Aladdin’s Luck

by Janet Stanford

The clever street urchin Aladdin falls madly for the Princess Leilah when they meet by chance at the bazaar. Determined to impress her, he embarks on a search for fortune and instead finds a dingy oil lamp. But this is no ordinary lamp; it houses a magical genie who helps Aladdin masquerade as a grand emir to win the Princesses’ hand. Leilah, however, fell for the street urchin, not the grand emir. Frustrated that Aladdin won’t admit who he really is, she gives the lamp to an unscrupulous magician and ends up his prisoner. Aladdin must travel across the desert to rescue her by doing the thing that scares him the most…being himself.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 60 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions in North America
  • Cast Size: 11 roles | Originally performed by 3 actors

Full Details

11 roles originally performed by 3 actors

Actor 1:

  • ALADDIN, a boy of fifteen becoming a man of eighteen

Actress 2:

  • LEILAH, the Princess
  • MOTHER
  • OMAR, Aladdin’s best friend
  • WOLF and VULTURE puppets

Actor 3:

  • MUSTAPHA, a baker
  • AL ZARNATI, the wizard
  • SULTAN
  • SERVANT

Genie was originally performed through voice-over and projections

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
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Janet Stanford

Janet is a freelance director and playwright based in the Washington, DC, area dedicated to opening hearts, inspiring minds and igniting imaginations.  For 30 years, she served as the Founding Artistic Director of Imagination Stage (ISI), a regional theatre arts company dedicated to positive youth development.  Janet’s plays and musicals for ages 5-10 are adaptations of classic tales which she seeks to make relevant to contemporary American audiences.  Aladdin’s Luck with a score by Turkish composer, Fahir Atakoglu, has been produced from Hawaii to Pennsylvania.  Her versions of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Dickens’s Davy Copperfield all premiered at ISI.  In 2012 Janet partnered with Septime Webre of the Washington Ballet (now the Artistic Director for the Hong Kong Ballet) to create a dance theatre version of The Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe with original composition by Mathew Pierce.  The innovative production featuring both ballet dancers and actor/singers proved a tremendous success, garnering 5 Helen Hayes nominations and winning 2 Awards.  This was followed in 2016 by a second dance theatre adaptation of The Little Mermaid which broke all ISI previous box-office records.  In 2008 with the help of a TCG grant, Janet introduced Theatre for the Very Young to the USA with Wake Up, Brother Bear. She firmly believes in the importance of introducing live theatre to pre-schoolers such that they experience an impactful alternative to digital media.

Janet is the 2017 winner of the Harold Oaks Award for Excellence and Innovation in Theatre for Young Audiences, the 2024 Imagine Award, and the inaugural 2024 Adventure Theatre Leadership Award.  She currently serves on the Maryland Arts Council.

Website: https://janetstanford-directordramatist.com/

Originally produced by Imagination Stage in 2011

Reviews

“

With an interesting, engaging and meaningful plot, Aladdin’s Luck is an absolute joy to watch.

- MD Theatre Guide
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Aladdin ultimately learns that such enchantments pale when compared with human love and the strength that comes from self-acceptance. It’s a moral as wholesome as any sesame cake.

- Washington Post