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Rebootilization: Competition Version

Rebootilization: Competition Version

by Alan Haehnel

NEW Competition Version!

Stories all over the world are under attack. Storybooks are going blank in a pandemic so big, the government is involved.

SynCryn has come up with a “foolproof” plan: the Rebootilization process! What could go wrong? How about glitches in the software, a director who can’t function without electronic devices, and stories thawing out too quickly


A great play for your middle school with a wide variety of speaking roles.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
27 Characters
9 M | 12 F | 6 Any Gender, Plus Assorted Fairytale characters
Simple set
32 pages

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27 Characters
9 M, 12 F, 6 Any Gender, Plus Assorted Fairytale characters
GREG [M] 103 lines
Must scramble to solve the whole mess.
POPS [F] 59 lines
Battle-seasoned veteran of her job.
JUNIOR [M] 56 lines
Underling of Pops who should have been a Senior Junior months ago.
JUNIOR JUNIOR [F] 41 lines
Underling of Pops; a really good hire.
MARILYN [F] 26 lines
Can’t live without her electronic devices. Frantic.
BLANK 1 [F] 4 lines
Mother character. Part of the Blank family.
BLANK 2 [M] 4 lines
Father character: Part of the Blank family.
BLANK 3 [A] 4 lines
Child. Part of the Blank family.
BLANK 4 [A] 1 line
Child. Part of the Blank family.
FOOTMAN [M] 12 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
CINDERELLA [F] 10 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
STEPMOTHER [F] 10 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
STEPSISTER 1 [F] 5 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
STEPSISTER 2 [F] 8 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Cinderella.
OLD MAN [M] 16 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Jack and the Beanstalk.
JACK [M] 15 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Jack and the Beanstalk.
GENERAL [M] 32 lines
A no-nonsense military type who hates Jack.
WOLF [M] 19 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Little Red Riding Hood.
RED RIDING HOOD [F] 18 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Little Red Riding Hood.
BLANK 5, 6, 7 [A] 15 lines
These three characters play a cow. And then a cat. And then monkeys.
RAPUNZEL [F] 1 line
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Rapunzel.
GOLDILOCKS [F] 1 line
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
PAPA BEAR [M] 3 lines
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
MAMA BEAR [F] 1 line
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
BABY BEAR [A] 1 line
An advanced replica of a storybook character from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS [A]
You can add as many fairytale characters as you want for the big chaos section when all the characters break loose.
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