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Stone Soup (Musical)

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 5m, 4girl(s), 4boy(s), 3any gender (adult)

Anne K. Glasner, Betty Hollinger

Book and Lyrics by
Anne Glasner

Music by Betty Hollinger

Two hungry soldiers stumble on a town filled with disgruntled neighbors. Using their imaginations, the soldiers trick the townsfolk into donating seasonings for their legendary Stone Soup, which they have convinced the townsfolk is a delicacy beyond measure.

Stone Soup (Musical)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m, 4girl(s), 4boy(s), 3any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13)

Details

Summary
The storyteller begins the tale on an empty stage by summoning three families to create a little town. The families are the Scarletts (the butchers), the Goldens (the bakers), the Greens (the candlestick makers). Each family brings on their house with a practical door and their children. Each family is costumed imaginatively in their named color: scarlets and pinks etc; yellows and golds; greens of all shades. They are grumpy and speak nothing but Argue and Contradict. Into the conflict wander Mish and Mash, two soldiers in old time uniforms, recently excused from the army. They are very hungry. Their horse Pansy, " a great little hoofer," attracts the attention of the kids who quarrel until the Stone Soup they create works its magic. And a town party! And living a little more peaceably just for today.
Cast Attributes

CORPORAL ALEXANDER MISH
PRIVATE ALEXANDER MASH
STORYTELLER
PANSY, THE HORSE

The Scarlets:
MR. SCARLET
MRS. SCARLET
JIMMY SCARLET
FREDDY SCARLET

The Greens:
MR. GREEN
MRS. GREEN
SUZY GREEN
SALLY GREEN
SARA GREEN

The Goldens:
MR. GOLDEN
MRS. GOLDEN
MARY GOLDEN
BOBBY GOLDEN
JOEY GOLDEN

The Storyteller can be male or female. Pansy, the Horse is a two person horse with personality! Adults play adult roles: children play children's roles. Children are typical kids of someplace between 8 or 9 and 13. Boys are rowdy; girls are sassy. All figure out how to make soup! Adults are mostly exasperated but can expand on characterizations.

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Additional Features No intermission, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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13 Piano-Vocal scores
This title is orchestrated for Piano Only

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Authors

Author

Anne K. Glasner

Author

Betty Hollinger

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