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       The Empty Pot
              - A Tale of Honesty
       Retold from the ancient Chinese
​          folktale by Betsy Lee Bailey

        FLEXIBLE CAST: 5 males, 7+ females
​                 RUNNING Time:
 approx. 30 minutes
The Empty Pot is a simplified production from the expanded version A Successor to the Throne.  Much of the script is the same, however several Scenes or Songs and Dances, and characters are omitted for the younger, smaller cast.

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Director's Script Packet  - includes stage directions,  
      set designs, costumes, warm-ups and choreography  
      tips, and Acting Games
Piano/Vocal Score Part 1- some 2nd keyboard and
       2-part vocals
Piano/Vocal Score Part 2- some 2nd keyboard and
       2-part vocals
The Empty Pot Production Kit - includes reproducible
      Booklet Script, lyrics sheets, coloring page activity,
      Invitation, and Performance License for one series    
​      of shows.
                     Mp3 Accompaniments from A Successor to the Throne available at SMP Press:
01.Spring Is Here Opener         02.and 10.The Imperial Garden Dance         03.The Imperial Processional   
      04.A Successor to the Throne         05.Magnificent Flower          06.and 16.Summer Comes and Exit Music     
               07.Autumn Lingers on the Breeze     08. Oh, Little Seed     09.and 17.Wintertime and Play-Off    
 
 11.Spring Is Here Reprise     12.The Imperial Processional Reprise       
13.Fanfare         14.Worthy to Admire                 
          15.Magnificent Flower Bows       
                                           To listen to Guide Vocals, go to Songs from The Empty Pot  
Synopsis:  The Emperor of China, having no natural heir, decides to choose from among the children of his kingdom, one to be successor to the throne.  He devises a plan whereby the child who grows the most magnificent flower from the seed he is given, will be chosen Emperor.

Setting:  The stage is set with an Imperial Palace façade and garden wall, UP CENTER and STAGE RIGHT.  DOWN LEFT is a smaller cottage and garden.  In the opening scene, the ensemble members bring on flowers and flowering trees and bushes in pots and baskets to decorate the stage for spring.  To show the change of seasons, these plants need to be changed out to reflect the passing of time.

Properties:  Flower baskets and silk plants and trees (as many as possible) to decorate the stage.  For Emperor: Sunflower seeds in regal-looking container. For Children: flower pots with blooms of flowers, one with scraggly plant. For Ping’s garden: several lightweight pots for “planting,” ancient-looking watering can and small garden tools, container of potting soil.  For dancers: 1-4 Chinese ribbon wands, 4 or more Chinese straw hats, 4 or more Chinese fans, Seasonal wands of “spring flowers”, “rain-droplets”, “autumn leaves”, and “snow and ice”, and processional banners or fans.

 

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