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 Little Mermaid by Timothy Mason

PlayKit | The Little Mermaid

by Timothy Mason
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen

The heartbreaking tale of a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea to win the love of a handsome prince and claim an eternal soul.

In a kingdom under the sea, six sea princesses, recounted their experiences of being able to rise out of the sea on their fifteenth birthday. While most of the mermaids saw wondrous sites, they still found it’s much nicer at home under the sea. When the littlest mermaid finally had her fifteenth birthday, she saw a lovely prince and saved him from a shipwreck. She was instantly in love, however, the Prince woke to a young nun and mistakenly believed she was his savior.

$80.00

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 75-90 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 19 roles + ensemble

Full Details

Roles:

  • Young Prince
  • Elder
  • Sea Witch
  • Grandmother
  • Mermaid I
  • Mermaid II
  • Mermaid III
  • Mermaid IV
  • Mermaid V
  • Little Mermaid
  • Young Holy Sister/Princess
  • Courtier I
  • Courtier II
  • Small Boy
  • Mother
  • Guardian I
  • Guardian II
  • Elder I
  • Elder II

Ensemble includes: holy sisters, dancing men and women, children, sailors, servant,
young women, the entourage of the Princess

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 1968