The Velveteen Rabbit: A Toy Story

60m
TYA
2 - 16 Any

Overview

Margery Williams’s classic toy story gets a vibrant retelling in this brand new adaptation. When the Child gets the Rabbit for Christmas, she is at first disappointed in her gift. But as the two quest and adventure through her storybooks, both Rabbit and Child grow and care for each other. And they discover that love is the greatest force in the Universe and can make impossible things Real.

Casting & Production

Casting

CHARACTER LIST

THE RABBIT: velveteen

THE CHILD: young but getting older

NANA: a cranky (but loving) Geordie

WIND-UP MOUSE: troublesome, Scouse

DINOSAUR: cheeky Cockney

MODEL BOAT: fancies himself something

THE SKIN HORSE: Real.

TIMOTHY, THE JOINTED WOODEN LION: should know better

THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: a villain

THE SHERIFF’S MEN: his not-so-merry men

THE JABBERWOCKY: terrifying

SHAKESPEARE AND MOZART: library busts

OXFORD BUNNY AND CAMBRIDGE BUNNY: Oryctolagus cuniculus, AKA: “coney” rabbits, AKA: The Oxbridge Bunnies

DOCTOR: a doctor.

Actors not playing The Rabbit or The Child are referred to collectively as The Ensemble. Character pronouns can be changed by the producer to suit the performer.

Run Time:
1 hour

Setting:
Inside and the grounds surrounding a Victorian country house. Time Interwar Britain (1918–1939)

Production Notes

The Velveteen Rabbit was commissioned and originally presented by Adventure Theatre MTC of Glen Echo, MD (Chil Kong, artistic director) in November, 2019.

Additional Credits

Based on the book by Margery Williams.

Upcoming Productions

May 0211, 2025
Conejo Players Theatre
Westlake Village, CA

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