CAST: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be any)
SET: Interior courtroom set
TIME: About 45 minutes
Script:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$55 First Performance
$55 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior courtroom set
TIME: About 45 minutes
Script:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$55 First Performance
$55 Each Additional Performance
Big Bad provides actors and audiences of any age with a smart and wickedly funny play that lets the audience determine the outcome of the play! 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. Now, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest — the Evil Stepmother and the Fairy Godmother — will clash (on live Court TV, no less, with Sydney Grimm as commentator!) in a trial that will be remembered forever after. As Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of the Boy Who Cried Wolf testify, the wolf seems deserving of all that’s coming. But, even though the disreputable Evil Stepmother couldn’t be less interested in pro-bono work on such an obviously futile defense, Mr. Wolf makes a good case for himself. Was he born a criminal, or made one? Perhaps he does deserve compassion instead of condemnation? What will the verdict be? Only the jury — your audience — can decide, when the doddering old Judge invites them to determine the outcome of the trial... and the play! With minimal set and costume requirements and a good balance of stage time for each character, you’ll love the multiple endings that make every performance unique!
Winner of the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest
Winner of the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Big Bad
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SAINTS PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL
BOONVILLE, MO
BOONVILLE, MO
ENCINO CMNTY CENTER
ENCINO, CA
ENCINO, CA
HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILLSBORO, OR
HILLSBORO, OR
CEDAR CREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE, FL
JACKSONVILLE, FL
HEARTLAND FAMILY MINISTRIES
BELTON, MO
BELTON, MO
LORENZO WALKER TECHNICAL HS
NAPLES, FL
NAPLES, FL
WINONA MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINONA, MN
WINONA, MN
VINE & BRANCHES HOME EDUCATORS
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
STEWARDSON-STRASBURG HS
STRASBURG, IL
STRASBURG, IL
J.L. JACKSON SECONDARY SCHOOL
SALMON ARM, BC CANADA
SALMON ARM, BC CANADA
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SENOIA, GA
SENOIA, GA
ST LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HS
PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL
PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL
BENNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRUITLAND, MD
FRUITLAND, MD
L.D. FARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAKE MILLS, WI
LAKE MILLS, WI
HARRISONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HARRISONVILLE, MO
HARRISONVILLE, MO
TRASK MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILMINGTON, NC
WILMINGTON, NC
NICKIE BIRD
COLVILLE, WA
COLVILLE, WA
SHAWNEE MISSION USD 512
SHAWNEE MISSION, KS
SHAWNEE MISSION, KS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH
CINCINNATI, OH
TAKE FLIGHT PERFORMING ARTS
WARNER ROBINS, GA
WARNER ROBINS, GA
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL
WILLSBORO, NY
WILLSBORO, NY
JOCELYN GERONIMO
JACKSONVILLE, FL
JACKSONVILLE, FL
NAVY HALE KEIKI SCHOOL
HONOLULU, HI
HONOLULU, HI
SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIV CITY ISD
SCHERTZ, TX
SCHERTZ, TX
MONTGOMERY RIDGE INTERMEDIATE
MARYVILLE, TN
MARYVILLE, TN
LAURIE LAMB
LEXINGTON, SC
LEXINGTON, SC
FAITH ACADEMY
MAKATI CITY NCR PHILIPPINES
MAKATI CITY NCR PHILIPPINES
NICOLE TAFE
CANONSBURG, PA
CANONSBURG, PA
DUBLIN IRISH GIFTED ACADEMY
DUBLIN, GA
DUBLIN, GA
KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KALAMAZOO, MI
KALAMAZOO, MI
BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY
STAMFORD, CT
STAMFORD, CT
CAMERON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CAMERON, OK
CAMERON, OK
JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE, IL
JACKSONVILLE, IL
ELIE COMMUNITY CLUB
ELIE, MB CANADA
ELIE, MB CANADA
PALACE THEATRE
MANCHESTER, NH
MANCHESTER, NH
MILLSTADT SD #160
MILLSTADT, IL
MILLSTADT, IL
OLGA PRISTIN
WESTFORD, MA
