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.
