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ELLA ENCHANTED: the MUSICAL Adapted from the Book by Gail Carson Levine ELLA ENCHANTED: THE MUSICAL adapted from the book by Gail Carson Levine SYNOPSIS Act I (35 minutes) In the land of Frell, Lady Eleanor is attempting to calm her crying baby, Ella, when the fairy, Lucinda, waltzes in and declares herself Ella’s fairy godmother. Lucinda asks for the baby and Lady Eleanor hesitantly hands Ella over. With a flick of her wrist, Lucinda bestows the gift of obedience upon Ella. But, Lady Eleanor is aghast. Obedience is not a gift, but a curse! When Lady Eleanor objects, Lucinda lists other more awful gifts she might give Ella instead. Years pass and Ella grows up. Whatever anyone tells her to do, she must obey. When she is five, she realizes her curse. When she’s ten, she tries to resist the curse but can’t. When Ella turns fifteen, her father, Sir Peter, announces it’s time for her to be married. Privately, Lady Eleanor commands that Ella never tell anyone (including her father) about the curse because it would give them too much power over her. Ella decides she must find her fairy godmother and have the curse reversed. Worried that Lucinda might follow through on the threat of a worse gift, Lady Eleanor promises to protect Ella until they can figure out what to do to break the curse. Unfortunately, Lady Eleanor falls ill with Gnome Flu. Ella looks in a Magic Book that her mother’s fairy godmother gave to her and sees that Lady Eleanor needs to consume unicorn hair. But, her mother tells Ella to be quiet, and then dies from the flu. Ella hasn’t spoken a word since her mother’s command. After Lady Eleanor’s funeral, Ella’s father tells her to speak and she can finally talk about her grief. Sir Peter gives Ella things her mother wished for her to have: the Magic Book and an emerald necklace. Sisters Olive and Hattie stumble on to the scene, complaining about the party (funeral). Their mother, Dame Olga, is excited that a rich nobleman is single again. She meets Sir Peter and (not so subtly) hints that he should remarry soon. As Sir Peter, Dame Olga, and her daughters walk away, Ella feels lonely. But, she’s soon approached by Prince Charmont who has come to pay his respects. Although he doesn’t know Ella, he’s heard stories that she’s passionate like her mother. Hattie and Olive enter again and desperately try to get the Prince’s attention. He begs Ella to help him hide and she obliges. She takes him to the menagerie filled with magical creatures and introduces him to her favorite animal: a bird that can speak all languages. Ella loves the power of language. Prince Charmont is intrigued by her and asks her if they can be friends. Ella happily agrees. Hattie and Olive are angry that Ella let the prince go because Hattie intends to marry him (and Olive wants to spend all of his money). Dame Olga approaches wearing Lady Eleanor’s ring. She and Sir Peter are engaged! She sends Ella, Hattie, and Olive to finishing school far way. In the carriage on the way to finishing school, Hattie realizes that Ella does everything that she’s commanded to do. Both girls decide to have fun with Ella’s obedience (and even force Ella to hand over her mother’s emerald necklace). At finishing school, Hattie commands Ella to do embarrassing things and, although Ella despises being obedient, she must obey. Her only happiness is the letters she receives from Prince Charmont detailing his adventures trapping ogres and learning new languages. He tells her he will soon be at the school to visit. Ella is thrilled until Hattie discovers Prince Charmont’s impending arrival and tells Ella she must tell him that she hates him. Distraught, Ella decides it’s time to find Lucinda so she can end this curse once and for all. After consulting the Magic Book, Ella believes her fairy godmother might be at a giant’s wedding and runs away to find her. Intermission (15 minutes) Act II (38 minutes) Out in the forest, Ella happens upon ogres. They want to eat her and try to entrap her with their beautiful singing. She shakes off their spell and, realizing she knows their language, convinces them to go to sleep. Prince Charmont runs in, ready to save her from the ogres but discovers that she doesn’t need to be saved at all. Although he questions why she ran away from school when she knew he was coming to see her, he asks to join her on the quest to find Lucinda. Ella and Prince Charmont come upon the giant’s wedding and see Lucinda is in attendance, ready to bestow another gift. It’s time for Prince Charmont to leave, but before he goes he asks Ella to continue to write to him and declares she’s his very best friend. Finally, Ella sees Lucinda and confronts her about the curse. Frustrated, Lucinda can’t believe another person is complaining about a gift she bestowed. But, she agrees to try out a bit of her own magic and if she doesn’t like being obedient herself, she will grant Ella a new gift. The giants aren’t the only ones celebrating a wedding. Sir Peter and Dame Olga have gotten married, too. Sir Peter tells Ella he only married Dame Olga for her money. But, then Lucinda gives the couple the gift of love and Sir Peter agrees to everything Dame Olga commands, including making Ella a servant to the Dame and her daughters. Back in Frell, Ella must obey every whim of her stepmother and stepsisters. She continues to get letters from Prince Charmont. He reveals his love for Ella and asks to marry her. She’s thrilled until she realizes, after choking Olive at Hattie’s command, that her gift of obedience is not just a curse, but a danger. She decides that it would be too risky to have any more power, especially if she became the queen. Sadly, Ella writes to Prince Charmont and tells him she’s already married. He’s crushed by the news. It’s the day of Prince Charmont’s ball, and Hattie is excited to finally ensnare the prince. Ella wishes she could go to the ball, too, and see Prince Charmont one last time. Just then, Lucinda walks in. She’s tried out her own “gifts” and discovered that being obedient is not a gift at all. Although she wants to help Ella break the curse, her magic is not working anymore. Instead, she gives Ella her dress and makes her sash a mask so that Ella can still go to the ball in disguise. At the ball, Prince Charmont is intrigued by the masked girl. When they dance, he thinks he recognizes her and Hattie rips off her mask. Ella runs away, leaving a shoe behind, and Prince Charmont chases after her. He finds her in her home, dressed as a servant. He asks her to marry him once again, and she refuses despite the commands from her stepfamily. As she explains why, Ella realizes something has happened: she doesn’t have to be obedient anymore. The curse is broken! Ella tells Prince Charmont she wants to be the court linguist. Then, she asks him to marry her. Ella and Prince Charmont marry. Lucinda is there and, of course, wants to bestow another gift. Luckily, it’s just a keepsake box. Ella’s story ends with a happily ever after! Notes: This is a musical. The actors are in the audience at several points throughout the play. There are some magical creatures, like ogres hungry for humans and giants, who might be scary to some patrons. Sound effects and masks/costume pieces add to their magic/intensity. There are storm sound effects after the funeral scene. There are some sad and scary things that happen in the play to note: Ella’s mother dies, the ogres want to eat Ella (and are gnawing on bones when she approaches), and Ella (because of a command) tries to choke her stepsister, Olive. .
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