Beauty, The Beast & Some Clowns

About the Book

A new approach to the traditional fairy tale with the accent placed firmly on comical situations, colorful characters, lively dialogue and singable songs.Beauty's strong sense of decency and social justice makes her an inspiring role model for all people who yearn for a better life.  She emerges as the ultimate heroine, saving not only her own family and the Beast from a future of hopeless mediocrity, but an entire principality! Henceforth, even agricultural laborers will enjoy full health care benefits, liveable wages and democratic rights! This musical is tailored to high-school music and drama students in search of an interesting challenge.

About the Author

Norman Stokle climbed onto the stage at the age of four and has remained there more or less ever since. After specializing in French Theater during his college years and performing in numerous plays from Moliere and Shakespeare to Beckett and Ostrovsky, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and later acquired a Ph.D at Syracuse University with a dissertation on Camus’ life in the theater. He spent most of his career in American academia and in Paris where he directed Skidmore College’s Junior Year Abroad programs while working as an actor in French television, cinema, and on-stage with Dear Conjunction, the English language theater of Paris. He is the author of numerous books and articles. His most recent publications include a co-authored novel, Cheeseburgers in the Rose Room, Plays for the Sinful, and several screenplays, most notably The Florentines (a TV miniseries) and The Siege of Saint Michel (a full-feature movie). Currently, he shares his time between California and France and can be reached at normanstokle@gmail.com