The Swine of Avon
by Thomas Hischak

Name: The Swine of Avon
Brand: Thomas Hischak
SKU: 9780874402513

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Highlights

One Act 30 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Here is the story of Shankspeare - author of such theatre classics as Loins Labors Lost, King Porkrind the Third, A Midsummer Night's Pig Roast and MacBoar, and the creator of such unforgettable characters as Julius Razorback, Brute Chops, Katherina Pigiron, Swineo and Drooliet, and Hamhock, Prince of Denmark - as told by pigs!

Blasphemy?

More like a delightful farce with a large, flexible cast.

And the play actually sheds light on the famous Swan of Avon.

We follow Shankspeare from a humble birth in Fatsford-on-Avon, to fame in the city of Loin-don, and ending with the monument in Westhamster Abbey.

This action-packed comedy is filled with puns, satire, silliness, and even brief scenes from Shakespeare given a new porcine twist!

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Shankspeare the greatest playwright in all of Swinedom.	—	—	the greatest playwright in all of Swinedom.
Mama Shankspeare's mother.	female	—	Shankspeare's mother.
Boarbage a famous actor and manager of the Glob Playhouse.	—	—	a famous actor and manager of the Glob Playhouse.
Swill Kemp a comic actor.	—	—	a comic actor.
Good Queen Blt the First, reigning monarch of Swinedom.	—	—	the First, reigning monarch of Swinedom.
Sir Frankfurt Bacon a scientist and scholar.	—	—	a scientist and scholar.
A Spy, Stranger, Publisher, Piglets, Tourists, Actors Theatregoers, And Students	—	—	—
Don Armadillo a Spanish nobleman	—	—	a Spanish nobleman
Mouth a youth	—	—	a youth
King Porkrind The Third a villainous swine	—	—	a villainous swine
Porkchopio an Italian ruffian	—	—	an Italian ruffian
Katerina Pigiron a shrew.	—	—	a shrew.
Porkeron king of the fairies.	male	—	king of the fairies.
Canadian Bacon queen of the fairies.	female	—	queen of the fairies.
Pickled-Pig'S-Feet a mischevious spirit.	—	—	a mischevious spirit.
Hogwild a union foreman.	—	—	a union foreman.
Peter Curltyail a union worker.	—	—	a union worker.
Julious Razorback a Roman general.	—	—	a Roman general.
Brute Chops a Roman nobleman.	—	—	a Roman nobleman.
Macboar thane of Scotland.	—	—	thane of Scotland.
Lady Macboar his wife.	female	—	his wife.
Hamhock Prince of Denmark.	male	—	Prince of Denmark.
Burptrude Queen of Denmark.	female	—	Queen of Denmark.
Baloneyus a courtier.	—	—	a courtier.
Swineo And Drooliet two young lovers.	—	—	two young lovers.