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Beauty and the Bee

Beauty and the Bee

by Lindsay Price

Do you get along with your sister? Do you think she's a freak? Does she think YOU'RE a freak?

Catherine is a high school beauty queen cheerleader. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could never be farther apart. So when their worlds collide sparks are bound to fly. The buzzing in their brains gets so hot that life-sized giant bees enter the picture. Then the emotions explode!

Sisters, spelling bees, fruit leather, fitting in, photographs, photo ops, say cheeseā€¦

Comedy Character Study Choral Work Movement-based

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

About 38 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
17 Characters
2 M | 6 F | 9 Any Gender
Simple Set
42 pages

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17 Characters
2 M, 6 F, 9 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Catherine Godenot-Fry [F] 175 lines
Oldest. 17. A cheerleader. Used to be involved with pageants. Godenot is pronounced Goh-de-no.
Julian Godenot-Fry [M] 61 lines lines
Cosette Godenot-Fry [F] 174 lines
Bethany [F] 23 lines
Lauren [F] 13 lines
Peg [F] 13 lines
Louis [M] 30 lines

The Bee-Muses
Queen Bee [F] 26 lines
Chew [A] 9 lines
Daze [A] 12 lines
Bean [A] 9 lines
Reve [A] 8 lines
Mare [A] 12 lines
Cogi [A] 9 lines
Tate [A] 5 lines
Rumi [A] 7 lines
Nation [A] 6 lines
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