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Animal Farm (Bond)

Full-Length Play, Satire/Political Satire  /  2w, 5m

Nelson Bond, George Orwell

George Orwell's biting satire, adapted by Nelson Bond

Animal Farm is a fable with a sting. Much has been written about the threat of Communism, but it remained to the late George Orwell, farsighted British author of the brilliant and frightening 1984, to expose the Russian experiment for what it really is; an idealist's dream, converted by realists into a nightmare.

Animal Farm (Bond)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Fable/Folktale
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

Animal Farm is a fable with a sting. Much has been written about the threat of Communism, but it remained to the late George Orwell, farsighted British author of the brilliant and frightening 1984, to expose the Russian experiment for what it really is; an idealist's dream, converted by realists into a nightmare. In staged dramatic reading version of this timely allegory you will meet beasts whose prototypes have dominated news headlines for many fearful years. Opening on a note of joyous triumph for the creatures who have emancipated themselves from the cruel mastery of a human owner, the reading mounts inexorably to a climax of disillusionment in which the other animals discover themselves now subject to the rule of even more ruthless autocrats: the greedy, cunning pigs. Intermingling humor and drama, Animal Farm wrings the emotions of its listeners, leaving audiences shaken with the tale of a tragedy that happened in a mythical barnyard far away but could happen in our own back yard.

History

Anmal Farm was first presented at The Showtimers Studio Theatre in Roanoake, Virginia on September 29, 1961.

STOOL #1 - Narrator, Jones
STOOL #2 - Snowball, Benjamin
STOOL #3 - Squealer, Moses, Frederick
STOOL #4 - Clover, Cat
STOOL #5 - Boxer, Pilkington
STOOL #6 - Major, Napoleon
STOOL #7 - Mollie, Muriel

No actual props are used in the production of Animal Farm. All physical actions are indicated by the actors through pantomime.

Each of the readers has one principal role with which he is identified, and one or more minor roles. In addition, each reader from time to time serves as a Narrator.

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Additional Features Local Celebrity Cameo
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Authors

Author

Nelson Bond

Author

George Orwell

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