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A Fool's Audition

Short Play, Comedy  /  3m

Daniel Curzon

What if you had to try out for the role of entertainer for a cranky king who will behead you if you don't get the job?

A Fool's Audition

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales, Period
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Great Platt River Play Contest

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Summary
What if you had to try out for the role of entertainer for a cranky king who will behead you if you don't get the job? A pastry chef tries out for the position of Fool before a very irritable King, who beheads those who don't get the job. The Advisor to the King helps and hinders the whole process.
Performing Groups
THE KING - irritable
THE ADVISOR - sneaky
THE WOULD-BE-FOOL - charming but clumsy

Some of the parts can be played by either gender.

  • Time Period 16th Century / Elizabethan
  • Setting Minimal set, bare stage. Use period hats to suggest the Rennaisance.
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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