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Another Tortoise, Another Hare

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  7w, 7m, 1any gender (youth)

Richard Felnagle, John Mucci

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Richard Felnagle and John Mucci

Aesop the Owl narrates and then continues the story of the famous race
in this very up-to-date adaptation. The original tortoise and hare have
children. Tommy Tortoise grows up as the child of a celebrity, and
Harriet Hare grows up the child of an outcast.

Another Tortoise, Another Hare

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 7m, 1any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Adventure, Adaptations (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13)

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Summary
Aesop the Owl narrates and then continues the story of the famous race in this very up-to-date adaptation. The original tortoise and hare have children. Tommy Tortoise grows up as the child of a celebrity, and Harriet Hare grows up the child of an outcast; and strangely, these children are united in friendship by the way fate has shaped their lives. But other forest creatures are not happy with the outcome of the original race their parents ran. Tommy and Harriet are eventually turned against each other and coerced into running their parents' old race over again, encountering a highway full of singing automobiles, a flood and worst of all: two human children. Songs include "Take It Slow," "Do It Now," "Winners and Losers," and "The Raspberry Song."
History
Another Tortoise, Another Hare was first presented by the West T. Hill Community Theatre, Inc., in Danville, Kentucky, on October 31, 1986. It was directed by Richard Felnagle.
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Performing Groups
AESOP THE OWL - a real old-timer, cracker-barrel philosopher, and the forest's resident historian
TABATHA TORTOISE - winner of the famous race
TILDA TORTOISE - her daughter
TOMMY TORTOISE - her son
HOWARD HARE - loser of the famous race
HARRIET HARE - his daughter
REGINA THE SKUNK - a mature skunk-of-the-world with a bad self-image
ROD AND SAM - two tough street frogs
ART AND GWEN - two upwardly-mobile robins
MERCEDES, CHEVY, FORD, AND KAY - four automobiles with a taste for running over animals on the road
MARJORIE - a pack rat bag-lady
THE SUNFLOWER - an arrogant decoration; Marjorie's pride and joy
ROCCO AND LEFTY - two raccoons, a couple of hardened prison inmates
CHORUS - various tortoises, hares, and other critters

Plus optional Chorus. Includes two large 'human' puppets. If desired the actors playing Rod and Sam may also double the roles, respectively, of the Sunflower and Marjorie. The actors playing Art and Gwen may double the roles of Rocco and Lefty. The roles of the four automobiles (Mercedes, Chevy, Ford, and Kay) may be doubled by the actors playing the two tortoises and the two hares. In this way, the play may be performed with a minimum cast of 15 actors.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Elaborate / High Volume Costumes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music, Puppetry, Special Effects
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

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Richard Felnagle

John Mucci

John Mucci
John Mucci graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University, where he wrote and composed eleven musical plays with co-author Richard Felnagle. His musical, Another Tortoise, Another Hare, coauthored with Felnagle, is published by Samuel French.He is also the author of several plays ...
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