WESTFORD, MA
YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY
HICKORY, NC
HICKORY, NC
RHONDA NORMAN
WEST PLAINS, MO
WEST PLAINS, MO
SANDIA PREP SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
GANADO TOWNHALL PLAYERS
GANADO, TX
GANADO, TX
MORNINGSIDE OF FULLERTON
FULLERTON, CA
FULLERTON, CA
BURLEIGH MANOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
BETH HEYART
MIDLAND, MI
MIDLAND, MI
THAINE SUGDEN
SAN CARLOS, CA
SAN CARLOS, CA
JESSICA BRANCALEONI
MISSISSAUGA, ON CANADA
MISSISSAUGA, ON CANADA
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND
GRAND ISLAND, NE
GRAND ISLAND, NE
SILVERSMITH YOUTH THEATRE
CANTON, MA
CANTON, MA
LILLIE MAY JACKSON CHARTER SCH
BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE, MD
CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
WINDSOR, ON CANADA
WINDSOR, ON CANADA
BLACKSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL
BLACKSBURG, VA
BLACKSBURG, VA
NORTHSIDE ISD
SAN ANTONIO, TX
SAN ANTONIO, TX
SAINT MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
SCHWENKSVILLE, PA
SCHWENKSVILLE, PA
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIV
JOHNSON CITY, TN
JOHNSON CITY, TN
SUMMIT ACADEMY
LOGANVILLE, GA
LOGANVILLE, GA
SW CHICAGO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL
GWINN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
GWINN, MI
GWINN, MI
SMITH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RALEIGH, MS
RALEIGH, MS
C KIDS THEATRE SCHOOL
CONROE, TX
CONROE, TX
HILLARY DEJOHN
KOUNTZE, TX
KOUNTZE, TX
CITY OF CARROLLTON
CARROLLTON, GA
CARROLLTON, GA
NEW MEXICO YOUNG ACTORS
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
MAYMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL
MAYMONT, SK CANADA
MAYMONT, SK CANADA
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCH DIV
MOOSE JAW, SK CANADA
MOOSE JAW, SK CANADA
ST ODILIA SCHOOL
SHOREVIEW, MN
SHOREVIEW, MN
MATT GLICKSTEIN
LANAI CITY, HI
LANAI CITY, HI
COLD LAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COLD LAKE, AB CANADA
COLD LAKE, AB CANADA
THEATRE ARTS & DANCE ALLIANCE
LITHIA, FL
LITHIA, FL
ST PAULS EVANGELICAL
MENOMONIE, WI
MENOMONIE, WI
PANAMA PUBLIC SCHOOL
PANAMA, OK
PANAMA, OK
WINSTON PREP SCHOOL NJ
NEW YORK, NY
NEW YORK, NY
DEUEL SCHOOL DISTRICT #19-4
CLEAR LAKE, SD
CLEAR LAKE, SD
T A DUGGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ELIZABETHTON, TN
ELIZABETHTON, TN
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN MS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
LANCASTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MADISONVILLE, LA
MADISONVILLE, LA
CHETEK WEYERHAEUSER SD
CHETEK, WI
CHETEK, WI
JOHN WARE SCHOOL
CALGARY, AB CANADA
CALGARY, AB CANADA
TAMMY YODER
WADSWORTH, OH
WADSWORTH, OH
NEWINGTON CHILDREN'S THEATRE
NEWINGTON, CT
NEWINGTON, CT
MARY VANDENHOUT
BELDING, MI
BELDING, MI
LIDDELL ELEMENTARY
FRESNO, CA
FRESNO, CA
NORTHUMBERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HEATHSVILLE, VA
HEATHSVILLE, VA
KATHRYN PETERSON
TEMPE, AZ
TEMPE, AZ
MARCIA MORRIS
CONCORD, NC
CONCORD, NC
AMELIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AMELIA COURT HOUSE, VA
AMELIA COURT HOUSE, VA
AMERICAN INT'L SCHOOL RIYADH
CARINDALE, QLD AUSTRALIA
CARINDALE, QLD AUSTRALIA
MERCEDES INDEPENDENT SCH DIST
MERCEDES, TX
MERCEDES, TX
UPPER GRAND DIST SCHOOL BOARD
GUELPH, ON CANADA
GUELPH, ON CANADA
SHIELDS VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLYDE PARK, MT
CLYDE PARK, MT
HARDING UNIVERSITY THEA DEPT
SEARCY, AR
SEARCY, AR
GOSHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
GOSHEN, OH
GOSHEN, OH
TEXLINE ISD
TEXLINE, TX
TEXLINE, TX
PALO VERDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST
BLYTHE, CA
BLYTHE, CA
KRISTIN BURKE
HOSCHTON, GA
HOSCHTON, GA
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Good number of characters, easy to build set, appropriate for my school.
Big Bad was a fun play to produce because of the fun our kids had in creating the set and becoming the characters! Jonathon Klingeman, Altoona Area Junior High School, Altoona, PA
Loved the humor of the script and the pacing. There was no need to clean up the script for my students/audience.
The story was hysterical and the audience was really liking the very tiny wolf we cast in a zoot suit. Such a well written script!
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