5 Fun Plays for Kids to Perform Vol. V: Fairy Tales

5 Fun Scripts for Kids to Perform Vol. V: Fairy Tales

by Marian Scadden

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Copyright 2021 Marian Scadden

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Table of Contents: The Plays

Note: Although these plays are gathered in a collection, you may not perform any of them before an audience—even if the performance is free—without written permission. Please see information at the end of the book.

1. The Beanstalk Stories

The Sage (a tad bit more important than just a narrator) moves the audience through two stories based on giant beanstalks. Storyline 1 is Jack and the Beanstalk, almost the same story that’s been around for centuries. Almost but not quite. Storyline 2 is More Than Berries about a hungry girl and her mother. Kassidy goes into the forest to find berries for her mom but is delighted when she finds a giant beanstalk. She picks giant beans until she climbs so high that she discovers a picnic. Original song: Because There’s You. Running Time: about 30 min. Cast: 4 male, 6 female, 16 either, doubling possible.

2. Fairy Tales; Tairy Fales: Folklore Gone Awry

What a mixed-up show! Prince Charming cannot find the perfect girl. Little red riding hood? No. It’s little red baseball cap. A narrator can’t keep the words straight for Back and the Jeanstalk but meeps kixing them up. And the audience participates in The Three Little Pigs. Original songs include: Fairy Tales, Tairy Fales; It’s Alarming, Poor Charming; Red, Red Baseball Cap; Back and the Jeanstalk; Three Little Pigs. Running Time: about 30 min. Cast: 6 male, 7 female, 12 either, doubling possible.

3. Three-3-III

In these tales of three, the three pigs must outsmart three wolves; the three billy goats Gruff have three trolls to deal with (and one of the goats is female so she’s Betty Goat Gruff); and the three bears face Goldilocks and her sisters Curlilocks and Purplelocks. Luckily, the news team—Bronkite, Crinkley, and Lather—keep us informed of the happenings in the wild. And the sign carriers are in their own little world. Original songs include: Three is a Magical Number; Haggle, Haggle, Bargain; New Story, New Story! Running Time: 40 minutes. Cast: 3 male, 5 female, 22 either, doubling possible.

4. The Magical Factual Planet Pursuit

Mel is having a horrible day. Her teacher assigned a science report that’s due tomorrow. Sure, Mel can choose her own topic but how? What? Where? Fairy Godfather is having a hard time too as he looks for someone to help, following notes that Fairy Godmother gave him. To top it off, the wand is fussy so when FG takes Mel to a ball, they land on a planet. What else could go wrong? Running Time: about 35 min. Cast: 5 male, 7 female, 12 either, doubling possible.

5. The Empress’s New Clothes

Empress Zeta absolutely must have the best, most fashionable clothes around. It keeps her ladies-in-waiting and her people hopping as each day means finding a new outfit for her. Some sly swindlers come up with a fashion scam to take some of Zeta’s money. It’s the children who tell Zeta the truth and help her to learn a little about her own vanity. Original songs include: Let the People See Our Empress; Clothes, Clothes, Clothes; Big Money and Mounds of Cash; We Can Learn. Running Time: 40 min. Cast: 3 female, 20 either, doubling possible.

End Notes

~Getting Permission to Perform the Plays

~Minimal and Flexible

~Questions? Just Ask

~More Collections

~About the Author

THE BEANSTALK STORIES

[Note: you may not perform this play before an audience—even if the performance is free—without written permission. Please see information at the end of the book.]

Characters:

The Sage

The Light Crew

Jack

Mother 1

Cow

Funny Little Person

Hen

Harp

Beanstalk 1

Giant’s Wife

Giant

Kassidy

Mother 2

Beanstalk 2

Giant 1

Giant 2

Giantess 1

Giantess 2

Giant Child 1 (Loud)

Giant Child 2 (Stomp)

Giant Child 3 (Mess)

Chicken

Egg

SETTING: The stage is clear.

AT RISE: All enter and sing

ALL: (singing)

IF I’M POOR, I MIGHT HAVE TO RUMMAGE

THERE’S NO GOLD, SO WHAT DO I DO?

COULD THERE BE A WAY TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE?

I JUST NEED A SIMPLE BREAKTHROUGH

EVEN WHEN POOR

I DON’T BOOHOO.

OH I AM RICH

BECAUSE THERE’S YOU

THERE’S YOU. THERE’S YOU.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I’LL MAKE IT THROUGH

BECAUSE THERE’S YOU.

