Snow White Zombie: Apocalypse by Brenton Lengel

Snow White awakens to True Love's Kiss... twenty-eight days after the zombie apocalypse! With the Seven Dwarves dead, the quintessential fairytale princess must join forces with her polyamorous Prince Charming and his tough-as-nails paramour, Rapunzel, to wage a losing battle against death itself. Bound by love and driven apart by jealousy, can this unlikely trio find a way to put aside their differences,...
Snow White awakens to True Love's Kiss... twenty-eight days after the zombie apocalypse! With the Seven Dwarves dead, the quintessential fairytale princess must join forces with her polyamorous Prince Charming and his tough-as-nails paramour, Rapunzel, to wage a losing battle against death itself. Bound by love and driven apart by jealousy, can this unlikely trio find a way to put aside their differences, or will they be devoured by the reanimated denizens of their once enchanted kingdom? Expanded from the short, Snow White Zombie Apocalypse is a story of deep woods and old magic mixed with a healthy dollop of blood, sex, kung fu and gender politics. Y'know, fairy tales as usual.

Snow White Zombie Apocalypse has been adapted into a comic by Scout Comics with art by Hyeondo Park. It can be found here: https://www.scoutcomics.com/products/snow-white-zombie-apocalypse-1
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Snow White Zombie: Apocalypse

Recommended by

  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn:
    14 Jun. 2022
    “ This is absolutely epic! The fight scenes, the familiar characters thrown into a familiar horror trope make this wholly original and exciting! This is the play your theatre wants to produce that will keep audiences excited throughout and talking for weeks after! Your cast and crew will likely count this as one of their favorite artistic endeavors! ”
  • Sean Pollock:
    31 May. 2022
    “ Unhinged, creative, & entertaining! ”

Character Information

Little Red Riding Hood…………………………..…Adorable, good singing voice
The Big Bad/Alpha Wolf…………..2 incarnations, both played by the same actor
Prince Charming………………………………...Handsome, mid 20’s – early 30’s
Rapunzel……………………………………….……...……..mid 20’s – early 30’s
Snow White…………………………………….………………..Early to late 20’s
Sleeping Beauty…………………………………....Can be doubled with L.R.R.H.
The Woodsman………………...……………….....30’s, huge, built like a wrestler
Creature………………………….…………………………Stringy, Gollum-esque
Thug #1…………………………………...…………………………Male, any age
Thug #2………………………………...……………………………Male, any age
Prince Dashing………….…………….………..………Dark, roguishly handsome
Mamma Bear………….…….….………...Played by the actor playing Woodsman
Nix……………………………….………..Can be doubled with L.R.R.H and S.B.
Zombies………………………….…………...various, doubled where appropriate

  • Little Red Riding Hood
    Early 20's,
    AFAB or transfem, Cisgender Female
    Adorable. Good singing voice.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • The Big Bad/Alpha Wolf
    20's-40's,
    Any (but probably Male)
    2 incarnations, both played by the same actor...or perhaps a large, scary puppet (but only if it's actually scary). If it's not a puppet, BBW needs GREAT combat and movement chops.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • Prince Charming
    20's,
    (assigned male at birth - plot relevant), Cisgender Male
    Handsome, mid 20’s – early 30’s
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Rapunzel
    20's-30's,
    (assigned female at birth - plot relevant), Cisgender Female
    The actor playing Rapunzel needs to be in top physical condition and needs to be especially skilled in stage combat and movement. If you can, get a serious martial artist or gymnast.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Snow White
    20's,
    (assigned female at birth - plot relevant), Cisgender Female
    The Quintessential Disney Princess. The actor playing Snow White needs to have great comic timing, and needs to be able to go from innocent, to ditzy to strikingly intense at the drop of a hat.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Sleeping Beauty
    20's,
    AFAB or transfem, Cisgender Female
    Needs to have a GREAT singing voice. Can double with Nix and Little Red Riding Hood.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • The Woodsman
    AMAB or trans-male or masc in casting, Cisgender Male
    Woodsman should be HUGE, built like a wrestler and needs to know how to fight and do stage combat. If you can find a martial artist, especially someone skilled in a hard style like Kyokushin Karate or Muay Thai, you're on the right track. When he fight he should move like a train and hit like a truck.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Creature (Hansel)
    20's,
    AMAB or trans-male in casting., Cis male or non-binary
    Should be stringy. Gollum-esque and VERY thin (he hasn't been eating well).
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Child, Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • Thug #1 & #2
    AMAB or trans-male or masc in casting, Cis male or non-binary
    It's more important how these two work together than precisely who they are.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • Prince Dashing
    Cisgender Male, AMAB or trans-male in casting.
    Dark, roguishly handsome. Should look a bit like a mirror image or a photo negative of the actor playing Prince Charming.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Mamma Bear
    Array,
    Cisgender Female
    Could be a new actor, but it's super funny if Mamma Bear is played by the Actor Playing Woodsman.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • Nix
    20's-40's,
    Cisgender Female, Transgender Woman
    More than any other character, Nix should bleed sex. Can be doubled by the Actress playing Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • Zombies
    However you want to do them. One of them should be Gretel.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender

Production History

  • Fringe
    ,
    State of Play Productions Inc.
    ,
    2012

Awards

Finalist
,
Outstanding Short Script
,
NYIT Awards
,
2016
Audience Choice
,
Audience's Choice
,
Estrogenius Festival
,
2010