A Recipe of Me
Leah and her siblings are relegated to the kids table in the kitchen AGAIN for Thanksgiving at Grandma Lucy and Grandpa Elliott’s house. Worse, they’ve had their phones taken away. This leads to the siblings searching the cupboards for snacks. What they come away with is Grandma Lucy’s secret family recipe box.
They think they’re going to find juicy gossip. Instead, they find heartfelt stories about their family told through recipes. Stories they never knew.
A beautiful look into the world of a family rooted in love and food. Food is the language that everyone can speak.
This play was written specifically for middle school performers and won top honors at both the Florida Jr. Thespians District and State levels.
Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
Recommended for Middle Schools
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19 Characters
- 3 Males
- 7 Females
- 9 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.
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TYLER Male 77 linesSibling to Leah & Danielle; Cousin to Frankie & Dorrie
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LEAH Female 81 linesSibling to Danielle & Tyler; Cousin to Frankie & Dorrie
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DANIELLE Female 76 linesSibling to Tyler & Leah; Cousin to Frankie & Dorrie
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RALPH Male 4 linesSon of Lucy; Uncle to all of the cousins (One monologue)
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BARBARA Female 24 linesSister to Elizabeth & Lucy
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ELIZABETH Female 21 linesSister to Barbara & Lucy
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FRANKIE Female 33 linesSibling to Dorrie; Cousin to Tyler, Leah & Danielle
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DORRIE Female 29 linesSibling to Frankie; Cousin to Tyler, Leah & Danielle
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ELLIOTT Male 5 linesGrandpa; married to Lucy (One monologue)
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LUCY Female 1 lineGrandma; married to Elliott (One monologue)
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ENSEMBLE Any gender 3 lines
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