Dramatic Art

Échec à la zizanie - 80548DR

CHRISTIANE CHEVRETTE

Two youngsters decide to play chess. But they have the surprise of their life when Leonardo Da Vinci, Cleopatra, Jules Verne and several other famous characters are substituted for the chess pieces and begin a match. And, all of a sudden, a pawn stirs things up. Should one follow the rules of the game? Where does liberty begin and end? Who are the real crazies? What better world can one imagine? These are some of the questions that arise in this battle in which laughter, provoked by philosophical discussion, is the outcome. Échec à la zizanie offers larger-than-life characters that students will love to follow.

	11 to 13 year-olds
	45 minutes
	25 and more (10 B, 2 G, 13 B or G)
	History, freedom, justice, peace, creativity, love
	Composition roles- group movement - character study