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Poor Little Rich Girl

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  10w, 9m

Eleanor Gates

Poor Little Rich Girl is a children’s fantasy about a little girl named Gwendolyn who is lonely and longs for a friend. But she is isolated by rich parents who ignore her and left to the care of servants who are indifferent. Her nanny’s carelessness with some medicine plunges Gwendolyn into…

Poor Little Rich Girl

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10w, 9m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
Poor Little Rich Girl is a children’s fantasy about a little girl named Gwendolyn who is lonely and longs for a friend. But she is isolated by rich parents who ignore her and left to the care of servants who are indifferent. Her nanny’s carelessness with some medicine plunges Gwendolyn into a bewildering world in which metaphors literally come to life.

DANCING MASTER - also Drake and Ducks
GERMAN TEACHER - also Drake and Ducks
FRENCH TEACHER - also Drake and Ducks
MUSIC TEACHER - also Drake and Ducks
BUTLER (POTTER)
GOVERNESS (MISS ROYLE) - the Snake in the Grass
NURSE (JANE) - the Two-Faced Thing
GWENDOLYN - the Poor Little Rich Girl
FIRST FOOTMAN (THOMAS) - Big Ears
PLUMBER - The Piper
ORGAN-GRINDER - the Man Who Makes Faces
MOTHER - the Woman with the Bee in Her Bonnet
FATHER - the Man Who Is Made of Money
DOCTOR - the Man Who Rides Hobbies
FIRST SOCIETY WOMAN - a part of "They"
SECOND SOCIETY WOMAN - a part of "They"
THIRD SOCIETY WOMAN - a part of "They"
FIRST SOCIETY MAN - a part of "They"
SECOND SOCIETY MAN - a part of "They"
SECOND FOOTMAN
BROKER - the Man Who Breaks Things
POLICEMAN - Heels over Head
PUFFY BEAR - a live bear
TOY SOLDIER - King's English
THE LITTLE BIRD WHO TELLS THINGS

Most characters double as "In Fact" characters and "In Fancy" characters or creatures that are a part of Gwendolyn's imagination.

  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Author

Eleanor Gates

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