The Bugs A Greek Comedy by Don Zolidis

(4)
Productions (7)
Comedy
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90 - 100 minutes
8 W, 1 M, 19 Any (20-40 actors possible)
Set: Flexible

When a couple of disgruntled honeybees discover their habitat is going to be destroyed to make way for a swimming pool, there’s only one thing for them to do: forge an alliance with the other bugs who live in the yard and stop it. With the help of a swashbuckling cockroach, a pessimistic pill bug, a cicada who loves to party, and a couple of smitten fireflies, can the honeybees do the impossible and ruin human construction plans? Or will they have to resort to asking their ancient enemies, the spiders, for help? What can a group of bugs actually do when their ecosystem is threatened? A hilarious satire about ecological disaster and labor issues, with a smattering of Greek Gods thrown in for fun.

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Play Details

When a couple of disgruntled honeybees discover their habitat is going to be destroyed to make way for a swimming pool, there’s only one thing for them to do: forge an alliance with the other bugs who live in the yard and stop it. With the help of a swashbuckling cockroach, a pessimistic pill bug, a cicada who loves to party, and a couple of smitten fireflies, can the honeybees do the impossible and ruin human construction plans? Or will they have to resort to asking their ancient enemies, the spiders, for help? What can a group of bugs actually do when their ecosystem is threatened? A hilarious satire about ecological disaster and labor issues, with a smattering of Greek Gods thrown in for fun.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 8 W, 1 M, 19 Any (20-40 actors possible)
  • Set: Flexible
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-949-4

Production History

APR 25, 2024 - APR 27, 2024
Douglas High School
Box Elder, SD United States
Douglas High School Box Elder, SD United States
APR 07, 2024 - APR 07, 2024
MoCo Arts
Keene, NH United States
MoCo Arts Keene, NH United States
NOV 17, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
MMS Drama Club
Merrimack, NH United States
MMS Drama Club Merrimack, NH United States
NOV 17, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
Kennard-Dale High School
Fawn Grove, PA United States
Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove, PA United States
NOV 16, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
The Chapin School
New York, NY United States
The Chapin School New York, NY United States
NOV 02, 2023 - NOV 04, 2023
West Waterloo High School
Waterloo, IA United States
West Waterloo High School Waterloo, IA United States
SEP 20, 2023 - SEP 22, 2023
El Dorado High School
Albuquerque, NM United States
El Dorado High School Albuquerque, NM United States
APR 25, 2024 - APR 27, 2024
Douglas High School
Box Elder, SD United States
Douglas High School Box Elder, SD United States
APR 07, 2024 - APR 07, 2024
MoCo Arts
Keene, NH United States
MoCo Arts Keene, NH United States
NOV 17, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
MMS Drama Club
Merrimack, NH United States
MMS Drama Club Merrimack, NH United States
NOV 17, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
Kennard-Dale High School
Fawn Grove, PA United States
Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove, PA United States
NOV 16, 2023 - NOV 18, 2023
The Chapin School
New York, NY United States
The Chapin School New York, NY United States
NOV 02, 2023 - NOV 04, 2023
West Waterloo High School
Waterloo, IA United States
West Waterloo High School Waterloo, IA United States
No professional productions.

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