The Little Mermaid

Pioneer Drama Service is proud to offer plays and musicals about The Little Mermaid, both the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and charming adaptations.  This touching story will delight your theatre audience and performers alike.  Shows are appropriate for all ages — middle schools, high schools, church and community theatre groups.

Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 3 plays and musicals about The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-15 (3-7M, 3-8F)
Set/Time: Unit set / About 50 minutes
This beautiful adaptation by acclaimed childrens playwright Lane Riosley skips the well-known happy ending to tell the fairy tale as Hans Christian Andersen originally wrote it.  More...




It's a musical! The Little Mermaid (musical)
From the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Cast: Flexible cast of 25, optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale, a mermaid leaves her undersea realm to find the prince of her dreams, whose statue she has found.   More...


The Little Mermaid and the Prince
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal staging / About 30 minutes
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen, King Neptune has given Princess Despina, the little mermaid, a birthday gift allowing her to swim to the surface hoping to find her true love.   More...