Gulliver’s Travels (Fleming)

by Don Fleming

In this classic societal satire, we meet Doctor Lemuel Gulliver who has just discovered he has a grown son. In an attempt to get to know him, they settle in at the Star Tavern so Lemuel can recount his life story. Gulliver’s journeys took him to strange and distant lands. He encountered tiny Lilliputians, and visited Brobdingnag, the land of giants. From there, he traveled to Laputa, a floating island devoted to the arts and academics, though inhabited by residents who are out of touch with reality. In Laguda and Struddlebrug, he encountered singing beggars and senile immortals. In Gulliver’s fourth and final journey, he found a land inhabited by intelligent, speaking horses called Houhynhms. At the end of his travels, Gulliver lived the life of a recluse, speaking only to the horses in his stable. However, he now vows to teach his son the way of the Houhynhms.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Estimated Run Time: 60-75 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 12+ actors

Full Details

Ensemble of at least 12 play all roles:

  • GULLIVER, the traveling doctor
PEOPLE OF THE SIGN OF THE STAR TAVERN:
  • RATHSEN, an angry person
  • SAMUEL, Gulliver‘s young son
  • PRAIDEN, a proud person
  • SLOOTHINARD, a lazy person
  • MARY, Gulliver‘s wife
  • GRIDLEY, the greedy owner of the tavern
  • ENEVEYAN, a jealous person
  • DRANIC, a thirsty person
  • FODAN, a gluttonous person
  • FEYEREINA, a frightened person
  • LAIANIC, a dishonest person
PEOPLE OF GULLIVER‘S SHIP
  • CAPTAIN SWIFT
  • SAILORS
  • SEBASTIAN
PEOPLE OF LILLIPUT
  • EMPEROR
  • EMPRESS
  • ADMIRAL SKYRESH BOLGOLAM\
  • LORD FLIMNAP, TREASURER
  • SLAMSA, A SCIENTIST
  • BLANCAM, A SERVANT
  • HURGO
  • LILLIPUTIAN CAPTAIN
  • HERALD
CROWD(LILLIPUTIANS 1-4)
  • BLUFESCAN CAPTAIN
  • BLUFESCAN LOOKOUT
  • BLUFESCAN SAILOR
PEOPLE OF BRODBINGNAG (THE LAND OF THE GIANTS)
  • RAT (THE SPLAKNUCK)
  • GLUMDALCLITCH (THE FARMER‘S YOUNG DAUGHTER)
  • FARMER
  • GIANT CROWD
  • QUEEN
  • DWARF
  • KING
  • GIANT SCIENTIST
  • WASPS
  • COOKS
PEOPLE OF LAPUTA
  • SERVANT
  • NOBLE ONE
  • KING
  • MINISTER
  • ADVISER
  • LAPUTAN NOBLES
PEOPLE OF LAGUDA
  • LAGUDAN 1-4
  • STRUDDLEBRUG 1-4
PEOPLE OF YAHOO-HOUHYNHM LAND
  • MALE YAHOOS
  • 4 FEMALE YAHOOS
  • MASTER HORSE
  • PROSECUTOR HORSE
  • JUDGE HORSE
  • DEFENSE HORSE
  • OTHER HORSES

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Don Fleming

Don Fleming produces the Summer Season of student productions for Seattle Children's Theatre. In that capacity. he has written many dramatic adaptations, including Julie of the Wolves, Treasure Island, The Golden Compass, Dracula, The Silver Chair, The Odyssey, Speak, and, most recently, Amazing Voyage, Fight School, and Stargirl. Summer Season shows he has directed include Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose, The Tempest, Pippin, As You Like It, Holes, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Prior to his tenure at SCT, he was a director of The Seattle Theatre Project and a member of the Merrie Japers medieval theatre troupe. Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School Summer Season began in 1985, and provides students with both a challenging rehearsal period and the opportunity to perform on the Charlotte Martin or Eve Alvord stages, with costumes, sets, props, sound, and lights provided by Seattle Children's Theatre's professional technical staff. The SCT Summer Season allows students in grades 4 through 12 to put their skills to work in a fun, professional, safe environment.

This script was originally developed for Seattle Children’s Theatre’s Drama School Summer Season, an acclaimed program in which student actors and theatre professionals come together to produce polished play. The Summer Season inspired by classic works, were specifically written for students in grades 4 – 12 to develop acting and other theatrical skills.