SAVING PERSEPHONE – MODERN GREEK STYLE COMEDY
When you’re the God of the Underworld, you certainly have to live up to expectations and Hades is not one to let reputations slide. The plan: reinvigorate his status, the pawn: his wife, Persephone, the execution style: well… the execution of life itself. Knowing that the earth cannot thrive with Persephone otherwise ‘engaged’ Hades’ plan is the seemingly perfect way to garner the respect he seems to have misplaced-err or rather lost along the way.
For in this two act comedy we see how easy it is for a god to be forgotten and well Hades cannot tolerate that now can he? And if it takes a village of Alseids, Dryads, Hesperides, Nereids, Oreads, Pleiades, hell – even Zeus himself, to save the day then so be it. Hades will be waiting, in the Underworld, of course.
If you alter your perspective, holding the goddess of vegetation hostage is just a bit of fun!
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Monkayo College of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Monkayo, Philippines – 2018
Sandy Spring Friends School, MD, USA – 2018
Dr. Nassaucollege, Assen, Netherlands – 2022
Author: Meghan van Lelyveld
Type: Two-act play
Genre: Modern play with classic Greek characters, modern Greek style comedy
Cast: Main Characters – 1 – M, 1 – F. Total cast large: 35 – at least 10 non speaking roles included which can potentially be cut.
Ages of the actors: Teens up
Suitable for: Teens up – ideal play for high school or community theatre
Length: 100 minutes
Set: The woods and the underworld. The set is often created by actors within the script which is quite interesting and lighting effects.
Level of difficulty: 7/10 – crowd control
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Cost is $7.50 for this digital modern Greek style comedy. Just Click Shakespeare!
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Copyright © November 2017 Meghan van Lelyveld and Off the Wall Play Publishers
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