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THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO
A full-length Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) comedy
Vegetables are only supposed to do two things: grow where they’re planted and keep to their own kind. But when a dancing carrot meets a groove-loving potato, their new forbidden friendship inspires them to embark on a quest to change the rules of their stodgy garden society. Their journey won’t be easy, of course, but luckily, our duo is joined by a ragtag team of vegetables with their own reasons to shake up the norm. Can they work together to overcome hungry bugs out to eat them, a dangerously playful dog and that pesky band of mean carrots on the hunt to stop them?
DETAILS
Cast: 16-18+ performers—any gender. Minimum of 16 performers (with doubling). 18 with no doubling. 19+ with ensemble roles (this ensemble has group speaking lines)
Age range of performers: Most of the larger roles are great for middle school and older, however some roles may be suitable for strong younger actors, and ensemble roles are suitable for any age. Roles are also suitable for college aged students or adults, who are performing for TYA.
Range of roles: CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED CASTING AND CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Roles vary from lead, supporting, featured and ensemble, giving wonderful opportunies for each performer to shine, whatever their experience, desire, age or level.
Genre: Comedy, Children’s Theater, TYA, Theater for Young Audiences, allegory, funny, sweet
Running Time: Around 1 hour 20 minutes
Setting: outdoors, in the soil, vegetable gardens, tulip garden
Time Period: Present
Themes: friendship, confronting prejudice, working together, helping each other, pursing interests even if it is not what is expected of you, sacrificing for others, beng brave, the importance of relying on others (not only yourself), making positive differences in the world, having fun and joy
“I love to write non-human characters. It gives us a chance to play around in a world that is very different than ours, with different stakes and conflicts, like how dangerous it might be for a vegetable to live in soil which a dog happens to be playfully digging up; or how it’s disappointing that no one attends your turnip comedy show! But at the same time, we can relate to the ideas and feelings, in a low-pressure kind of way with a little distance. The play is funny and action-packed, but ultimately, it’s about embracing your joy and self-expression, putting aside unfounded fears and prejudices of someone who’s different from you and discovering you have way more in common than not. And if the rest of the world isn’t ready for that, it’s about working together to find a way to change that world.”
~Tara Meddaugh
Click here for a free excerpt of THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO or click below for the compelte play, THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO
Photos from premier production at East Valley Children’s Theatre in Mesa, AZ, directed by Taylor Stroupe; photography by Emily Penrod
