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The Waking Moment
Julie would do anything to be just like her best friend Rhonda. She gets her wish when she wakes up one morning in Rhonda's bed - but nobody seems to notice. Julie quickly realizes that Rhonda's perfect world is actually a nightmare.
Deals with sexual abuse.
Recommended for High Schools
Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
7 Characters
3 M4 F
Set
Simple Set
Length
27 pages
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7 Characters
3 M, 4 F
3 M, 4 F
JULIE, 17
[F]
136 lines
Wants to live the life of her friend Rhonda. Has no idea what that might mean for her.
CATHY, 40
[F]
54 lines
Julie’s mom. Practical and protective.
BEN, 12
[M]
11 lines
Julie’s brother. Going through an annoying stage.
RHONDA, 17
[F]
69 lines
Julie’s best friend. She lives a seemingly-enviable life.
LYLE, 40
[M]
20 lines
Rhonda’s father. An angry, violent man.
BARB, 35
[F]
13 lines
Rhonda’s mother. Secretly miserable.
JESS, 18
[M]
22 lines
Rhonda’s boyfriend. Has a cruel streak.
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Spread the Love: The Waking Moment by Bradley Hayward
This week on Spread the Love, Lindsay and Craig talk about The Waking Moment, an Issue play by Bradley Hayward.
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Social Issue Plays for High Schools / Middle Schools
Our website lists all of our plays with social issue themes but it struck me that they’re only lumped as “issue plays” without a good guide to sorting out which title addresses which issue. So I’ve...
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