THE PRINCESS AND THE MUMMY
a funny, fairytale-ish, fable-ish, grotesque-ish, Halloween-ish
Dark comedy play
What happens when a mummy starts stealing body parts from the most conceited and violent princess you’ll ever meet? Find out in this delightful, fun, grotesque romp where someone learns a lesson about beauty and a Danish prince gets thrown into a lava pit.
That’s not old-fashioned AI. The princess really doesn’t have a hand.
When a mummy begins taking various body parts from a questionably-beautiful, fairly-murderous, princess, the princess plots her monstrous revenge.
DETAILS:
Genre: Dark comedy, halloween, fairy tale, funny horror, humorous thriller, macabre
Cast: 2 female (1 teen through young adult, 1 any age), 1 male (or any gender. Any age)
Running time: Around 10-15 minutes
Setting: Fairytale land. A lava pit could be on or off stage.
Good for: short funny but dark plays, 3 cast plays, halloween show cases, “mean girl” style, modern fable, lessons about outward beauty versus inward beauty, “mean girl” humor (smiles and flatter-insults while she connives), great physical comedy
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What happens when a mummy starts stealing body parts from the most conceited and violent princess you’ll ever meet? Find out in this delightful, fun, grotesque romp where someone learns a lesson about beauty and a Danish prince gets thrown into a lava pit.
This is a dark comedy which runs 10-15 minutes, for 3 actors (2 female, 1 male or any gender).