The Land of Submarines / The Octopus's Garden (In The Limelight: Short Plays for Large Casts -- Volume 2: New Classics))

(10 minutes) The Octopus's Garden -- An age old family feud. Two children set off to find the Weird Sisters to set things right...Hints of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and the Beverly Hillbillies!
(20 minutes) The Land of Submarines -- Sometime in the future. War. Students are sent under the sea to a "boarding school" for their safety. Their teacher (a shark!) teaches the children a lesson...
(10 minutes) The Octopus's Garden -- An age old family feud. Two children set off to find the Weird Sisters to set things right...Hints of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and the Beverly Hillbillies!
(20 minutes) The Land of Submarines -- Sometime in the future. War. Students are sent under the sea to a "boarding school" for their safety. Their teacher (a shark!) teaches the children a lesson or two about tolerance. Blends poetry, humor and an anti-war message.
Themes: Underwater, the Sea, Adventure, Tolerance, Reconciliation, Education, Fear, Magic
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The Land of Submarines / The Octopus's Garden (In The Limelight: Short Plays for Large Casts -- Volume 2: New Classics))

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  • Aly Kantor:
    31 Dec. 2021
    This collection of two plays starts off with a bang and quickly becomes an undersea adventure! In these strange pandemic times, I feel most kids will be able to relate to the young adventurers in 'The Land of Submaries' as they escape a dangerous world - but it IS an escape, full of funny, fascinating creatures! 'The Octopus's Garden' is a magical, musical story about a family feud - like R&J for kids! From an educator's perspective, the clear character types will do a LOT to help young and/or inexperienced actors make strong choices!