Lives and Adventures of Cobbler and Knobbs, The

Plays for Young Audiences

By: Jacob M. Byers
Cast: 7 M, 4 F, 19 flexible, extras (Doubling possible.)
Performance Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes, 48 pgs.

COMEDY. When the Night is kidnapped, two bumbling security guards, Cobbler and Knobbs, along with the help of a giant snail, set out to free the Night so that everyone can get a good night’s sleep. It sounds like a good plan, except that Cobbler and Knobbs forgot to bring along a tent or sleeping bags for their journey, and the only food they remembered to bring is a bag of old Rice Krispies treats. And if that isn’t bad enough, they soon encounter a pack of hungry wolves, a band of dim-witted pirates, a washed-up magician, a de-fanged rattlesnake, and a door-to-door sales dragon. When the heroes finally reach the kidnapper’s hideout high atop a mountain, Cobbler must come up with a bedtime story good enough to help the kidnapper overcome his fear of the dark. Will the Night be freed so that the heroes can celebrate with a well-earned ginger ale?

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Jacob Byers is a resident of the planet earth (most of the time). To be more specific, he lives Albuquerque, NM. Byers served as the assistant director of the Albuquerque Children’s Theater and has appeared in several stage productions. He likes children, dogs, cats, and traveling.