THE ROCK AGE

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PLOT SUMMARY:
Two anthropologists, Professor Henry Higgenbotham and Dr. Emma Trapp, have journeyed to the interior of the South Pacific island of Tasmania to observe and study an extraordinary tribe of prehistoric people, a tribe who possess tremendous intelligence and an innate facility for imitating behavior, learning languages and developing skills. Members of the tribe have long aboriginal names, which Professor Higgenbotham decides to ignore in favor of names he invents for the tribes people, a practice scorned by Dr. Trapp.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Terradactilly – an aboriginal maiden
Pebbles – first in line to marry the king
Doctor Emma Trapp, Ph D. – an earnest anthropologist
Prof. Henry Higgenbotham 11 – an unorthodox anthropologist
Hasty – an aboriginal friend of Professor Higgenbotham
Squirrel – an aboriginal friend of Professor Higgenbotham
Shaman – the tribe’s great medicine man
Tasmanian Three – aboriginal maidens
Poobah – chief of the Tasmanian Aborigines
Oily – Poohbah’s protector
Vinegar – Poohbah’s protector
Curly – the tribe’s chief messenger and sign painter
Peaches – second in line to marry the king
Rocks – a secret admirer of Pebbles
Berries – a secret admirer of Peaches
Knuckles – the tribe’s best hunter and pitcher
Henry Higgenbotham the Elder
Patience – Oily’s wife
Poison – Vinegar’s wife

SUPPORTING CAST:
Tribal Warriors
Tribal Elders
Shaman’s Spear Carriers
Poohbah’s Entourage
Unruly Tribal Women

ELEVEN SONGS

RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 50 minutes

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