Eliza and the Royal Swans
by Olivia Arieti
ISBN #1-60513-094-X
JAC #2010-0035
The Cast
- ELIZA: A little girl/A teenage girl.
- PRINCES (11): Eliza's brothers. In
their teens. All dressed in white with a star on their breast. They wear
gold crowns. (They may be played by males and/or females.)
- THE QUEEN:
- FAIRY GODMOTHER:
- PRINCE COMET:
- COUNSELLOR:
Synopsis
When Princess Eliza’s
mother dies, the king remarries. The new queen is a cruel witch, who
banishes the girl’s brothers from the kingdom and turns them into wild
swans. Fortunately, a very busy Fairy Godmother appears and tells Eliza how
to break the evil spell. She must gather nettles and weave eleven shawls to
put on her brothers’ shoulders; during all this time she must not speak. As
years pass, Eliza has become a beautiful maiden and Prince Comet falls in
love at first sight. His happiness is spoiled by his suspicious Counsellor,
who considers the girl a witch. The Prince reluctantly agrees to have her
burnt as all witches are, but Eliza’s brothers return in time and rescue
her.
The Setting
The stage with a palace garden backdrop. Stools, a bench,
a stump.
Author Biography
A U.S. citizen and high school English teacher, Olivia
Arieti lives in Torre del Lago Puccini, Italy with her family. After living
in Miami Beach, Detroit and Milan, she graduated from the University of Pisa
in Contemporary Literature and Languages and published a few articles and
short stories.
Among her dramatic works are:
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1ST FLOOR, 2ND FLOOR, Brooklyn Publishers, TX, 2004.
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JUST FOR YOU, Blue Box Productions, NYC, 2004.
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SUBWAY ENCOUNTERS, semi-finalist, TitleWave theatre
contest, 2004.
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FLIGHT ATP12, semi-finalist, Boca Raton theatre
contest, FL, 2004, finalist in "Gulfport Community Players, 5th Summer
One-Act Festival, Hickman Theatre, Gulfport, FL, 2005.
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DAWNLESS DAYS, reading, Baywrite Theatre Group, Byron
Bay, Au, 2005.
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HALLOWEEN PARTY TIME, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK, 2005.
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TOO BAD TO BE TRUE, Shots In The Night, Carlito's
Cafè, NYC, Jan. 2006.
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NIGHT INTRUDERS, raw reading, SideWalk Cafè, NYC,
2006.
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TO BE HAMLET, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK, 2006.
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CELEBRATING SAINT PATRICK'S, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK,
2006.
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CONTEMPTUOUSLY IN LOVE, Ciona Taylor Productions,
Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC, 2007.
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SWEET AND SPOOKY, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK, 2008.
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HALLOWEEN IN THE LIGHTHOUSE, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK,
2008.
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UP NORTE, R. J. Flores Short Play Reading Series,
NYC, June, 2008. 2ND Staged Reading, NYC, December, 2008.
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MACBAD, Brooklyn Publishers, TX, 2008.
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DAWNLESS DAYS, One Acts Of Note, Desert Road
Publishing, CA, 2009.
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INSTANT ANGELS, Gi60 U.S. Live Edition, New Workshop
Theatre, Brooklyn College, NYC, 2009.
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GOING TO THE PROM, Eclectic Theatre Company, FL,
2009.
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ON OUR OWN, Lazy Bee Scripts, UK, 2009.
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A HISTORY LESSON FOR TURKEY BOY, Lazy Bee Scripts,
UK, 2009.
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LOVE AND ART, reading, Shelter Studios, NYC, 2009.
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BLACK CATS, reading, Shelters Studios, NYC, 2010.
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Her poems appeared in Women In
Judaism, The Wanderlust Review,
Poetica Magazine, Eye
On Life, VWA: Poems For Haiti.
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