines
    Female
  • Sycamore 16 lines
    Female
  • God 2 6 lines
    Female

Actor 5:

  • Narrator 1 4 lines
    Any gender
  • Sky 24 lines
    Any gender
  • Oak 24 lines
    Any gender
  • Nanautzin 1 line
    Any gender

Actor 6:

  • Narrator 2 2 lines
    Any gender
  • Obatala 33 lines
    Any gender
  • Birch 25 lines
    Any gender
  • Rich Beautiful God 12 lines
    Any gender

Actor 7:

  • Wind 36 lines
    Female
  • Sentoukun 13 lines
    Female
  • Orunla 23 lines
    Female
  • Girl 0 lines
    Female

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