Beauty and the Beast

By Jeanne-Marie LePrince Beaumont
Adapted by Carmella Gates

Setting: France in the mid-1700’s

Cast of Characters:

Belle (or Beauty), the youngest, kindest and prettiest of the merchant’s children
Papa, Belle’s father, a poor merchant
Matilde, Belle’s oldest sister
Annemarie, Belle’s other sister
Pierre, Belle’s oldest brother
Andre, Belle’s middle brother
Henri, Belle’s youngest brother
The Beast, a Prince on whom a wicked fairy has cast a spell
4 servants
4 or 5 wolves
Matilde’s husband
Annemarie’s husband
Wicked Fairy