The King of the Golden River
Adapted by James Still. From the book by John Ruskin.
Product Code: K39000
Full-length Play
Cast size: 6 either gender (cross gender casting permitted) with doubling, or up to 16 either gender with roles distributed.
Limited Streaming Rights Available
Awards: The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award
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Synopsis
Part fairy tale, part Dickens—The King of the Golden River is a mysterious story that explores how greed and cruelty threaten to destroy the river and the surrounding valley. It depicts how kindness (not magic) finally restores the area to its natural beauty. In a prologue where an insensitive tour guide proudly points out nuclear reactors, complex highway systems and industrial technology, an old man angrily protests the Golden River's current environmental ruin. Although most of the tourists dismiss the old man, one young boy lingers and proves to be a skeptical, but active audience for the old man's tale of a young boy who long ago conquered his brothers' cruelties and saved the Golden River through his compassion. The heart of the play is the boy's adventure story that includes surprising characters such as the southwest wind and the king who turns the evil brothers into dark stones. The original production at the California Theatre Center was set in the American Southwest in the 1800s and theatrically used Native American rituals, sounds and images.
Notes
Limited Streaming Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code K39000
- Minimum Cast Size 6
- Pages of Dialogue 45
- Min. Royalty Rate $85.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 70 min
- Staging Two suggestive int. sets, one ext. set. Suitable for touring.
Customer Reviews
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We used ensemble-style puppets for several roles to achieve some special effects.
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King of the Golden River-Nichols School, Buffalo, NY
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