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To defeat the ogre and win the hand of the princess, Mark may have to pay a terrible price:

A comic fairy tale for the whole family.

King Kudos has two problems (not counting uncomfortable shoes): 1) an ogre has captured one of his castles, and 2) there's no royalty left for his daughter to marry. Princess Harmony suggests a contest. The man who can defeat the ogre is to be named a prince and marry Harmony. Mark, a humble merchant, sets out to win his lady love, but the orge is only the beginning. Evil witch Krona and slimy Juan Lira also stand in Mark's way.

• Length: 31 pages, about 35 minutes
• Rating: G, All audiences
• Type: Comedy, designed to appeal to children as well as adults
• Staging: Full sets; full lighting effects; complex costumes and props
• Music: none
• Cast of Characters:
  • 4 women
  • Harmony (fair princess, leading lady): 17-25
  • Penny (shopkeeper, Mark's sister): 16-30
  • Krona (evil witch): 20-90
  • Boo (fairy in woods): 8-14
  • 6 men
  • King (Harmony's father): 40-60
  • Advisor (obsequious Baron Mind): 30-90
  • Mark (merchant, leading man): 18-30
  • Viss (cowardly knight): 20-55
  • Ogre (large, scary fellow): 17-70
  • Juan (rival prince, bad guy): 18-30
  • 5 either + extras
  • Town crier (could be played by Advisor): any age
  • 3 courtiers (voices calling out kings decree): any age
  • Child in town (hands out applications): 5-12
  • Townspeople (could be played by courtiers): various ages

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