EXCERPTS from “The Frog Prince and the Princess Brats, Jr.”
''What's up, Buttercup? Lost your little toy? Don't cry, Pumpkin Pie, I'm your rescue boy.'' - Frog
The classic fairytale expanded to 3 Princesses and many more actors, by Jeannette Jaquish © 2010
THREE CAST SIZES:
14 or 15 actors (about 20 minutes)
or .... (19 or 20 actors) (about 24 minutes)
or .... [21 or 22 actors] (about 25 minutes). -- You receive all three when you order!
(The difference of 1 actor depends on if the Frog puppeteer also plays the Prince.)
Your script package includes a cast list, excerpts, and tech notes.
COST:
$30 first performance, $10 additional, or $50/year.
MUSIC FILES: $30 on CD, thumbdrive or Google share
THREE CAST SIZES: 14 to 22 actors, age 7 and up, in lengths of 20 to 25 minutes.
3 Princesses (so less crying after auditions),
3 or 4 Frog-puppets,
a Queen, optional King, 1, 2 or 3 Narrators,
3, 4 or 5 Townsfolk, 3 or 4 Servants, and a Boy Prince.
Three Frog Puppets = 3 Frog Puppeteers! Check out Folkmanis!
About this script
TECH NOTES FOR ZERO BUDGET PRODUCTIONS
CURTAIN - not required but sure makes set changes easier. Play music if audience has to wait while you set things up.
SET - The stage has a pond on one side. Plants conceal the puppeteers, behind them higher up are the princesses, sitting on a "beach" -- a platform or table draped or platform with an earth tone blanket, with fake flowers stuck in somehow so they stand up.
If you cannot make a beach, the princesses can stand.
On the other side of the stage is the castle interior: any furniture and decorations.
Bed is either a bed, table or a bench covered with a blanket, pillows on top, set left-right so the princess can lie side by side on their stomachs, facing the audience.
Or the princesses can stand side by side with the blankets or pillows on the floor and lift the blanket with one hand and put it under that elbow and hold the pillow against their face with the other hand. It will appear that the audience is looking down on them from above.
Either way, puppeteers are behind Princesses reaching through to operate their puppets.
PROPS LIST
Three frog puppets or stuffed frogs
Some way to splash water, or a squirt gun.
Make a water catapult: long handled plastic big spoon and a medium pot. Rest spoon in pot, wrap rubber band around spoon where it touches pot -- duct tape loop of that rubber band to outside of pot, to hold the spoon in place. Put 2 inches or so of water in pot. When someone hits down on spoon handle outside the pot, it should catapult water out. Put some kids on the project to figure it out and how to aim it. Have a "Shamu" area of audience where the water hits. The kids in the audience will squeal with happiness when the water flies out of the pond and splashes them.
PROPS:
Queen's chore list
Three big old looking books.
--Add titles:
"Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome",
"Geography of the World",
"Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna"
Nice blanket or quilt, 3 pillows
Bed, table or bench to make a bed.
SUMMARY OF THE STORY
Frog Prince and the Princess Brats
by Jeannette Jaquish (c) 2010 Jeannette Jaquish
This script may not be performed without written permission from the author. A small royalty payment is required.
STORY SUMMARY
The Narrator introduces the story and follows the script to prompt the actors if they forget their part.
(If an actor does not say their line the Narrator starts it, for example: "Princess Sarcastica shook her head and said, "That's not true! I never spilled grape juice..." until the actor starts saying the line.)
The Crazy Old Lady, Very Important Man and Sensible Kid (The Townsfolk) enter and complain about the Royal Family as the Princesses and then the Queen enter. Then they, the townsfolk, exit.
The Princess Brats are arguing. The Queen tells them to go out and study the classics (large books) in the sunshine. They complain, but go, leaving the books and taking their favorite toys: a ball, a doll and a music box (or other toys that can be dropped without breaking).
They go to the pond shore, argue again and accidentally or deliberately drop their toys.
They cry. Frog appears, introduces his two Froggy friends, Flybreath and Mudbrain.
They offer to retrieve the toys if the girls will let them share their pillow plate and pocket for three days.
The girls promise and the Frogs dive down and get the toys. The princesses grab the toys and run off. The Frogs go after them. All EXIT the stage.
The Crazy Old Lady, Very Important Man and Sensible Kid enter and talk about the crazy Royal Family. Exit.
The Queen enters and calls her servants. Reading from her list of chores, she demands that each go fix something. As they back off, bowing, the Princesses run in, crashing into servants. The servants crawl off injured.
The Queen scolds them and demands that they recite their lessons, then sing. As the princesses stand and try to sing, facing the Queen, the Frogs show up behind the Queen, panicking the Princesses. The Queen discovers all the frogs and yells for the servants who can't come. The Queen demands and gets an explanation from the princesses and frogs, and orders the princesses to keep their promises. Queen exits. Princesses disgustedly pick up their frog and Exit. Servants enter crossing the stage to avoid the Queen. Princesses enter, see them and try to get them to take the frogs for three days. The servants escape and the Princesses stomp off with the frogs.
Townsfolk talk about strange sights of princesses and frogs and rumors.
Bedtime for princesses. Frogs are jumping on the bed (or pillows) and Princesses are exhausted and fall asleep with frogs hopping on them. Frogs fall asleep, then snore and wake up Princesses. Princesses demand they leave and Frogs tell story of witch enchanting them. Princesses tell them that they aren't friends and frogs cry but start to play again.
Servants come on complaining about princesses playing with frogs and making messes.
Queen comes through furious about Frog messes, chases servants to go clean up everything.
Townsfolk come on to comment on all the noise from the castle.
Princesses carry Frogs to pond and set them down (so puppeteers can slide their hands inside puppets) as they sit down. Three days are up and princesses say they'll miss frogs. Frog asks for a kiss, and all princesses kiss him. Frog suddenly groans in pain and all princesses drop frogs, startled, and look into water.
Suddenly Boy Prince leaps out of water and other two frogs croak excitedly.
Boy Prince and Princesses talk. He promises to visit and leaves.
Princesses lament that now there is no one to play with. Sensible Child enters and tells them there are lots of kids in town they can play with and offers to introduce them. Princesses exit with Sensible Child.
Crazy Lady and Important Man enter discuss Princess playing with kids and go to cancel the Revolution.
The End.