Play with No Plot Reader's Theater Script
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A reader's theater script adaptation of The Book with No Pictures.
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Play with No Plot Reader's Theater Script
- 1. The Play with No Plot (adapted from The Book with No Pictures by James Novak) Cast: Narrators Narrator 1: Thisis a playwithno action. Narrator 2: There isno story. Narrator 3: There are nocharacters. Narrator 4: There isno climax. Narrator 1: It mightseemlike nofuntolistentosomeone readyoua playwithno plot. Narrator 2: It probablysounds boring andserious. Narrator 3: Except… Narrator 4: Everythingthe wordssay,the narrators haveto say. Narrator 1: Nomatter what. Narrator 2: Say what? Narrator 3: That’sthe deal. Narrator 4: That’sthe rule. Narrator 1: So that means… Narrator 2: Evenif the words say… Narrator 3: BLORK. Othernarratorslaugh. Narrator 3: Wait—what?Thatdoesn’tevenmeananything! Narrator 4: BLUURF. Othernarratorslaugh. Narrator 4: Wait a second—what?!Thisisn’tthe kindof playIwantedto read!AndI have to say every wordthe booksays?Uh-oh… Narrator 1: We are monkeyswhotaughtourselves toread.
- 2. Narrator 2: Hey!I’mnot a monkey! Narrator 3: AndnowI am readingyouthisplaywithmy monkeymouthinmymonkeyvoice. Narrator 4: Well,Iam not a monkey,andI definitelydon’treadlike amonkey. Narrator 1: Are you sure? Narrator 4: looksat script and reads I am a monkey. Narrator 4: Also,Iam a ROBOTMONKEY. Narrator 4: What?! Narrator 1: Andmy headismade of blueberrypizza. Narrator 2: Wait a second— Narrator 3: Is thiswhole playatrick? Narrator 4: Can we please stopreading? ALL: NO?!? Narrator 1: Andnow it’stime for usto singyou our favorite song! Narrator 2: A song? Narrator 3: Do we reallyhave tosinga— Narrator 4: GlugGlug Glug Narrator 1: My Face isa Bug Narrator 2: I eatants for breakfast Narrator 3: Rightoff the ruuuuuggggggg!!! Narrator 4: What wasthat? Narrator 1: Thisplay is ridiculous! Narrator 2: Can we stopreadingyet?! ALL: NO?!? Narrator 3: There are MORE lines?
- 3. Narrator 4: We have to readthe rest?!? Narrator 1: My onlyfriendthe whole wide worldisahipponamed ALL: BOOBOO BUTT! Narrator 2: Boo BooButt? Narrator 3: Andalso,the parentsI’mreadingthisbookto are ALL: THE BEST PARENTSIN THE HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE WORLD. Narrator 4: Andthe librariansare the smartestlibrarians Narrator 1: because theychose thisplayeventhoughithasno action Narrator 2: Nostory. Narrator 3: Nocharacters. Narrator 4: Noplot. Narrator 1: Noclimax. Narrator 2: But librariansknowthatthisisthe playthat makeskidshave to saysillythings! Narrator 3: Andmake sillysoundslike.. Narrator 4: Oh no. Narrator 1: No,no, no. Narrator 2: Here it comes. Narrator 3: GLUURR-GA-WOCKO Narrator 4: maGRAUMPH-a-doo Narrator 1: AiiEE!AiiEE!AiiEE!!! Narrator 2: BRROOOOoOGBRROOOOoOGBRROOOOoOG Narrator 3: OOOOOOmph!EEEEEEEEEEEmph! Narrator 4: Blaggity-BLAGGITYGLIBBITY-globbityglobbity-GLIBBITY Narrator 1: Beep.Boop.
- 4. Narrator 2: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Narrator 3: Ba-DOOONGYFACE!!!!! Narrator 4: Oh Narrator 1: my Narrator 2: goodness. Narrator 3: Please don’tevermake me readthisplayagain! Narrator 4: It isso…silly! Narrator 1: In fact,it iscompletelyandutterlypreposterous! Narrator 2: Nexttime, Narrator 3: please Narrator 4: Please Narrator 1: Please Narrator 2: PLEASE Narrator 3: Choose a playwitha plot. Narrator 4: Please? Narrator 1: Because thisisjusttoo ridiculoustoread. Narrator 2: The End. ALL: BONK. Narrator 3: I didn’twantto saythat.