The Marsh King's Daughter

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Written and Adapted by
Bernard J Taylor
Based on the work of
Hans Christian Anderson
And the Music of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Related Shows: 
Snow White and the Evil Queen.

Based on the classic by Hans Christian Andersen and set to music by Mozart arranged and orchestrated by Bernard J. Taylor.

It borrows many of Mozart's sweetest tunes from his most well-loved and most beautiful music and puts it all together in a stirring tale of hardships overcome, evil vanquished and opposites attracted.

Cast

The show requires a minimum cast of about 25, but can be expanded to include a chorus of 20 or more. 

There are 13 main characters, 2 secondary characters, and a chorus of at least 10, preferably more. 

There is a chorus of birds and trees, a chorus of Pharaoh's attendants (who appear only in the opening scene),  and a chorus of Vikings. 

 

Main characters:
HELGA, the Marsh King's Daughter, a firebrand by day and a frog by night
 AHMOSE, Helga's birth mother and daughter of a Pharaoh
 SIMON, a resolute pacifist who falls in love with Helga
 PAPA STORK, a very business-minded stork
 MAMA STORK, his more reticent wife
 SUNFLOWER, a large creature obsessed by the fashion industry
 QUEEN of the NIGHT, who feeds on human souls
 MARSH KING, the Queen of the Night's loveless son
 ANKHESENAUM, Ahmose's anxious mother
 HILDA, the kindly adoptive mother of Helga
 SWAN 1, doing what swans do
 SWAN 2, ditto
SIGURD, Helga's adoptive father, a warrior

Secondary Characters:
 PHYSICIAN
 PHARAOH

Chorus:
TREES (friendly and villainous)
 VIKINGS
 VARIOUS BIRDS
 PHARAOH'S ATTENDANTS

Sample Script

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Instrumentation / Rentals

10 to 12 parts.
CD Backing Available.

Production Costs

14% of Box Office.