The Nutcracker

Based on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffman

Adapted by Kayla S.

Narrator/Coffee1 Mouse 1/Candy Cane1

Marie Mouse 2/Hot Chocolate1
Fritz/Tea1 Mouse 3/Hot Chocolate2
Godfather/Coffee2 Soldier 1/Tea2
Nutcracker Soldier 2/Hot Choc3
Mouse King/Coffee3 Soldier 3/Candy Cane2
Sugar Plum Fairy

Scene 1:Christmas Eve

Narrator: Good Evening all, I present to you a story about a young girl and
a nutcracker. One snow filled Christmas Eve, Marie and her brother Fritz
came downstairs to greet the guests invited to their parent’s Christmas
party.

Fritz: Godfather!! I knew it must be you!

Marie: I’m so glad you’re here! It never seems like Christmas until you
arrive.

Godfather: Well, thank you children. (holding 2 brightly wrapped presents;

one with a nutcracker inside) And just wait until you see what I’ve brought
you!

Narrator: Godfather always brought the most magical gifts for the kids.
One year he brought an acrobatic jack-in-the-box and last year was a
life-size ballerina doll!

(Godfather gives Marie and Fritz the presents)

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Fritz: (unwrapping the gift) Oh cool! Toy soldiers. Marie let’s see what's in
your box (reaching for present)

Godfather: Now, now, not so fast. Marie, you may open it.

Marie: (unwrapping the gift holding up the nutcracker) Oh, what a dear little
funny man! What is it?

Godfather: It’s a nutcracker! You see, you put a nut in his mouth and make
him bite down and PRESTO! The nut is cracked. I bet his dentist would like
him to retire… must be hard on the teeth.

Fritz: Let me see him. (plays with the nutcracker and jams his mouth) Oh,
who cares it was just cheap junk.

Marie: Oh Fritz, look what you’ve done. You’ve broken it and what an awful
thing to say.

Godfather: Let me see if I can fix it for you. (fiddles with it upstage) There!
Good as new!

Marie: Oh thank you Godfather. I’ll take good care of him. I promise.

Godfather: Well I must be going now. Merry Christmas to both of you.. And
to the nutcracker. (exits as everyone waves)

Marie: You weren’t very nice tonight Fritz, and on Christmas Eve…

Fritz: Whatever! I wish you would just leave me alone. I'm going to bed!
(exits)

Marie: (talking to Nutcracker) Oh, I wish I didn’t have to go to bed at all. I

wish I could stay here with you until Christmas morning. (falls asleep)

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Narrator: I had no idea it was midnight already. I’ve heard that some very
strange things can happen at 12.

Scene 2: Clock Strikes Midnight

(nutcracker doll & soldiers becomes real)

Nutcracker: We must prepare for the battle against the Mouse King and
kitchen mice!

Soldier 1: We will need cheese for distractions!

Soldier 2: I will prepare the blockade!

Soldier 3: Make sure the girl is protected at all cost!

Marie: (waking up realizing the tree is 5 times bigger and the toys have
come to life) Ahhhh, the Nutcracker toy has come alive. Oh my, and the toy
soldiers.

Nutcracker: Hello, Marie. I am the Nutcracker Prince.

Marie: What is happening here?

Nutcracker: I’ve come to protect you.

Soldier 1: The kitchen mice are plotting to kidnap you.

Soldier 2: We are here to help the Nutcracker protect you.

Soldier 3: Hurry come this way, I hear them coming.

(Mice quietly enter)

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Mouse 1: Shhh, they’re right over there!

Mouse 2: I see her, right behind those silly toy soldiers.

Mouse 3: LET’S GET HER!!!

Soldier 1: We must stop the mice.

Soldier 2: Use the lumps of cheese and fire them at the mice.

Soldier 3: Spray them with water

Mouse 1,2,3: Help us! Help us!

SONG & DANCE: March of the Toy Soldiers (“Midnight in the House”)

Midnight in the house, the church bells chime

Midnight in the house, a magic time
Listen you will hear, tiny feet draw near
The mouseketeers come into view

Midnight in the house, the church bells chime

Midnight in the house, a magic time
Soldiers fast asleep, awaken with a leap
Oh here they come a marching two-by-two

Soldiers: (Shout) Forward march, and never fear

Ohhhhh
Soldiers:(Shout) Forward march, the foe draws near
Ohhhhh

Midnight in the house, Soldier 3: To arms they cry

Midnight in the house, Soldier 1&2:We’ll do or die
Mice and soldiers come, to the beating of the drum
A raging pandemonium

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Midnight in the house, Mouse 1: To arms they cry
Midnight in the house, Mouse 2&3: We’ll do or die
The battle sound is all around
Alas, a cheer from a tiny mouseketeer

Soldiers: (Shout) Forward march, don’t count the cost

Ohhhhh
Soldiers:(Shout) Forward march, all is not lost
Ohhhhh

Midnight in the house, the siege is done

Midnight in the house, the battle’s won
When the Mouse King falls, we see
the surest sign of victory

Midnight in the house, the siege is done

Midnight in the house, the battle’s won
Off to sleep they go, in the after-glow
Tiny toys beneath the Chrismas tree

Scene 3: Battle the Mouse King

Mouse King: (enters pointing sword at nutcracker) Is this the best you can
do?

