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Act 1! The beginning!

*King is sitting on his throne, Royal Messenger and Jester walk in*

ROYAL MESSENGER
Sir! The princess has been kidnapped by the Terrible Wizard.

ROYAL JESTER

The terrible wizard who is bad at magic? Or the big evil guy?

KING

Royal Jester!! It's not the time for Jokes, does the Terrible Wizard have any demands for ransom?

ROYAL MESSENGER

He wants your entire kingdom and to be the new king!

KING

He shall not have the Crystal Kingdom! It's the greatest kingdom in the world with the greatest king! Go fetch me my Royal Knights of the Royal Colors!

ROYAL MESSENGER

Of course sir

*Royal Messenger fetches the 3 Knights and brings them on stage*

KING

I have brought you here because you are my finest Knights, if you can't defeat the terrible wizard then nobody can.

ROYAL JESTER

And if he has a dragon, bring me his wings. Dragon Wings are delicious

KING

Hahaha eating dragon wings, oh Jester you are much funnier then the last Jester I had. Anyways ahem, knights go off to fight the terrible wizard and bring back my daughter.

BLUE KNIGHT

Of course m'lord

RED KNIGHT

May the terrible wizard say his final words

GREEN KNIGHT

I shall fight till my last breath!

*The 3 Knights go off stage*

ROYAL JESTER

Do you think they can do it?

KING

I am not positive, the terrible wizard has spells that would make him almost impossible to defeat. Let's just assume they have died and propose a challenge!

JESTER+MESSENGER

A challenge?!

KING

Whoever brings back my daughter, has the right to be the ruler of this land! And as a bonus, they can marry my daughter. Tell the people immediately, our kingdom has no future without the princess.

ROYAL MESSENGER

Of course Sir Leoshield

*Curtain closes*
Dramatic Day:

ACT 2! the chosen one!

*Rachel and Rachel's mother is on stage*

RACHEL

Mum I don't want to read these books, I wanna have an adventure.

RACHEL'S MOM

Child hush! You will read those books then you will do 5 1000 word essays on each of them every day of every month.

*Rachel's mom leaves off stage*

RACHEL

I wish some opportunity for adventure would arrive.

*Royal messenger comes on stage*

ROYAL MESSENGER

Young lady, the king has offered a challenge to anyone who is brave enough to fight the terrible wizard.

RACHEL

Which one?

ROYAL MESSENGER

The evil one. The one who rescues the Princess will be the new ruler of the Crystal Kingdom

RACHEL

Sounds terribly scary sir, but thank you for the news. I will tell anybody I think will be interested, have a good day.

*Royal Messenger goes off stage*

RACHEL

Yes! An adventure, good thing my father taught me the way of the sword before he died. I always had a crush on the princess and this can be my one chance to finally marry her. I am sorry mum, but I have to take this chance

*Rachel grabs her sword that is nearby before the curtains close*


ACT 3! WANDERING MERCHANT!

*Rachel is in a forest area and runs into a merchant.*

MERCHANT

Young girl what are you doing alone in the forest?

RACHEL

I am off to slay the terrible wizard

MERCHANT

The terrible wizard who is bad at magic? Or the big evil guy?

RACHEL

The evil one. Has any other adventurers come by this way?

MERCHANT

3, the royal trio of knights of the royal colors,blue, red, and green. But they haven't came back yet

Rachel

Then there is still time to save the princess, do you know which way to the terrible wizard.

MERCHANT

That way *points off stage opposite of the side Rachel entered* but it's dangerous to go alone take this. They will heal you and are very delicious. Oh and take this shield, it may help you in your quest.

*Merchant hands Rachel a shield and bag of berries*

RACHEL

Thank you good sir, the help is much appreciated

*Rachel leaves off stage equipped with her shield and bag of berries and her sword. Curtains close*
Dramatic Day:

Act 4! The terrible wizard (not the one bad at magic)

*Terrible Wizard is standing up. Princess is tied up in a chair*

Terrible wizard

With you in my clutches your father will be forced to give me his kingdom.

PRINCESS

You shall never get the kingdom!

TERRIBLE WIZARD

Oh I will, all 3 of the adventurers so far that have tried to save you have failed!

PRINCESS

The next one shall defeat you!

TERRIBLE WIZARD

HAHAHAHAHAHA you think I can be defeated?!

*Rachel enters the stage*

RACHEL

I shall stop you!

TERRIBLE WIZARD

Ha, just a young girl about the age of 18.

