“EVEN MONSTERS CAN BE PRINCESSES” SAMPLE SCENE
By D. M. Larson
Copyright © 2017
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
DEE DEE - a monster who wants to be a princess
PRINCE HENRY - a kind member of the royal family who wants to help Dee Dee
PENELOPE - a nice servant who wants to help Dee Dee
QUEEN - Mother of HENRY and PRINCESS
PRINCESS - a mean girl who doesn’t like monsters
GUARD - the guard can be one actor or more than one actor
PRIMROSE - a royal tutor
MELODIUS - another royal tutor
COOKIE - the royal cook
SCENE 1
(In darkness, there is a roar and then screams)
GUARD
Run!
(Lights come up and everyone is running around - GUARDS, PRIMROSE, MELODIUS and COOKIE)
QUEEN
She’s coming!
PRINCESS
Secure the main gate.
GUARD
She’s already inside.
(DEE DEE Monster chases PEOPLE [PRIMROSE, MELODIUS and COOKIE] through the castle and disappears)
QUEEN
What do we do?
GUARD
She’s broke down another door. It’s after the crown jewels, your majesties!
(DEE DEE Monster runs across the stage wearing a crown and jewels and doing a growly laugh - GUARDS run after her)
PRINCESS
That’s my crown! Give it back! Go get my crown, you fools!
(GUARDS runs off after DEE DEE Monster. PRINCE HENRY is laughing)
PRINCESS
Stop laughing. It’s not funny.
(DEE DEE Monster chases GUARDS back across the stage)
HENRY
It’s a little funny.
PRINCESS
It’s not like she took your crown.
HENRY
She’s a girl. She wants a girl’s crown.
(DEE DEE Monster comes in sits on the throne and does a silly princess pose)
PRINCESS
She’s no girl. She’s a monster. A beast. A terrible creature who takes my stuff.
(DEE DEE Monster gets sad, throws off crown and leaves)
HENRY
You hurt her feelings.
PRINCESS
She hurt my crown. Look.
HENRY
It’s just a little dent.
PRINCESS
A dent? It’s ruined! I want a new one!
QUEEN
We will have it repaired for you.
PRINCESS
I want it now!
HENRY
Geez. Who’s the monster now?
QUEEN
Come along dear. You can wear my crown until it is fixed.
PRINCESS
You mean… your Queen crown? I get to be the Queen?
QUEEN
Whatever will make you happy, dear.
(QUEEN and PRINCESS exit)
END OF SAMPLE SCENE
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