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Once Upon a Pandora's Box by Monica Flory

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Productions (127)
Comedy
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60 - 75 minutes
7 W, 3 M, 3 Any (11-16 actors possible: 7-13 W, 3-9 M)
Set: A New York City apartment and a "Pandora's box" big enough to contain five actors.

Once upon a time in New York City, Tabitha and her brother Louis discover a box sitting in the hall of their apartment. Curious, Tabitha opens the box, allowing five imprisoned fairy tale villains to escape. Free at last, the dastardly villains begin to wreck the apartment, but when they discover that writing in Tabitha's notebook will give them control of other fictional characters, things really get dicey. Will Tabitha harness the power of her storytelling? Or will the fairy tale villains run wild in New York? A clever comedy that demonstrates the importance of villains in every story.

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Once upon a time in New York City, Tabitha and her brother Louis discover a box sitting in the hall of their apartment. Curious, Tabitha opens the box, allowing five imprisoned fairy tale villains to escape. Free at last, the dastardly villains begin to wreck the apartment, but when they discover that writing in Tabitha's notebook will give them control of other fictional characters, things really get dicey. Will Tabitha harness the power of her storytelling? Or will the fairy tale villains run wild in New York? A clever comedy that demonstrates the importance of villains in every story.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 7 W, 3 M, 3 Any (11-16 actors possible: 7-13 W, 3-9 M)
  • Set: A New York City apartment and a "Pandora's box" big enough to contain five actors.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-321-2

Production History

JAN 26, 2024 - JAN 27, 2024
Shrine of St. Anne School
Arvada, CO United States
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NOV 03, 2023 - NOV 05, 2023
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Elkton, MD United States
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NOV 11, 2022 - NOV 12, 2022
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Clayton, MO United States
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NOV 04, 2022 - NOV 05, 2022
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Horicon, WI United States
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MAR 24, 2022 - MAR 24, 2022
Compass Academy
Odessa, TX United States
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MAR 10, 2022 - MAR 12, 2022
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Carthage, MO United States
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DEC 03, 2021 - DEC 04, 2021
David Brearley Middle/High School
Kenilworth, NJ United States
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NOV 22, 2021 - NOV 22, 2021
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Scottsbluff, NE United States
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Dachau, Germany
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