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Tick Talk

Tick Talk

by Lindsay Price

The teenagers in Tick Talk have a lot to say, but no way to say it. Most characters are limited to only ONE WORD for the whole play.

A fascinating challenge for actors: What happens when a character has just one word to express hopes, fears, and frustrations? What if they have something terribly important to say but can't? They'd better find a way soon: Time is running out.

Dramedy Character Study Choral Work Experimental Form

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Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
13 Characters
2 M6 F5 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
31 pages
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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

13 Characters
2 M, 6 F, 5 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Hey There [M] 15 lines
Goofy and often foolish.
Dunno [M] 47 lines
Sullen and almost silent.
Hi [F] 15 lines
Very self-conscious.
Fine [F] 50 lines
Life is far from perfect but problems don't weigh as heavily on her as they do on others.
Nothing [F] 10 lines
Younger sister to What. Seen as annoying.
What [F] 10 lines
Older sister to Nothing. Snobbish and self-centered.
Great Dance [F] 14 lines
Hiding a horrible secret.
Gabby [F] 7 lines
Sweet but shallow.
Uh [A] 15 lines
Member of the cynic quartet.
Yeah [A] 15 lines
Member of the cynic quartet.
Well [A] 1 line
Member of the cynic quartet.
So [A] 10 lines
Member of the cynic quartet.
The Vice Principal (Offstage Voice) [A] 13 lines
Stern. Does not like or understand teenagers.

Praise for Tick Talk

Alissa Nibbe
Barnesville High Theatre
It is definitely one of my most favorite shows and I would direct it again in a heartbeat!
Annmarie Drake
Riverfront Performing Arts
This was an excellent play to develop the skills our students had been working on in their acting classes this year.

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