Huck Finn's Story

Play script. Dramatization of selected scenes from Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. No set, few props. Ideal for touring. Period, simple costumes. Flexible cast. 1 woman, 4 men may perform all roles, by doubling.Huck Finn's story -- the escape from his drunken father, his befriending a runaway slave -- is an adventure tale of excitement and suspense, delightfully sprinkled with homespun humor. In six action-filled scenes, alive with colorful characters and sparkling dialogue in rural dialect, the play reveals Huck, a clever, lovable boy, who is baffled by the greed, hypocrisy, and absurdity of society. His conscience troubles him about what is wrong, what is right, during his long journey down the Mississippi, a journey in which he "grows up." Keeping faithfully to the book, Harris, with his celebrated mastery of playwriting, has written for young audiences a great American play about the great American novel.