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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Adapted by Linda Daugherty. From the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

Product Code: LF9000

  • Full-length Play
  • Comedy
  • Cast size: 4m., 5w., with doubling, or up to 17 (5m., 9w., 3 either gender) with the option for some roles to be played by children.

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Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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Synopsis

Delightful inventions, reverberating with the ecology of land and ocean, render exciting and newly relevant in this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale. In the harmonious world of merpeople, the little mermaid Pearl dreams of the world above. Her sisters Luna and Coral, her father, Anemone the Sea King, and her grandmother, the Great Mother, warn her of dangers above. But Pearl, in love with the handsome prince whose life she saved, trades her voice to the Sea Witch to become human. After the Sea Witch is vanquished by her twin sister, the Great Mother, Pearl regains her voice, marries the prince, and happiness and harmony prevail.

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Details

  • Status

    In stock
  • Type of Show Full-length Play
  • Product Code LF9000
  • Cast Size 9
  • Min. Royalty Rate $90/perf
  • Cost $10.95
  • Approx. Run Time 90 min

Categories

  • Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Praise Groups
  • Performing Group Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Touring Group | Praise Group
  • Genre Comedy
  • ISBN(13) 9780876023303
* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Media Reviews

"Mermaid moves along swimmingly. Playwright Linda Daugherty returns to Hans Christian Andersen's original story, adds more plot twists and places more emphasis on the struggle between good and evil and the sacrifices that must be made for good to survive." -The Boston Globe

"One reason this story plays so well to modern audiences is that it speaks to issues of adolescent rebellion that still exist." -Cape Cod Online

"Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's The Little Mermaid is the ideal children's show. Not only are the mermaids a treat for little girls, but the pirate ship scene is just what little boys want." -The Morning Call

"Wheelock Family Theatre's production is cleverly modernized and adapted for today's audiences. This delightful, fanciful story, unlike Andersen's, ends jubilantly." -The Theater Mirror

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