Digging Up Dessa
Product Code: DH2000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Drama
Cast size: 1m., 3w.
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Synopsis
Dessa is a 21st-century girl with no shortage of struggles, secrets and mysteries to solve. From dinosaur bones to hidden memories, the world is filled with buried treasures just waiting to be uncovered. Luckily, thanks to the mysterious appearance of a remarkable friend—the pioneering 19th-century English paleontologist Mary Anning—young Dessa knows just how to excavate them! After a field trip to a museum reveals that Mary Anning’s legacy has been buried by history because of her gender and lack of formal education, Dessa decides that she’s going to fight to earn her friend the credit she deserves. With help from her once-rival, Nilo, Dessa sets to work unearthing the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the past and present—for Mary’s history and her own future.
Notes
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code DH2000
- Minimum Cast Size 4
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 75 min
- Staging Flexible set.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | Professional Theatre | TYA
- Genre Comedy | Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781619592049
Customer Reviews
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
We chose to stage this in the round, in our Black Box theatre, which seats around 125. This show lends itself to lots of creativity from your crew (building the rock from which the tusk emerges, actual chiseling onstage, and we included projections as well).
Media Reviews
“Witty, clever, [and] full of heart and innovation, this evocative and yet enjoyable play for young audiences has a lot to offer and a lot to teach.” —Theatre Bloom
“A rewarding piece of theatre for young audiences.” —Theatre Bloom
“Rich and satisfying.” —Theatre Bloom
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pointe High | Rock Hill | SC | 05/21/2025 | 05/21/2025 |
| Mayne Island School | Mayne Island | 06/16/2025 | 06/17/2025 | |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | IN | 06/22/2025 | 06/27/2025 |
| Woodstock Arts | Woodstock | GA | 07/09/2025 | 07/23/2025 |
Downloads
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|---|---|---|
| Performance Poster | Download |
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Gallery
Digging Up Dessa - Lone Star College, Tomball, TX
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