The Princess And The Frog

Characters   : Princess, Frog, King, Prince

Act I             : forest scene; well; golden ball; pearl necklace; rhinestone bracelet

Acts II and III:  castle dining hall; table and chairs; dishes; door

SCRIPT

ACT I


A scene in the forest. The princess enters, singing and playing with a golden ball.

Princess    : My, how quiet the forest is. And such a beautiful day! To make everything perfect, my father the king gave me this golden ball. It´s so precious. I´ll treasure it forever (sees well and stops suddenly). My, I´ve never seen this well before. I wonder where it came from? (looks down well). It certainly is deep. It must go down for miles. (drops ball into well) Oh, no! I´ve lost my ball in the well. What shall I do? Oh, what shall I do? (begins to cry).

Frog         : (sticks head up from behind well) Croak, croak. Princess , why are you crying? Croak, croak.

Princess   : Croak, croak yourself, you horrible frog! Go away! I dropped my golden ball into the well. If I could get it back, I´d give everything I own — my pearl necklace (touches necklace); my diamond bracelet (shows bracelet) — everything!

Frog        : I can get your ball. But what would I do with all your fine things?

Princess   : (angrily) How should I know? (turns back on frog)

Frog        : (taps her on shoulder) Look, you´re upset. I´ll get your golden ball.

Princess   : (turning to frog) You will?

Frog         : Yes, I will — if you let me live at the castle.

Princess   : What!

Frog        : And let me eat from your golden plate.

Princess   : Eat from my golden plate!

Frog        : And let me sleep on your pillow.

Princess   : (turns to audience) What nonsense this frog talks. But he can get my golden ball. And he´ll never be able to find his way to the castle. (turns to frog) Very well, find my golden ball and I´ll do what you ask.

Frog        : You will have your golden ball (disappears behind well).

Princess   : (looking down well) My goodness. It´s so dark down there. Where is that frog? I can´t see him. I´ll bet he´s stolen my golden ball. (she jumps back as the frog appears with the ball). You found it! You found it! (she grabs the fall and runs off stage).

Frog       : Princess! Princess! You promised to take me back to the castle with you. Princess! (he shakes his head, and jumps back behind the well as the curtain falls).




ACT II

Castle dining hall. The princess and king are eating dinner.

King        : Princess, ever since I gave you that golden ball you have been in a hurry to finish your dinner.

Princess  : I can hardly wait to hold it again, Father. It´s my favorite toy. (There is a knock at the door). I wonder who that can be?

Frog         : (from off stage) Princess, oh, Princess, open the door! I am your true love forever more!

Princess   : (opens and closes the door quickly) Oh, no! It´s the frog.

King        : (touches the princess´s forehead) My dear, you´re pale. What´s the matter?

Princess   : (crying) There´s a horrible frog at the door. I dropped my golden ball into a well and he got it back for me. I told him he could live at the castle. But I never thought he would be able to find his way here.

Frog        : (knocks at the door) Princess, oh, Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

Princess   : Oh, father, what am I to do?

King         : You gave your word and you must keep it. Let the frog in.

Princess   : Very well, father. (open the door and sighs). Come in, frog.

Frog         : Thank you, Princess. I`m hungry. Let me eat from your plate. (he hops to the table and begins to eat). This is delicious. But I´m so tired. (yawns).Let me sleep on your pillow.

Princess   : Must I, father?

King        : (nods his head). Yes, you gave your word.

Princess   : Oh, all right. Come on, frog. I´ll carry you upstairs. (As she walks toward the frog, the curtain falls.)

ACT III

Castle dining hall. The princess and the king are eating dinner.

King         : Daughter, you´re not eating.

Princess    : I´m not hungry, Father.

King          : Come, come child! You´ve said that for three nights in a row.

Princess    : And for three nights that dreadful frog has come back. Every night it´s the same thing (imitates the frog´s voice): ¨Princess, oh Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

King          : You gave him your word.

Princess    : Yes, but when he comes in, he eats from my plate. and he´s so sloppy! Then I must carry him upstairs and place him on my pillow. And he´s so wet! UGH! each morning, he´s gone and I´m glad.

Frog         : (knocks at door) Princess, oh Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

Princess    : Oh, no! He´s here again!

King          : Open the door.

Princess     : Father, must I?

King           : You gave him your word.

Princess     : (opens door and sees a handsome prince) Who– Who are you?

Prince        : (enters room) I am a prince. A wicked witch turned me into a frog. I had to find a beautiful princess who would let me eat from her plate and sleep on her pillow for three nights in a row. Then I could become a prince again.

Princess     : I don´t know what to say!

Prince        : Say you´ll marry me and come to live with me in my father´s kingdom.

Princess      : Oh, yes. I will! I will! I will! I will!(she hugs the prince as the curtain falls).

The End