Under the Bed: A Fanciful Adventure with Bed Bugs, Dust Bunnies, Broken Toys, Monsters, and Mismatched Socks

Plays for Young Audiences

By: Charlotte Nixon
Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 12 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 6 M, 6 F, 3 flexible)
Performance Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 73 pgs.

COMEDY. Afraid of the dark, the Boogeyman sends his two minions, Snooze and Snore, from Under the Bed Land to steal a teddy bear so he can finally get a good night’s sleep. Even though Mary is too old to be afraid of the dark, she sets out to retrieve her stolen teddy bear by venturing into the secret world under her bed. There, Mary encounters speed-dating mismatched socks looking for their perfect match, a support group for lost and broken toys, and bed bugs engaged in a battle with their arch-enemies, the dust bunnies. When Mary finally reaches Boogeyman Castle, she realizes that getting her teddy bear back may be more difficult than she thought. Her teddy is now known as “Mr. Bear” and has become the Boogeyman’s best friend! Audiences of all ages will love the whimsical characters in this adorable play.

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Charlotte Nixon is an actor, director, designer, filmmaker, and playwright. She has a BFA in Dramatic Performance from the University of Lethbridge, a MED in Community Learning from the University of Calgary, and is a member of the Alberta Playwright’s Network and the Playwrights Guild of Canada.