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Southern Fried Cracker Tales (musical)

Adapted from Southern folktales, this emerges as a remarkably playable story theatre production filled with music, dance and mime.

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Description

  • Collection / Anthology
  • Fables/Folktales, Comedy
  • 45 minutes

  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student
Adapted from Southern folktales, this emerges as a remarkably playable story theatre production filled with music, dance and mime. Producers may select from among stories unified by folk dances. The musical works equally well with school-age actors and or with adults.

Storytellers introduce the colorful characters that all share in the energetic fun: Daddy Mention and Sourdough Gus, a mysterious Great Conjur-Alligator -Man of Florida, an absurd Talking Mule, the scatterbrained Georgina Piney Woods Peddler, a sinister Mister Fox, the droll Twist Mouth Family and a ludicrous Pudding That Broke Up the Preaching.

Premiere Production: First presented as a touring production of the University of South Florida Theatre Department.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 10M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting, Expandable casting

Available Material

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Southern Fried Cracker Tales (musical) Script Order Now

Adapted from Southern folktales, this emerges as a remarkably playable story theatre production filled with music, dance and mime. Producers may select from among stories unified by folk dances. The musical works equally well with school-age actors and or with adults. Storytellers introduce the colorful characters that all share in the energetic fun: Daddy Mention and Sourdough Gus, a mysterious Great Conjur-Alligator-Man of Florida, an absurd Talking Mule, the scatterbrained Georgia Piney Woods Peddler, a sinister Mister Fox, the droll Twist Mouth Family and a ludicrous Pudding That Broke Up the Preaching. An author's note is available in the script containing details on set. Individual plays may be used singly. Simple unit set. Suitable for touring. Folk dance costumes. Approximate running time: 45 minutes.

Also Available:

Vocal/Electric Keyboard Score

 $19.95

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