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Anxiety is Orange

by Lindsay Price

Join the characters in this vignette play as they navigate the world, each other, and the greens, greys, blues, reds, pinks, yellows, and oranges around them.

Average Producer Rating:

About 25 minutes

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

21
2 M | 7 W | 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible

Simple set

23 pages

Reviews from Past Producers

Colours can be symbolic. Red is fiery. Purple is royal. Blue is calming. Sometimes, colours can take on too much meaning. I can’t date you - you wear wenge! He sent yellow flowers! Orange gives my brother anxiety!

Join the characters in this vignette play as they navigate the world, each other, and the greens, greys, blues, reds, pinks, yellows, and oranges around them. Does orange make you anxious?

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Characters

21
2 Men, 7 Women, 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible

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.

Tyler [M] 20 lines
Chloe [W] 22 lines
Black [A] 16 lines
Pink [W] 16 lines
Milan [W] 19 lines
Scout [A] 22 lines
Rory [A] 20 lines
Ethan [M] 25 lines
Jealousy [A]: One monologue
Belle [W] 17 lines
Nada [W] 13 lines
Wyn [W] 18 lines
Blue [W] 21 lines
Dee [W] 23 lines
Brittany [W]: One monologue
Presley [A] 9 lines
Harper [A] 16 lines
Tal [A] 9 lines
Jem [A] 13 lines
Yellow [A] 21 lines
Grey [A] 20 lines

Subgenres: Issue-based
Settings: Abstract setting Present day
Dress: Contemporary costumes Simple costumes
Audience: Pre-teen Teen
Features: Tableau Character study Physical comedy Variable gender breakdown Variable Cast Size

Set: Interior set Simple set
Themes: Adolescence Bullying Body image Individuality Jealousy Peer pressure Relationships Self-image Anxiety
Other uses: Competition Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work

Prop List

Brightly-coloured costume pieces, Wenge Brown Jacket, Beige clothes, Purple clothes, Cup of tea, Bright orange shirt

Multimedia

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