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The Princess Capers

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  6w, 6m, 33 any gender (youth)

When happily ever after isn't all it's cracked up to be, what's a princess to do? Bored of their fairy-tale lives, five princesses embark on an adventure to save the kingdom from rap-obsessed supervillain Delusia. Will they discover the shadowy figure behind D-diddy's evil scheme before it's too late?

The Princess Capers

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 6m, 33 any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fable/Folktale
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

When happily ever after isn't all it's cracked up to be, what's a princess to do? Bored of their fairy-tale lives, Cindy, Snow, Beauty, Briar Rose, and Florine embark on an adventure to save the kingdom from rap-obsessed supervillain Delusia, whose dancing minions are stealing the youth of all the children in the land. With the help of exercise guru Rumpel Stiltskin and the Big No-Longer-Bad Wolf, they may stand a chance, but only if the Narrators can remember how the story goes. Will they discover the shadowy figure behind D-diddy's evil scheme before it's too late? Find out in this funny and fast-paced fractured fairy tale.

History

The Princess Capers premiered at Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy Summer Camp in Topeka, Kansas on 28 June 2013 under the title After Happily Ever After.

Cast Attributes
Keywords

NARRATORS 1–3
WITCH
HANSEL
GRETEL
WAITRESSES 1–2
CUSTOMER 1
BEARS 1–3
SNOW
CINDY
BIRDS
BEAUTY
FLORINE
BRIAR ROSE
DELUSIA (Pronounced “de-LOOJ-ya” like “delusion”)
MINIONS 1–5
ENTROPY
ETERNITY
RUMPEL STILTSKIN
DANCERS
GOLDIE
BIG WOLF
TREES 1–10
LITTLE RED
GOLDILOCKS
JACK
JILL
EXTRAS
PRINCE

  • Time Period Ancient
  • Setting

    A land far, far away. A long, long time ago.

  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Puppetry
  • Duration 105 Minutes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Taryn Temple

Taryn Temple is a writer, educator, director, and actor in the Midwest. Her scripts include The Princess Capers and The Redemption of Gertie Greene. Taryn enjoys sparking kids' creativity on and off the stage through her work with the summer youth program at Topeka Civic Thea ...
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