Patti Veconi

Playwright and Theater Educator

Plays

Jesters, Jousters & Donuts

Style:

Comedy

Cast:

3-25 f, 0-22 m, gender flexible, doubling possible. Appropriate for actors aged ten to adult.

Length:

40 minutes
With their annual Renaissance Fair is interrupted by contractors from the Department of Buildings, a troupe of intrepid re-enactors use what little time they have to mount their best fair ever including an archery contest, juggling jesters, a jousting match and not one, but three rivaling queens. They manage to save one lost little boy, but can they save the future of the Renaissance fair? The fourth wall is merely implied in this family show where donuts are served up along with the fun. (Comedy with music.)