Baalzebub - One Act Version by Rachel Atkins - Theatrefolk

Baalzebub - One Act Version

Recommended for High Schools

Baalzebub - One Act Version

by Rachel Atkins

Will they establish civility or fall apart?

 About 35 minutes

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

 11
11 W, Easily expandable

Simple set

 34 pages

Drama Character Study Classical Adaptation Issue-Based

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.

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

Subgenres
Fantasy Adaptation Character study

Settings
The future Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
Teen

Features
All female cast Character study

Set
Simple set

Cautions
Adult themes

Themes
Adolescence Childhood Friendship Parenting/Family War Women's issues Individuality Gender issues Morality Obedience Peer pressure Relationships Revenge Betrayal

Cross-Curricular Uses
English

Other uses
Competition Audition material Class work Scene work

Prop List

box, binoculars, whistle, phone, list of rules, work chart, buckets of water, dead bird, sticks, rope

Multimedia

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