RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP: Level 3 (1º and 2º ESO )
CHARACTERS:Mr. Greene ( the milkman), Sarah (the
milkman’s daughter), Mira , Kate and Sharon (Sarah’s friends), Tom (Mira’s
bother), Tom’s two dogs, Charly (one of Tom’s friends), Mrs. Duncan (an old
lady) and Mrs’ Duncan twelve kittens. (There are 22 characters for a class of
22 students. Each character has at least one line.)
SYNOPSIS: Mr. Greene, the milkman, asks his daughter Sarah to deliver two bottles
of milk to old Mrs. Duncan. Sarah is a very forgetful girl and when she
stops to chat with some of her friends she forgets the old lady’s address. With
the help of some good friends Sarah will be able to fulfill her task.
CHARACTER OBJECTIVES
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Mr. Greene is the milkman. He is a very busy
man.
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Sarah is the milkman’s daughter. She likes helping
her father.
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Mira, Kate and Sharon are Sarah’s friends. They are willing to help Sarah to
fulfill her task.
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Tom is Mira’s brother. He loves animals and he also
wants to help Sarah.
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Tom’s two dogs are good animals but they are
always pulling each others’ legs.
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Charly is one of Tom’s friends. He also offers to
help Sarah.
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Mrs. Duncan is an old lady. She is very kind
and she loves children.
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Mrs. Duncan’s twelve kittens are lovely animals. Obviously
they’re very curious.
SCENE BREAKDOWN:
Scene 1: At Mr. Greene’s dairy
(Mr. Greene
and Sarah appear on stage) Mr. Greene,
the mikman, is complaining about how
busy he is. His daughter Sarah offers to help him and Mr. Greene asks Sarah to
deliver two bottles of milk to Mrs. Duncan, an old lady who has twelve kittens and lives on the other side of the
river. As Mr. Greene knows how forgetful his daughter is he makes Sarah repeat
the old lady’s name and address several times.( As props we can use some
bottles of milk on our own classroom’s tables and chairs)
Scene 2: In the street
Sarah (who
appears holding the two bottles of milk) meets Mira, Kate and Sharon, who are
talking about Sharon’s new dress. She
stops to chat with them. Mira asks Sarah why she’s carrying two bottles of milk
and Sarah remembers she’s on an errand. But she has forgotten the old lady’s
name and address. She only remembers the lady has twelve kittens. All three
girls suggest different ways to sort the problem out. Mira says : “My brother
Toms loves animals and he’s bound to know a lady with twelve kittens. We could
ask him.” (At the back of the stage
there’s a backdrop on which students have painted some buildings and shops)
Scene 3: At Mira’s house
(Sarah,
Mira, Tom and his two dogs appear on stage) When asked about the old lady with
twelve kittens Tom remembers that her
name is Mrs. Duncan and that she lives on the other side of the river but he
doesn’t know where exactly. He suggests
asking his friend Charly: “My friend Charly usually goes fishing and he’ll
probably know the address.” Tom’s two dogs are playing jokes at each other all
the time. (At the back of the stage
there’s a backdrop on which students have painted a sofa, a table and some
chairs)
Scene 4: At Charly’s bedroom
(Sarah,
Mira , Tom and Charly appear on stage)They’re at Charly’s bedroom. Charly knows Mrs. Duncan’s address and he offers to take the others there. (At the back of the stage there’s a backdrop on
which students have painted Charly’s bed, a table and a chair)
Scene 5: At Mrs. Duncan’s house
(Sarah,
Mira, Tom , Charly , Mrs. Duncan and the twelve kittens appear on stage. There
are some chairs and a round table as
furniture) The kittens ask the children several questions to find out why it had taken four kids to deliver two bottles of milk. Mrs.
Duncan thinks the story is so charming that she invites the children to have
tea with her and her kittens. The
children accept the invitation and sit at the table with Mrs. Duncan. The
kittens sit on the floor. Sarah is grateful that although she has a bad memory
she also has good friends. All cheer and laugh. (Lights and sound fade slowly)
