Another Tortoise, Another Hare
by Richard Felnagle, John Mucci

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120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Exterior Set Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes

Synopsis

Aesop the Owl narrates and then continues the story of the famous race in this very up-to-date adaptation.

The original tortoise and hare have children.

Tommy Tortoise grows up as the child of a celebrity, and Harriet Hare grows up the child of an outcast; and strangely, these children are united in friendship by the way fate has shaped their lives.

But other forest creatures are not happy with the outcome of the original race their parents ran.

Tommy and Harriet are eventually turned against each other and coerced into running their parents' old race over again, encountering a highway full of singing automobiles, a flood and worst of all: two human children.

Songs include "Take It Slow," "Do It Now," "Winners and Losers," and "The Raspberry Song."

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Tabatha Tortoise winner of the famous race	—	—	winner of the famous race
Tilda Tortoise her daughter	female	—	her daughter
Tommy Tortoise her son	female	—	her son
Howard Hare loser of the famous race	—	—	loser of the famous race
Harriet Hare his daughter	female	—	his daughter
Regina The Skunk a mature skunk-of-the-world with a bad self-image	—	—	a mature skunk-of-the-world with a bad self-image
Rod And Sam two tough street frogs	—	—	two tough street frogs
Art And Gwen two upwardly-mobile robins	—	—	two upwardly-mobile robins
Marjorie a pack rat bag-lady	female	—	a pack rat bag-lady
The Sunflower an arrogant decoration; Marjorie's pride and joy	—	—	an arrogant decoration; Marjorie's pride and joy
Rocco And Lefty two raccoons, a couple of hardened prison inmates	—	—	two raccoons, a couple of hardened prison inmates
Chorus various tortoises, hares, and other critters	—	—	various tortoises, hares, and other critters
Aesop The Owl a real old-timer, cracker-barrel philosopher, and the forest's resident historian	—	—	a real old-timer, cracker-barrel philosopher, and the forest's resident historian