Drama Club 2018-19
Start reading each play sample. If you don't like what you're reading, stop and move on to the next.
But, if you DO like the play, please read the ENTIRE sample to be sure that you like the whole thing (and not just the idea/beginning).
Play Option 1: Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.playscripts.com
In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy away from her nursery to the magical world of Neverland, where she joins his adventures with Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily, and the menacing Captain Hook. A low-tech, inventive adaptation that pays homage to the darker themes of J. M. Barrie's original, Peter/Wendy will mesmerize audiences of all ages.
Comedy/Drama 65 - 75 minutes
3 f, 2 m, 2 either (7-30 actors possible: 3-30 f, 2-30 m)
Set: One unit set that has a bedroom space and a vast space beyond. Somewhere on the set should be space to write a long list of "happy thoughts" -- this has been successfully achieved by painting available surfaces with chalkboard paint.
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Play Option 2: The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza by Don Zolidis (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.playscripts.com
Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical insanity. Famous myths such as Pandora's Box, Jason and the Argonauts (the original Super Friends), and Hercules: Intern God jostle for space with obscure, weird myths such as the myth of Linus and the legend of the Argus. Culminating in a bizarre, musical dance-influenced version of The Iliad complete with a full-scale battle of little green army men, this play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for audiences of all ages. (A one-act version and an Iliad! only version of this play are also available.)
Comedy 100 - 120 minutes
5 f, 5 m, 10 either (8-75 actors possible: 1-50 f, 1-50 m)
Set: Flexible. From a bare stage to an elaborate Greek temple.
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Play Option 3: Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less by Bradley Hayward (Click here)
SAMPLE ON:
www.theatrefolk.com
The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. From extracting a gummy bear out of a new set of braces to coping with bullies, these characters share their innermost hopes and fears with each other, ten minutes at a time. As the audience drops in on these intimate moments, they will come to understand that being sixteen isn't always easy.
The plays herein may be licensed together or separately. The piece was conceived as a full length evening of entertainment, but each short stands perfectly well on its own without any prior knowledge of the characters.
About 100 minutes
12 [4M+5W+3 Either, Expandable to 13M+17W+3 Either]
Simple Set
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Play Option 4: Somewhere, Nowhere by Lindsay Price (Click here)
SAMPLE ON:
www.theatrefolk.com
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
A full length play made up of four one act plays. See the characters grow, change, and stumble through four seasons.
Somewhere, Nowhere is a place to call home. A place to leave. The best place in the world. Nothing but a memory. How many of us feel one way or the other about the place we grew up? How many of us love or hate our hometown? Maybe it's both at the same time.
The characters in Somewhere, Nowhere face a dilemma: Do they stay close to home at the end of high school, or do they get as far away as possible? What if they want to do both at the same time? What then?
This Book is a Collection of 4 Plays:
The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution
Pete is ready to leave his small town life behind. He's also terrified. So he's doing what any terrified person would do to prompt change - standing on the roof of the school covered in egg cartons. Here comes change, ready or not.
Frying Pan to Frying Pan
Echo is in the middle of a tug of war: Does she follow her English teacher's dream for her to go away to a big school? Does she follow her mother's wishes to stay home? Echo doesn't want to go, but she isn't sure she wants to stay. The rope is about to break.
The Tower of Tyler
Tyler is a star. Everything he touches turns to gold, from Hail Mary passes to winning national essay contests. But Tyler's sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets. Maybe he doesn't have the golden touch after all.
Underneath
It's hard to keep emotions clamped down, even in winter. The snow is piling up as secrets rise to the surface.
About 105 minutes
(Act 1: 55 minutes, Act 2: 50 minutes)
16 [3M+13W, Expandable to 5M+15W+7 Either]
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Play Option 5: Frankenstein Among the Dead adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.theatrefolk.com
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley, who wrote the original novel, and Elsa, mysterious and determined to learn Mary’s secrets, including the most important of all… how to bring the dead to life.
About 95 minutes
(Act 1: 55 minutes, Act 2: 40 minutes)
18 [11M+7W]
Simple set
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Play Option 6: MURDER ME, MURDER ME NOT By WILLIAM SPRINGER (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.histage.com
Randolph Gaston has been murdered, and everybody is after the insurance money (including the deceased). The characters we meet are the grieving widow, the girl next door, the family maid, the minister, the French inspector, and the confused boyfriend -- BUT everyone isn't necessarily who they seem to be. A series of double (and double-double) crosses, mistaken identities, fake accents, hidden bodies, and phony mustaches all add up to a completely intriguing comedy.
3 m, 3 w
Approximately an hour
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Play Option 7: Sweeney Todd (Demon Barber of the Barbary Coast) Adapted by Tim Kelly (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.dramaticpublishing.com
Sweeney Todd has a lucrative business shaving his customers too close. With the assistance of Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime, he robs and erases. But Sweeney has other ambitions. He plans to marry the socially prominent and dainty Lily Fairoak and move into politics. Complications set in and the furious barber finds himself harassed by waifs from the orphanage, honest sailing lads, society matrons and the spirits of those he has done in. Comic chases, heart-rending moments in the depths of the city jail and joyous reunions are set against a background of the Barbary Coast, Chinatown, and Nob Hill.
Cast size: 8m., 12w., extras
120 min
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Play Option 8: Night of the Living Dead By Lori Allen Ohm. Based on George Romero and John Russo's original film (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.dramaticpublishing.com
Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. This blend of thrilling horror laced with touches of black humor envelops the audience in the action and unfolds into a shocking theatrical ending. "There are a lot of characterization possibilities in this piece. We got to work on the dynamics of fear, terror and the human responses they elicit. The zombies loved playing out evil." (Krista Klander-man, Menasha High School, Menasha, WI.)
