An Analysis Of Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Cast List:

Narrator 1 [7 lines, 23 sentences]- Razen

Narrator 2 [9 lines, 17 sentences] - Abdullah

Narrator 3 [10 lines, 18 sentences]- Erum

Rapunzel [8 lines, 16 sentences] - Razen

Sorceress [13 lines, 34 sentences] - Christine Ha

Father [5 lines, 10 sentences] - Abdullah

Mother [5 lines, 10 sentences] - Erum

Prince [14 lines, 34 sentences]- Kaleb Sweringen

Theme/Message/Moral: When one is tempted by their desires, be it their greed or lust, it will have negative consequences.

Reader’s Theater features/techniques

Entrance and Exit: Stand or Sit

Passage or Stoppage of Time: In-Place Movement

Alienation devices: Readers play more than one role

Dialogue:

[NARRATOR 1]: There were once a man and a woman who had long, in vain, wished

Now give me my the peaches.

[NARRATOR 1]: The mother ate the peaches greedily.

[MOTHER]: Oh these are more delicious than I imagined. My love, you must get me more.

[NARRATOR 1]: The man once again descended into the garden. But instead of seeing the peaches, he finds himself faced with the sorceress.

[SORCERESS]: How dare you enter my garden to steal my fruit. For this crime, you will be punished.

[NARRATOR 1]: The sorceress loomed over the man’s trembling body. The man backed away from the sorceress only to be cornered.

[FATHER]: (trembles) Wait, please listen to me. My wife saw your peaches from our window and longed for it to the point she would’ve died if she didn’t eat it. Please, I mean no

You may take as many peaches as you desire, on one condition. You must give me your first-born child. I shall treat the child as my own.

[FATHER]: I agree to these terms.

[NARRATOR 1]: The man ran away with several peaches, his body trembling with each breath he took. The couple had a beautiful baby girl the next year. As soon as the infant let out its first cry, the sorceress took the child away, off into the night. The man and woman could only watch as their baby was carried off. By their feet were bundles of ripe peaches, not a single one eaten.

[SORCERESS]: You shall be named Rapunzel.

[NARRATOR 2]: Rapunzel grew up into a stunning child, with her long golden hair and pale green eyes. Too beautiful. The sorceress, who was hideous and old in comparison, locks Rapunzel in a tower with no stairs or doors. Only a small window allowed Rapunzel to see the open skies. On days when the sorceress wanted to go in, she cried.

[SORCERESS]: Rapunzel. Rapunzel. Let down your hair.

[NARRATOR 2]: Rapunzel would unfasten her braided hair and lay her locks over the window to allow the sorceress to climb up the tower. But the sorceress will soon depart, leaving Rapunzel bored and lonely. Rapunzel would sing a lovely tune on most days to entertain herself.

[RAPUNZEL]: Try with all of your