Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up) by Ed Monk

(152)
Productions (916)
Comedy
|
45 - 65 minutes
6 W, 4 M, 16 Any (12-31 actors possible: 6-27 W, 4-25 M)
Set: Flexible set.

It's Dad's turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur instead, and Rumpelstiltskin helps turn all that pesky gold into straw. You may think you know your fairy tales, but not the way Dad tells them.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $60
Standard Edition $11.99
eScript Digital Edition $17.5
Stage Manager Edition $24.99
Archival Video License $75

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Play Details

It's Dad's turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur instead, and Rumpelstiltskin helps turn all that pesky gold into straw. You may think you know your fairy tales, but not the way Dad tells them.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 45 - 65 minutes
  • 6 W, 4 M, 16 Any (12-31 actors possible: 6-27 W, 4-25 M)
  • Set: Flexible set.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-021-7

Production History

MAY 08, 2026 - MAY 08, 2026
Kent Island High School
Stevensville, MD United States
Kent Island High SchoolStevensville, MD United States
NOV 14, 2025 - NOV 15, 2025
Pioneer Trail Middle School
Olathe, KS United States
Pioneer Trail Middle SchoolOlathe, KS United States
JUL 24, 2025 - JUL 26, 2025
Dade County ArtConnect
Greenfield, MO United States
Dade County ArtConnectGreenfield, MO United States
JUL 11, 2025 - JUL 13, 2025
Village Players of Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas, KY United States
Village Players of Fort ThomasFort Thomas, KY United States
JUL 04, 2025 - JUL 06, 2025
Sheldon High School
Sheldon, IA United States
Sheldon High SchoolSheldon, IA United States
JUN 26, 2025 - JUN 29, 2025
Playersworkshop
Burlington, IA United States
PlayersworkshopBurlington, IA United States
JUN 13, 2025 - JUN 13, 2025
The Avalon
Marysville, OH United States
The AvalonMarysville, OH United States
JUN 10, 2025 - JUN 10, 2025
Escola Americana de Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
Escola Americana de CampinasCampinas, Brazil
MAY 29, 2025 - MAY 29, 2025
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland, OR United States
Oregon Episcopal SchoolPortland, OR United States
MAY 28, 2025 - MAY 29, 2025
St. Gregory School
Calgary, AB Canada
St. Gregory School Calgary, AB Canada
1 of 92
MAY 08, 2026 - MAY 08, 2026
Kent Island High School
Stevensville, MD United States
Kent Island High SchoolStevensville, MD United States
NOV 14, 2025 - NOV 15, 2025
Pioneer Trail Middle School
Olathe, KS United States
Pioneer Trail Middle SchoolOlathe, KS United States
JUL 24, 2025 - JUL 26, 2025
Dade County ArtConnect
Greenfield, MO United States
Dade County ArtConnectGreenfield, MO United States
JUL 11, 2025 - JUL 13, 2025
Village Players of Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas, KY United States
Village Players of Fort ThomasFort Thomas, KY United States
JUL 04, 2025 - JUL 06, 2025
Sheldon High School
Sheldon, IA United States
Sheldon High SchoolSheldon, IA United States
JUN 26, 2025 - JUN 29, 2025
Playersworkshop
Burlington, IA United States
PlayersworkshopBurlington, IA United States
JUN 13, 2025 - JUN 13, 2025
The Avalon
Marysville, OH United States
The AvalonMarysville, OH United States
JUN 10, 2025 - JUN 10, 2025
Escola Americana de Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
Escola Americana de CampinasCampinas, Brazil
MAY 29, 2025 - MAY 29, 2025
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland, OR United States
Oregon Episcopal SchoolPortland, OR United States
MAY 28, 2025 - MAY 29, 2025
St. Gregory School
Calgary, AB Canada
St. Gregory School Calgary, AB Canada
1 of 3
MAY 04, 2024 - MAY 04, 2024
A Wilde Theatre
Pinckney, MI United States
A Wilde TheatrePinckney, MI United States
FEB 27, 2020 - FEB 27, 2020
Banting Secondary School
London, ON Canada
Banting Secondary SchoolLondon, ON Canada

Archival Video License

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eScript Details

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