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Bunnicula by Jon Klein based on the book by James and Deborah Howe with music composed by Chris Jeffries

PlayKit | Bunnicula

by Jon Klein
Based on the novel by James and Deborah Howe
With music by Chris Jeffries

A dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampire bunny—what could go wrong?

On a dark and stormy night, Chester the cat and Harold the dog meet the family’s newest pet: a mysterious bunny found at the movies. But when vegetables start turning white, Chester suspects Bunnicula might be… a vampire! This hilarious musical mystery celebrates friendship, imagination, and one very unusual rabbit.

$135.00

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Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Length: 90 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions in the United States and Canada
  • Cast Size: 2 female, 4 male

Full Details

Characters:

  • Harold the dog
  • Chester the cat
  • Robert Monroe
  • Ann Monroe
  • Pete, age 10
  • Toby, age 8
  • Bunnicula the mysterious rabbit

The following resources are included in each PlayKit:
  • Opening Act Edition PDF script and score
  • Opening Act performance license for 1-8 performances (choose the number of performances using drop-down bar)
  • Copy license to photocopy included PDF script and score 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!
  • Production audio files for backtracking and underscoring.

Jon Klein

Jon Klein is the author of numerous produced plays, including T Bone N Weasel (winner of an HBO Playwrights USA Award), Betty The Yeti, Four Our Fathers, Southern Cross, Peoria, The Einstein Project (co-authored with Paul D'Andrea) and Losing It (winner of an FDG/CBS New Play Award). These plays have been produced off-Broadway and at numerous regional theatres, including Actors Theatre of Louisville, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, CenterStage in Baltimore, Alley Theatre in Houston and the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Dimly Perceived Threats to the System was produced at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. and South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa. Mr. Klein's most recent plays, Wishing Well and Suggestibility, both premiered at the Victory Theatre in Los Angeles. In addition to Bunnicula, Mr. Klein has also adapted two Hardy Boys books for the stage for Seattle Children's Theatre: The Hardy Boys in the Mystery of the Haunted House and The Hardy Boys in the Secret of Skullbone Island. Mr. Klein has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Bush, McKnight and Jerome Foundations. He has had plays developed at Midwest PlayLabs, Robert Redford's Sundance Institute in Utah, and as the NEA/TCG Playwright-in-Residence at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Mr. Klein has also taught playwriting at the University of Washington, University of Texas at Austin, Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Ohio University and Hollins University. Mr. Klein is currently head of the MFA Playwriting Program at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

Originally produced in Seattle Children's Theatre’s 1996-97 season

Preview the Show

Bunnicula at Magik Theatre

Reviews

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This semi-musical is a fanciful, non-scary Halloween treat for the kid inside all of us.

- Talkin' Broadway
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Readers of All Ages can rejoice in Seattle Children’s Theatre world premiere of Bunnicula, a clever, careful stage rendering of Deborah and James Howe’s much-beloved classic.

- Seattle Times

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