CAST: Flexible cast of 19-22
SET: Bare stage
TIME: About 30 minutes
Script:
$7.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$45 First Performance
$45 Each Additional Performance
SET: Bare stage
TIME: About 30 minutes
Script:
$7.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$45 First Performance
$45 Each Additional Performance
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When a thief steals the community theatre’s extravagant costumes and props just before opening night of Beowulf, they do what all good theatre folks do — they improvise! With a plastic bucket for his helmet, a mop for his sword, and a suit of mail (literally!) for his armor, Beowulf battles the ferocious monster Grendel. All the other characters, including Grendel and Grendel’s mother, are costumed in similar tongue-in-cheek fashion. Just wait till you see how the servant helps the queen with her train!
In the same vein of slapstick humor as his best-selling Entire American Revolution (in 40 Minutes or Less), Eddie McPherson hits the highlights of this epic poem in hysterical fashion! And with the bulk of the play’s lines delivered by the narrating director at a lectern, minimal rehearsal time is needed to pull off this uproarious 30-minute comedy romp!
In the same vein of slapstick humor as his best-selling Entire American Revolution (in 40 Minutes or Less), Eddie McPherson hits the highlights of this epic poem in hysterical fashion! And with the bulk of the play’s lines delivered by the narrating director at a lectern, minimal rehearsal time is needed to pull off this uproarious 30-minute comedy romp!
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Director’s book: $25.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Beowulf on a Budget
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BETHEL ACADEMY
GRANDVIEW, MO
GRANDVIEW, MO
DAPHNE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAPHNE, AL
DAPHNE, AL
CENTRAL CMNTY UNIT SD #301
BURLINGTON, IL
BURLINGTON, IL
INT'L LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS
RICHARDSON, TX
RICHARDSON, TX
MILLS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARY, NC
CARY, NC
MATTHEW MANNI
SAMMAMISH, WA
SAMMAMISH, WA
KAREN GAINOR
FARMINGTON, MN
FARMINGTON, MN
SOUTH DEARBORN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AURORA, IN
AURORA, IN
CITY OF PALMDALE
PALMDALE, CA
PALMDALE, CA
WEST POINT BEEMER HIGH SCHOOL
WEST POINT, NE
WEST POINT, NE
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MONROE
MONROE, WI
MONROE, WI
SARAH RICE
FRANKENMUTH, MI
FRANKENMUTH, MI
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
OAK HALL, VA
OAK HALL, VA
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
DANSVILLE, NY
DANSVILLE, NY
SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHL DIST #1
ROCK SPRINGS, WY
ROCK SPRINGS, WY
LILLIAN BARTON
ALTON DOWNS, QLD AUSTRALIA
ALTON DOWNS, QLD AUSTRALIA
TOWN OF BRIDGTON
BRIDGTON, ME
BRIDGTON, ME
LITTLE FALLS COMM SERVICES
LITTLE FALLS, MN
LITTLE FALLS, MN
HISTORIC FAYETTE THEATER
FAYETTEVILLE, WV
FAYETTEVILLE, WV
BURDEKIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
AYR, QLD AUSTRALIA
AYR, QLD AUSTRALIA
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
QUAKERTOWN, PA
QUAKERTOWN, PA
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL
FORT WAYNE, IN
FORT WAYNE, IN
NEW COVENANT ACADEMY
MANSFIELD, PA
MANSFIELD, PA
HUGH MERCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREDERICKSBURG, VA
FREDERICKSBURG, VA
WAKULLA COUNTY SCHOOLS
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL
WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINDSOR, ME
WINDSOR, ME
ST. MARY SCHOOL SYSTEM
PADUCAH, KY
PADUCAH, KY
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TACOMA, WA
TACOMA, WA
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ST PATRICK SCHOOL
CARLISLE, PA
CARLISLE, PA
GARLAND ISD
GARLAND, TX
GARLAND, TX
ROSSBURN COLLEGIATE
ROSSBURN, MB CANADA
ROSSBURN, MB CANADA
EPPLER JR HIGH SCHOOL
UTICA, MI
UTICA, MI
DECORAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
DECORAH, IA
DECORAH, IA
JENNIFER PAJAK
TROY, MI
TROY, MI
WAKEFIELD SCHOOL
THE PLAINS, VA
THE PLAINS, VA
SAMUEL BROOKS
DEPTFORD, NJ
DEPTFORD, NJ
WESTMOORE HIGH SCHOOL
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
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