K12 Playkit

K12 PlayKits are designed to make theatre in schools simple! Hand-picked by a team of professional educators, they put everything schools need for a successful production right at your fingertips; high-quality scripts, student-friendly materials, and streamlined performance rights without the hassle or uncertainty of traditional licensing. With no hoops to jump through, you can focus on what really matters: creating inspiring productions with your students.

The Emperor's New Clothes by Timothy Mason

PlayKit | The Emperor's New Clothes

by Timothy Mason

When clever con artists Flo and Roscoe arrive in a kingdom obsessed with fashion, they spot the perfect mark: a style-obsessed Emperor. Claiming to weave magical cloth invisible to fools, they set the kingdom spinning with excitement and anxiety. No one dares admit they can’t see the clothes, until the Emperor’s grand reveal leaves the crowd howling with laughter. A witty, timeless tale about vanity, deception, and the courage to speak the truth.

$80.00

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 60-70 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 7 roles + ensemble

Full Details

Roles:

  • Flo
  • Roscoe
  • Boy
  • Ewefor
  • Minister of State
  • Mistress of the Wardrobe
  • Minister of War

Ensemble of Guards, Dancers, and Townspeople

The following resources are included in each PlayKit:
  • Opening Act Edition PDF script
  • Opening Act performance license for 1-8 performances (choose the number of performances using drop-down bar). 
  • Copy license to copy included PDF script for your cast, crew, and production team. There is no additional cost for scripts! 
  • Media pack including logo PNG & SVG's as well as template poster files.
  • Director's Guide with tips, suggested rehearsal activities, FAQ, and more!
  • Cutting permission for competition performances and link to add performances as you progress through the competition. 

Timothy Mason

Timothy Mason's musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (music by Mel Marvin) has become a seasonal hit on Broadway and on tour. His plays have been produced in New York by Circle Rep (including The Fiery Furnace starring Julie Harris and Babylon Gardens with Mary-Louise Parker and Timothy Hutton). Other plays have been produced by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Victory Gardens, Portland Stage, the Jungle Theatre and the Guthrie Theatre Lab. Mason has an ongoing collaboration with A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory, (Ascension Day, The Less Than Human Club, Time On Fire, Mullen's Alley and, in progress, My Life In The Silents). Mason's first novel, a fantasy-adventure for kids called The Last Synapsid, is being published by Delacorte Press. He has won the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award, the W. Alton Jones Foundation Award, the Berilla Kerr Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Award and the National Society of Arts and Letters Award.

Originally commissioned and produced by Children's Theatre Company in 1979