Anne-Arky
by Lindsay Price
A production prepares for opening night. Everything starts out normally, until a rumour spreads that there is an agent in the audience. Anarchy ensues!
Average Producer Rating:
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
5 M | 5 W
Simple Set
31 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
"Why wouldn't an agent come to the middle of nowhere? There's lots of theatrical talent in the middle of nowhere."
A high school drama club prepares for their opening night of Anne of Green Gables.
The performance starts out normally enough. But when a rumour spreads that there is an acting agent in the audience, the students scramble to be discovered.
Anarchy ensues! Wigs fall off, ankles are sprained, and the stage manager sets fire to the prompt script. After the dust clears, the true identity of the agent is revealed. Perfect for novice actors.
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Characters
10
5 Men, 5 Women
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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MR. O’NEILL
[M]
164 lines
- Teacher/stage manager who is too stressed out
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JULIE
[W]
74 lines
- Student stage manager who is too normal to be in theatre
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MARK
[M]
6 lines
- Backstage lackey who is too dangerous to have backstage
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THE SOUND GUY
[M]
35 lines
- The “too-cool” sound guy
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BETH (ANNE)
[W]
52 lines
- Prone to mood swings
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TAMARA (DIANA)
[W]
77 lines
- Much too flaky for her age
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DOUG (GILBERT)
[M]
68 lines
- Wise-cracking Don Juan
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LAUREN (MARILLA)
[W]
51 lines
- Yearning to be free
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GLEN (MATTHEW)
[M]
35 lines
- Leaning towards being a psych major
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CHERYL (CHORUS)
[W]
21 lines
- Slightly psycho
- Subgenres
- Backstage comedy
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Physical comedy
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Smoking (offstage)
- Themes
- Theatre
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Scene work Audition material Class work
Prop List
clipboard, basket of apple blossoms, watch, magazine, very red wig, sunglasses, scarf, coiled rope, script, flashlight
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Anne-Arky
by Lindsay Price
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
5 M | 5 W
Simple Set
31 pages