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OH NO! CAVITIES!
This play is based on Little Red Riding Hood
characters and it deals with Healthy Habits. It is a LEVEL 2 play, directed to
kids from 9 to 11 years old
SYNOPSIS
Little Red and Wolf
are two acclaimed theatre actors that have a great success. They act with their
partners Granny, Woodcutter and Mother in different
theatres from all around the world with its famous play “Little Red Riding
Hood”
As usual, the director, actors and actresses
were meeting at the theatre to rehearse the play. Wolf was late and, the moment
he appeared, everybody could see that he was not looking so good. He said that
he was not feeling fine, but they decided to start working. During the
rehearsal, Wolf wasn't acting suitably and he complained several times about
pain. The moment they got to “Granny´s house scene” and Little Red said the
famous line “What a big mouth you've got, Granny!”, Wolf opened the mouth and
she was able to see the problem. He had lots of cavities in his teeth. The
director decided to stop the rehearsal and sent Wolf to the dentist.
Little Red went with him, as he was terrified and worried, and needed some
support.
After the appointment and having his teeth filled,
Wolf received some advice from the dentist and the nurse. Little Red and
Wolf went back to the theatre and everybody was able to restart the rehearsal
of the play.
CHARACTERS:
Little Red,
Wolf, Granny, Hunter, Mother, Director, Dentist, Nurse
CHARACTER OBJETIVES
·Narrator: He
explains the scenes before they start.
·Little
Red: She is Wolf's best friend. She is worried and goes with Wolf to the
dentist
·Wolf: He
loves eating sweets, he is proud of the way he acts and insists on rehearsing
despite his pain. He loves his mouth and teeth and wants a remedy for them.
·Woodcutter
and Mother: They are Little Red and Wolf's partners, they are
worried about Wolf and stopping the play. They are afraid about the possibility
of cancelling the play.
·Director: He is
perfectionist and he is annoyed about holding the rehearsal so many times. He looks for a solution to the problem.
·Dentist: He is
a good professional, he is used to treat patients with similar problems to
Wolf's. He calms him down and fills all the cavities. He also shows Wolf how to
take care of his teeth.
·Nurse: She
helps the dentist. She gives
advice to Wolf
CLASS PREPARATION:
Divide the class into two groups. GROUP A can act
Scenes 1 to 3 and GROUP B can act in scenes 4 to 6
SCENES:
SCENE 1: At the
theatre
The Narrator sets the scene. He presents all the
characters and they start appearing on stage. They introduce themselves and
greet the public. They are meeting at the theatre as it is time for rehearsing.
Wolf is the last one. He is late, and when he appears he doesn't look good. For
him, drilling is above any pain, so they decide to start working.
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SCENE 2: Rehearsing
The Narrator sets the scene. The Director, his team
and the actors and actresses are inside the Theatre.
The practice is not going very well as Wolf complains
about pain. It is the Granny's house scene, and Wolf is on Granny's bed. Little
Red starts her lines and when Wolf opens his mouth, she discovers the problem.
All actors, director and equipment come on stage to see what is going on. After
discussing what to do, the director decides to call the dentist.
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SCENE 3: Making an
appointment.
The Narrator sets the scene. The director goes out the
stage. He takes his mobile and calls the Dentist’s Office (Stage can be divided into two parts by using a big cardboard. On one
side we can see the Director with his mobile, on the other side the nurse is answering the phone) Nurse
takes note of the appointment.
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SCENE 4: Wolf needs
a companion.
The Narrator sets the scene. The Director is back on
the stage and says Wolf that he has an appointment with the dentist. He starts
crying and howling as he is terrified of dentists. The director asks for a
volunteer to go with him. Everybody has an excuse and Little Red offers herself.
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SCENE 5: At the
dentist
The narrator sets the scene. Little Red and Wolf are
at the dentist's waiting room. (Stage can
be divided with a cardboard into two parts. On one side we can see the surgery,
the waiting room is on the other side. To make it more real, at the same time
Wolf and Little Red are waiting, the dentist is finishing with the previous patient.
We listen the typical sounds of a Dentist Office. He goes out of the
surgery very happy) The nurse comes and asks Wolf to go inside the surgery.
The dentist examines his mouth and fills the cavities. After that, the nurse
and dentist ask questions about his hygiene and habits and give some advice to
Wolf.
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SCENE 6: Back in
the theatre
The narrator sets the scene. Little Red and Wolf are
back in the theatre. They explain what happened, and give advice to their
partners about taking care of their teeth. They start rehearsing again.
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