Adapted by Susan Carle. Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling.
Product Code: R17000
One-act Play
Comedy
Cast size: 4m., 4w. (1 muskrat, 1 mongoose.)
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Can Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a young mongoose, save the world—or at least his minute section of it? Rikki is the courageous mongoose who must defend the garden and its inhabitants from two cobras whose reign of terror has gone unchecked. With unrelenting action, good and evil battle until the last breathless moment. Kipling's powerful sense of drama will hold the attention of even very young audiences.
We used this show for our very first one act play! It was cute and the kids had fun characterizing the animals. The story can be told in any space and it’s definitely doable with middle school aged kiddos.
This has been one of my favorite shows to direct. It is short and easy to grasp for middle-school actors, but with great opportunity for lavish sets, costuming and choreography. The elements of good and evil are so rich, with terrific characters.
We competed with this piece and won state. It is a great ensemble piece and allows for a lot of creative staging.
Brandi Paige, Carpenter Middle School, Plano, Texas