Synopsis S punky, little Ruth dreams of being a Knight of the Round Table. But Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and her other heroes laugh at her when she demonstrates her valor in a battle with a melodramatic lizard pretending to be a fierce dragon. Humiliated, Ruth sets off to form her own queendom that is bigger and better than Camelot, bringing with her the lizard and a mule that she claims is a unicorn. Soon they are joined by a frog who Ruth declares to be an ogre, a skunk who she pronounces a wizard (because the skunk makes everyone disappear), two kids who she dubs her bravest knights, and their cow who is just an ordinary cow. In a dark forest outside of Camelot, the ragtag group of misfits meets sorcerers Morgana Le Fay and Mordred, who are in desperate need of a unicorn horn to complete the spell they are cooking up in their cauldron. After the wicked duo discredits the mule’s fake horn, Ruth vows to find a real unicorn and win their respect. Their quest takes them to the wise Lady of the Lake and the lair of cranky, riddling trolls. Working together, the kids and animals courageously rescue a vain unicorn. Too eager to please, Ruth unwittingly helps the villains transform King Arthur into a rat. When Ruth realizes the error of her ways, it takes a lot of guts and creativity, and a little help from bumbling Merlin, to set things right again. After saving the castle from Morgana Le Fay’s cruel clutches, Ruth is finally dubbed a Knight of the Round Table.

Production History Merlo Library Workshop Chicago, IL Dandelion Theatre The Make Ready Chicago, IL Town Hall Theatre Showcase Production Centerville, OH East Valley Children's Theatre Aspiring Playwrights Contest First Place Mesa, AZ iO Theater Cold Reads, Hot Scripts Chicago, IL The Annoyance Tuesdays at 9 Chicago, IL National Youth Theatre Outstanding New Works Nominee Scottsdale, AZ Le Sueur-Henderson High School Production Le Sueur, MN Falcon Ridge Middle School Production Apple Valley, MN Anchorage Waldorf School Production Anchorage, AK Chantilly High School Academy Production Chantilly, VA North Augusta High Production North Augusta, SC The Phipps Center for the Arts The Phipps Children’s Theater/ Hudson, WI John H. Potter Theater Gregory-Portland Junior High School Production Portland, TX Upper Valley Waldorf School Production Quechee, VT Hasting High School Production Hastings, MN Heineman Middle School Production Algonquin, IL Park Hill High School Production Kansas City, MO Macomb Junior High School Production Macomb, IL Thomas Sumter Academy Production Rembert, SC Bishop Seabury Academy Production Lawrence, KS Ceglarek Fine Arts Center Production Allendale, MI Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Production Grand Prairie, TX John F Kennedy Middle School Production Waltham, MA Artist Connection Theatre Inc. Production Jacksonville, FL O. Trent Bonner Middle Production Danville, VA Orlando Repertory Theatre Production Orlando, FL Waukee Theatre Arts Center Production Waukee, IA Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy Production Topeka, KS Starlight Community Theater Production Phoenix, AZ

The cast of Camelot and Camelittle with East Valley Children's Theatre at Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. Directed by Joel Cranson.

Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Set: clearing surrounded by trees (exterior) Cast: 10 M, 7 F, 16 gender neutral or more or 8 M, 4 F, 3 gender neutral with double casting Published by Dramatic