"Alvissmal"

Booth, Roy C. (American playwright, comic book store owner, educator, 1965-____), “Alvissmal,”

a 10-minute Skaldic verse drama in English, translated and adapted from Old Norse by Roy C. Booth, set in outside Thrudheim, Thor's home in Asgard, night, ancient Norse mythological era,

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; • © 2004 by Roy C. Booth; • in Roy C. Booth’s Alvissmal (Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.A.: The Author, 2004) ; • script/rights available from Roy C. Booth, 3811 6th Avenue West, Hibbing, Minnesota 55746, U.S.A., e-mail roycbooth@hotmail.com, telephone (home/work) 218-262-4744. • Cited by Roy C. Booth via ftp February 14, 2004; Booth says,

§ Dramatis Personae Alvis the Dwarf (m), a dwarf, "All-Wise" aka "Elvis"; Thor (m), the Norse god of thunder.

§ Synopsis “Alvis the Dwarf approaches the thunder god Thor at night near his home in Asgard. His request: to marry Thor’s Valkyrie-daughter, Thrud, claiming that a pledge made by the gods earlier made his request possible and binding. Unfortunately, Thor was not present when the bargain was struck, and has no desire to have a dwarf as a son-in-law. So, instead of using his fabled brawn to solve the dilemma, he resorts to his wits, and challenges Alvis to a riddle contest of sorts, to see if he were, indeed, a fit spouse for Thrud, keeping his adversary busy until the first rays of the sun turn the hapless dwarf into stone.

§ Comment “No real set, no real props although Thor's hammer Mjolnir would make for a nice touch. Costume as needed.”

§ Themes contest, courtship, Elvis, god, marriage, Norse mythology, pledge claim, riddle, skald, sun, Thor, wit.



See also Roy C. Booth's

• "Cafe a la Ionesco," a 32-minute absurdist farce in English, set in a fancy restaurant in Nymore, Minnesota, Tuesday evening, February 2, 1999, 3m1f
• "Circe," a 5-minute dramatic dance piece in English, set at the gates of Mount Olympus, mythological Greece, 4f
• "The Coat," a 20-minute drama in English, set in a Greek mountain outpost, late night, winter, 1940, 3m1f
• "The Coldest Time of the Year," a 20-minute children's play in English, set in a forest in India, long ago, 3m
• "The Confession," a 25-minute suspense drama in English, set in a small, isolated church, northern Minnesota woods, U.S.A., 1995, 2m
• "Do You Think Dogs Think? Part I" a 10-minute postmodern comedy in English, set in a college office, today, 3m1f (+ extras)
• "He Who Gets Laughed At Last," a 25-minute dark comedy in English, set the dressing room in a comedy club, 1996, 2m2f
• "No Uncertain Terms," a 60-minute postmodern drama on comedy, translated by Roy C. Booth and Peter Birmanns from the German original, set in the headquarters of the Black and White Party, last week, 3m1f (+ extras)
• "The Peasant and the Waterman," a 15-minute children's play in English, set in Old Russia, long ago, 3m1f
• "Ratopolis," a 22-minute science fiction drama in English, set in American suburbia, 2045,1m1f (+ extras)
• "Vafthrudnismal," a 12-minute Skaldic verse drama in English, translated and adapted from Old Norse by Roy C. Booth, set in Asgard, then the Giant Vafthrudnir's hall, night, ancient Norse mythological era, 2m1f

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