TYA
Princesses Don’t Grow on Trees
This Theatre for Young Audiences piece explores the imagination of a young girl who feels isolated because of her family's absorption in digital devices.
Mella Mella
"Mella, the king's daughter, lives in long-ago Zimbabwe. The king is sick, and the land is dying. Two warriors go on a quest to bring the Serpent Healer, but is is Mella who must call upon her reserves of strength, and the words of the magical N'anga and Python in order to save her father and the land." - from the publisher
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Production and Publication
First produced
1999, Young People's Theatre, Toronto,
Publication year
2016
Published by
Playwrights Guild of Canada
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Digital Script
Casting info: Python: played by the N’anga, but could also be played by another actor.
Casting info: Python: played by the N’anga, but could also be played by another actor.
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