Among Friends and Clutter
by Lindsay Price
This character driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
Average Producer Rating:
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
7
3 M | 4 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
43 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
"It's not a disease Icabod, it's dating."
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.
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Awards and Accolades
- Sisseton High School, Superior Production, Outstanding Ensemble in the 2008 South Dakota State One Act Competition
- Northumberland High School won their District Festival in the Virginal High School League
- Won the 2013 Southeastern Theatre Conference Play Festival
Characters
7
3 Men, 4 Women, 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.
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MELISSA
[W]
40 lines
- A girl who thinks often about friends and friendships. An actor.
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TREVOR
[M]
59 lines
- A boy destined to go through a gauntlet of girlfriends. A lover.
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JOANNE
[W]
57 lines
- A girl whose perfect life will conceal deep cracks. A survivor.
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ASHLEY
[W]
43 lines
- A girl who struggles to get along with her mom. A dreamer.
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ICABOD
[M]
67 lines
- A boy who thinks girls are icky… and will for the better part of his life. A loner.
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KATHERINE
[W]
78 lines
- A girl who will live fast, and never slow down. A runner.
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BOBBY
[M]
52 lines
- A boy who is kinder to others than he is to himself. A friend.
- Subgenres
- Character study Issue-based
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Variable Cast Size Character study Tableau Variable length
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Adult themes Alcohol Frank talk of death
- Themes
- Adolescence Childhood Death Friendship Illness/Health Love Memory Parenting/Family Divorce Individuality Jealousy Obedience Relationships Self-image Suicide Teen pregnancy Depression
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Scene work Audition material Class work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
watch, clipboard, bandages, letter, phone
Production Photos
Multimedia
Lindsay Price talks about the play.
Related Titles
Customer Comments
My school qualified for the state one act play festival yesterday with our play Among Friends and Clutter by Lindsay Price.
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Among Friends and Clutter
by Lindsay Price
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
7
3 M | 4 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
43 pages