Kasperl Larifaris Mondfahrt - Walther Eckart

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13 pages

Author(s)

Kasperl Larifaris Mondfahrt

Ein Handpuppenspiel

Walther Eckart
| 1955 | Germany
Characters
Kasperl Larifari, Gretl, Der Mondmann, Die Mondfrau, Der Leibscheinwerfer, Die Mondsucht, Der Gerichtsvollzieher, Der Flughafenwächter, Der Berichterstatter, Der Flugzeugführer
Number of acts
6
Note

This play was published in the monthly newspaper Die Scholle, published by Michael Prögel in Ansbach, Bavaria, and meant for schools and teacher training institutes. The text was written to be performed either in school settings or in family circles. It is followed by advice on how to make the puppets.

Plot summary

The hero’s journey is a success despite his enemies

Kasperl had a rocket built for him, but he has yet to pay for it as he wants to test it first. A Gerichtsvollzieher (Bailiff) has to seize the rocket while the Flughafenwächter (Airport security guard) is about to sell it to another client. Kasperl fools them and, despite Gretl’s protest, he hops on the rocket and flies to the Moon. There, he encounters the Mondmann (Moon man), his wife, and other characters. A fight starts because the Mondmann wants to get rid of Kasperl: he is afraid that his star will become a tourist destination. Kasperl goes back to Earth and is interviewed on his trip. To pay for his journey, he suggests displaying the rocket in a museum.

Composition date
1955

Publications and translations

Publication

Eckart, Walther, Kasperl Larifaris Mondfahrt. Ein Handpuppenspiel. In Die Scholle, vol. 23, n° 2, Februar 1955.

Language
German
Literary tones
Fantasy
Animations techniques
Glove-puppet
Audience
Young audiences

Key-words

Theatrical techniques

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