· The Witch
· The Princess
· The Country boy
· The King
· For each character there are several students to play it in each scene. Six more students are narrators.
SYNOPSIS:
The Princess and the country boy are fallen in love and the King thinks that he is not good enough for his daughter. The couple will show how strong their love is by breaking a spell that the witch has cast.
CHARACTER OBJECTIVES:
· The Witch: she is a good witch and she just wants to help people to get what they want to.
· The Princess: she wants to spend the rest of her life with the country boy.
· The Country boy: he wants to spend the rest of his life with the Princess.
· The King: he wants his daughter to be happy but he does not understand that to be happy she needs to be free to choose.
SCENES:
Before rehearsing the play:
Prepare some flashcards with its corresponding word card to work on the new vocabulary and to review the vocabulary do a Cloze Test. After having practiced the main vocabulary the children can already rehearse the play…
SCENE 1:
There is a backdrop with a castle on it. The Princess 1 and the country boy 1 appear on the stage right showing how much they are in love. In the opposite part of the scenery appears the King 1 looking worried since he does not want his daughter to be fallen in love with a country boy. Off-stage, narrator 1 tells the audience what is happening.
SCENE 2:
At the witch´s house. The King 2 who is angry talks to the witch 1 for her to cast a spell. Off-stage, narrator 2 tells the audience the spell: “As soon as the couple kisses each other the country boy´s body would break into pieces: His head, body, legs, arms, hands, feet, all separated!” At the same time, plastic body pieces are “falling in” from off-stage.
SCENE 3:
There is a backdrop with a castle on it. The Princess 2 and the country boy 2 kiss each other and the spell happens… Off-stage, narrator 3 names the parts of the body, while the plastic ones are “falling in” from off-stage: “His head, body, legs ...”
SCENE 4:
At the castle. The Princess 3 and the King 3 are talking about what has just happened. The King 3 confesses and gets ashamed.
SCENE 5:
At the witch´s house. The Princess 4 is sad and she is talking to the witch 2 for her to help her. The witch 2 says that to break the spell she has to bring her a flower that is far-far away.
SCENE 6:
In a mountain. The Princess 5 is walking towards the flower. Off-stage, narrator 4 tells the audience how hard this trip is being. (It is good to do this scene with music)
SCENE 7:
At the witch´s house. The Princess 6 is exhausted and she is giving the flower to the witch 3. Off-stage, narrator 5 tells the audience the spell while happening: “His head, body, legs … together again” and then the country boy 3 appears on stage with his whole body together again.
SCENE 8:
The Princess 7 and the country boy 4 are happy and showing how much they are in love again. Off-stage, narrator 6 with the voice projected, tells the audience how happy they were forever and the moral message of the story: “Be yourself, fight to live your dreams and don´t let anyone stop you”. Other people come on stage (some narrators or other students that have not participate yet) holding up large subtitles with the message on them.
