DODGE
By Ed Shockley
Photo courtesy of the Children's Theatre Company (Goderich, ON, Canada).
ABOUT THE PLAY
Dodge was written specifically for pre-teen performers at Upper Merion Elementary School in Pennsylvania but the layered humor allows it also to be performed by older actors. It runs 25-40 minutes, depending on the amount of choreography devoted to the marches and chants. The cast can be any mix of male and female and the fantastical nature of the world of the play allows for either simple or elaborate costumes and set.
Photo courtesy of the Children's Theatre Company (Goderich, ON, Canada).
SYNOPSIS
Dodge disappears after being sent to fetch more gold paint for the autumn leaves. She's really just trying to get out of the work of painting the leaves, but the other Elves assume that she has been waylaid by the winter Gnomes in an elaborate plot to create a new ice age. War is brewing between the Elves and the Gnomes.
Photo courtesy of the Children's Theatre Company (Goderich, ON, Canada).
Holmstead, a character worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle, sets out with Swallow, following the clues the hapless Dodge has left behind, as Dodge herself tries desperately to think of a way to return and avert war without revealing her laziness and deception.
Photo courtesy of the Children's Theatre Company (Goderich, ON, Canada).
READ AN EXCERPT
To read the beginning of Dodge as a PDF, CLICK HERE.
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Photo courtesy of the Children's Theatre Company (Goderich, ON, Canada).
TO ORDER
To request free perusal materials and a production contract for Dodge, go to our online order page by CLICKING HERE.
Amateur rights for Dodge are $45.00 for the first performance and $25.00 for subsequent performances. These prices include the right to print as many copies of the script as your production needs. Professional rights should be negotiated directly with the playwright, who can be reached by email at: edshockley@edshockley.com.