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Sea Fairies

Months after the death of her father Mayre Griffiths, nicknamed Trot, encounters a few mischievous classmates on the coast of southern California.  The mean boys play “keep-away” with her newly crafted pearl necklace, with a medal from her dead father. She freezes, and cannot defend herself.  Her constant companion Cap'n Bill, a retired sailor with a wooden leg, comes to her rescue. After scaring away the boys, Cap’n Bill confronts Trot about a visit he and Trot’s mother received; Trot’s teacher and principle came to the house looking for Trot, who had not been to school in weeks. Why? Trot explains she’s spent most of her days roaming the beach, avoiding the bullies, and swimming in the ocean, diving for pearls, and she even found a large pink pearl. Concerned, Cap'n Bill rows the two of them to where Trot found the infamous pink pearl. Trot and Cap’n Bill are attacked by SeaDevils. Thus begins their adventure with the Sea Fairies as Trot learns about the ocean animals, the beauty of the deep, surmounts her grief over the death of her father, and through it all she finds the strength to take on the local bullies. 

Cast: 
TROT 11-year old, her real name is Mayre Griffiths, daughter of Charlie. When she grew big enough to walk, she took so many busy little steps every day that both her mother and Cap'n Bill nicknamed her Trot, and so she was thereafter mostly called. CAP’N BILL A sailor man who had a meat leg and one hickory leg, a prosthetic wooden leg, and he often said the wooden one was the better of the two. Once Cap'n Bill had commanded and owned the Anemone, a trading schooner that plied along the coast; and in those days Charlie Griffiths, who was Trot's father, had been the Captain's mate. CAP’N BILL wears a blue sailor shirt with white anchors worked on the corners of the collar, and blue trousers with wide bell-bottoms. ZAIN a 12 year old red haired boy in Trot’s class, Red Devil soccer player ORVILLE an 11 year old blonde haired boy in Trot’s class, Red Devil soccer player GREG a 12 year old black haired boy in Trot’s class, Red Devil soccer player MERMAIDS: The mermaids are clothed in exquisite gowns like sheeny silk, cut low in the neck and with wide, flowing sleeves. The gowns have trains that float far behind the mermaids as they swim. The sea fairies wear strings of splendid pearls twined around their throats, while more pearls are sewn upon their gowns for trimmings. PRINCESS CLIA A brunette mermaid MERLA A blonde mermaid QUEEN AQUAREINE A white-haired mermaid ZOG THE TERRIBLE (Made up of the three boys: Z. [Zain] O. [Orville] G. [Greg]) PUPPETS or other theatrical tricks
Authors: 
Kirt Shineman
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