Bunnicula vs. The Library Dragon

In the tradition of King Kong vs. Godzilla — or maybe “Bambi Meets Godzilla” — comes a battle royale between the monsters of plays for Atlanta families. On one side, Bunnicula, Synchronicity Theatre’s vampiric rabbit whose fluffy fur and snuggly manner belies his occult powers and unslakable thirsts. In the other corner, The Library Dragon, Theatre in the Square’s wicked reptile turned librarian, capable of scorching books and readers alike with her fiery breath. Both are remounts of popular shows based on children’s books, but only one emerges as a champion for grown-ups as well as tots.

Both plays run through Oct. 18, and both set their cute creatures loose in placid surroundings. In The Library Dragon, Sunrise Elementary School hires Lotta Scales (Kara Cantrell) to run the library, unaware that she’s a bespectacled monster who zealously guards books like an old-school dragon protects its treasure-hoard. In Bunnicula, an ordinary family finds a cute if oversized rabbit and brings it home, unaware of its Transylvanian origins.