WE ARE RICH AS WE JOIN TOGETHER

WORK AND PLAY CAN BE THE SAME THING.

WE ARE RICH EVEN IN BAD WEATHER

WHEN THERE’S US, WE HAVE EVERYTHING.

EVEN WHEN POOR

I DON’T BOOHOO.

OH I AM RICH

BECAUSE THERE’S YOU

THERE’S YOU. THERE’S YOU.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I CAN GET THROUGH

BECAUSE THERE’S YOU.

(Sage moves downstage as all others exit)

SAGE: (with an air of dignity and superiority; always with a knowing smile; to audience) Welcome, dear audience, to The Beanstalk Stories. I suppose you could call me the narrator but there is so much more to me. You may think of me as The Sage, the bard, the chronicler, the storyteller, the raconteur [pronounced rack’-on-ter in English; rah-coh-tour in French]. You could even call me The Author, but that would be misleading since I’m not the author of this story. I would be happy to sign the books that I wrote, right after the show.

ALL: (off stage) SAGE!!

SAGE: (without reacting to the others; still smiling) But moving on. Let’s find out about Beanstalks in our first story of Jack and the Beanstalk. (freezes)

(Light Crew enters carrying a piece of black cloth that they hold up, down center, in front of Sage. The cloth is long but shortened so feet can be seen by the audience)

LIGHT CREW: (loudly) Blackout!

(Sage exits; there is much noise and stage whispers as Jack and the Beanstalk members enter behind the black cloth and set up on the stage)

JACK: (stage whisper) We’re supposed to be down right.

MOTHER 1: (stage whisper) I can hardly see.

GIANT: (stage whisper) Where are you?

GIANT’S WIFE: (stage whisper) I’m over here at up left.

GIANT: (stage whisper) Sorry, I didn’t see you over there.

BEANSTALK 1: (stage whisper) Am I on yet?

OTHERS: (stage whisper) No.

BEANSTALK 1: (stage whisper) Okay.

COW: (stage whisper) I’m in the pasture at center right.

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: (enters in a hurry; stage whisper) I’m right here! (stands at left) I’m ready.

LIGHT CREW: (stage whisper) That’s it. Everyone, freeze! (Characters freeze; Giant & Wife, Funny Little Person have backs to audience) Lights up! (Light Crew exits quickly)

(Jack, Mother 1 and Cow unfreeze; Cow is grazing in the pasture)

MOTHER 1: Jack, I’m sorry but there’s no food for breakfast and there’s no money for food.

JACK: How about the garden? I could go pick something.

MOTHER 1: All weeds.

JACK: Anything in the cupboard?

MOTHER 1: It’s bare. Bugs and worms?

JACK: Not happening. What about the cow?

MOTHER 1: (shocked) You want to eat the cow?!

COW: (shocked; fearful) Moo!

JACK: It was just a thought.

MOTHER 1: I know. We can sell the cow. Take the cow into town. Don’t talk to strangers.

JACK: Won’t I have to if I’m trying to sell the cow?

MOTHER 1: You’re right. Don’t talk to strangers very much. Come straight home once you sell her. (reaches into pocket) Here’s a rope. Now get going. (exits)

JACK: (hands one end of the rope to Cow so they are both holding the rope) I’m sorry, Cow, I’m going to have to sell you.

(they start walking around the stage)

COW: That’s okay. Maybe I’ll be in a better pasture.

JACK: If only you could talk, then I could sell tickets and Mom and I would be rich.

COW: I’d be too scared to talk in front of strangers.

JACK: I hate having to sell you, but maybe you’ll be in a better pasture.

COW: That’s what I just said.

JACK: Look we’re already in town.

COW: That was fast.

JACK: That was fast.

COW: No one ever listens to me.

JACK: (calling) One cow for sell. One cow for sell.

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: (approaches Jack) Hello there. I see you have a cow for sell.

JACK: Yes, I do.

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: I would like to buy her.

JACK: For how much?

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: (secretively; opens a pouch) For these ten magic beans.

JACK & COW: Magic?

(Funny Little Person glances at Cow)

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: (to Jack) Very magic.

JACK: How magic? What do they do?

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: They grow into a giant beanstalk.

JACK: How giant?

FUNNY LITTLE PERSON: Look, kid. These are magic beans. They grow all the way up into the clouds where there’s a giant castle where a giant and his wife live. The giant isn’t too friendly, but the wife is nice. Since you’re selling a cow and I hear your stomach rumble, I assume that you and your mother are broke. Maybe the