Cast size: 17 (+15 extras)
80 min
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SAMPLE ON: www.playscripts.com
In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy away from her nursery to the magical world of Neverland, where she joins his adventures with Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily, and the menacing Captain Hook. A low-tech, inventive adaptation that pays homage to the darker themes of J. M. Barrie's original, Peter/Wendy will mesmerize audiences of all ages.
Comedy/Drama 65 - 75 minutes
3 f, 2 m, 2 either (7-30 actors possible: 3-30 f, 2-30 m)
Set: One unit set that has a bedroom space and a vast space beyond. Somewhere on the set should be space to write a long list of "happy thoughts" -- this has been successfully achieved by painting available surfaces with chalkboard paint.
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Play Option 2: The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza by Don Zolidis (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.playscripts.com
Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical insanity. Famous myths such as Pandora's Box, Jason and the Argonauts (the original Super Friends), and Hercules: Intern God jostle for space with obscure, weird myths such as the myth of Linus and the legend of the Argus. Culminating in a bizarre, musical dance-influenced version of The Iliad complete with a full-scale battle of little green army men, this play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for audiences of all ages. (A one-act version and an Iliad! only version of this play are also available.)
Comedy 100 - 120 minutes
5 f, 5 m, 10 either (8-75 actors possible: 1-50 f, 1-50 m)
Set: Flexible. From a bare stage to an elaborate Greek temple.
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Play Option 3: Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less by Bradley Hayward (Click here)
SAMPLE ON:
www.theatrefolk.com
The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. From extracting a gummy bear out of a new set of braces to coping with bullies, these characters share their innermost hopes and fears with each other, ten minutes at a time. As the audience drops in on these intimate moments, they will come to understand that being sixteen isn't always easy.
The plays herein may be licensed together or separately. The piece was conceived as a full length evening of entertainment, but each short stands perfectly well on its own without any prior knowledge of the characters.
About 100 minutes
12 [4M+5W+3 Either, Expandable to 13M+17W+3 Either]
Simple Set
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Play Option 4: Somewhere, Nowhere by Lindsay Price (Click here)
SAMPLE ON:
www.theatrefolk.com
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
A full length play made up of four one act plays. See the characters grow, change, and stumble through four seasons.
Somewhere, Nowhere is a place to call home. A place to leave. The best place in the world. Nothing but a memory. How many of us feel one way or the other about the place we grew up? How many of us love or hate our hometown? Maybe it's both at the same time.
The characters in Somewhere, Nowhere face a dilemma: Do they stay close to home at the end of high school, or do they get as far away as possible? What if they want to do both at the same time? What then?
This Book is a Collection of 4 Plays:
The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution
Pete is ready to leave his small town life behind. He's also terrified. So he's doing what any terrified person would do to prompt change - standing on the roof of the school covered in egg cartons. Here comes change, ready or not.
Frying Pan to Frying Pan
Echo is in the middle of a tug of war: Does she follow her English teacher's dream for her to go away to a big school? Does she follow her mother's wishes to stay home? Echo doesn't want to go, but she isn't sure she wants to stay. The rope is about to break.
The Tower of Tyler
Tyler is a star. Everything he touches turns to gold, from Hail Mary passes to winning national essay contests. But Tyler's sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets. Maybe he doesn't have the golden touch after all.
Underneath
It's hard to keep emotions clamped down, even in winter. The snow is piling up as secrets rise to the surface.
About 105 minutes
(Act 1: 55 minutes, Act 2: 50 minutes)
16 [3M+13W, Expandable to 5M+15W+7 Either]
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Play Option 5: Frankenstein Among the Dead adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.theatrefolk.com
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley, who wrote the original novel, and Elsa, mysterious and determined to learn Mary’s secrets, including the most important of all… how to bring the dead to life.
About 95 minutes
(Act 1: 55 minutes, Act 2: 40 minutes)
18 [11M+7W]
Simple set
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Play Option 6: MURDER ME, MURDER ME NOT By WILLIAM SPRINGER (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.histage.com
Randolph Gaston has been murdered, and everybody is after the insurance money (including the deceased). The characters we meet are the grieving widow, the girl next door, the family maid, the minister, the French inspector, and the confused boyfriend -- BUT everyone isn't necessarily who they seem to be. A series of double (and double-double) crosses, mistaken identities, fake accents, hidden bodies, and phony mustaches all add up to a completely intriguing comedy.
3 m, 3 w
Approximately an hour
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Play Option 7: Sweeney Todd (Demon Barber of the Barbary Coast) Adapted by Tim Kelly (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.dramaticpublishing.com
Sweeney Todd has a lucrative business shaving his customers too close. With the assistance of Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime, he robs and erases. But Sweeney has other ambitions. He plans to marry the socially prominent and dainty Lily Fairoak and move into politics. Complications set in and the furious barber finds himself harassed by waifs from the orphanage, honest sailing lads, society matrons and the spirits of those he has done in. Comic chases, heart-rending moments in the depths of the city jail and joyous reunions are set against a background of the Barbary Coast, Chinatown, and Nob Hill.
Cast size: 8m., 12w., extras
120 min
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Play Option 8: Night of the Living Dead By Lori Allen Ohm. Based on George Romero and John Russo's original film (Click here)
SAMPLE ON: www.dramaticpublishing.com
Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. This blend of thrilling horror laced with touches of black humor envelops the audience in the action and unfolds into a shocking theatrical ending. "There are a lot of characterization possibilities in this piece. We got to work on the dynamics of fear, terror and the human responses they elicit. The zombies loved playing out evil." (Krista Klander-man, Menasha High School, Menasha, WI.)
Cast size: 17 (+15 extras)
80 min
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