The Little Mermaid (More or Less.) - Couverture souple

Dowell, L. Henry

 
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Synopsis

MERMAID (MORE OR LESS.)The lights rise on a beautiful sunset. A mermaid is silhouetted against an ocean backdrop. Hauntingly familiar music fills the air. Then...the Lawyer shows up. And that's when the fun really begins! The Little Mermaid (More or Less.) is the story of a Theatre company attempting to stage a children's version of the Hans Christian Anderson classic. The only problem? It looks and sounds an awful lot like a movie of the same name. That's when the Lawyer for a certain "mouse eared company" starts talking lawsuit for copyright infringement. Lawsuit? Copyright infringement? Throw out the costumes! What's that? There's a bunch of old rags backstage from the 1970's? Well, don't just stand there! Go get them! Ditch the music! What did you say? Somebody's mom has a greatest disco hits cd out in the car? That'll be perfect! Change everyone's names! Tartar Sauce! Little M.! The Crab Formerly Known As Sebastian! Everybody ready? Ok...Action!!! It's the funkiest version of The Little Mermaid ever seen on stage!!!Cast Size: 30+ flexible M/F roles with doubling possible.Running Time: 45 minutes.Royalty: $50.00 per performance.Appropriate for all audiences.

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À propos de l'auteur

Colonel L. Henry Dowell recieved his BA in Theatre from Morehead State University and attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he worked with numerous Broadway Theatre performers. He is the Artistic Director of The Gusto Theatre Company where he directs a full time Children's Theatre program serving the Appalachian Region. He is the author of over 35 published plays including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves of the Old Republic, The Long John Cafe, Cinderella and the Quest for the Crystal Pump, So, Who Was That Masked Guy Anyway?, Wanted: Santa Claus, Jacklyn Sparrow and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean, Humbug!, Frankenstein Rocks!, The Dracula Spectacula, Dear John, Elvis Meets Nixon, Even Adam, Batguy, The Many Hats of Theodore Roosevelt, Otherwise Known as Anthony Roberts and The Four Presidents. Mr. Dowell can currently be seen as Colonel Harland Sanders in his one man production of "Finger Lickin' Good!", currently touring nationally as part of The Kentucky Humanities Council's Chautauqua Program.

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