Digging for Leprechaun Gold
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(For 2 adults to perform for children, with audience participation.) The lazy human, Fergal, doesn't want to work and she won't have to if she can catch a leprechaun and get his gold. Fergal has to use a lot of brain power to catch Ba, a tricky Leprechaun. Ba dances with his sheep friends, warns other leprechauns about Fergal, and looks for the best spot to bury his gold. Fergal tries to catch Ba with the box trap, the vase trap, and just staring at him. Will Fergal get Ba? And if she does, will Ba escape? This interactive show is based on the Irish tale The Field of Boliauns. Aye, 'tis.
RUNNING TIME: 45 min
CAST: 1 m, 1 f, but can be played by 2 m or 2 f, with audience participation
NOTE: Permission required to perform this play. Contact info on copyright page.
Marian Scadden
Marian Scadden reads a lot, and likes to write in theater-esque and other genres, such as Young Adult fantasy, Middle Grade stuff, and Picture Books. She loves playing board games with her family, especially when she wins. Marian graduated in Children's Theatre from Brigham Young University decades ago, more or less. Writing books and plays is not quite as long as that. She started writing plays so she wouldn't have to pay royalties when directing them; she started writing picture books to see if she could and she advanced to novels in 2009 when she participated in National Novel Writing Month. It's kind of exciting.
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Digging for Leprechaun Gold - Marian Scadden
Digging for Leprechaun Gold
adapted by Marian Scadden
from the tale The Field of Boliauns
Smashwords Edition
copyright 2014 Marian Scadden
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Producing this Play
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Characters, Pre-Show Set-up, Setting, At Rise
Section 2: The Play
Section 3: Props, Set, Costumes
Section 4: About the Author
[Note: This is a read-only copy. If you wish to perform this play, you must contact Marian L Scadden Enterprises, mlscaddenenterprises@hotmail.com. More info is at the end of the play.]
CHARACTERS:
Ba, a leprechaun
Fergal, a lazy lass
Audience-played characters:
Laurel, Fergal’s friend
Shirley, Fergal’s friend
Mac, Fergal’s friend
Mr. or Mrs. O’Leary, baker
Mr. or Mrs. O’Brien, farmer
Mr. or Mrs. O’Henry, bookstore owner
Woolsy, Ba’s sheep friend
Shortail, Ba’s sheep friend
Toad, Ba’s Leprechaun friend
Buttercrumb, Ba’s Leprechaun friend
Cricket, Ba’s Leprechaun friend
5 Rainbow holders
6 or more Forget-Me-Not Flowers
3 or more Red squirrels
PRE-SHOW: Audience played characters are selected, costumed and given instructions. Sheep are to say Baa
at any question asked them. One sheep will hand Ba the extra wool
when Ba asks for it. They should be sitting near each other. Toad always asks, Why?
to any question. Buttercrumb says My stars!
to every question. Cricket always answers, Perhaps
to any question. Fergal’s friends are to answer with Oh, aye.
They should be sitting next to each other. O’Leary, O’Brien and O’Henry, all answer yes
to any question.
Announce to the audience about good audience behavior, stay out of aisles, explain what props are and to leave props where they are, [other].
SETTING: A single, portable curtain is upstage, just wide enough to allow performers and props to be behind it (about 6’ x