STAGING CHALLENGES: NANCY plays the harmonica DOREEN needs to dance “awkwardly awesome ” MODOC needs to perform a “surprisingly impressive robot dance” Locations are “The Theatre,” A Dorm Room, A Classroom, Outside SET REQUIREMENTS: Minimal- Unit Set Possible the “Production Notes” suggest frames representing comic book panels. Can she save the day without revealing her secret?ĬHARACTER BREAKDOWN: 3 Females (one is a squirrel) 1 Male 5 Any Gender Ensemble (Squirrel Chorus and other small parts)ĬOSTUMES: Contemporary and some squirrel/chipmunk features for Doreen (maybe) and Tippy-Toe, graduation cap & gown PLOT: Squirrel Girl, AKA Doreen Green, tries to make friends at college and succeed in her classes while hiding her super identity. But some of the themes explored throughout the 103-minute movie (shoplifting, celebrity-stalking and racism) are not handled with the delicate care required considering the target audience: pre-teen girls.ĭespite that, Tommy O'Haver created a magical film filled with clever modern elements (like the Frell Galleria mall with all the trappings and the "parchment-only" recycling bin) that make Ella Enchanted an enjoyable viewing.TITLE: Squirrel Girl Goes to College: A Squirrel Girl (and Tippy Toe) Play Despite herself, Ella falls for the charms of the prince and gets entwined in the menacing plots of the Prince's deceptive uncle, Sir Edgar (Cary Elwes).Įlla Enchanted has modernised all the popular characters of the fairy tale classic Cinderella (including the hilarious "botox" loving stepmother, Dame Olga, played perfectly by Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley). But Ella's world changes when she is rescued (for the second time) by teen idol and magazine cover boy Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy).
Slannen is a sullen elf who dreams of a day when the law forcing elves to assume positions of entertainment (singing and dancing and such) is abolished so he can change the world as a lawyer. She embarks on her quest with Benny (Jimi Mistry), an intellectual who has the misfortune of being turned into a book by his girlfriend Mandy (Minnie Driver), who is also Ella's nursemaid and companion. In typical fairy tale fashion, Ella does not travel alone. Ella embarks on a trek through the medieval forests filled with parties of giants and across the dangerous territory of ogres. Fox), forces Ella to obey all direct orders, including the sinister requests of her evil stepsister Hattie (Lucy Punch). The spell, a "gift" from her sexy socialite godmother Lucinda Perriweather (Vivica A. Cinderella, make way for Ella of Frell! This film, based on Gail Carson Levine's novel, follows the young and beautiful Ella (The Princess Diaries' Anne Hathaway) on an adventurous journey to release herself from the confines of a spell of obedience.
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