Puss in Boots and Other Cat Tails
Stephanie Routman
Paperback
(Anchorage Press Plays, Inc., Oct. 14, 2008)
PUSS IN BOOTS AND OTHER CAT TAILS-by Stephanie Routman-is a contemporary play script celebrating tales of famous cats of world literature from France, West Africa, China, Mexico. The play is filled with clever transitions, creative use of percussion and international dialects language. SYNOPSIS: MC Cat serves as the emcee and warms up the audience with a comedy routine, then introduces the tale of the smartest cat in France, PUSS IN BOOTS, who comes up with a clever plan to make her pauper master rich. Puss succeeds and is rewarded with the high life of a palace cat. Next MC recalls her cousin Wild Cat from West Africa, in the tale of WILD CAT AND HYENA, who is unknowingly building a house with a hyena. They each think the house is helping to build itself. West African style drumming supports the action in this tale. MC remembers the story of her Chinese ancestor Mao who risked his life to help his master in THE MAGIC RING. Staging and percussion are in the style of the Peking Opera. The last tale, THE CAT, THE ROOSTER AND THE LAMB, is of MC’s Mexican nephew, Gatito, who with Rooster, and Lamb manages to get into a heap of trouble and back out again. CAST: Written for 4 actors (2F, 2M) + percussionist to play all roles, or up to 22 with roles distributed. Flexible staging; suitable for touring. Performance licensing available through Anchorage Press Plays.
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