Recommended for High Schools
In this world writing is a struggle, a battle, a war. Backspace explores personification and characterization like no other play.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
23
2 M | 6 W | 15 Any Gender
Simple set
38 pages
Average Producer Rating:
“Loved the concept of personifying the typewriter. The kids really got into the roles. It was easy to stage.”
Christine Vitale, Oberoi International School
“Being a writer is not for the faint of heart.
Not for the weak. Things get bloody.”
In the world of Backspace, writing is a struggle, a battle, a war. Writers go off to the front lines to fight Ideas who resist at every turn. They stare at the Blank Page and must stand strong when she starts talking back. They look for anything and everything to move their writing forward.
The front is littered with writers who have given up. Will our four young writers face the same fate? Every word is another word closer to Victory!
An excellent theatrical experience for any cast or any class. The play explores personification in a unique and vivid manner. Where else can you bring a typewriter to life?
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
A Spanish translation of the middle school vignette play Box.
We all wear a mask. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
A collection of plays that examine the impact of cancer as seen through the eyes of teenagers. Can be performed as a full length or one acts.
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
This middle school play looks at the bullied, the bully, and the bystander through mostly non-verbal vignettes.
Join Pooh Bear, Piglet, and all their friends in the Hundred Acre wood.
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
23
2 M | 6 W | 15 Any Gender
Simple set
38 pages
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged.
A performance is defined as any presentation of the play (in whole or in part) for any audience. This includes competitions, invited dress rehearsals, and in-class performances for any audience comprised of five or more individuals who are not participants in the class.
In-class performances, where the audience consists entirely of students in the same class, are not subject to royalty.
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Perusal scripts are intended for personal use, either for performance consideration or for personal reading. They may be purchased as traditional printed books or as instantly downloadable and printable PDFs.
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…don't obligate you to perform.
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Purchase either books ($7.95 each) or a Script Distribution License ($97.95). The Script Distribution License includes a free printable PDF of the script licensed to print as many times as you need for your production.
$40.00/performance
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Classroom Use scripts are intended for classroom study in situations where there will be no audience apart from students in the same class. They may be purchased as traditional printed books or as instantly downloadable and printable PDFs.
Professionally printed and bound book. Shipping fees apply.
Includes a free printable PDF of the script. Delivered online instantly. No delivery charges.
A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.
There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.
Ideal for classwork, competitions, and more!