RACHEL

19 evil one!

TERRIBLE WIZARD

I DON'T CARE! Now bow to me!

*Terrible Wizard does a hand motion and sends Rachel to the ground via magic*

RACHEL

You won't stop me, my love for the princess shall prevail!

*Rachel struggles to get up but manages*

TERRIBLE WIZARD

IMPOSSIBLE! Nobody has managed to stand up to my magic!

RACHEL

Now hand over the princess! Or face the cold edge of my sword!

TERRIBLE WIZARD

You think you are the only one capable of wielding a sword! I also have a sword!

*Terrible Wizard grabs a sword and comes at Rachel with it. Rachel retaliates and blocks with her shield. The two sword fight for a few minutes and then the dialogue continues as they clash*

RACHEL

You're strong, but my love for the princess and my kingdom is stronger

*Rachel deals a final blow knocking the wizard to the ground. Rachel then unties the princess*

RACHEL

Come princess, I am here to take you back to the kingdom.

PRINCESS

Of course my hero, lets get out of here quickly just in case.

*Princess and Rachel leave off stage as the curtains close*
Dramatic Day:

Act 5! The king's award!

*The king is on his throne all sad, the royal jester is with him.*

KING

This is not good, the princess is not back yet. At this rate she will never return home

ROYAL JESTER

She may be on her way be patient my king.

*Rachel and Princess walk in*

RACHEL

Someone called for a rescued princess?

KING

Ruby my daughter, you have been saved

*The king runs over and hugs the princess*

PRINCESS

It's Amy dad, you always forget my name.

KING

Oh yes of course, also you there. Young girl with the shield and sword, kneel before me.

*Rachel kneels before the king*

KING

You have saved my daughter, and saved the entire kingdom. And for your reward, you may marry my daughter and become our new ruler by my daughter's side.

RACHEL

Of course, if it's alright with the princess

PRINCESS

Of course, though you grew up a peasant, soon you shall be royalty.

*they hug and then the curtains close*

It's good, but as a fellow theater nerd the dialouge needs a bit of work. For example


The Terrible Wizard "bad at magic" or "big evil guy" isn't funny as it could be.

It should be more like.


"Kidnapped by a Terrible Wizard? Hah, why worry then? It's in his name, his magic sucks. She'll get outta alive." or something like that Jontron did this joke in his Japanese Shoot'em ups video and it's great.

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It's good, but as a fellow theater nerd the dialouge needs a bit of work. For example


The Terrible Wizard "bad at magic" or "big evil guy" isn't funny as it could be.

It should be more like.


"Kidnapped by a Terrible Wizard? Hah, why worry then? It's in his name, his magic sucks. She'll get outta alive." or something like that Jontron did this joke in his Japanese Shoot'em ups video and it's great.

Because then I can't turn it into a running gag, also the terrible wizard is know as the terrible wizard. The king has probably heard of him before, not to mention the Jester has probably made that joke already.

Id suggest not making a running gag, it's better as a one time joke, it'll be funnier that way. It being a running gag would make only hurt it imo. Running gags are better when they're physical or at the expense of other characters. Yes, it's at the expense of the Wizard, but nothing new comes from it after the first joke, it seems to be the same piece of dialogue every time.


Examples of good running gags of both kinds are Modern Family's "I gotta fix that step." and The Office's That's What She Said.

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Id suggest not making a running gag, it's better as a one time joke, it'll be funnier that way. It being a running gag would make only hurt it imo. Running gags are better when they're physical or at the expense of other characters. Yes, it's at the expense of the Wizard, but nothing new comes from it after the first joke, it seems to be the same piece of dialogue every time.


Examples of good running gags of both kinds are Modern Family's "I gotta fix that step." and The Office's That's What She Said.

And yet in reality, they still laughed hard when I actually did this play. On both the 1st time the joke was told, and the second time.

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Quote: HeyitsHotDog

Id suggest not making a running gag, it's better as a one time joke, it'll be funnier that way. It being a running gag would make only hurt it imo. Running gags are better when they're physical or at the expense of other characters. Yes, it's at the expense of the Wizard, but nothing new comes from it after the first joke, it seems to be the same piece of dialogue every time.


Examples of good running gags of both kinds are Modern Family's "I gotta fix that step." and The Office's That's What She Said.

And yet in reality, they still laughed hard when I actually did this play. On both the 1st time the joke was told, and the second time.

Alright, I'll take your word on it.