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Among Friends and Clutter

Among Friends and Clutter

by Lindsay Price

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.

Dramedy Character Study Vignettes

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

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 60 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
7 Characters
3 M | 4 F, Easily Expandable
Set
Simple Set
Length
43 pages
Free Excerpt

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Performance Royalty Fees

Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

7 Characters
3 M, 4 F, 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 [F] 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 [F] 57 lines
A girl whose perfect life will conceal deep cracks. A survivor.
ASHLEY [F] 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 [F] 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.

Praise for Among Friends and Clutter

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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