Body Body: Competition Length Version
by Lindsay Price
Madeline has body issues. So much so that different body parts are coming to life and talking back. A shorter version of this body image play.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
6
2 M | 4 W
Simple Set
54 pages
"You want me to sign on the dotted line: I, Maddie, resign myself to being Fatty Flather for the rest of my life."
Madeline's got body image trouble.
So much so that different body parts are starting to come to life! Her tummy, butt, and thighs (personified as characters in the play) want Madeline to stay insecure and dependent on the food they tempt her with.
But Madeline doesn't want to feel bad about her body anymore. Tonight's the night she starts fighting back!
Awards and Accolades
- Awarded Silver at The 2011 Singapore Youth Festival.
Characters
6
2 Men, 4 Women
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.
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Madeline Flather
[W]
120 lines
- 17 years old. Wants to be an actress.
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Tummy
[W]
60 lines
- Nurturing figure.
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Butt
[W]
46 lines
- Petite. Younger than other fats.
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Chin
[W]
65 lines
- Plays beautiful sister. Should be tall.
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Right Thigh
[M]
36 lines
- Comedic.
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Left Thigh
[M]
43 lines
- Could be good looking. Intense.
- Subgenres
- Experimental form Character study Movement-based
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Character study Movement-based
- Set
- Simple set Interior set
- Cautions
- Adult themes
- Themes
- Adolescence Bullying Body image Illness/Health Parenting/Family Individuality Jealousy Self-image Women's issues Depression
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Audition material Class work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
bag, journal, magazine, hairbrush
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Body Body: Competition Length Version
by Lindsay Price
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
6
2 M | 4 W
Simple Set
54 pages