Pocahontas - The Pantomime
POCAHONTAS
(The Pantomime)
By John Furse
Is a Pantomime for 7men & 4women main characters with two choruses, in 2 Acts and 18 scenes, Using 9 Sets, Featuring 13 songs, Taking place in Seventeenth Century America
This pantomime is all that you would expect from the quintessential entertainment for the festive season. It has songs; it has dancing, comedy, slapstick routines, heroines, heroes, bumbling characters, villains and the triumph of good over evil.
Cast – Plot – Sets – Production - Songs
The Cast is:- Poachontas (principle girl) – John Smith (principle boy, army captain) – Maw (dame) – Paw (a bear, non speaking) – Japazaws (the villain, fire god, renegade Indian, pirate) – Little-Wampum (? age, Pocahontas’ brother) – Wheels (any age, co-owner of a stagecoach company) – Gofar (any age, co-owner of a stagecoach company) – Babbling-Water (a young girl) – Petty Officer Brook (a young man) – Captain Samuel Argall (middle aged man, sea captain) – Hocus-Pocus (middle aged woman, Pocahontas’ mother) – Big-Wampum (middle aged man, Pocahontas’ father)
&:-
Cheeky-Knees Chorus
Sailors Chorus
& incidentally:-
Fire Demons (-back-)
The Plot (such as it is):-
Pocahontas is here with some of her old friends: John Smith (of course), Captain Samuel Argall and Japazaws. But she also has some new friends. There is Maw, Paw, Little-Wampum, Babbling-Water, Wheels and Gofar, Big-Wampum, Hocus-Pocus and more.
Betrothed to the evil Japazaws when she was very young Pocahontas has become of age and is fearful she will have to marry him. She dreams of a handsome brave coming to save her. Her friend and confidant is Maw and Maw’s friend the bear called Paw. Maw was abandoned in America many years before by her lover Samuel Argall. When he returns he brings with him John Smith with whom Pocahontas falls in love. They want to marry, but the matter of the betrothal has to be resolved. It appears all is lost when, with the help of Wheels, Gofar and Captain Argall, Japazaws kidnaps and bewitches Pocahontas. Samuel, in the mean time has to try desperately to avoid Maw for fear of his life. In the end Pocahontas’s friends gather to save her and all ends happily-ever-after. Even Maw gets her man and the long dreamed of marriage.
And don’t forget this is pantomime not history. (-back-)
Sets:-
Although there are eighteen scenes, but there are only 9 sets to be considered.
In front a Cabin – A Pathway (to a beach) – A Beach – A Pathway (to the Indian Village) – The Indians’ Village – A Pathway (to a volcano) – In front of a Volcano with a Black Wigwam – Inside the Volcano – The main Hall in the Volcano (-back-)
To see set diagrams open the curtains.
Production:-
There is probably nothing in this pantomime that you have not tackled before. There are small scenes in front of the tabs between the main scenes to allow time for the set changes. If it is possible it is good if you can have a row of trees in front of the tabs for the short scenes.
The Songs are:-
These songs are only suggestions and, of course, you can use any song you feel is appropriate. Song No.1 may be the only one you really need to do so the script can continue on from it.
No. Title Writer/Composer 1 Oh What A Beautiful Morning Rodgers and Hammerstein 2 Apache Lordan 3 Where Is Love Bart 4 The Gallant Captain of the Pinafore Gilbert and Sullivan 5 Islands in the Stream Gibb, Gibb and Gibb 6 Fire Brown 7 The Stripper Rose 8 Standing In My Way Ramone and Harry 9 I Feel Pretty Bernstein 10 You’re The One That I Want Farrar 11 Three Wheels on My Wagon Bacharach and Hilliard 12 Disco Inferno Green and Kersey 13 Love Is All Around Presley
Obtaining a licence to perform this pantomime does not licence you to perform the songs recommended here. Please ensure you have all the correct licences and permissions to perform these songs. (-back-)
Interested in this Pantomime
Scripts will cost you £7.50 each (including p&p). A licence to perform is charged at £30.00 per performance.
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