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Among Friends and Clutter

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Among Friends and Clutter presents a montage of characters who experience the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.

Starting with seven classmates, the play explores what they imagine their lives will be, and shows what their lives eventually become. They grow, succeed, and sometimes fail.

Students love this play for its well-rounded characters and its wealth of comic and serious moments.

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

This is a vignette play!
Also available in a competition-length version here.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 60 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
7 Characters
3 M 4 F
Easily Expandable
Productions
Produced by 210+ schools
Licensed by schools and youth theatres around the world
Set
Simple Set
Length
43 pages
Free Excerpt

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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

7 Characters

  • 3 Males
  • 4 Females
  • Easily Expandable

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.

  • MELISSA Female 40 lines
    A girl who thinks often about friends and friendships. An actor.
  • TREVOR Male 59 lines
    A boy destined to go through a gauntlet of girlfriends. A lover.
  • JOANNE Female 57 lines
    A girl whose perfect life will conceal deep cracks. A survivor.
  • ASHLEY Female 43 lines
    A girl who struggles to get along with her mom. A dreamer.
  • ICABOD Male 67 lines
    A boy who thinks girls are icky… and will for the better part of his life. A loner.
  • KATHERINE Female 78 lines
    A girl who will live fast, and never slow down. A runner.
  • BOBBY Male 52 lines
    A boy who is kinder to others than he is to himself. A friend.

Praise for Among Friends and Clutter

5 out of 5 stars
Rosemary Merino
H Frank Carey Jr/Sr High School
We enjoyed this “travel through time” styled show. It was rich in dialogue and content. Cast members enjoyed doing character biographies and developing their characters.

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