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.

PlayKit | The Princess and the Pea

Written by Barbara Field
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen

The prince has searched the world for a true princess but no one seems quite right. Discouraged and weary, he returns home empty-handed… until a mysterious young woman appears at the castle gates on a stormy night. The queen, ever skeptical, devises a secret test: a single pea hidden beneath twenty mattresses. If the girl can feel it, she must be a real princess. What follows is a whimsical tale of identity, sensitivity, and a happily-ever-after that’s anything but ordinary.

$80.00

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 45 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 13 roles + ensemble

Full Details

Roles:

  • Princess Fidelia
  • Prince Val
  • King
  • Queen
  • Little Prince
  • Middle Prince
  • Volumnia
  • Counselor
  • The Cook
  • Maw
  • Gog
  • Rafe
  • King Tatabus

Ensemble includes princesses, members of the court, oyalty and servants of the countries that Val travels to.

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 photocopy 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. 

Barbara Field

Ms. Field is a playwright whose work has been seen at regional theatres across the United States and Canada, as well as in Europe. A co-founder and core member of The Playwrights' Center, Ms. Field served as dramaturg/playwright-in-residence at the Guthrie Theater for eight years. During that time, she wrote a number of adaptations for the Guthrie, two of which toured nationally. She was twice a playwright-in-residence at the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights' Conference, and has held Shubert, Bush, McKnight and Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships. In 1982, she wrote an adaptation ofGreat Expectationsfor the Seattle Children's Theatre, which was produced at the old PONCHO Theatre in the Woodland Park Zoo. Her version of the Dickens play won the L.A. Drama Critics award in 1996. She was co-winner of the Humana Festival's Great American Play contest, at Actors Theatre of Louisville (forNeutral Countries), and was awarded a DramaLogue award forBoundary Waters(South Coast Repertory Theatre). A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA), she has served as a panel member and site reporter for the NEA. 

Originally commissioned and produced by Children's Theatre Company in 1985