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MAGIC, THE MOON AND A PIG NAMED DOG – TRADITIONAL CHILDREN’S PLAY
Magic, the Moon and a Pig Named Dog is a free adaptation of three classic Afro-Caribbean folk tales and targeted to children ages eight through 13 and adults in this traditional children’s play.
The stories center around the activities of Jamel (who is loosely based on the folk character Anansi), a father of six oddly named but uniquely talented children, who conducts his day-to-day business in a small village. The three stories are about him; his brother Akilah’s encounter with a conjurer and how, by using her magic, he manages to fulfill a task imposed on him by the King and Queen; and one that Jamel creates to tell his family, about a young woman’s quest to lead home a pig she has bought as a pet. The third is a framing device for the second: Jamel ventures to a nearby village. En route, he is swallowed by a huge fish and is ultimately rescued by the cleverness, and unusual skills, of his children — and which results in an explanation of how there came to be a moon.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science, Wuxi, China – 2022
Read more plays by Evan Guilford Blake including Anansi’s children in Holiday Shorts
Author: Evan Guilford Blake
Type: Two-act play
Genre: Traditional children’s play, African Carribean folk tales
Cast: Large cast play from 20 to 34 characters
Suitable for: Children from age 8 to 13 and adults
Length: 70 minutes running time
Set: The play may be presented on a bare stage or with as much suggestion of the locales as the director chooses
Level of difficulty: 7/10 – large cast crowd control
Read a Sample of the Script from the first story
Read a Sample of the script from the second story
Read a Sample of the Script from the third story
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Copyright © September 2019 Guilford Blake Corp.
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