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Robbers Are Everywhere

Short Play, Comedy  /  8any gender (youth)

Colleen Neuman

A poor man who turns the tables on a greedy rich woman, using her own greed to trick her out of his three precious coins she has tricked from him.

Robbers Are Everywhere

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

Robbers Are Everywhere is the story of a poor man who turns the tables on a greedy rich woman, using her own greed to trick her into returning his few precious coins she has tricked from him. 

A poor man must go on a trip and entrusts his meagre bag of coins to a rich woman in his absence.  On his return she gives him a bag containing stones and denies all knowledge of his coins.  The man tells everyone in the market place that this bag contains jewels.  The woman hears this and, greedy as ever, insists he take back the bag with his coins in exchange for the bag of "jewels."  Which he is very happy to do.

Published in Stones.

MAN (may be played as WOMAN)

SERVANT (gender neutral)

MISSUS (may be played as MISTER)

FISH SELLER (gender neutral)

BOTTLE SELLER (gender neutral)

FLOWER SELLER (gender neutral)

RICE SELLER (gender neutral)

MOUSE SELLER (gender neutral)

The cast for Robbers Are Everywhere is very flexible.  The play can be performed with a larger or smaller cast by using more or fewer SELLERS.

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

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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