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Baalzebub - One Act Version

Baalzebub - One Act Version

by Rachel Atkins

What would a group of girls do if they were abandoned alone, at a refugee camp, in an unnamed war zone, away from adults and civilization? As time passes without rescue, the girls face the adult challenges of creating and maintaining a working society, as they struggle to cooperate, understand their differences, define themselves, and survive. Will they establish civility or fall apart?

A response to the classic novel, Lord of the Flies. Please consider inclusive, racially conscious and gender-expansive choices in casting.

Drama Character Study Classical Adaptation Issue-Based

Also available in a full-length version here.

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
11 Characters
11 F, Easily expandable
Set
Simple set
Length
34 pages
Free Excerpt

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11 Characters
11 F, Easily expandable
Rayyan (Ray) [F] 90 lines
The leader
Princess [F] 104 lines
The brains/conscience
Blessing [F] 57 lines
The good girl
Raja [F] 56 lines
The mean girl
Juno [F] 85 lines
The leader of the boyah gang
Diamond [F] 33 lines
A boyah
Ali [F] 40 lines
A boyah
Sam [F] 27 lines
Isis’s twin, a follower
Isis [F] 39 lines
Sam’s twin, a follower
Baby [F] 38 lines
A young‘un
Sister [F] 43 lines
A young‘un

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