Fractured Fairy Tales
Folk and fairy tales have entertained theater audiences for hundreds of years. From one act touring plays to full length musical theatre productions, these humorous takes on favorite tales full of colorful characters and plot twists will be sure to keep your audiences grinning from ear to ear! Pioneer Drama’s large selection of fractured fairy tale productions will enable your middle or high school, community theatre or church group to find their funny bone!Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 107 hysterically funny fractured fairy tales, available as both plays and musicals.
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Exhausted Beauty
Cast: Flexible cast of 11-12 (2-5M, 6-10F), plus 2 or more extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 20 minutes Designed for a bare stage with minimal props, scenery, and costume requirements, this is a delightful new fairy tale packed with humor just waiting to be told! More... |
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Flimflam and the Emperor’s New Cloak
Cast: Flexible cast of 25-38, optional extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 45 minutes You know how the story goes, but you don’t know how this one ends! More... |
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The Influencer’s New Clothes
Cast: Flexible cast of 20
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 55 minutes The classic story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is woven with a very modern twist sure to delight audiences of all ages! More... |
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Storybook Court: Slime and Punishment
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (7M, 10F, plus 9 roles that can be any), optional extras
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 40 minutes In this silly courtroom comedy, Froggie, who claims to be a prince, is on trial for not giving the princess her gold ball that he retrieved from the well. And your audience decides the outcome of the trial! More... |
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The Big Bad Musical
A Howling Courtroom Comedy
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be any), chorus
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 60 minutes The jury — your audience — must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy‑tale world! More... |
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Big Bad
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 45 minutes The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged. More... |
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Snow White and the Seven Endings
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-30 (minimum 2M, 2F, plus 8 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Exterior cottage set / About 40 minutes Using seven different theatrical styles, this play will delight and amuse audiences of all ages. More... |
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What Happened After Once Upon a Time
Cast: Flexible Cast of 17-24
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 50 minutes What really happened after “once upon a time”? You’ll find out in this fun, large-cast, simple-to-stage fractured fairy tale! More... |
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Hard Boiled: A Nursery Crime
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 to 65
Set/Time: Interior interrogation room / About 60 minutes You don’t have to be an “eggs-pert” to love this series of nursery rhyme-inspired vignettes! More... |
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The Snow White Variety Show
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 - 42
Set/Time: Interior TV studio set / About 65 minutes With extremely flexible casting options, very simple staging, and optional hilarious scripted commercial breaks, this variety show spoof of the fairytale classic literally has something for everyone! More... |
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