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The Plotters Of Cabbage Patch Corner
David Wood
The Bugs
by Don Zolidis
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes Comedy
Synopsis
When a couple of disgruntled honeybees discover their habitat is going to be destroyed to make way for a swimming pool, there’s only one thing for them to do: forge an alliance with the other bugs who live in the yard and stop it.
With the help of a swashbuckling cockroach, a pessimistic pill bug, a cicada who loves to party and a couple of smitten fireflies, can the honeybees do the impossible and ruin human construction plans?
Or will they have to resort to asking their ancient enemies the spiders for help?
What can a group of bugs actually do when their ecosystem is threatened?
A hilarious satire about ecological disaster and labor issues, with a smattering of Greek Gods thrown in for fun.
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Xanthia She/her, a honeybee. |
| Mindy She/her, a honeybee on her first day. |
| Charlie A cicada. |
| Brindle A pill bug/potato bug/roly-poly; a grizzled veteran. |
| Alex A firefly. |
| Sam A firefly. |
| May A mayfly. Also plays May’s daughter, also named May. |
| Diana A monarch butterfly. |
| Grok A stag beetle. (May also play Queen Bee or a warrior bee.) |
| Dave He/him, a luna moth. |
| Briant An ant. |
| Grant An ant. |
| Marina She/her, a mosquito. |
| Blackwing The cockroach, the bug who lived. |
| Velma A termite. |
| Driskel A termite. |
| Other Bugs, Bees, Moths, Butterflies, Etc. |
| Queen Bee She/her, the queen of the hive. |
| Warrior Bees Her soldiers. |
| Arachne She/her, Goddess of Spiders. |
| Demeter She/her, Goddess of the Harvest. |
| Iris She/her, Messenger of the Gods. |
| Mochi The unrealistic spider, a common house spider. |
| Joro Spider |
| Crab Spider |
+ 4 more characters
Publication
The Bugs is a comedy play written by Don Zolidis and published by Playscripts .
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