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The Lion Who Roared

Short Play, Comedy  /  31any gender (youth)

Colleen Neuman

Winner! 2010 AATE Distinguished Play Award

Lion's roaring is keeping the other animals in the jungle awake night after night. Zebra, Elephant, Leopard, Antelope and Hyena go to Lion and nervously request that he roar quietly. When Lion roars his refusal, Zebra announces that there is a new…

The Lion Who Roared

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    31any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2010 AATE Distinguished Play Award

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Summary
The Lion Who Roared is about a noisy lion who roars all night long and whose weary jungle neighbors yearn for a good night's sleep.  Lion is challenged to three contests by the Popalopalus -- a new "animal" that all the jungle animals join together to create.  This Popalopalus proves to be biggest, strongest and, most of all, loudest.  Lion must trade in his roar for a whisper.
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Performing Groups

Lion

Giraffe

Zebra

Leopard

Antelope

Elephant

Ostrich

Python

Rhinoceros

Parrots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Monkeys 1, 2, 3, 4

Ant

Spider

Beetle

Old Baboon

Armadillo

Armadillo Children 1, 2, 3, 4

Toucan

Gazelle

Hyenas 1, 2

The Lion Who Roared has very flexible casting.  It may be performed by more or less than 31 actors by adjusting the number of PARROTS, MONKEYS, ARMADILLO CHLDREN and HYENAS.

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

Published in the collection THREEE: Three Funny Folktales by Colleen Neuman

Music

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

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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