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Banana Sandwich In A Boat

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m, 18any gender (youth)

Colleen Neuman

Winner! 2010 AATE Distinguished Play Award

A man and woman are about to be married when the groom announces that their firstborn child will be named Banana Sandwich In A Boat. The bride's father denounces him as a fool and calls off the wedding. The groom proposes that if he can find three …

Banana Sandwich In A Boat

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m, 18any 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

Details

Summary
Banana Sandwich In A Boat is the story of a foolish bridegroom who must find three fools greater than himself before the wedding can take place.  Luckily for him, the world proves to have no shortage of fools.  First there is the man who jumps out of a tree in attempt to put on his pants.  Next there is the woman who built a house with no windows and now must haul in buckets of sunshine.  And finally there is the town where a woman riding a donkey can't fit under a gate and the townspeople argue over whether to cut off the poor donkey's legs or the poor woman's head.  The bridegroom is happily married.

Man

Father (may be played as Mother)

Daughter

Man 2

Wife (may be played as Male Friend)

Mother (may be played as Male Friend)

Woman (may be played as Man)

House 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (gender neutral)

Wedding Guests 1, 2, 3, 4 (gender neutral)

Bride

Town Crier (gender neutral)

Priest (gender neutral)

This cast for Banana Sandwich In A Boat is extremely flexible.  It can be performed by a cast of 12 with doubling.  It can also be performed by a cast larger than 22 by adding extra actors as part of the HOUSE or as WEDDING GUESTS.

  • 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)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Colleen Neuman

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