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. The perfect pet combination for any family. It’s a dark and stormy night and Chester (the family cat) and Harold (the family dog) sit waiting for their owners to return home from the movies. Chester and Harold are more than just pets, they’re good friends too. When the Monroes finally get home, they come bearing a surprise: they’ve found a bunny in the movie theater. But this is no ordinary rabbit… this is the extraordinary Bunnicula. When the family’s produce starts losing its juice, Chester thinks he knows what’s causing the fantastic phenomenon. Bunnicula is a vampire! Or maybe Chester’s imagination is getting the better of him. Singing and dancing their way through this hilarious mystery, the furry friends find room in their hearts, and in their home, for one very unique bunny.

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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 performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script/score for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.
  • Production audio files for backtracking and underscoring.
  • Permission to use illustration from original book in marketing/advertising

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

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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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