On November 1st, The She Bear will release in eBook and paperback at all major retailers. The pre-order for the eBook is already up most places and the paperback will slowly populate to retailers on it’s own unknowable schedule.

This will be the fifth play in the Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays series and it’s one of my favorites so I’m hoping people love it as much as they loved the others!

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The She Bear

by Hillary DePiano
An adaptation of The She-Bear from Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales (Il Pentamerone, Lo cunto de li cunti).

When a pack of wolves nearly tear the prince apart, the very She-Bear he’d been hunting saves his life. As man and beast heal from their wounds, the prince starts to wonder: Is he losing his mind? Or has he really fallen in love with a bear? Magic and mayhem, romance and the ridiculous dance hand in paw in this modern adaptation of the Italian fairy tale where love is the best kind of madness.

• Comedy / Fantasy
• One Act
• 30-45 minutes
• 1 Male 2 Female 1 Any
• Cast size: 4-10+ (ensemble of wolves & the prince’s hunting party can be as large or small as needed)

Features

• Small cast with majority female roles.
• Opportunity to add additional performers and an ensemble as needed.
• Great length for drama competitions and classroom study.