Orb Quest: the Quest for the Orb

by Sawyer Quinn Brown

Full-length - Wyn, a newly-minted "wizard" with a brand-new wizard badge, recruits a tall dwarf, Hilda, and a forest elf, Acetaminophen ("Ceta" for short) to go on a quest to defeat the evil queen by finding the orb of Mags Guffin. Along the way they encounter a swamp lion, have to traverse the Lair of Nozid (whatever that is), deal with some very rude bully wizards, and come face-to-face with a dragon, among...

Full-length - Wyn, a newly-minted "wizard" with a brand-new wizard badge, recruits a tall dwarf, Hilda, and a forest elf, Acetaminophen ("Ceta" for short) to go on a quest to defeat the evil queen by finding the orb of Mags Guffin. Along the way they encounter a swamp lion, have to traverse the Lair of Nozid (whatever that is), deal with some very rude bully wizards, and come face-to-face with a dragon, among other things. Not to mention those strangely familiar-looking tavern workers in each town...

A loving homage to classic fantasy novels and role-playing games, Orb Quest: the Quest for the Orb features a cast of 8 (with doubling) and so, so many bananas. The final installment of the Banana Trilogy (whose stories are unrelated except for the bananas).

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  • Donald E. Baker: Orb Quest: the Quest for the Orb

    Sawyer Quinn Brown may be the funniest spoofer of genre stories working today. In "Murder in a Cemetery" they took on horror. In "Captain Cobalt vs. the Sinister Scientist" it was superheroes. And here in "Orb Quest" (if you find the title confusing, there is a helpful subtitle), they affectionately lampoon sword-and-sorcery--although the swords, and all the rest of the props, are replaced by bananas, a hilarious conceit which is becoming something of a SQB trademark. It's another in a growing list of easy-to-produce Sawyer Quinn Brown plays that will delight audiences and be great fun for...

    Sawyer Quinn Brown may be the funniest spoofer of genre stories working today. In "Murder in a Cemetery" they took on horror. In "Captain Cobalt vs. the Sinister Scientist" it was superheroes. And here in "Orb Quest" (if you find the title confusing, there is a helpful subtitle), they affectionately lampoon sword-and-sorcery--although the swords, and all the rest of the props, are replaced by bananas, a hilarious conceit which is becoming something of a SQB trademark. It's another in a growing list of easy-to-produce Sawyer Quinn Brown plays that will delight audiences and be great fun for actors and designers.

  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Orb Quest: the Quest for the Orb

    As a lover of fantasy, I was most intrigued by play and it most certainly didn't disappoint! In the fantastic world, Sawyer introduces you to characters who make such classic observations as "I thought a dwarf wasn’t a dwarf unless they had an axe." The story flows with wonderfully exciting that shows how amazingly far the imagination can stretch. This would make a wonderful play for a young audience...or a tv show...or a dungeons and dragons campaign. That's the great thing about this play. Its amazingly creative, exciting, funny and versatile. My heartiest congratulations writer/adventurer!

    As a lover of fantasy, I was most intrigued by play and it most certainly didn't disappoint! In the fantastic world, Sawyer introduces you to characters who make such classic observations as "I thought a dwarf wasn’t a dwarf unless they had an axe." The story flows with wonderfully exciting that shows how amazingly far the imagination can stretch. This would make a wonderful play for a young audience...or a tv show...or a dungeons and dragons campaign. That's the great thing about this play. Its amazingly creative, exciting, funny and versatile. My heartiest congratulations writer/adventurer!

  • Malt Schlitzmann: Orb Quest: the Quest for the Orb

    Brown is one of the foremost comic writers working today. Orb Quest is a pitch-perfect skewering of classic fantasy elements, centered around a strong narrative core. This keeps it from falling into self-parody and keeps the action continuously moving.

    Brown is one of the foremost comic writers working today. Orb Quest is a pitch-perfect skewering of classic fantasy elements, centered around a strong narrative core. This keeps it from falling into self-parody and keeps the action continuously moving.

Character Information

  • Wyn
    Character Age
    young
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Hilda
    Hilda may be played by an actor of any gender, but must be wearing a full beard.
    Character Age
    young
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Acetaminophen (Ceta)
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Actor 1 - Tavern Workers/Aldir Sharpspire/Mags Guffin
    Character Age
    Any age
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Actor 2 - Moldun, Crowd, Bobgoblin 1
    Character Age
    Any age
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Actor 3 - Chad, Tree, Ceta’s Mom’s voice, Nozid
    Character Age
    Any age
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Actor 4 - Queen, Townsperson 1, Uwnol the Hand Piercer, Lion
    Character Age
    Any age
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Actor 5 - Dragon, Palace Guard, Townsperson 2, Bobgoblin 2, Cacklin’ Jack
    Character Age
    Any age
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender