Celebrate National Frog month with some Frog Theater!
Did you know April is National Frog Month in the US? World Frog Day is March 20, but if you missed applauding our amphibian friends that day, rest assured you still have this month to celebrate this awesome creature! Frogs play a vital part in our ecosystem, not to mention they’ve been instrumental in scientific advancements in many fields. They make up about 90% of all amphibians (there are over 6000 species of frogs!), they have adapted to do some really neat things (like survive basically frozen for months in the Arctic or carry around tadpoles in their vocal sacs!), and they are super cute and unique!
So what better way of paying tribute to our beloved frogs than by exploring some frog theater? (Okay, there are lots of other ways to pay tribute to these important cuties. Sadly, “at least 2,000 species [are] estimated to be in danger of extinction," so let’s be kind to them and their environment too. Here are ways to make your yard more habitable for frogs and additional things you can do for frogs.)
Yes, I can happily say I have a whopping (should I say “hopping?” harhar) three (3) theatrical pieces about frogs! A 10-minute dark comedy, a 5-minute children’s play, and a quirky dark comedy/dramatic monologue.
Enjoy some FROG THEATER!
(Is that a thing? The hashtag world says “no.” So…let’s launch it! #frogtheater )
ALFRED AND LILY AND THEIR MARVELOUS TANK IN THE FOREST - 10 minute play
This 2-hander dark 10-minute lets actors delve into frogs because our only two characters in the play happen to be frogs! What are these frogs doing in a tank? In the forest? And is this tank really marvelous? Find out in this dark comedy where you can’t always trust what the birds tell you…
PEBBLES AND TAILS - 5-7 minute children’s play
Introducing three more frogs as stars of a play! Scoot, Wiggles and Crunch! They have been friends since they hatched from eggs, but now Wiggles and Crunch have become froglets and Scoot feels left out. Is their friendship strong enough to endure? Find out in this sweet children’s play about growing up, loyalty and friendship.
FROG BAND-AID - a 3-minute monologue
In this monologue from the full-length dark comedy, Free Space, Amelia insists she has made a good deal of growth in handling relationships, since the time she put a band-aid on a frog and sent him into the street… And, oh, yeah. And in this monologue…she’s talking to a Bingo Chip.