RIP VAN WINKLE
Adapted from Washington Irving's short story
By Patrick Rainville Dorn
Widely flexible cast, minimum of 12.
Approx. 4 m, 3 w, plus 5-23 flexible, extras, doubling possible.
Script: 32 pages.
No one will be caught napping as Washington Irving's supernatural tale comes to vibrant life in this action-packed comedy that combines faithfulness to the original text with slapstick humor, hilarious dialogue and fascinating characters. Young Rip Van Winkle escapes from an overly-critical wife, bowls with the ghostly Henry Hudson in the Catskill Mountains, then mysteriously awakens 20 years later to find life in his colonial village vastly changed. With minimal set requirements and maximum involvement by an extremely flexible onstage ensemble, this "storyteller's theatre" one-act comedy is ideal either by itself or as part of a full evening of fun, spooky entertainment. It's also perfect for touring or contests. Early American literature has never been so much fun! About 45 minutes.
#2302 Rip Van Winkle
By Patrick Rainville Dorn
Widely flexible cast, minimum of 12.
Approx. 4 m, 3 w, plus 5-23 flexible, extras, doubling possible.
Script: 32 pages.
No one will be caught napping as Washington Irving's supernatural tale comes to vibrant life in this action-packed comedy that combines faithfulness to the original text with slapstick humor, hilarious dialogue and fascinating characters. Young Rip Van Winkle escapes from an overly-critical wife, bowls with the ghostly Henry Hudson in the Catskill Mountains, then mysteriously awakens 20 years later to find life in his colonial village vastly changed. With minimal set requirements and maximum involvement by an extremely flexible onstage ensemble, this "storyteller's theatre" one-act comedy is ideal either by itself or as part of a full evening of fun, spooky entertainment. It's also perfect for touring or contests. Early American literature has never been so much fun! About 45 minutes.
#2302 Rip Van Winkle
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