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Close Encounters of the Undead Kind by Jeffrey Harr play script cover

Bad Taste in Boys

by Jeffrey Harr

Rachel has bad taste in boys: Jerry with the forehead tattoos, Nicky with the prison sentence, and Ed with the "being a zombie" thing.

She knows her parents will never understand or approve of her zombie boyfriend and that's the way she likes it. But what happens when her parents welcome Ed with open arms?

Comedy Black Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
6 Characters
3 M3 F
Set
Simple Set
Source
Part of Close Encounters of the Undead Kind, a collection of 3 plays
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6 Characters

3 M, 3 F

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.

RACHEL [F] 79 lines
Teen. Has it bad for bad boys.
CINDY [F] 68 lines
Rachel’s younger sister. Conniving and intelligent: a dangerous combination.
MR. HARRIS [M] 53 lines
Rachel’s father
MRS. HARRIS [F] 112 lines
Rachel’s mother
STEWART [M] 22 lines
The Harris’s nerdy neighbor.
ED [F] 18 lines
Rachel’s zombie boyfriend
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