Treasure Island (One Act Version)
adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
A one act cutting of Treasure Island
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
20
12 M | 8 W, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
Simple set
39 pages
Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest… Pirates sponging for rum, treasure maps filled with pieces of eight!
Join Jim, Long John Silver and the rest of his scurvy crew for this classic pirate adventure. Easy staging (including Silver’s peg leg) gender flexible options, and a thrilling journey to Skeleton Island.
Yo, ho, ho!
Characters
20
12 Men, 8 Women, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
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Older Jim Hawkins
[M]
33 lines
- Male, adult Jim who recounts the tale
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Jim Hawkins
[M]
61 lines
- Male, young and unsure of himself
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Billie Bones
[W]
12 lines
- Female, bold, brash and hiding a secret
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Mrs. Hawkins
[W]
18 lines
- Female, Jim’s mother, a tough no-nonsense woman who runs the Bennbow Inn
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Dr. Livesey
[M]
26 lines
- Male, honorable and honest
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Squire Trelawney
[M]
24 lines
- Male, impulsive side kick to Dr. Livesey
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Blind Pew
[W]
12 lines
- Female, bitter and angry
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Long John Silver
[M]
58 lines
- Male, friendly and warm but with a harsh dark side
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Captain Smollett
[W]
18 lines
- Female, Captain of the Hispaniola, sharp and dry personality.
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Benn Gunn
[W]
18 lines
- Female, marooned on Skeleton Island for 3 years, a little crazy from all the time alone
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Johnny
[W]
6 lines
- Female pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Black Dog
[M]
11 lines
- Male pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Dirk
[W]
6 lines
- Female pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Bilge
[W]
9 lines
- Female pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Dungbee
[M]
8 lines
- Male pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Scuttle
[M]
7 lines
- Male pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Israel Hands
[M]
9 lines
- Male pirate in Long John Silver’s crew
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Dick
[M]
4 lines
- Male crew member of the Hispaniola who is convinced to join Silver’s crew
- Tom [M]
- Male crew member of the Hispaniola
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Hunter
[M]
1 line
- Male crew member of the Hispaniola
- Various Inn Patrons and Sailors [A]
- Subgenres
- Adaptation Adventure
- Settings
- 18th Century
- Dress
- Period costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Opportunity for spectacle Stage combat Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Exterior set Opportunity for spectacle
- Cautions
- Frank talk of death Gun shots Onstage murder Physical violence
- Themes
- Quests
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- English
- Other uses
- Class work Competition Monologues Scene work
Prop List
Copy of Treasure Island, Book, Mugs, Tray, Knife (3+), Coins, Round Black Piece of Paper, Key, Chest, Shells, Trinkets for Trunk, Oil Cloth of Papers, Small Money Bag, Cane, Account Book, Ropes, Bags, Parrot, Letter, 1-2 Rotten Apples, Pistol (2), Cup, Skeleton, Rifles (3)
Production Photos
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Treasure Island (One Act Version)
adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
20
12 M | 8 W, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
Simple set
39 pages