Among Friends and Clutter by Lindsay Price - Theatrefolk

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Among Friends and Clutter

Recommended for High Schools

Among Friends and Clutter

by Lindsay Price

This character driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.

 About 60 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 7
3M | 4W, Easily Expandable

Simple Set

 43 pages

Average Producer Rating:

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
7 Characters
3M, 4W, 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 [W] 40 lines
A girl who thinks often about friends and friendships. An actor.
TREVOR [M] 59 lines
A boy destined to go through a gauntlet of girlfriends. A lover.
JOANNE [W] 57 lines
A girl whose perfect life will conceal deep cracks. A survivor.
ASHLEY [W] 43 lines
A girl who struggles to get along with her mom. A dreamer.
ICABOD [M] 67 lines
A boy who thinks girls are icky… and will for the better part of his life. A loner.
KATHERINE [W] 78 lines
A girl who will live fast, and never slow down. A runner.
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.

Thanks for writing such great scripts for us. We have been very successful with several of your scripts.

Sharon Prendergast
Sisseton High School

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