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
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.
Characters
11
11 Women, Easily expandable
-
Rayyan (Ray)
[W]
90 lines
- The leader
-
Princess
[W]
104 lines
- The brains/conscience
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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
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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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Baalzebub - One Act Version
by Rachel Atkins
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
11 W, Easily expandable
Simple set
34 pages