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THE SEVEN NASTY PRINCESSES
ISBN: 978-1-60003-240-0
Type: One Act
Genre: Comedy
Themes: Fairy Tale, Magic, Life Lessons & Experiences
Duration: 55 minutes
Speaking Cast: 13 females, 2 males, 7 either (22 total cast)
Flexibility: 0-5 extras, doubling possible, gender flexible
SYNOPSIS: Two witches, Barfette and Hurlish, live with their little witch nephews, Snarfel, Snoggle and Snitch, near the castle of Gems. They tell the story of the seven Princesses, all of whom desperately want to marry Prince John, and will stop at nothing to ruin each other's chances. The Princesses each secretly visit the witches and cast spells against each other. Princess Ruby's face freezes into a phony smile, Amethyst's melodious voice croaks like a frog, and would-be ballerina Princess Emerald can't stop dancing like a chicken. The nephews, learning a valuable lesson from the witches' peril, become helpful and seek to undo the spells. A fun, clever play for middle school or elementary, with lots of stage time for everyone.
Ardmore High School Ardmore, OK Twelve Bridges Middle School Lincoln, CA Knox Jr. High Drama Spring, TX Timberview Middle School Fort Worth, TX Colorado ACTS Wheat Ridge, CO Uniontown Area High School Uniontown, PA
Bentley Community Schools Theater Program Burton, MI Markesan Middle High School Markesan, WI Port Arthur Little Theatre NEDERLAND, TX Del Sol Academy Las Vegas, NV Shickley Public School Shickley, NE Alief ISD Warehouse Houston, TX All Saints Catholic School Broken Arrow, OK NEWLHS Green Bay, WI Jim Barnes Middle School Seguin, TX Creek Valley Schools Chappell, NE EC Heritage Middle School San Antonio, TX Newton Community School District Newton, IA Borah High School Boise, ID Union Pines High School Cameron, NC Pleasant Ridge Union School District Grass Valley, CA Joseph Lane Middle School Roseburg, OR QSI International School of Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia Holston Middle School Forensics Team Blountville, TN Holston Middle School Forensics Team Blountville, TN Badger Community School Badger, MN Montgomery Central Middle School Drama Club Cunningham, TN Garden City Public Schools Garden City, MI St. Mary School Aberdeen, WA Matoaca MS Matoaca, VA Elliott Grant Middle School Corpus Christi, TX Prairie Point Middle School Cedar Rapids, IA Walker High School- Centerstage Jasper, AL Wayne Memorial High School Wayne, MI RTR Schools Russell, MN St Rose Murfreesboro, TN Bailey Bridge Middle School Midlothian, VA
I was asked to write a play that had mainly girls' parts. I came up with the Seven Nasty Princesses, and then rewrote it so more parts could be played by either sex. The witches, for example. The play is about the Princesses' obsession with hair, makeup, and beauty - the maid gets the Prince because of her character, not the trappings of beauty. A school here in Colorado played a couple of the princess parts with boys- they wrote me to say it added a whole different comedic dimension. There's lots of physical comedy in this one. The witches don't need another set-they can be put on a different level, or played on one side of the stage, or they can be isolated with lights. Lots of lines for everyone in this.
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