Nutcracker: The Mouse King, we meet again..

Mouse King: Tell your silly toy army to stand back and hand over the girl

Nutcracker: Not on my watch!! You and your mouse army don’t stand a
chance

Mouse 1: Don’t get distracted by the cheese!

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Mouse 2: Keep fighting.

Mouse 3: They stand no chance

Mouse King: Nutcracker, you are getting weaker! Mice, let's finish this
battle and take the girl!

(Marie sees the Nutcracker falling)

Marie: I must help the nutcracker toy (takes off her shoe and fires it at
Mouse King)

Mouse King: Ahhh, Something has hit me. (collapses and is out cold)

Mouse 1: Oh no, our king….

Mouse 2: He’s down. What do we do?

Mouse 3: RUN!!

Soldier 1: Hooray!!!

Soldier 2: Another battle won!

Soldier 3: Let’s go celebrate!

(soldiers exit)

Nutcracker: You saved me, Marie. I must thank you. Please come follow
me, I have a surprise. (exits with Marie, scene change)

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Scene 4: Kingdom of Sweets

Nutcracker: Here we are Candy Meadow and straight through there is the
Kingdom of Sweets.

Marie: Oh my, it’s so beautiful. I can hardly believe my eyes. And what’s
that wonderful smell?

(walks offstage together)

Narrator: They continued on and flew towards the snow-filled sky.

Eventually, they arrived at their destination.

Marie: Wow, where are we? Look, the trees are made of lollipops and the
flowers are made of marshmallows!

Nutcracker: This is the Kingdom of Sweets and I want to show you

something… Here is the castle. It is decorated with every kind of sweet you
can imagine. (knocks at the door)

Sugarplum Fairy: Welcome. I’m the Sugar Plum Fairy. I’m so glad you
could make it. Please come inside.

Marie: I’ve never seen so many cookies, cakes and candy.

Sugarplum Fairy: Make yourself at home and eat anything you want.

Narrator: As Marie and the Nutcracker enjoyed all the food and treats in
the castle, the Sugar Plum Fairy had entertainment planned for the two
guests.

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Scene 5: Perfomances

Sugarplum Fairy: I want to introduce you to our first performance. Here

we have Hot Chocolate from Spain.

(Hot Chocolate dances)

(Marie/Nutcracker applaude)

Hot Chocolate 1: Here is a taste of chocolate-y sweetness

Hot Chocolate 2: Enjoy a cup of our toasty hot chocolate

Hot Chocolate 3: Can’t forget the whipped cream on top!

(Hot Choc joins audience)

Sugarplum Fairy: Next we have Coffee from Arabia

(Coffee dances)
(Marie/Nutcracker/Hot Choc applaude)

Coffee 1: Thanks a LATTE

Coffee 2: Enjoy a freshly brew pot of coffee

Coffee 3: But don’t burn your tongue

(Coffee joins audience)

Sugarplum Fairy: Introducing Tea from Asia

(Tea dances)
(Marie/Nutcracker/Hot Choc/Coffee applaude)

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Tea 1: Here are some tea leaves to take back with you on your journey
home

Tea 2: Let’s get this par-TEA started!

(Tea joins audience)

Sugarplum Fairy: FInally, we have Candy Canes from the North

(Candy Cane dances)

(Marie/Nutcracker/Hot Choc/Coffee/Tea applaude)

Candy Cane 1: You can’t have all these treats without a candy cane each!

Candy Cane 2: Cavities won’t stop me from have a candy cane or two

(Candy Canes joins audience)

Narrator: As the show was coming to a close, the treats insisted the Sugar
Plum Fairy finished the night with a performance herself .

(Sugar Plum Fairy Dances)

(All Applaude)

Marie: That was so lovely.

Sugarplum Fairy: Oh thank you so much, I hope you enjoyed your

evening here.

Narrator: As the sunsets, the Nutcracker takes Marie’s hand for the last
dance.

(Marie and Nutcracker dance)

(Audience Cheers)

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SONG & DANCE: Magical Land of Sweets (0:00-1:17)

Oh Marie, there it is
The Magical Land of Sweets
Oh Marie, come and see
My beautiful Land of Sweets

A land where love can grow

Where sunshine is all we know
A land where hearts are free
My Magical Land of Sweets

Oh Marie, come and see

Come with me, give me your hand
Oh Marie, come with me
Rule with me over my land

Marie: It has been so wonderful to be here.. Especially on Christmas Eve.

Thank you everyone.

Nutcracker: (to Marie) I’m glad you’ve had a magical time here, but
speaking of Christmas Eve I am afraid we will have to go now.

(as Marie and the Nutcracker exit. All characters onstage wave goodbye,
then exit after)

Scene 6: Back Home

(Scene begins with Marie sleeping on ground near the Nutcracker doll)

Narrator: The next morning, Marie woke up under the Christmas tree.

(Clock chimes. Marie wakes up )

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Marie: Uh..um where am I.. How did I end up on the ground?

Narrator: Marie looks around for the Nutcracker.

Marie: Ahh there you are…

Narrator: While she examines the Nutcracker she realizes it’s all been a
dream…unless it was the magic of Christmas Eve.

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